diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
index 699b96a685c9f..c1435d1ea2d5d 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ void CanvasContext::enqueueFrameWork(std::function<void()>&& func) {
 int64_t CanvasContext::getFrameNumber() {
     // mFrameNumber is reset to -1 when the surface changes or we swap buffers
     if (mFrameNumber == -1 && mNativeSurface.get()) {
-        mFrameNumber = static_cast<int64_t>(mNativeSurface->getNextFrameNumber());
+        mFrameNumber = ANativeWindow_getNextFrameId(mNativeSurface->getNativeWindow());
     }
     return mFrameNumber;
 }
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/ReliableSurface.h b/libs/hwui/renderthread/ReliableSurface.h
index 32472539f616c..da5097ce33f04 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/ReliableSurface.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/ReliableSurface.h
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ public:
 
     int query(int what, int* value) const { return mSurface->query(what, value); }
 
-    uint64_t getNextFrameNumber() const { return mSurface->getNextFrameNumber(); }
-
     int getAndClearError() {
         int ret = mBufferQueueState;
         mBufferQueueState = OK;