diff --git a/core/jni/android_view_SurfaceControl.cpp b/core/jni/android_view_SurfaceControl.cpp
index f564d75588328..14204cc962359 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_view_SurfaceControl.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_view_SurfaceControl.cpp
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ static jlong nativeCreate(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz, jobject sessionObj,
 
 static void nativeRelease(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz, jlong nativeObject) {
     sp<SurfaceControl> ctrl(reinterpret_cast<SurfaceControl *>(nativeObject));
-    ctrl->release();
     ctrl->decStrong((void *)nativeCreate);
 }