diff --git a/tensorflow/core/distributed_runtime/master_session.cc b/tensorflow/core/distributed_runtime/master_session.cc
index cacaf838165..1918eae8751 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/distributed_runtime/master_session.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/core/distributed_runtime/master_session.cc
@@ -970,7 +970,8 @@ MasterSession::MasterSession(const SessionOptions& opt, const MasterEnv* env,
       handle_(strings::FpToString(random::New64())),
       stats_publisher_factory_(std::move(stats_publisher_factory)),
       graph_version_(0),
-      runs_(5),
+      run_graphs_(5),
+      partial_run_graphs_(5),
       cancellation_manager_(new CancellationManager) {
   UpdateLastAccessTime();
 
@@ -996,8 +997,8 @@ MasterSession::MasterSession(const SessionOptions& opt, const MasterEnv* env,
 
 MasterSession::~MasterSession() {
   delete cancellation_manager_;
-  for (const auto& iter : runs_) iter.second->Unref();
-  for (const auto& iter : obsolete_) iter.second->Unref();
+  for (const auto& iter : run_graphs_) iter.second->Unref();
+  for (const auto& iter : partial_run_graphs_) iter.second->Unref();
   for (Device* dev : remote_devs_) delete dev;
 }
 
@@ -1065,23 +1066,23 @@ Status MasterSession::StartStep(const BuildGraphOptions& opts, int64* count,
     // this session.
     int64* c = &subgraph_execution_counts_[hash];
     *count = (*c)++;
-    auto iter = runs_.find(hash);
-    if (iter == runs_.end()) {
+    // TODO(suharshs): We cache partial run graphs and run graphs separately
+    // because there is preprocessing that needs to only be run for partial
+    // run calls.
+    RCGMap* m = is_partial ? &partial_run_graphs_ : &run_graphs_;
+    auto iter = m->find(hash);
+    if (iter == m->end()) {
       // We have not seen this subgraph before. Build the subgraph and
       // cache it.
       VLOG(1) << "Unseen hash " << hash << " for "
-              << BuildGraphOptionsString(opts);
+              << BuildGraphOptionsString(opts) << " is_partial = " << is_partial
+              << "\n";
       std::unique_ptr<SimpleClientGraph> client_graph;
       TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(execution_state_->BuildGraph(opts, &client_graph));
       auto entry = new ReffedClientGraph(
           handle_, opts, std::move(client_graph), session_opts_,
           stats_publisher_factory_, execution_state_.get(), is_partial);
-      iter = runs_.insert({hash, entry}).first;
-      auto obs_iter = obsolete_.find(hash);
-      if (obs_iter != obsolete_.end()) {
-        to_unref = obs_iter->second;
-        obsolete_.erase(obs_iter);
-      }
+      iter = m->insert({hash, entry}).first;
       VLOG(1) << "Preparing to execute new graph";
     }
     *rcg = iter->second;
@@ -1383,8 +1384,8 @@ Status MasterSession::Close() {
     while (num_running_ != 0) {
       num_running_is_zero_.wait(l);
     }
-    ClearRunsTable(&to_unref, &runs_);
-    ClearRunsTable(&to_unref, &obsolete_);
+    ClearRunsTable(&to_unref, &run_graphs_);
+    ClearRunsTable(&to_unref, &partial_run_graphs_);
   }
   for (ReffedClientGraph* rcg : to_unref) rcg->Unref();
   delete this;
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/distributed_runtime/master_session.h b/tensorflow/core/distributed_runtime/master_session.h
index 96d759d9c8d..4af6ab66819 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/distributed_runtime/master_session.h
+++ b/tensorflow/core/distributed_runtime/master_session.h
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ class MasterSession {
   // scope and lose their state.
   class ReffedClientGraph;
   typedef std::unordered_map<uint64, ReffedClientGraph*> RCGMap;
-  RCGMap runs_ GUARDED_BY(mu_);
-  RCGMap obsolete_ GUARDED_BY(mu_);
+  RCGMap run_graphs_ GUARDED_BY(mu_);
+  RCGMap partial_run_graphs_ GUARDED_BY(mu_);
 
   struct PerStepState {
     bool collect_costs = false;