diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c
index d12aa6cce0..1d9cb7574e 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c
@@ -3142,18 +3142,6 @@ void ggml_cpu_fp32_to_fp16(const float * x, ggml_fp16_t * y, int64_t n) {
         _mm_storel_epi64((__m128i *)(y + i), y_vec);
     }
 #endif
-
-#if defined(__NNPA__)
-    for (; i + 7 < n; i += 8) {
-        float32x4_t v_xh = vec_xl(0, (const float *)(x + i + 0));
-        float32x4_t v_xl = vec_xl(0, (const float *)(x + i + 4));
-        uint16x8_t v_xd = vec_round_from_fp32(v_xh, v_xl, 0);
-        uint16x8_t v_xdi = vec_convert_to_fp16(v_xd, 0);
-        vec_xst(v_xdi, 0, (ggml_fp16_t *)(y + i));
-        printf("breakpoint");
-    }
-#endif
-
     for (; i < n; ++i) {
         y[i] = GGML_FP32_TO_FP16(x[i]);
     }
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/simd-mappings.h b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/simd-mappings.h
index 80e31b8d4c..b6f8c26a02 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/simd-mappings.h
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/simd-mappings.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "ggml-cpu-impl.h"
-#include <signal.h>
 
 //
 // simd mappings
@@ -983,14 +982,6 @@ static inline float32x4_t __lzs_f16cx4_load(const ggml_fp16_t * x) {
 
 // TODO: check why this function is not being hit at all
 static inline void __lzs_f16cx4_store(ggml_fp16_t * x, float32x4_t v_y) {
-#ifdef __NNPA__
-    float32x4_t zero = vec_splats(0.0f);
-    uint16x8_t v_x = vec_round_from_fp32(v_y, zero, 0);
-    x[0] = vec_extract(v_x, 0);
-    x[1] = vec_extract(v_x, 1);
-    x[2] = vec_extract(v_x, 2);
-    x[3] = vec_extract(v_x, 3);
-#else
     float arr[4];
 
     // note: keep type-cast here to prevent compiler bugs
@@ -1000,7 +991,6 @@ static inline void __lzs_f16cx4_store(ggml_fp16_t * x, float32x4_t v_y) {
     for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
         x[i] = GGML_FP32_TO_FP16(arr[i]);
     }
-#endif
 }
 
 #define GGML_F16_VEC                GGML_F32x4