diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index 4e3f3a9b84357..182fbb2b153af 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void Layer::destroy()
         if (mTextures[i].name != -1U) {
             // FIXME: this was originally to work-around a bug in the
             // adreno driver. this should be fixed now.
-            deletedTextures.add(mTextures[i].name);
+            glDeleteTextures(1, &mTextures[i].name);
             mTextures[i].name = -1U;
         }
         if (mTextures[i].image != EGL_NO_IMAGE_KHR) {
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp
index 8609225b5908e..ef5a9598d69e4 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ const char* const LayerBaseClient::typeID = "LayerBaseClient";
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Vector<GLuint> LayerBase::deletedTextures; 
-
 int32_t LayerBase::sIdentity = 0;
 
 LayerBase::LayerBase(SurfaceFlinger* flinger, DisplayID display)
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.h b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.h
index 2ab6f6721bf35..c177c2a4faf2c 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.h
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.h
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ public:
     }
 
     
-    static Vector<GLuint> deletedTextures; 
-
     LayerBase(SurfaceFlinger* flinger, DisplayID display);
     
     DisplayID           dpy;
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBlur.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBlur.cpp
index 54d5c52141335..cac3cf10f0dfd 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBlur.cpp
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBlur.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ LayerBlur::LayerBlur(SurfaceFlinger* flinger, DisplayID display,
 LayerBlur::~LayerBlur()
 {
     if (mTextureName != -1U) {
-        //glDeleteTextures(1, &mTextureName);
-        deletedTextures.add(mTextureName);
+        glDeleteTextures(1, &mTextureName);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBuffer.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBuffer.cpp
index 97d6f9748e613..9339b8758cc1e 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBuffer.cpp
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBuffer.cpp
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ LayerBuffer::BufferSource::BufferSource(LayerBuffer& layer,
 LayerBuffer::BufferSource::~BufferSource()
 {    
     if (mTextureName != -1U) {
-        LayerBase::deletedTextures.add(mTextureName);
+        glDeleteTextures(1, &mTextureName);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerOrientationAnim.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerOrientationAnim.cpp
index 095fed8418aa2..41c42d177573f 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerOrientationAnim.cpp
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerOrientationAnim.cpp
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ LayerOrientationAnim::LayerOrientationAnim(
 LayerOrientationAnim::~LayerOrientationAnim()
 {
     if (mTextureName != -1U) {
-        LayerBase::deletedTextures.add(mTextureName);
+        glDeleteTextures(1, &mTextureName);
     }
     if (mTextureNameIn != -1U) {
-        LayerBase::deletedTextures.add(mTextureNameIn);
+        glDeleteTextures(1, &mTextureNameIn);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerOrientationAnimRotate.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerOrientationAnimRotate.cpp
index a3bf0149c0e31..dc6b632a694d3 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerOrientationAnimRotate.cpp
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerOrientationAnimRotate.cpp
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ LayerOrientationAnimRotate::LayerOrientationAnimRotate(
 LayerOrientationAnimRotate::~LayerOrientationAnimRotate()
 {
     if (mTextureName != -1U) {
-        LayerBase::deletedTextures.add(mTextureName);
+        glDeleteTextures(1, &mTextureName);
     }
     if (mTextureNameIn != -1U) {
-        LayerBase::deletedTextures.add(mTextureNameIn);
+        glDeleteTextures(1, &mTextureNameIn);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index fdfaad3dedf54..be91cddfdd09a 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -524,13 +524,6 @@ void SurfaceFlinger::postFramebuffer()
         hw.flip(mInvalidRegion);
 
         mInvalidRegion.clear();
-
-        if (Layer::deletedTextures.size()) {
-            glDeleteTextures(
-                    Layer::deletedTextures.size(),
-                    Layer::deletedTextures.array());
-            Layer::deletedTextures.clear();
-        }
     }
 }