diff --git a/thunder/__init__.py b/thunder/__init__.py
index 79e0c44a59..78e69d33cb 100644
--- a/thunder/__init__.py
+++ b/thunder/__init__.py
@@ -659,19 +659,6 @@ def get_computation_and_inputs(*args, **kwargs):
                     # by split_forward_backward
 
             if backward_trc is None:
-                ## EPILOGUE and TRANSFORMS should not mix...
-                # applies transforms
-                cs.last_computation_transformation_start = time.perf_counter_ns()
-                for transform in transforms:
-                    new_computation_trc = transform.transform_trace_additionally(
-                        computation_trc, executors_list=cd.executors_list
-                    )
-                    if new_computation_trc is not computation_trc:
-                        # todo: deprecation
-                        computation_trc = new_computation_trc
-                        computation_traces.append(computation_trc)
-                cs.last_computation_transformation_stop = time.perf_counter_ns()
-
                 from thunder.executors.passes import transform_for_execution as transform_for_execution_pass
                 from thunder.executors.passes import _transform_for_operator_executor_execution
                 from thunder.distributed.utils import maybe_sort_waits
@@ -767,7 +754,6 @@ def fn_(*args, **kwargs) -> Any:
         cs.last_trace_host_execution_start = time.perf_counter_ns()
 
         if cache_entry.vanilla_tensor_args:
-
             if alias_tensor_indices_str := _alias_tensor_of_args_kwargs(*inps):
                 alias_tensor_indices = alias_tensor_indices_str
                 alias_tensor_indices = {int(i) for i in alias_tensor_indices_str.split(",")}
diff --git a/thunder/common.py b/thunder/common.py
index e0fc05439b..74b0fa0e0a 100644
--- a/thunder/common.py
+++ b/thunder/common.py
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ class CompileStats:
         last_prologue_transformation_stop (int):
         last_prologue_execution_start (int):
         last_prologue_execution_stop (int):
-        last_computation_transformation_start (int):
-        last_computation_transformation_stop (int):
         last_computation_execution_start (int):
         last_computation_execution_stop (int):
         cache (dict):
@@ -121,8 +119,6 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.last_prologue_transformation_stop: int = -1
         self.last_prologue_execution_start: int = -1
         self.last_prologue_execution_stop: int = -1
-        self.last_computation_transformation_start: int = -1
-        self.last_computation_transformation_stop: int = -1
         self.last_computation_execution_start: int = -1
         self.last_computation_execution_stop: int = -1
 
@@ -163,11 +159,6 @@ def last_prologue_execution_time(self, /) -> int:
         stop: int = self.last_prologue_execution_stop
         return self._time_template(start, stop, "prologue execution")
 
-    def last_computation_transformation_time(self, /) -> int:
-        start: int = self.last_computation_transformation_start
-        stop: int = self.last_computation_transformation_stop
-        return self._time_template(start, stop, "computation transformation")
-
     def last_computation_execution_time(self, /) -> int:
         start: int = self.last_computation_execution_start
         stop: int = self.last_computation_execution_stop
diff --git a/thunder/core/transform_common.py b/thunder/core/transform_common.py
index 1750c7cfe7..d322d406d0 100644
--- a/thunder/core/transform_common.py
+++ b/thunder/core/transform_common.py
@@ -363,15 +363,6 @@ def transform_state_dict_for_submodule(
         """
         return state_dict
 
-    def transform_trace_additionally(self, computation_trace: Trace, **kwargs):
-        """
-        transform_trace_additionally enables transforming the computation trace before optimization pass.
-        Note that this transform is only applicable if autograd is disabled.
-
-        Please don't use this method in new implementations, we are working on removing it. Use transform_traces_pre_prologue instead.
-        """
-        return computation_trace
-
     def transform_trace_post_optimization(self, computation_trace: Trace, **kwargs):
         """
         transform_trace_post_optimization enables transforming computation trace after optimization pass.
diff --git a/thunder/core/transforms.py b/thunder/core/transforms.py
index 4f6c07f687..18cf1adcbc 100644
--- a/thunder/core/transforms.py
+++ b/thunder/core/transforms.py
@@ -1429,7 +1429,6 @@ def grad(
     cfn,
 ) -> Callable:
     def grad(func):
-
         @wraps(func)
         def grad_func(*args, **kwargs):
             _, grads = value_and_grad(func)(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -1440,16 +1439,25 @@ def grad_func(*args, **kwargs):
         return grad_func
 
     class _GradTransform(Transform):
-        def transform_trace_additionally(self, trc: Trace, *, executors_list: Sequence[Any]) -> Trace:
+        def transform_traces_pre_prologue(
+            self,
+            prologue_trc: Trace,
+            computation_trc: Trace,
+            epilogue_trc: Trace | None,
+            *,
+            executors_list: Sequence[Any],
+        ) -> Trace:
             # Using trc.python_callable() makes it impossible to retrace the
             # function because the python_callable uses python_ctx which replaces
             # symbol occurrences with its symbol._call_ctx function
-            @wraps(trc.python_callable())
+            computation_trc = dce(computation_trc)
+
+            @wraps(computation_trc.python_callable())
             def python_callable(*args, **kwargs):
-                return eval_trace(trc, *args, **kwargs)
+                return eval_trace(computation_trc, *args, **kwargs)
 
-            gradtrc = construct_trace()(grad(python_callable), *trc.args, **trc.kwargs)
-            return gradtrc
+            gradtrc = construct_trace()(grad(python_callable), *computation_trc.args, **computation_trc.kwargs)
+            return prologue_trc, gradtrc, epilogue_trc
 
     cfn._using_grad_transform = True
     _grad_transform = _GradTransform()