diff --git a/ivy/functional/backends/paddle/elementwise.py b/ivy/functional/backends/paddle/elementwise.py
index bb8eddb8be644..68ea20c637437 100644
--- a/ivy/functional/backends/paddle/elementwise.py
+++ b/ivy/functional/backends/paddle/elementwise.py
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
 def _elementwise_helper(x1, x2):
     if (not hasattr(x1, "dtype") or not hasattr(x2, "dtype")) or (x1.dtype != x2.dtype):
         x1, x2 = ivy.promote_types_of_inputs(x1, x2)
-    if x1.shape != x2.shape:
-        x1, x2 = paddle_backend.broadcast_arrays(x1, x2)
+    # the following was needed in versions <=2.4.2 because most functions didn't
+    # accept 0D inputs along other inputs
+    # if x1.shape != x2.shape:
+    #     x1, x2 = paddle_backend.broadcast_arrays(x1, x2)
     return x1, x2, x1.dtype