diff --git a/core/java/android/os/GraphicsEnvironment.java b/core/java/android/os/GraphicsEnvironment.java
index 947b0a1efebd1..034e6a7a06c4d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/GraphicsEnvironment.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/GraphicsEnvironment.java
@@ -176,13 +176,6 @@ public class GraphicsEnvironment {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Check whether application is debuggable
-     */
-    private static boolean isDebuggable(Context context) {
-        return (context.getApplicationInfo().flags & ApplicationInfo.FLAG_DEBUGGABLE) > 0;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Check whether application is has set the manifest metadata for layer injection.
      */
@@ -246,7 +239,7 @@ public class GraphicsEnvironment {
         // 2. ENABLE_GPU_DEBUG_LAYERS is true
         // 3. Package name is equal to GPU_DEBUG_APP
 
-        if (isDebuggable(context) || (getCanLoadSystemLibraries() == 1) || canInjectLayers(ai)) {
+        if (isDebuggable() || canInjectLayers(ai)) {
 
             final int enable = coreSettings.getInt(Settings.Global.ENABLE_GPU_DEBUG_LAYERS, 0);
 
@@ -441,9 +434,7 @@ public class GraphicsEnvironment {
      * Check for ANGLE debug package, but only for apps that can load them (dumpable)
      */
     private String getAngleDebugPackage(Context context, Bundle coreSettings) {
-        final boolean appIsDebuggable = isDebuggable(context);
-        final boolean deviceIsDebuggable = getCanLoadSystemLibraries() == 1;
-        if (appIsDebuggable || deviceIsDebuggable) {
+        if (isDebuggable()) {
             String debugPackage;
 
             if (coreSettings != null) {
@@ -478,12 +469,8 @@ public class GraphicsEnvironment {
          *  - devices that are running a userdebug build (ro.debuggable) or can inject libraries for
          *    debugging (PR_SET_DUMPABLE).
          */
-        final boolean appIsDebuggable = isDebuggable(context);
-        final boolean deviceIsDebuggable = getCanLoadSystemLibraries() == 1;
-        if (!(appIsDebuggable || deviceIsDebuggable)) {
-            Log.v(TAG, "Skipping loading temporary rules file: "
-                    + "appIsDebuggable = " + appIsDebuggable + ", "
-                    + "adbRootEnabled = " + deviceIsDebuggable);
+        if (!isDebuggable()) {
+            Log.v(TAG, "Skipping loading temporary rules file");
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -742,7 +729,7 @@ public class GraphicsEnvironment {
 
         final boolean enablePrereleaseDriver =
                 (ai.metaData != null && ai.metaData.getBoolean(METADATA_DEVELOPER_DRIVER_ENABLE))
-                || getCanLoadSystemLibraries() == 1;
+                || isDebuggable();
 
         // Priority for Game Driver settings global on confliction (Higher priority comes first):
         // 1. GAME_DRIVER_ALL_APPS
@@ -918,7 +905,7 @@ public class GraphicsEnvironment {
         return "";
     }
 
-    private static native int getCanLoadSystemLibraries();
+    private static native boolean isDebuggable();
     private static native void setLayerPaths(ClassLoader classLoader, String layerPaths);
     private static native void setDebugLayers(String layers);
     private static native void setDebugLayersGLES(String layers);
diff --git a/core/jni/android_os_GraphicsEnvironment.cpp b/core/jni/android_os_GraphicsEnvironment.cpp
index 7582cae1a7611..4f3f283859b48 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_os_GraphicsEnvironment.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_os_GraphicsEnvironment.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 
 namespace {
 
-int getCanLoadSystemLibraries_native() {
-    return android::GraphicsEnv::getInstance().getCanLoadSystemLibraries();
+bool isDebuggable_native() {
+    return android::GraphicsEnv::getInstance().isDebuggable();
 }
 
 void setDriverPathAndSphalLibraries_native(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz, jstring path,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void hintActivityLaunch_native(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz) {
 }
 
 const JNINativeMethod g_methods[] = {
-    { "getCanLoadSystemLibraries", "()I", reinterpret_cast<void*>(getCanLoadSystemLibraries_native) },
+    { "isDebuggable", "()Z", reinterpret_cast<void*>(isDebuggable_native) },
     { "setDriverPathAndSphalLibraries", "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)V", reinterpret_cast<void*>(setDriverPathAndSphalLibraries_native) },
     { "setGpuStats", "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;JJLjava/lang/String;I)V", reinterpret_cast<void*>(setGpuStats_native) },
     { "setInjectLayersPrSetDumpable", "()Z", reinterpret_cast<void*>(setInjectLayersPrSetDumpable_native) },