diff --git a/paddle/fluid/inference/api/analysis_predictor.cc b/paddle/fluid/inference/api/analysis_predictor.cc
index 4bfc24555d681e..0e9a42d81ff6cf 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/inference/api/analysis_predictor.cc
+++ b/paddle/fluid/inference/api/analysis_predictor.cc
@@ -580,9 +580,6 @@ void AnalysisPredictor::PrepareArgument() {
   if (!config_.model_dir().empty()) {
     argument_.SetModelDir(config_.model_dir());
   } else {
-    PADDLE_ENFORCE_EQ(config_.params_file().empty(), false,
-                      platform::errors::PreconditionNotMet(
-                          "Either model_dir or param_file should be set."));
     PADDLE_ENFORCE_EQ(config_.prog_file().empty(), false,
                       platform::errors::PreconditionNotMet(
                           "Either model_dir or prog_file should be set."));
@@ -1135,7 +1132,7 @@ bool AnalysisPredictor::LoadProgramDesc() {
   std::string filename;
   if (!config_.model_dir().empty()) {
     filename = config_.model_dir() + "/__model__";
-  } else if (!config_.prog_file().empty() && !config_.params_file().empty()) {
+  } else if (!config_.prog_file().empty()) {
     // All parameters are saved in a single file.
     // The file names should be consistent with that used
     // in Python API `fluid.io.save_inference_model`.