diff --git a/backends/cadence/reference/kernels/kernels.cpp b/backends/cadence/reference/kernels/kernels.cpp
index 0961b1ac658..9c7258cba5b 100644
--- a/backends/cadence/reference/kernels/kernels.cpp
+++ b/backends/cadence/reference/kernels/kernels.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <limits>
-#include <numeric>
-
 namespace impl {
 namespace reference {
 namespace kernels {
@@ -58,36 +56,6 @@ void dequantize(
   }
 }
 
-// Requantize the int8_t/uint8_t in value to a uint8_t/int8_t out value.
-// The scale and zero_point for requantization are in the args.
-template <typename IT, typename OT>
-OT requantize(
-    const IT in,
-    float in_scale,
-    int32_t in_zero_point,
-    float inv_out_scale,
-    int32_t out_zero_point) {
-  float dequant = dequantize<IT>(in, in_scale, in_zero_point);
-  return quantize<OT>(dequant, inv_out_scale, out_zero_point);
-}
-
-// Requantize the int8_t/uint8_t in array to a uint8_t/int8_t out array.
-// The scale and zero_point for requantization are in the args.
-template <typename IT, typename OT>
-void requantize(
-    OT* __restrict__ out,
-    const IT* __restrict__ in,
-    float in_scale,
-    int32_t in_zero_point,
-    float inv_out_scale,
-    int32_t out_zero_point,
-    size_t size) {
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
-    out[i] = requantize<IT, OT>(
-        in[i], in_scale, in_zero_point, inv_out_scale, out_zero_point);
-  }
-}
-
 // explicit template instantiation
 
 #define typed_quantize_val(dtype) \
@@ -136,58 +104,6 @@ typed_dequantize_vec(uint16_t);
 typed_dequantize_vec(int32_t);
 #undef typed_dequantize_vec
 
-#define typed_requantize_val(itype, otype) \
-  template otype requantize(               \
-      const itype in,                      \
-      float in_scale,                      \
-      int32_t in_zero_point,               \
-      float inv_out_scale,                 \
-      int32_t out_zero_point);
-typed_requantize_val(int8_t, int8_t);
-typed_requantize_val(int8_t, uint8_t);
-typed_requantize_val(int8_t, int16_t);
-typed_requantize_val(int8_t, uint16_t);
-typed_requantize_val(uint8_t, int8_t);
-typed_requantize_val(uint8_t, uint8_t);
-typed_requantize_val(uint8_t, int16_t);
-typed_requantize_val(uint8_t, uint16_t);
-typed_requantize_val(int16_t, int8_t);
-typed_requantize_val(int16_t, uint8_t);
-typed_requantize_val(int16_t, int16_t);
-typed_requantize_val(int16_t, uint16_t);
-typed_requantize_val(uint16_t, int8_t);
-typed_requantize_val(uint16_t, uint8_t);
-typed_requantize_val(uint16_t, int16_t);
-typed_requantize_val(uint16_t, uint16_t);
-#undef typed_requantize_val
-
-#define typed_requantize_vec(itype, otype) \
-  template void requantize(                \
-      otype* __restrict__ out,             \
-      const itype* __restrict__ in,        \
-      float in_scale,                      \
-      int32_t in_zero_point,               \
-      float inv_out_scale,                 \
-      int32_t out_zero_point,              \
-      size_t size);
-typed_requantize_vec(int8_t, int8_t);
-typed_requantize_vec(int8_t, uint8_t);
-typed_requantize_vec(int8_t, int16_t);
-typed_requantize_vec(int8_t, uint16_t);
-typed_requantize_vec(uint8_t, int8_t);
-typed_requantize_vec(uint8_t, uint8_t);
-typed_requantize_vec(uint8_t, int16_t);
-typed_requantize_vec(uint8_t, uint16_t);
-typed_requantize_vec(int16_t, int8_t);
-typed_requantize_vec(int16_t, uint8_t);
-typed_requantize_vec(int16_t, int16_t);
-typed_requantize_vec(int16_t, uint16_t);
-typed_requantize_vec(uint16_t, int8_t);
-typed_requantize_vec(uint16_t, uint8_t);
-typed_requantize_vec(uint16_t, int16_t);
-typed_requantize_vec(uint16_t, uint16_t);
-#undef typed_requantize_vec
-
 }; // namespace kernels
 }; // namespace reference
 }; // namespace impl
diff --git a/backends/cadence/reference/operators/requantize_out.cpp b/backends/cadence/reference/operators/op_requantize_out.cpp
similarity index 86%
rename from backends/cadence/reference/operators/requantize_out.cpp
rename to backends/cadence/reference/operators/op_requantize_out.cpp
index e57a6e1614e..c5638ac0c5f 100644
--- a/backends/cadence/reference/operators/requantize_out.cpp
+++ b/backends/cadence/reference/operators/op_requantize_out.cpp
@@ -86,17 +86,15 @@ Tensor& requantize_out(
       torch::executor::toString(out.scalar_type()),
       torch::executor::toString(out_dtype));
 
-#define typed_requantize(ctype, dtype)                     \
-  const ctype* input_data = input.const_data_ptr<ctype>(); \
-  dtype* out_data = out.mutable_data_ptr<dtype>();         \
-  kernels::requantize<ctype, dtype>(                       \
-      out_data,                                            \
-      input_data,                                          \
-      in_scale,                                            \
-      in_zero_point,                                       \
-      1.0 / out_scale,                                     \
-      out_zero_point,                                      \
-      numel);
+#define typed_requantize(ctype, dtype)                                      \
+  const ctype* input_data = input.const_data_ptr<ctype>();                  \
+  dtype* out_data = out.mutable_data_ptr<dtype>();                          \
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < numel; ++i) {                                      \
+    float dequant =                                                         \
+        kernels::dequantize<ctype>(input_data[i], in_scale, in_zero_point); \
+    out_data[i] =                                                           \
+        kernels::quantize<dtype>(dequant, 1 / out_scale, out_zero_point);   \
+  };
 
 #define typed_requantize_in(ctype)               \
   switch (out_dtype) {                           \
@@ -190,17 +188,15 @@ Tensor& requantize_per_tensor_out(
       torch::executor::toString(out.scalar_type()),
       torch::executor::toString(out_dtype));
 
-#define typed_requantize(ctype, dtype)                     \
-  const ctype* input_data = input.const_data_ptr<ctype>(); \
-  dtype* out_data = out.mutable_data_ptr<dtype>();         \
-  kernels::requantize<ctype, dtype>(                       \
-      out_data,                                            \
-      input_data,                                          \
-      static_cast<float>(in_scale),                        \
-      static_cast<int32_t>(in_zero_point),                 \
-      1.0 / static_cast<float>(out_scale),                 \
-      static_cast<int32_t>(out_zero_point),                \
-      numel);
+#define typed_requantize(ctype, dtype)                                      \
+  const ctype* input_data = input.const_data_ptr<ctype>();                  \
+  dtype* out_data = out.mutable_data_ptr<dtype>();                          \
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < numel; ++i) {                                      \
+    float dequant =                                                         \
+        kernels::dequantize<ctype>(input_data[i], in_scale, in_zero_point); \
+    out_data[i] =                                                           \
+        kernels::quantize<dtype>(dequant, 1 / out_scale, out_zero_point);   \
+  };
 
 #define typed_requantize_in(ctype)               \
   switch (out_dtype) {                           \