diff --git a/awq/models/base.py b/awq/models/base.py
index f2396bb5..2da5095d 100644
--- a/awq/models/base.py
+++ b/awq/models/base.py
@@ -663,18 +663,10 @@ def _load_quantized_modules(
                 elif version == "gemv_fast":
                     q_linear_module = WQLinear_GEMVFast
 
-                if use_ipex:
-                    q_linear = q_linear_module.from_linear(
-                        module,
-                        quant_config.w_bit,
-                        quant_config.q_group_size,
-                        True,
-                        has_zero_points=quant_config.zero_point,
-                    )
-                else:
-                    q_linear = q_linear_module.from_linear(
-                        module, quant_config.w_bit, quant_config.q_group_size, True
-                    )
+
+                q_linear = q_linear_module.from_linear(
+                    module, quant_config.w_bit, quant_config.q_group_size, True
+                )
                 q_linear.to(next(layer.parameters()).device)
                 set_op_by_name(layer, name, q_linear)
 
diff --git a/awq/modules/linear/gemm_ipex.py b/awq/modules/linear/gemm_ipex.py
index 399b98d3..dd4a996e 100644
--- a/awq/modules/linear/gemm_ipex.py
+++ b/awq/modules/linear/gemm_ipex.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 class WQLinear_IPEX(nn.Module):
 
-    def __init__(self, w_bit, group_size, in_features, out_features, bias, zero_point, dev):
+    def __init__(self, w_bit, group_size, in_features, out_features, bias, dev):
         super().__init__()
         assert IPEX_INSTALLED, \
             "Please install IPEX package with `pip install intel_extension_for_pytorch`."
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ def __init__(self, w_bit, group_size, in_features, out_features, bias, zero_poin
         self.out_features = out_features
         self.w_bit = w_bit
         self.group_size = group_size if group_size != -1 else in_features
-        self.zero_point = zero_point
         self.scale_dtype = torch.float32
 
         # quick sanity check (make sure aligment)
@@ -35,9 +34,9 @@ def __init__(self, w_bit, group_size, in_features, out_features, bias, zero_poin
             "qzeros",
             torch.zeros(
                 (in_features // self.group_size, out_features // self.pack_num),
-                dtype=torch.int8,
+                dtype=torch.int32,
                 device=dev,
-            ) if self.zero_point else None,
+            ),
         )
         self.register_buffer(
             "scales",
@@ -66,14 +65,13 @@ def post_init(self):
                                                                 self.group_size, None, 0, 1)
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_linear(cls, linear, w_bit, group_size, init_only=False, scales=None, zeros=None, has_zero_points=False):
+    def from_linear(cls, linear, w_bit, group_size, init_only=False, scales=None):
         awq_linear = cls(
             w_bit,
             group_size,
             linear.in_features,
             linear.out_features,
             linear.bias is not None,
-            has_zero_points,
             linear.weight.device,
         )
         if init_only:  # just prepare for loading sd
diff --git a/awq/utils/fused_utils.py b/awq/utils/fused_utils.py
index a78fead1..dcc90ae6 100644
--- a/awq/utils/fused_utils.py
+++ b/awq/utils/fused_utils.py
@@ -82,25 +82,14 @@ def fuse_qkv(module, q_proj, k_proj, v_proj):
     elif isinstance(q_proj, WQLinear_IPEX):
         q_linear = WQLinear_IPEX
 
-    if isinstance(q_proj, WQLinear_IPEX):
-        qkv_layer = q_linear(
-            q_proj.w_bit,
-            q_proj.group_size,
-            q_proj.in_features,
-            q_proj.out_features + k_proj.out_features + v_proj.out_features,
-            q_proj.bias is not None,
-            q_proj.zero_point,
-            next(iter(module.state_dict().values())).device,
-        )
-    else:
-        qkv_layer = q_linear(
-            q_proj.w_bit,
-            q_proj.group_size,
-            q_proj.in_features,
-            q_proj.out_features + k_proj.out_features + v_proj.out_features,
-            q_proj.bias is not None,
-            next(iter(module.state_dict().values())).device,
-        )
+    qkv_layer = q_linear(
+        q_proj.w_bit,
+        q_proj.group_size,
+        q_proj.in_features,
+        q_proj.out_features + k_proj.out_features + v_proj.out_features,
+        q_proj.bias is not None,
+        next(iter(module.state_dict().values())).device,
+    )
 
     if isinstance(q_proj, WQLinear_GEMV):
         qkv_layer.qweight = torch.cat(