diff --git a/apps/stable_diffusion/src/utils/sd_annotation.py b/apps/stable_diffusion/src/utils/sd_annotation.py
index 89c2dc3d2911b..95bef4dc23f26 100644
--- a/apps/stable_diffusion/src/utils/sd_annotation.py
+++ b/apps/stable_diffusion/src/utils/sd_annotation.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import io
 from shark.model_annotation import model_annotation, create_context
 from shark.iree_utils._common import iree_target_map, run_cmd
 from shark.shark_downloader import (
@@ -97,10 +98,15 @@ def annotate_with_winograd(input_mlir, winograd_config_dir, model_name):
             search_op="conv",
             winograd=True,
         )
-        with open(out_file_path, "w") as f:
-            f.write(str(winograd_model))
-            f.close()
-    return winograd_model, out_file_path
+
+    bytecode_stream = io.BytesIO()
+    winograd_model.operation.write_bytecode(bytecode_stream)
+    bytecode = bytecode_stream.getvalue()
+
+    with open(out_file_path, "w") as f:
+        f.write(str(winograd_model))
+        f.close()
+    return bytecode, out_file_path
 
 
 def dump_after_mlir(input_mlir, model_name, use_winograd):
@@ -176,10 +182,15 @@ def annotate_with_lower_configs(
         )
     else:
         out_file_path = f"{args.annotation_output}/{model_name}_torch.mlir"
+
+    bytecode_stream = io.BytesIO()
+    tuned_model.operation.write_bytecode(bytecode_stream)
+    bytecode = bytecode_stream.getvalue()
+
     with open(out_file_path, "w") as f:
         f.write(str(tuned_model))
         f.close()
-    return tuned_model, out_file_path
+    return bytecode, out_file_path
 
 
 def sd_model_annotation(mlir_model, model_name, model_from_tank=False):
@@ -215,7 +226,7 @@ def sd_model_annotation(mlir_model, model_name, model_from_tank=False):
             mlir_model, lowering_config_dir, model_name, use_winograd
         )
     print(f"Saved the annotated mlir in {output_path}.")
-    return tuned_model, output_path
+    return tuned_model
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/apps/stable_diffusion/src/utils/utils.py b/apps/stable_diffusion/src/utils/utils.py
index 6acfa823fc8ac..42f2f5b372520 100644
--- a/apps/stable_diffusion/src/utils/utils.py
+++ b/apps/stable_diffusion/src/utils/utils.py
@@ -96,26 +96,19 @@ def compile_through_fx(
     )
 
     if use_tuned:
-        tuned_model_path = f"{args.annotation_output}/{model_name}_torch.mlir"
-        if not os.path.exists(tuned_model_path):
-            if "vae" in model_name.split("_")[0]:
-                args.annotation_model = "vae"
-
-            tuned_model, tuned_model_path = sd_model_annotation(
-                mlir_module, model_name
-            )
-            del mlir_module, tuned_model
-            gc.collect()
-
-        with open(tuned_model_path, "rb") as f:
-            mlir_module = f.read()
-            f.close()
+        if "vae" in model_name.split("_")[0]:
+            args.annotation_model = "vae"
+        mlir_module = sd_model_annotation(mlir_module, model_name)
 
     shark_module = SharkInference(
         mlir_module,
         device=args.device,
         mlir_dialect="linalg",
     )
+
+    del mlir_module
+    gc.collect()
+
     return _compile_module(shark_module, model_name, extra_args)
 
 
@@ -253,11 +246,7 @@ def set_init_device_flags():
     ):
         args.use_tuned = False
 
-    elif "cuda" in args.device and get_cuda_sm_cc() not in [
-        "sm_80",
-        "sm_84",
-        "sm_86",
-    ]:
+    elif "cuda" in args.device and get_cuda_sm_cc() not in ["sm_80"]:
         args.use_tuned = False
 
     elif args.use_base_vae and args.hf_model_id not in [