diff --git a/onnxruntime/python/onnxruntime_pybind_state.cc b/onnxruntime/python/onnxruntime_pybind_state.cc
index 99482941e4..04fe589447 100644
--- a/onnxruntime/python/onnxruntime_pybind_state.cc
+++ b/onnxruntime/python/onnxruntime_pybind_state.cc
@@ -2104,13 +2104,6 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(onnxruntime_pybind11_state, m) {
     const logging::Logger& default_logger = logging::LoggingManager::DefaultLogger();
     LOGS(default_logger, WARNING) << "Init provider bridge failed.";
   }
-
-// It appears that only windows can safely unload the providers from python at this point
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  atexit([] {
-    UnloadSharedProviders();
-  });
-#endif
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_TRAINING