diff --git a/comfy/sd.py b/comfy/sd.py
index 16dc0b73..ceb080b3 100644
--- a/comfy/sd.py
+++ b/comfy/sd.py
@@ -418,6 +418,8 @@ def load_gligen(ckpt_path):
     return comfy.model_patcher.ModelPatcher(model, load_device=model_management.get_torch_device(), offload_device=model_management.unet_offload_device())
 
 def load_checkpoint(config_path=None, ckpt_path=None, output_vae=True, output_clip=True, embedding_directory=None, state_dict=None, config=None):
+    logging.warning("Warning: The load checkpoint with config function is deprecated and will eventually be removed, please use the other one.")
+    model, clip, vae, _ = load_checkpoint_guess_config(ckpt_path, output_vae=output_vae, output_clip=output_clip, output_clipvision=False, embedding_directory=embedding_directory, output_model=True)
     #TODO: this function is a mess and should be removed eventually
     if config is None:
         with open(config_path, 'r') as stream:
@@ -425,81 +427,20 @@ def load_checkpoint(config_path=None, ckpt_path=None, output_vae=True, output_cl
     model_config_params = config['model']['params']
     clip_config = model_config_params['cond_stage_config']
     scale_factor = model_config_params['scale_factor']
-    vae_config = model_config_params['first_stage_config']
-
-    fp16 = False
-    if "unet_config" in model_config_params:
-        if "params" in model_config_params["unet_config"]:
-            unet_config = model_config_params["unet_config"]["params"]
-            if "use_fp16" in unet_config:
-                fp16 = unet_config.pop("use_fp16")
-                if fp16:
-                    unet_config["dtype"] = torch.float16
-
-    noise_aug_config = None
-    if "noise_aug_config" in model_config_params:
-        noise_aug_config = model_config_params["noise_aug_config"]
-
-    model_type = model_base.ModelType.EPS
 
     if "parameterization" in model_config_params:
         if model_config_params["parameterization"] == "v":
-            model_type = model_base.ModelType.V_PREDICTION
-
-    clip = None
-    vae = None
-
-    class WeightsLoader(torch.nn.Module):
-        pass
+            m = model.clone()
+            class ModelSamplingAdvanced(comfy.model_sampling.ModelSamplingDiscrete, comfy.model_sampling.V_PREDICTION):
+                pass
+            m.add_object_patch("model_sampling", ModelSamplingAdvanced(model.model.model_config))
+            model = m
 
-    if state_dict is None:
-        state_dict = comfy.utils.load_torch_file(ckpt_path)
-
-    class EmptyClass:
-        pass
-
-    model_config = comfy.supported_models_base.BASE({})
-
-    from . import latent_formats
-    model_config.latent_format = latent_formats.SD15(scale_factor=scale_factor)
-    model_config.unet_config = model_detection.convert_config(unet_config)
-
-    if config['model']["target"].endswith("ImageEmbeddingConditionedLatentDiffusion"):
-        model = model_base.SD21UNCLIP(model_config, noise_aug_config["params"], model_type=model_type)
-    else:
-        model = model_base.BaseModel(model_config, model_type=model_type)
-
-    if config['model']["target"].endswith("LatentInpaintDiffusion"):
-        model.set_inpaint()
-
-    if fp16:
-        model = model.half()
-
-    offload_device = model_management.unet_offload_device()
-    model = model.to(offload_device)
-    model.load_model_weights(state_dict, "model.diffusion_model.")
-
-    if output_vae:
-        vae_sd = comfy.utils.state_dict_prefix_replace(state_dict, {"first_stage_model.": ""}, filter_keys=True)
-        vae = VAE(sd=vae_sd, config=vae_config)
-
-    if output_clip:
-        w = WeightsLoader()
-        clip_target = EmptyClass()
-        clip_target.params = clip_config.get("params", {})
-        if clip_config["target"].endswith("FrozenOpenCLIPEmbedder"):
-            clip_target.clip = sd2_clip.SD2ClipModel
-            clip_target.tokenizer = sd2_clip.SD2Tokenizer
-            clip = CLIP(clip_target, embedding_directory=embedding_directory)
-            w.cond_stage_model = clip.cond_stage_model.clip_h
-        elif clip_config["target"].endswith("FrozenCLIPEmbedder"):
-            clip_target.clip = sd1_clip.SD1ClipModel
-            clip_target.tokenizer = sd1_clip.SD1Tokenizer
-            clip = CLIP(clip_target, embedding_directory=embedding_directory)
-            w.cond_stage_model = clip.cond_stage_model.clip_l
-        load_clip_weights(w, state_dict)
+    layer_idx = clip_config.get("params", {}).get("layer_idx", None)
+    if layer_idx is not None:
+        clip.clip_layer(layer_idx)
 
-    return (comfy.model_patcher.ModelPatcher(model, load_device=model_management.get_torch_device(), offload_device=offload_device), clip, vae)
+    return (model, clip, vae)
 
 def load_checkpoint_guess_config(ckpt_path, output_vae=True, output_clip=True, output_clipvision=False, embedding_directory=None, output_model=True):
     sd = comfy.utils.load_torch_file(ckpt_path)