diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/graphics/Bitmap_Delegate.java b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/graphics/Bitmap_Delegate.java
index 090cee81bf95a..e1fc5ec2944c3 100644
--- a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/graphics/Bitmap_Delegate.java
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/graphics/Bitmap_Delegate.java
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ public final class Bitmap_Delegate {
 
     @Nullable
     public static Bitmap_Delegate getDelegate(@Nullable Bitmap bitmap) {
-        // refSkPixelRef is a hack to get the native pointer: see #nativeRefPixelRef()
-        return bitmap == null ? null : getDelegate(bitmap.refSkPixelRef());
+        return bitmap == null ? null : getDelegate(bitmap.getNativeInstance());
     }
 
     /**