diff --git a/mlir/lib/Transforms/Utils/GreedyPatternRewriteDriver.cpp b/mlir/lib/Transforms/Utils/GreedyPatternRewriteDriver.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Transforms/Utils/GreedyPatternRewriteDriver.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Transforms/Utils/GreedyPatternRewriteDriver.cpp
@@ -94,12 +94,6 @@
   llvm::SmallDenseSet<Operation *, 4> strictModeFilteredOps;
 
 private:
-  /// Look over the provided operands for any defining operations that should
-  /// be re-added to the worklist. This function should be called when an
-  /// operation is modified or removed, as it may trigger further
-  /// simplifications.
-  void addOperandsToWorklist(ValueRange operands);
-
   /// Pop the next operation from the worklist.
   Operation *popFromWorklist();
 
@@ -318,20 +312,6 @@
   addToWorklist(op);
 }
 
-void GreedyPatternRewriteDriver::addOperandsToWorklist(ValueRange operands) {
-  for (Value operand : operands) {
-    // If the use count of this operand is now < 2, we re-add the defining
-    // operation to the worklist.
-    // TODO: This is based on the fact that zero use operations
-    // may be deleted, and that single use values often have more
-    // canonicalization opportunities.
-    if (!operand || (!operand.use_empty() && !operand.hasOneUse()))
-      continue;
-    if (auto *defOp = operand.getDefiningOp())
-      addToWorklist(defOp);
-  }
-}
-
 void GreedyPatternRewriteDriver::notifyOperationRemoved(Operation *op) {
   LLVM_DEBUG({
     logger.startLine() << "** Erase   : '" << op->getName() << "'(" << op
@@ -340,7 +320,6 @@
   if (config.listener)
     config.listener->notifyOperationRemoved(op);
 
-  addOperandsToWorklist(op->getOperands());
   op->walk([this](Operation *operation) {
     removeFromWorklist(operation);
     folder.notifyRemoval(operation);