diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp
index 7692d0f71639a..28ef27c1076e1 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp
@@ -95,14 +95,8 @@ void LayerBase::initStates(uint32_t w, uint32_t h, uint32_t flags)
     mDrawingState = mCurrentState;
 }
 
-void LayerBase::commitTransaction(bool skipSize) {
-    const uint32_t w = mDrawingState.w;
-    const uint32_t h = mDrawingState.h;
+void LayerBase::commitTransaction() {
     mDrawingState = mCurrentState;
-    if (skipSize) {
-        mDrawingState.w = w;
-        mDrawingState.h = h;
-    }
 }
 void LayerBase::forceVisibilityTransaction() {
     // this can be called without SurfaceFlinger.mStateLock, but if we
@@ -217,7 +211,7 @@ uint32_t LayerBase::doTransaction(uint32_t flags)
     }
 
     // Commit the transaction
-    commitTransaction(flags & eRestartTransaction);
+    commitTransaction();
     return flags;
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.h b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.h
index 233737db158dd..b3b838e37600a 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.h
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public:
             bool setTransparentRegionHint(const Region& opaque);
             bool setFlags(uint8_t flags, uint8_t mask);
             
-            void commitTransaction(bool skipSize);
+            void commitTransaction();
             bool requestTransaction();
             void forceVisibilityTransaction();
             
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ public:
     
     enum { // flags for doTransaction()
         eVisibleRegion      = 0x00000002,
-        eRestartTransaction = 0x00000008
     };
 
 
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 4ee176c92a563..e468b237f5b82 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -594,12 +594,6 @@ void SurfaceFlinger::handleTransactionLocked(
             const uint32_t flags = layer->doTransaction(0);
             if (flags & Layer::eVisibleRegion)
                 mVisibleRegionsDirty = true;
-
-            if (flags & Layer::eRestartTransaction) {
-                // restart the transaction, but back-off a little
-                layer->setTransactionFlags(eTransactionNeeded);
-                setTransactionFlags(eTraversalNeeded, ms2ns(8));
-            }
         }
     }