diff --git a/core/java/android/os/BinderProxy.java b/core/java/android/os/BinderProxy.java
index 2a9b703583a6e..d44b016cb5d00 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/BinderProxy.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/BinderProxy.java
@@ -565,8 +565,7 @@ public final class BinderProxy implements IBinder {
         }
 
         try {
-            boolean replyOwnsNative = (reply == null) ? false : reply.ownsNativeParcelObject();
-            return transactNative(code, data, reply, replyOwnsNative, flags);
+            return transactNative(code, data, reply, flags);
         } finally {
             if (transactListener != null) {
                 transactListener.onTransactEnded(session);
@@ -589,7 +588,7 @@ public final class BinderProxy implements IBinder {
      * Native implementation of transact() for proxies
      */
     public native boolean transactNative(int code, Parcel data, Parcel reply,
-            boolean replyOwnsNativeParcelObject, int flags) throws RemoteException;
+            int flags) throws RemoteException;
     /**
      * See {@link IBinder#linkToDeath(DeathRecipient, int)}
      */
diff --git a/core/java/android/os/Parcel.java b/core/java/android/os/Parcel.java
index 50f390bce890f..e06e7b6be90a9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/Parcel.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/Parcel.java
@@ -3736,9 +3736,4 @@ public final class Parcel {
     public long getBlobAshmemSize() {
         return nativeGetBlobAshmemSize(mNativePtr);
     }
-
-    /** @hide */
-    /*package*/ boolean ownsNativeParcelObject() {
-        return mOwnsNativeParcelObject;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/core/jni/android_os_Parcel.cpp b/core/jni/android_os_Parcel.cpp
index 3acbd1ecd16ec..787d34822ef7a 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_os_Parcel.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_os_Parcel.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include <utils/List.h>
 #include <utils/KeyedVector.h>
 #include <binder/Parcel.h>
-#include <binder/ParcelRef.h>
 #include <binder/ProcessState.h>
 #include <binder/IServiceManager.h>
 #include <utils/threads.h>
@@ -516,9 +515,8 @@ static jobject android_os_Parcel_readFileDescriptor(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz, j
 
 static jlong android_os_Parcel_create(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz)
 {
-    sp<ParcelRef> parcelRef = ParcelRef::create();
-    parcelRef->incStrong(reinterpret_cast<const void*>(android_os_Parcel_create));
-    return reinterpret_cast<jlong>(static_cast<Parcel *>(parcelRef.get()));
+    Parcel* parcel = new Parcel();
+    return reinterpret_cast<jlong>(parcel);
 }
 
 static void android_os_Parcel_freeBuffer(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz, jlong nativePtr)
@@ -531,8 +529,8 @@ static void android_os_Parcel_freeBuffer(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz, jlong native
 
 static void android_os_Parcel_destroy(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz, jlong nativePtr)
 {
-    ParcelRef* derivative = static_cast<ParcelRef*>(reinterpret_cast<Parcel*>(nativePtr));
-    derivative->decStrong(reinterpret_cast<const void*>(android_os_Parcel_create));
+    Parcel* parcel = reinterpret_cast<Parcel*>(nativePtr);
+    delete parcel;
 }
 
 static jbyteArray android_os_Parcel_marshall(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz, jlong nativePtr)
diff --git a/core/jni/android_util_Binder.cpp b/core/jni/android_util_Binder.cpp
index 29f8ccf376548..793b4eba788ca 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_util_Binder.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_util_Binder.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <binder/IPCThreadState.h>
 #include <binder/IServiceManager.h>
 #include <binder/Parcel.h>
-#include <binder/ParcelRef.h>
 #include <binder/ProcessState.h>
 #include <binder/Stability.h>
 #include <binderthreadstate/CallerUtils.h>
@@ -1381,8 +1380,7 @@ static bool should_time_binder_calls() {
 }
 
 static jboolean android_os_BinderProxy_transact(JNIEnv* env, jobject obj,
-        jint code, jobject dataObj, jobject replyObj, jboolean replyObjOwnsNativeParcel,
-        jint flags) // throws RemoteException
+        jint code, jobject dataObj, jobject replyObj, jint flags) // throws RemoteException
 {
     if (dataObj == NULL) {
         jniThrowNullPointerException(env, NULL);
@@ -1424,21 +1422,6 @@ static jboolean android_os_BinderProxy_transact(JNIEnv* env, jobject obj,
     status_t err = target->transact(code, *data, reply, flags);
     //if (reply) printf("Transact from Java code to %p received: ", target); reply->print();
 
-    if (reply) {
-        if (replyObjOwnsNativeParcel) {
-            // as per Parcel java class constructor, here, "reply" MUST be a "ParcelRef"
-            // only for Parcel that contained Binder objects
-            if (reply->objectsCount() > 0) {
-                IPCThreadState::self()->createTransactionReference(static_cast<ParcelRef*>(reply));
-            }
-        } else {
-            // as per Parcel.java, if Parcel java object NOT owning native Parcel object, it will
-            // NOT destroy the native Parcel object upon GC(finalize()), so, there will be no race
-            // condtion in this case. Please refer to the java class methods: Parcel.finalize(),
-            // Parcel.destroy().
-        }
-    }
-
     if (kEnableBinderSample) {
         if (time_binder_calls) {
             conditionally_log_binder_call(start_millis, target, code);
@@ -1567,7 +1550,7 @@ static const JNINativeMethod gBinderProxyMethods[] = {
     {"pingBinder",          "()Z", (void*)android_os_BinderProxy_pingBinder},
     {"isBinderAlive",       "()Z", (void*)android_os_BinderProxy_isBinderAlive},
     {"getInterfaceDescriptor", "()Ljava/lang/String;", (void*)android_os_BinderProxy_getInterfaceDescriptor},
-    {"transactNative",      "(ILandroid/os/Parcel;Landroid/os/Parcel;ZI)Z", (void*)android_os_BinderProxy_transact},
+    {"transactNative",      "(ILandroid/os/Parcel;Landroid/os/Parcel;I)Z", (void*)android_os_BinderProxy_transact},
     {"linkToDeath",         "(Landroid/os/IBinder$DeathRecipient;I)V", (void*)android_os_BinderProxy_linkToDeath},
     {"unlinkToDeath",       "(Landroid/os/IBinder$DeathRecipient;I)Z", (void*)android_os_BinderProxy_unlinkToDeath},
     {"getNativeFinalizer",  "()J", (void*)android_os_BinderProxy_getNativeFinalizer},