diff --git a/onnxscript/rewriter/onnxruntime/__init__.py b/onnxscript/rewriter/onnxruntime/__init__.py
index 1b61e29a8..f76dd680c 100644
--- a/onnxscript/rewriter/onnxruntime/__init__.py
+++ b/onnxscript/rewriter/onnxruntime/__init__.py
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
 
 import onnx
 
-from onnxscript import ir
-from onnxscript.optimizer import remove_unused, remove_unused_function
 from onnxscript.rewriter import function_rule, pattern
+from onnxscript.rewriter import rewrite as _rewrite
 from onnxscript.rewriter.onnxruntime import (
     group_normalization_merge_silu,
     instance_to_group_normalization,
@@ -44,18 +43,6 @@ def rewrite(
     """
     function_rules = function_rules or ORT_FUNCTION_REWRITE_RULES
     pattern_rules = pattern_rules or ORT_PATTERN_REWRITE_RULES
-    model = ir.serde.deserialize_model(model_proto)
-    # TODO(bowenbao): Function rules first, or pattern rules first?
-    if function_rules:
-        for rule_cls in function_rules:
-            count, model = rule_cls().apply_to_model(model)
-            if count > 0:
-                print(f"Applied {count} of onnxruntime specific function rewrite rules.")
-    if pattern_rules:
-        count = pattern.RewriteRuleSet(pattern_rules).apply_to_model(model)
-        print(f"Applied {count} of onnxruntime specific pattern rewrite rules.")
-
-    model_proto = ir.serde.serialize_model(model)
-    remove_unused.remove_unused_nodes(model_proto)
-    model_proto = remove_unused_function.remove_unused_functions(model_proto)
-    return model_proto
+    return _rewrite(
+        model_proto, function_rewrite_rules=function_rules, pattern_rewrite_rules=pattern_rules
+    )