diff --git a/deepspeed/checkpoint/ds_to_universal.py b/deepspeed/checkpoint/ds_to_universal.py
index c28f4f74b275..702ca71e779d 100755
--- a/deepspeed/checkpoint/ds_to_universal.py
+++ b/deepspeed/checkpoint/ds_to_universal.py
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
     SUB_PARAM_SHAPE,
     VOCAB_TENSOR,
     UNIVERSAL_CHECKPOINT_INFO,
-    UNIVERSAL_CHECKPOINT_VERSION_KEY,
-    UNIVERSAL_CHECKPOINT_VERSION_VALUE,
     VOCABULARY_PARAMETER_PATTERNS,
     PIPELINE_REPLICATED_PARAMETER_PATTERNS,
     TP_REPLICATED_PARAMETER_PATTERNS,
@@ -69,9 +67,6 @@ def parse_arguments():
                         dest='strict',
                         action='store_false',
                         help='Do not perform validity checks on converted checkpoint.')
-    parser.add_argument('--inject-missing-state',
-                        action='store_true',
-                        help='Inject missing checkpoint state into the checkpoint if it is absent.')
     args = parser.parse_args()
     print(f'args = {args}')
     return args
@@ -452,15 +447,6 @@ def _get_zero_stage(optim_files):
     return zero_stage
 
 
-def _inject_missing_state(ds_checkpoint):
-    if UNIVERSAL_CHECKPOINT_INFO not in ds_checkpoint.global_state:
-        sd = torch.load(ds_checkpoint.mp_rank_files[0], map_location=torch.device('cpu'))
-        if UNIVERSAL_CHECKPOINT_INFO not in sd:
-            ds_checkpoint.global_state[UNIVERSAL_CHECKPOINT_INFO] = {}
-            ds_checkpoint.global_state[UNIVERSAL_CHECKPOINT_INFO][
-                UNIVERSAL_CHECKPOINT_VERSION_KEY] = UNIVERSAL_CHECKPOINT_VERSION_VALUE
-
-
 def _check_for_required_state(ds_checkpoint):
     universal_checkpoint_info = ds_checkpoint.get_checkpoint_info(UNIVERSAL_CHECKPOINT_INFO)
     assert universal_checkpoint_info is not None, f'Required {UNIVERSAL_CHECKPOINT_INFO} state is missing in checkpoint. Verify that client creates this state.'
@@ -476,10 +462,7 @@ def main(args):
 
     if zero_stage <= 2:
         ds_checkpoint = DeepSpeedCheckpoint(args.input_folder)
-        if args.inject_missing_state:
-            _inject_missing_state(ds_checkpoint)
-        else:
-            _check_for_required_state(ds_checkpoint)
+        _check_for_required_state(ds_checkpoint)
 
         iteration = ds_checkpoint.get_iteration()
         #_create_latest_file(args.output_folder, iteration)