diff --git a/python/triton/language/core.py b/python/triton/language/core.py
index b73a2f08bb6b..b3d76fbf1bf6 100644
--- a/python/triton/language/core.py
+++ b/python/triton/language/core.py
@@ -1886,8 +1886,6 @@ def where(condition, x, y, _builder=None):
 def add(x, y, sanitize_overflow: constexpr = True, _builder=None):
     x = _unwrap_if_constexpr(x)
     y = _unwrap_if_constexpr(y)
-    x = semantic.to_tensor(x, _builder)
-    y = semantic.to_tensor(y, _builder)
     return semantic.add(x, y, sanitize_overflow, _builder)
 
 
@@ -1895,8 +1893,6 @@ def add(x, y, sanitize_overflow: constexpr = True, _builder=None):
 def sub(x, y, sanitize_overflow: constexpr = True, _builder=None):
     x = _unwrap_if_constexpr(x)
     y = _unwrap_if_constexpr(y)
-    x = semantic.to_tensor(x, _builder)
-    y = semantic.to_tensor(y, _builder)
     return semantic.sub(x, y, sanitize_overflow, _builder)
 
 
@@ -1904,8 +1900,6 @@ def sub(x, y, sanitize_overflow: constexpr = True, _builder=None):
 def mul(x, y, sanitize_overflow: constexpr = True, _builder=None):
     x = _unwrap_if_constexpr(x)
     y = _unwrap_if_constexpr(y)
-    x = semantic.to_tensor(x, _builder)
-    y = semantic.to_tensor(y, _builder)
     return semantic.mul(x, y, sanitize_overflow, _builder)