diff --git a/egs/librispeech/ASR/pruned_transducer_stateless7/scaling.py b/egs/librispeech/ASR/pruned_transducer_stateless7/scaling.py
index 93257fdb6..828dd0fed 100644
--- a/egs/librispeech/ASR/pruned_transducer_stateless7/scaling.py
+++ b/egs/librispeech/ASR/pruned_transducer_stateless7/scaling.py
@@ -287,44 +287,23 @@ def softmax(x: Tensor,
     return SoftmaxFunction.apply(x, dim)
 
 
-class MaxEigLimiterFunction(torch.autograd.Function):
+class ClipGradFunction(torch.autograd.Function):
     @staticmethod
     def forward(
             ctx,
             x: Tensor,
-            coeffs: Tensor,
-            direction: Tensor,
-            channel_dim: int,
-            grad_scale: float) -> Tensor:
-        ctx.channel_dim = channel_dim
-        ctx.grad_scale = grad_scale
-        ctx.save_for_backward(x.detach(),
-                              coeffs.detach(),
-                              direction.detach())
+            limit: float):
+        ctx.limit = limit
         return x
 
-
     @staticmethod
     def backward(ctx, x_grad, *args):
-        with torch.enable_grad():
-            (x_orig, coeffs, new_direction) = ctx.saved_tensors
-            x_orig.requires_grad = True
-            num_channels = x_orig.shape[ctx.channel_dim]
-            x = x_orig.transpose(ctx.channel_dim, -1).reshape(-1, num_channels)
-            new_direction.requires_grad = False
-            x = x - x.mean(dim=0)
-            x_var = (x ** 2).mean()
-            x_residual = x - coeffs * new_direction
-            x_residual_var = (x_residual ** 2).mean()
-            # `variance_proportion` is the proportion of the variance accounted for
-            # by the top eigen-direction.  This is to be minimized.
-            variance_proportion = (x_var - x_residual_var) / (x_var + 1.0e-20)
-            variance_proportion.backward()
-        x_orig_grad = x_orig.grad
-        x_extra_grad = x_orig.grad * ctx.grad_scale * x_grad.norm() / (x_orig_grad.norm() + 1.0e-20)
-        return x_grad + x_extra_grad.detach(), None, None, None, None
+        return x_grad.clamp(-ctx.limit, ctx.limit), None
 
 
+def clip_grad(x: Tensor, limit: float):
+    return ClipGradFunction.apply(x, limit)
+
 
 
 class BiasNormFunction(torch.autograd.Function):