diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Vector/TransformOps/VectorTransformOps.td b/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Vector/TransformOps/VectorTransformOps.td
index 72a69a056c46e..03d25505dc65c 100644
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Vector/TransformOps/VectorTransformOps.td
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Vector/TransformOps/VectorTransformOps.td
@@ -85,6 +85,20 @@ def ApplyDropUnitDimWithShapeCastPatternsOp : Op<Transform_Dialect,
   let assemblyFormat = "attr-dict";
 }
 
+def ApplyDropInnerMostUnitDimsFromXferOpsPatternsOp : Op<Transform_Dialect,
+    "apply_patterns.vector.drop_inner_most_unit_dims_from_xfer_ops",
+    [DeclareOpInterfaceMethods<PatternDescriptorOpInterface>]> {
+  let description = [{
+    Apply vector patterns to drop the inner most unit dims from
+    vector.transfer_read and vector.transfer_write Ops by taking a subview (via
+    memref.subview) of the original source/destination MemRef. Since it
+    requires the input/ouptu to be MemRefs, this Op is only helpful
+    past-bufferization.
+  }];
+
+  let assemblyFormat = "attr-dict";
+}
+
 def ApplyTransferPermutationPatternsOp : Op<Transform_Dialect,
     "apply_patterns.vector.transfer_permutation_patterns",
     [DeclareOpInterfaceMethods<PatternDescriptorOpInterface>]> {
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Vector/TransformOps/VectorTransformOps.cpp b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Vector/TransformOps/VectorTransformOps.cpp
index 6bb390aa09d3e..18f105ef62e38 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Vector/TransformOps/VectorTransformOps.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Vector/TransformOps/VectorTransformOps.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ void transform::ApplyDropUnitDimWithShapeCastPatternsOp::populatePatterns(
   vector::populateDropUnitDimWithShapeCastPatterns(patterns);
 }
 
+void transform::ApplyDropInnerMostUnitDimsFromXferOpsPatternsOp::
+    populatePatterns(RewritePatternSet &patterns) {
+  vector::populateDropInnerMostUnitDimsXferOpPatterns(patterns);
+}
+
 void transform::ApplyLowerBitCastPatternsOp::populatePatterns(
     RewritePatternSet &patterns) {
   vector::populateVectorBitCastLoweringPatterns(patterns);
diff --git a/mlir/test/Dialect/Vector/td/xfer-drop-unit-dims.mlir b/mlir/test/Dialect/Vector/td/xfer-drop-unit-dims.mlir
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5bffa20842b0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mlir/test/Dialect/Vector/td/xfer-drop-unit-dims.mlir
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module @transforms attributes { transform.with_named_sequence } {
+  transform.named_sequence @drop_unit_dims(%module: !transform.any_op {transform.readonly}) {
+
+    %func_op = transform.structured.match ops{["func.func"]} in %module : (!transform.any_op) -> !transform.op<"func.func">
+    transform.apply_patterns to %func_op {
+      transform.apply_patterns.vector.drop_inner_most_unit_dims_from_xfer_ops
+    } : !transform.op<"func.func">
+
+    transform.yield
+   }
+}
diff --git a/mlir/test/Dialect/Vector/vector-transfer-collapse-inner-most-dims.mlir b/mlir/test/Dialect/Vector/vector-transfer-collapse-inner-most-dims.mlir
index cd56c1bf9695b..18c28799a62e5 100644
--- a/mlir/test/Dialect/Vector/vector-transfer-collapse-inner-most-dims.mlir
+++ b/mlir/test/Dialect/Vector/vector-transfer-collapse-inner-most-dims.mlir
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-// RUN: mlir-opt %s -test-vector-transfer-collapse-inner-most-dims -split-input-file | FileCheck %s
+// RUN: mlir-opt -split-input-file \
+// RUN: -transform-preload-library='transform-library-paths=%p/td/xfer-drop-unit-dims.mlir' \
+// RUN: -transform-interpreter=entry-point=drop_unit_dims %s | FileCheck %s
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // 1. vector.transfer_read
diff --git a/mlir/test/lib/Dialect/Vector/TestVectorTransforms.cpp b/mlir/test/lib/Dialect/Vector/TestVectorTransforms.cpp
index d6596cd341df7..c2d184626818f 100644
--- a/mlir/test/lib/Dialect/Vector/TestVectorTransforms.cpp
+++ b/mlir/test/lib/Dialect/Vector/TestVectorTransforms.cpp
@@ -344,36 +344,6 @@ struct TestVectorTransferOpt
   }
 };
 
-struct TestVectorTransferCollapseInnerMostContiguousDims
-    : public PassWrapper<TestVectorTransferCollapseInnerMostContiguousDims,
-                         OperationPass<func::FuncOp>> {
-  MLIR_DEFINE_EXPLICIT_INTERNAL_INLINE_TYPE_ID(
-      TestVectorTransferCollapseInnerMostContiguousDims)
-
-  TestVectorTransferCollapseInnerMostContiguousDims() = default;
-  TestVectorTransferCollapseInnerMostContiguousDims(
-      const TestVectorTransferCollapseInnerMostContiguousDims &pass) = default;
-
-  void getDependentDialects(DialectRegistry &registry) const override {
-    registry.insert<memref::MemRefDialect, affine::AffineDialect>();
-  }
-
-  StringRef getArgument() const final {
-    return "test-vector-transfer-collapse-inner-most-dims";
-  }
-
-  StringRef getDescription() const final {
-    return "Test lowering patterns that reduces the rank of the vector "
-           "transfer memory and vector operands.";
-  }
-
-  void runOnOperation() override {
-    RewritePatternSet patterns(&getContext());
-    populateDropInnerMostUnitDimsXferOpPatterns(patterns);
-    (void)applyPatternsGreedily(getOperation(), std::move(patterns));
-  }
-};
-
 struct TestVectorSinkPatterns
     : public PassWrapper<TestVectorSinkPatterns, OperationPass<func::FuncOp>> {
   MLIR_DEFINE_EXPLICIT_INTERNAL_INLINE_TYPE_ID(TestVectorSinkPatterns)
@@ -1079,8 +1049,6 @@ void registerTestVectorLowerings() {
 
   PassRegistration<TestVectorTransferOpt>();
 
-  PassRegistration<TestVectorTransferCollapseInnerMostContiguousDims>();
-
   PassRegistration<TestVectorSinkPatterns>();
 
   PassRegistration<TestVectorReduceToContractPatternsPatterns>();