diff --git a/tensorflow/c/eager/c_api.cc b/tensorflow/c/eager/c_api.cc
index 75271b6e826..e70539ceefa 100644
--- a/tensorflow/c/eager/c_api.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/c/eager/c_api.cc
@@ -537,14 +537,7 @@ void TFE_ContextAddFunctionDef(TFE_Context* ctx,
 }  // extern "C"
 
 TFE_TensorHandle* TFE_NewTensorHandle(const tensorflow::Tensor& t) {
-  TF_Status* status = TF_NewStatus();
-  TFE_TensorHandle* tensor = TFE_NewTensorHandle(t, status);
-  if (TF_GetCode(status) != TF_OK) {
-    TF_DeleteStatus(status);
-    return nullptr;
-  }
-  TF_DeleteStatus(status);
-  return tensor;
+  return new TFE_TensorHandle(t, nullptr);
 }
 
 const tensorflow::Tensor* TFE_TensorHandleUnderlyingTensorInHostMemory(