diff --git a/colossalai/auto_parallel/checkpoint/ckpt_solver_base.py b/colossalai/auto_parallel/checkpoint/ckpt_solver_base.py
index 63eff31b2..ecccef8d7 100644
--- a/colossalai/auto_parallel/checkpoint/ckpt_solver_base.py
+++ b/colossalai/auto_parallel/checkpoint/ckpt_solver_base.py
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@ from typing import Any, List
 import torch
 from torch.fx import Graph, Node
 
+from colossalai.auto_parallel.passes.runtime_apply_pass import (
+    runtime_apply,
+    runtime_apply_for_iterable_object,
+    runtime_comm_spec_apply,
+)
 from colossalai.fx.codegen.activation_checkpoint_codegen import ActivationCheckpointCodeGen
-from colossalai.fx.profiler.memory_utils import is_inplace
 
 __all___ = ['CheckpointSolverBase']
 
@@ -131,7 +135,23 @@ class CheckpointSolverBase(ABC):
                 bool
             """
 
-            return not sum([v for _, v in deps.items()]) and not any(map(is_inplace, n.users))
+            def _is_inplace(n: Node):
+                """Get the inplace argument from torch.fx.Node
+                """
+                inplace = False
+                if n.op == "call_function":
+                    inplace = n.kwargs.get("inplace", False)
+                elif n.op == "call_module":
+                    inplace = getattr(n.graph.owning_module.get_submodule(n.target), "inplace", False)
+                return inplace
+
+            def _is_shape_consistency(n: Node):
+                """Check if this node is shape-consistency node (i.e. ``runtime_apply`` or ``runtime_apply_for_iterable_object``)
+                """
+                return n.target in [runtime_apply, runtime_apply_for_iterable_object, runtime_comm_spec_apply]
+
+            return not sum([v for _, v in deps.items()]) and not any(map(_is_inplace, n.users)) and not any(
+                map(_is_shape_consistency, n.users))
 
         # make sure that item in cnode is valid
         if self.cnode: