diff --git a/onnxruntime/core/providers/vitisai/imp/global_api.cc b/onnxruntime/core/providers/vitisai/imp/global_api.cc
index be068812af..fd573b9340 100644
--- a/onnxruntime/core/providers/vitisai/imp/global_api.cc
+++ b/onnxruntime/core/providers/vitisai/imp/global_api.cc
@@ -544,11 +544,6 @@ vaip_core::OrtApiForVaip* create_org_api_hook() {
   the_global_api.graph_remove_initialized_tensor = [](Graph& graph, const std::string& tensor_name) {
     graph.RemoveInitializedTensor(tensor_name);
   };
-  if (!s_library_vitisaiep.vaip_get_version) {
-    return reinterpret_cast<vaip_core::OrtApiForVaip*>(&(the_global_api.host_));
-  } else {
-    return &the_global_api;
-  }
   the_global_api.vaip_xcompiler_compile = s_library_vitisaiep.vaip_xcompiler_compile;
   the_global_api.vaip_get_default_config = s_library_vitisaiep.vaip_get_default_config;
   the_global_api.vaip_get_pattern_as_binary = s_library_vitisaiep.vaip_get_pattern_as_binary;