diff --git a/xla/service/call_inliner.cc b/xla/service/call_inliner.cc
index 579e944270269..bf6777637b803 100644
--- a/xla/service/call_inliner.cc
+++ b/xla/service/call_inliner.cc
@@ -185,19 +185,6 @@ bool InlineInstruction(HloInstruction* instruction) {
   return true;
 }
 
-bool InlineStreamAnnotation(HloInstruction* instruction) {
-  if (instruction->GetModule()
-          ->config()
-          .debug_options()
-          .xla_gpu_experimental_stream_annotation()) {
-    if (instruction->frontend_attributes().map().contains(
-            kXlaStreamAnnotationAttr)) {
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-  return true;
-}
-
 }  // namespace
 
 /* static */ absl::StatusOr<CallInliner::InlinedInstructionMap>
@@ -247,12 +234,19 @@ CallInliner::Inline(HloInstruction* call) {
 }
 
 bool CallInliner::IsInlineableCallOp(HloInstruction* instruction) const {
-  return instruction->opcode() == HloOpcode::kCall &&
-         !instruction->has_backend_config() &&
-         !instruction->parent()->IsAsyncComputation() &&
-         InlineInstruction(instruction) && InlineUnderShardy(instruction) &&
-         InlineComposites(instruction, composites_to_preserve_) &&
-         InlineStreamAnnotation(instruction);
+  bool prerequisite = instruction->opcode() == HloOpcode::kCall &&
+                      !instruction->has_backend_config() &&
+                      !instruction->parent()->IsAsyncComputation();
+  if (!prerequisite) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!InlineInstruction(instruction)) {
+    // Always prioritize user's explicit requests after fulfilling the
+    // prerequisites.
+    return false;
+  }
+  return InlineUnderShardy(instruction) &&
+         InlineComposites(instruction, composites_to_preserve_);
 }
 
 absl::StatusOr<bool> CallInliner::Run(
diff --git a/xla/service/call_inliner_test.cc b/xla/service/call_inliner_test.cc
index 3c3b99b78279a..6995c7a971dfe 100644
--- a/xla/service/call_inliner_test.cc
+++ b/xla/service/call_inliner_test.cc
@@ -522,59 +522,6 @@ TEST_F(CallInlinerTest, UseShardManualComputationBodySurroundedNotInlined) {
             "my_model.___call__.fwd.xla.sdy.manual_computation_body_14.1234");
 }
 
-TEST_F(CallInlinerTest, DontInlineStreamAnnotationCall) {
-  const absl::string_view hlo_string = R"(
-  HloModule composite
-
-  %add (lhs: f32[]) -> f32[] {
-    %lhs = f32[] parameter(0)
-    %rhs = f32[] constant(2)
-    ROOT %add = f32[] add(f32[] %lhs, f32[] %rhs)
-  }
-
-  %sub (lhs: f32[]) -> f32[] {
-    %lhs = f32[] parameter(0)
-    %rhs = f32[] constant(1)
-    ROOT %sub = f32[] subtract(f32[] %lhs, f32[] %rhs)
-  }
-
-  ENTRY %main () -> f32[] {
-    %lhs = f32[] constant(42)
-    %call1 = f32[] call(f32[] %lhs), to_apply=%sub, frontend_attributes={_xla_stream_annotation="1"}
-    ROOT %call2 = f32[] call(f32[] %call1), to_apply=%add
-  })";
-
-  auto debug_options = HloTestBase::GetDebugOptionsForTest();
-  debug_options.set_xla_gpu_experimental_stream_annotation(true);
-  auto module = ParseAndReturnVerifiedModule(hlo_string).value();
-  module->mutable_config().set_debug_options(debug_options);
-  CallInliner call_inliner(/*single_call_site=*/true);
-
-  TF_ASSERT_OK_AND_ASSIGN(bool mutated, call_inliner.Run(module.get()));
-  absl::StatusOr<bool> filecheck_result = RunFileCheck(module->ToString({}), R"(
-  //CHECK: %lhs.2 = f32[] constant(42)
-  //CHECK: %call1 = f32[] call(%lhs.2), to_apply=%sub, frontend_attributes={_xla_stream_annotation="1"}
-  //CHECK: %rhs.2 = f32[] constant(2)
-  //CHECK: ROOT %add.1 = f32[] add(%call1, %rhs.2)
-  )");
-  TF_ASSERT_OK(filecheck_result.status());
-  EXPECT_TRUE(*filecheck_result);
-
-  ASSERT_TRUE(mutated);
-  ASSERT_EQ(module->entry_computation()->instruction_count(), 4);
-  auto inst = module->entry_computation()->instructions().begin();
-  EXPECT_THAT(*inst, op::Constant());
-  // Check that the annotated call isn't inlined
-  ++inst;
-  EXPECT_THAT(*inst, op::Call());
-
-  // Check that the non-annotated call is still inlined
-  ++inst;
-  EXPECT_THAT(*inst, op::Constant());
-  ++inst;
-  EXPECT_THAT(*inst, op::Add());
-}
-
 TEST_F(CallInlinerTest, ControlDepsPropagateToRootOfInlinedInstructions) {
   const char* hlo = R"(
   HloModule test