diff --git a/onnxruntime/core/framework/provider_bridge_ort.cc b/onnxruntime/core/framework/provider_bridge_ort.cc
index 1b85cfe49f..70495775c3 100644
--- a/onnxruntime/core/framework/provider_bridge_ort.cc
+++ b/onnxruntime/core/framework/provider_bridge_ort.cc
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ ProviderInfo_OpenVINO* GetProviderInfo_OpenVINO() {
 ProviderInfo_CUDA* GetProviderInfo_CUDA() {
   if (auto provider = s_library_cuda.Get())
     return reinterpret_cast<ProviderInfo_CUDA*>(provider->GetInfo());
-  return nullptr;
+  ORT_THROW("CUDA Provider not available, can't get interface for it");
 }
 
 void CopyGpuToCpu(
@@ -1093,13 +1093,10 @@ ORT_API_STATUS_IMPL(OrtApis::GetCurrentGpuDeviceId, _In_ int* device_id) {
 
 ORT_API_STATUS_IMPL(OrtApis::SessionOptionsAppendExecutionProvider_CUDA, _In_ OrtSessionOptions* options, _In_ const OrtCUDAProviderOptions* cuda_options) {
   auto factory = onnxruntime::CreateExecutionProviderFactory_Cuda(cuda_options);
-  return nullptr;
-#if 0
   if (!factory) {
     return OrtApis::CreateStatus(ORT_FAIL, "OrtSessionOptionsAppendExecutionProvider_Cuda: Failed to load shared library");
   }
 
   options->provider_factories.push_back(factory);
   return nullptr;
-#endif
 }