diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
index e2cf9624e1a5c..259d3ac9f5389 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
@@ -10204,9 +10204,6 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
 
         if (useBLAST() && mBlastBufferQueue != null) {
             mBlastBufferQueue.mergeWithNextTransaction(transaction, frameNumber);
-        } else {
-            transaction.deferTransactionUntil(surfaceControl, surfaceControl, frameNumber);
-            transaction.apply();
         }
     }