diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c
index b5466dd703d1d..086708bae0b29 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c
@@ -1807,22 +1807,6 @@ static void ggml_compute_forward(struct ggml_compute_params * params, struct ggm
             {
                 ggml_compute_forward_cont(params, tensor);
             } break;
-        case GGML_OP_RESHAPE:
-            {
-                ggml_compute_forward_reshape(params, tensor);
-            } break;
-        case GGML_OP_VIEW:
-            {
-                ggml_compute_forward_view(params, tensor);
-            } break;
-        case GGML_OP_PERMUTE:
-            {
-                ggml_compute_forward_permute(params, tensor);
-            } break;
-        case GGML_OP_TRANSPOSE:
-            {
-                ggml_compute_forward_transpose(params, tensor);
-            } break;
         case GGML_OP_GET_ROWS:
             {
                 ggml_compute_forward_get_rows(params, tensor);
@@ -2042,6 +2026,22 @@ static void ggml_compute_forward(struct ggml_compute_params * params, struct ggm
             {
                 // nop
             } break;
+        case GGML_OP_RESHAPE:
+            {
+                // nop
+            } break;
+        case GGML_OP_PERMUTE:
+            {
+                // nop
+            } break;
+        case GGML_OP_VIEW:
+            {
+                // nop
+            } break;
+        case GGML_OP_TRANSPOSE:
+            {
+                // nop
+            } break;
         case GGML_OP_COUNT:
             {
                 GGML_ABORT("fatal error");
@@ -2884,6 +2884,11 @@ static thread_ret_t ggml_graph_compute_thread(void * data) {
     for (int node_n = 0; node_n < cgraph->n_nodes && atomic_load_explicit(&tp->abort, memory_order_relaxed) != node_n; node_n++) {
         struct ggml_tensor * node = cgraph->nodes[node_n];
 
+        if (ggml_op_is_empty(node->op)) {
+            // skip NOPs
+            continue;
+        }
+
         ggml_compute_forward(&params, node);
 
         if (state->ith == 0 && cplan->abort_callback &&
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ops.cpp b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ops.cpp
index 8235f69594391..7c42fb78b4a4f 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ops.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ops.cpp
@@ -4455,46 +4455,6 @@ void ggml_compute_forward_cont(
     ggml_compute_forward_dup(params, dst);
 }
 
-// ggml_compute_forward_reshape
-
-void ggml_compute_forward_reshape(
-        const ggml_compute_params * params,
-        ggml_tensor * dst) {
-    // NOP
-    GGML_UNUSED(params);
-    GGML_UNUSED(dst);
-}
-
-// ggml_compute_forward_view
-
-void ggml_compute_forward_view(
-        const ggml_compute_params * params,
-        ggml_tensor * dst) {
-    // NOP
-    GGML_UNUSED(params);
-    GGML_UNUSED(dst);
-}
-
-// ggml_compute_forward_permute
-
-void ggml_compute_forward_permute(
-        const ggml_compute_params * params,
-        ggml_tensor * dst) {
-    // NOP
-    GGML_UNUSED(params);
-    GGML_UNUSED(dst);
-}
-
-// ggml_compute_forward_transpose
-
-void ggml_compute_forward_transpose(
-        const ggml_compute_params * params,
-        ggml_tensor * dst) {
-    // NOP
-    GGML_UNUSED(params);
-    GGML_UNUSED(dst);
-}
-
 // ggml_compute_forward_get_rows
 
 static void ggml_compute_forward_get_rows_q(
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ops.h b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ops.h
index 9824a03b45833..2b4127c12b15e 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ops.h
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ops.h
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ void ggml_compute_forward_scale(const struct ggml_compute_params * params, struc
 void ggml_compute_forward_set(const struct ggml_compute_params * params, struct ggml_tensor * dst);
 void ggml_compute_forward_cpy(const struct ggml_compute_params * params, struct ggml_tensor * dst);
 void ggml_compute_forward_cont(const struct ggml_compute_params * params, struct ggml_tensor * dst);
-void ggml_compute_forward_reshape(const struct ggml_compute_params * params, struct ggml_tensor * dst);
-void ggml_compute_forward_view(const struct ggml_compute_params * params, struct ggml_tensor * dst);
-void ggml_compute_forward_permute(const struct ggml_compute_params * params, struct ggml_tensor * dst);
-void ggml_compute_forward_transpose(const struct ggml_compute_params * params, struct ggml_tensor * dst);
 void ggml_compute_forward_get_rows(const struct ggml_compute_params * params, struct ggml_tensor * dst);
 void ggml_compute_forward_get_rows_back(const struct ggml_compute_params * params, struct ggml_tensor * dst);
 void ggml_compute_forward_set_rows(const struct ggml_compute_params * params, struct ggml_tensor * dst);