diff --git a/ggml.c b/ggml.c
index 4a0ec4c44..9c42a45e3 100644
--- a/ggml.c
+++ b/ggml.c
@@ -4311,13 +4311,13 @@ struct ggml_tensor * ggml_set_2d_inplace(
 static struct ggml_tensor * ggml_cpy_impl(
         struct ggml_context * ctx,
         struct ggml_tensor  * a,
-        struct ggml_tensor  * b,
-        bool inplace) {
+        struct ggml_tensor  * b) {
     GGML_ASSERT(ggml_nelements(a) == ggml_nelements(b));
 
     bool is_node = false;
 
-    if (!inplace && (a->grad || b->grad)) {
+    if (a->grad || b->grad) {
+        // inplace is false and either one have a grad
         is_node = true;
     }
 
@@ -4341,29 +4341,21 @@ struct ggml_tensor * ggml_cpy(
         struct ggml_context * ctx,
         struct ggml_tensor * a,
         struct ggml_tensor * b) {
-    return ggml_cpy_impl(ctx, a, b, false);
-}
-
-struct ggml_tensor * ggml_cpy_inplace(
-        struct ggml_context * ctx,
-        struct ggml_tensor * a,
-        struct ggml_tensor * b) {
-    return ggml_cpy_impl(ctx, a, b, true);
+    return ggml_cpy_impl(ctx, a, b);
 }
 
 // ggml_cont
 
 static struct ggml_tensor * ggml_cont_impl(
         struct ggml_context * ctx,
-        struct ggml_tensor  * a,
-        bool inplace) {
+        struct ggml_tensor  * a) {
     bool is_node = false;
 
-    if (!inplace && a->grad) {
+    if (a->grad) {
         is_node = true;
     }
 
-    struct ggml_tensor * result = inplace ? ggml_view_tensor(ctx, a) : ggml_dup_tensor(ctx, a);
+    struct ggml_tensor * result = ggml_dup_tensor(ctx, a);
     ggml_format_name(result, "%s (cont)", a->name);
 
     result->op   = GGML_OP_CONT;
@@ -4376,13 +4368,7 @@ static struct ggml_tensor * ggml_cont_impl(
 struct ggml_tensor * ggml_cont(
         struct ggml_context * ctx,
         struct ggml_tensor * a) {
-    return ggml_cont_impl(ctx, a, false);
-}
-
-struct ggml_tensor * ggml_cont_inplace(
-        struct ggml_context * ctx,
-        struct ggml_tensor * a) {
-    return ggml_cont_impl(ctx, a, true);
+    return ggml_cont_impl(ctx, a);
 }
 
 // make contiguous, with new shape
diff --git a/ggml.h b/ggml.h
index b6cc85952..127dcef1d 100644
--- a/ggml.h
+++ b/ggml.h
@@ -1163,22 +1163,11 @@ extern "C" {
             struct ggml_tensor  * a,
             struct ggml_tensor  * b);
 
-    // a -> b, in-place, return view(b)
-    GGML_API struct ggml_tensor * ggml_cpy_inplace(
-            struct ggml_context * ctx,
-            struct ggml_tensor  * a,
-            struct ggml_tensor  * b);
-
     // make contiguous
     GGML_API struct ggml_tensor * ggml_cont(
             struct ggml_context * ctx,
             struct ggml_tensor  * a);
 
-    // make contiguous, in-place
-    GGML_API struct ggml_tensor * ggml_cont_inplace(
-            struct ggml_context * ctx,
-            struct ggml_tensor  * a);
-
     // make contiguous, with new shape
     GGML_API struct ggml_tensor * ggml_cont_1d(
             struct ggml_context * ctx,