diff --git a/src/infer_request.cc b/src/infer_request.cc
index 57ea6cf1..8a95b524 100644
--- a/src/infer_request.cc
+++ b/src/infer_request.cc
@@ -68,14 +68,13 @@ InferRequest::InferRequest(
     }
   }
 
-  inputs_ = inputs;
-  requested_output_names_ = requested_output_names;
 #ifdef TRITON_PB_STUB
   pb_cancel_ =
       std::make_shared<PbCancel>(response_factory_address_, request_address_);
   response_sender_ = std::make_shared<ResponseSender>(
       request_address_, response_factory_address_, nullptr /* is_decoupled */,
-      Stub::GetOrCreateInstance()->SharedMemory(), pb_cancel_);
+      RequestedOutputNames(), Stub::GetOrCreateInstance()->SharedMemory(),
+      pb_cancel_);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -390,7 +389,8 @@ InferRequest::InferRequest(
       std::make_shared<PbCancel>(response_factory_address_, request_address_);
   response_sender_ = std::make_shared<ResponseSender>(
       request_address_, response_factory_address_, is_model_decoupled,
-      Stub::GetOrCreateInstance()->SharedMemory(), pb_cancel_);
+      RequestedOutputNames(), Stub::GetOrCreateInstance()->SharedMemory(),
+      pb_cancel_);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/response_sender.cc b/src/response_sender.cc
index 74914ab4..1831601f 100644
--- a/src/response_sender.cc
+++ b/src/response_sender.cc
@@ -54,12 +54,15 @@ CheckResponseSenderArguments(
 
 ResponseSender::ResponseSender(
     intptr_t request_address, intptr_t response_factory_address,
-    bool const* is_decoupled, std::unique_ptr<SharedMemoryManager>& shm_pool,
+    bool const* is_decoupled,
+    const std::set<std::string>& requested_output_names,
+    std::unique_ptr<SharedMemoryManager>& shm_pool,
     const std::shared_ptr<PbCancel>& pb_cancel)
     : request_address_(request_address),
       response_factory_address_(response_factory_address),
-      is_decoupled_(is_decoupled), shm_pool_(shm_pool), pb_cancel_(pb_cancel),
-      closed_(false), number_of_response_sent_(0)
+      is_decoupled_(is_decoupled),
+      requested_output_names_(requested_output_names), shm_pool_(shm_pool),
+      pb_cancel_(pb_cancel), closed_(false), number_of_response_sent_(0)
 {
 }
 
@@ -123,6 +126,9 @@ ResponseSender::Send(
 
   CheckResponseSenderArguments(infer_response, flags);
   UpdateStateAndCounters(infer_response, flags);
+  if (infer_response) {
+    infer_response->PruneOutputTensors(requested_output_names_);
+  }
 
   std::unique_ptr<Stub>& stub = Stub::GetOrCreateInstance();
 
diff --git a/src/response_sender.h b/src/response_sender.h
index 1b57508e..f274f5b4 100644
--- a/src/response_sender.h
+++ b/src/response_sender.h
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ class ResponseSender {
  public:
   ResponseSender(
       intptr_t request_address, intptr_t response_factory_address,
-      bool const* is_decoupled, std::unique_ptr<SharedMemoryManager>& shm_pool,
+      bool const* is_decoupled,
+      const std::set<std::string>& requested_output_names,
+      std::unique_ptr<SharedMemoryManager>& shm_pool,
       const std::shared_ptr<PbCancel>& pb_cancel);
   ~ResponseSender();
   void Send(std::shared_ptr<InferResponse> response, const uint32_t flags);
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ class ResponseSender {
   intptr_t request_address_;
   intptr_t response_factory_address_;
   bool const* is_decoupled_;
+  std::set<std::string> requested_output_names_;
   std::unique_ptr<SharedMemoryManager>& shm_pool_;
   std::shared_ptr<PbCancel> pb_cancel_;