diff --git a/olive/engine/engine.py b/olive/engine/engine.py
index 4b73e1d3b..bff49bd29 100644
--- a/olive/engine/engine.py
+++ b/olive/engine/engine.py
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ def __init__(
         host: Optional[OliveSystem] = None,
         target: Optional[OliveSystem] = None,
         evaluator_config: Optional["OliveEvaluatorConfig"] = None,
-        execution_providers: Optional[List[str]] = None,
     ):
         self._config = validate_config(config, EngineConfig)
 
@@ -94,14 +93,11 @@ def __init__(
 
         # {"pass_name": {"pass": pass, "host": host, "evaluator": evaluator, "clean_run_cache": clean_run_cache}}
         self.passes = OrderedDict()
-
         self.pass_flows = None
         self.pass_flows_search_spaces = None
 
         self.footprints = defaultdict(Footprint)
-
         self.azureml_client_config = self._config.azureml_client_config
-
         self._initialized = False
 
     def initialize(self):
diff --git a/olive/workflows/run/config.py b/olive/workflows/run/config.py
index 1ffac5c36..6d2b63ae4 100644
--- a/olive/workflows/run/config.py
+++ b/olive/workflows/run/config.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def create_engine(self):
         config = self.dict()
         to_del = [
             "evaluate_input_model",
+            "execution_providers",
             "output_dir",
             "output_name",
             "packaging_config",
diff --git a/test/multiple_ep/test_aml_system.py b/test/multiple_ep/test_aml_system.py
index b113330b0..f83f36be4 100644
--- a/test/multiple_ep/test_aml_system.py
+++ b/test/multiple_ep/test_aml_system.py
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ def test_run_pass_evaluate(self, tmpdir):
 
         metric = get_latency_metric()
         evaluator_config = OliveEvaluatorConfig(metrics=[metric])
-        options = {"execution_providers": self.execution_providers}
-        engine = Engine(options, target=self.system, host=self.system, evaluator_config=evaluator_config)
+        engine = Engine(target=self.system, host=self.system, evaluator_config=evaluator_config)
         accelerator_specs = create_accelerators(self.system, self.execution_providers)
         engine.register(OrtPerfTuning)
         output = engine.run(self.input_model_config, accelerator_specs, output_dir=output_dir)
diff --git a/test/multiple_ep/test_docker_system.py b/test/multiple_ep/test_docker_system.py
index 81bb6abeb..159eb28e1 100644
--- a/test/multiple_ep/test_docker_system.py
+++ b/test/multiple_ep/test_docker_system.py
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ def test_run_pass_evaluate(self, tmpdir):
 
         metric = get_latency_metric()
         evaluator_config = OliveEvaluatorConfig(metrics=[metric])
-        options = {"execution_providers": self.execution_providers}
-        engine = Engine(options, target=self.system, evaluator_config=evaluator_config)
+        engine = Engine(target=self.system, evaluator_config=evaluator_config)
         accelerator_specs = create_accelerators(self.system, self.execution_providers)
         engine.register(OrtPerfTuning)
         output = engine.run(self.input_model_config, accelerator_specs, output_dir=output_dir)
diff --git a/test/multiple_ep/test_python_env_system.py b/test/multiple_ep/test_python_env_system.py
index 4cf0cc377..5665e392c 100644
--- a/test/multiple_ep/test_python_env_system.py
+++ b/test/multiple_ep/test_python_env_system.py
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ def test_run_pass_evaluate_windows(self, tmpdir):
 
         metric = get_latency_metric(LatencySubType.AVG)
         evaluator_config = OliveEvaluatorConfig(metrics=[metric])
-        options = {"execution_providers": self.execution_providers}
-        engine = Engine(options, target=self.system, host=self.system, evaluator_config=evaluator_config)
+        engine = Engine(target=self.system, host=self.system, evaluator_config=evaluator_config)
         accelerator_specs = create_accelerators(self.system, self.execution_providers)
 
         engine.register(OrtPerfTuning)
@@ -63,8 +62,7 @@ def test_run_pass_evaluate_linux(self, tmpdir):
 
         metric = get_latency_metric(LatencySubType.AVG)
         evaluator_config = OliveEvaluatorConfig(metrics=[metric])
-        options = {"execution_providers": self.execution_providers}
-        engine = Engine(options, target=self.system, host=self.system, evaluator_config=evaluator_config)
+        engine = Engine(target=self.system, host=self.system, evaluator_config=evaluator_config)
         accelerator_specs = create_accelerators(self.system, self.execution_providers)
         engine.register(OrtPerfTuning)
         output = engine.run(
diff --git a/test/unit_test/engine/test_engine.py b/test/unit_test/engine/test_engine.py
index 34bbacbba..0d79b9986 100644
--- a/test/unit_test/engine/test_engine.py
+++ b/test/unit_test/engine/test_engine.py
@@ -621,12 +621,6 @@ def test_docker_system(self, mock_docker_system, mock_local_system, tmpdir):
         metric = get_accuracy_metric(AccuracySubType.ACCURACY_SCORE)
         evaluator_config = OliveEvaluatorConfig(metrics=[metric])
 
-        engine = Engine(
-            options,
-            host=mock_local_system,
-            target=mock_docker_system,
-            evaluator_config=evaluator_config,
-            execution_providers=["OpenVINOExecutionProvider", "CPUExecutionProvider"],
-        )
+        engine = Engine(options, host=mock_local_system, target=mock_docker_system, evaluator_config=evaluator_config)
 
         assert engine.target.system_type == SystemType.Docker