diff --git a/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_graph.cpp b/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_graph.cpp
index 14b98b082f..de79d965f4 100644
--- a/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_graph.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_graph.cpp
@@ -1215,9 +1215,7 @@ hipError_t hipGraphChildGraphNodeGetGraph(hipGraphNode_t node, hipGraph_t* pGrap
     HIP_RETURN(hipErrorInvalidValue);
   }
   *pGraph = reinterpret_cast<hipChildGraphNode*>(node)->GetChildGraph();
-
-  //if the node count is larger than 0, the current node is a parent
-  if (*pGraph == nullptr || reinterpret_cast<ihipGraph*>(pGraph)->GetNodeCount() > 0) {
+  if (pGraph == nullptr) {
     HIP_RETURN(hipErrorInvalidValue);
   }
   HIP_RETURN(hipSuccess);
diff --git a/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_graph_internal.hpp b/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_graph_internal.hpp
index eeb5c05cf5..5b6a3e719d 100644
--- a/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_graph_internal.hpp
+++ b/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_graph_internal.hpp
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ struct hipGraphNode {
     }
   }
   ihipGraph* GetParentGraph() { return parentGraph_; }
-  virtual ihipGraph* GetChildGraph() { return nullptr; }
   void SetParentGraph(ihipGraph* graph) { parentGraph_ = graph; }
   virtual hipError_t SetParams(hipGraphNode* node) { return hipSuccess; }
 };