diff --git a/core/java/android/view/GLES20Canvas.java b/core/java/android/view/GLES20Canvas.java
index ceea9f8f02341..076f1e29fd32d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/GLES20Canvas.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/GLES20Canvas.java
@@ -799,28 +799,6 @@ class GLES20Canvas extends HardwareCanvas {
         // TODO: Implement rendering
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void drawPicture(Picture picture, Rect dst) {
-        save();
-        translate(dst.left, dst.top);
-        if (picture.getWidth() > 0 && picture.getHeight() > 0) {
-            scale(dst.width() / picture.getWidth(), dst.height() / picture.getHeight());
-        }
-        drawPicture(picture);
-        restore();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void drawPicture(Picture picture, RectF dst) {
-        save();
-        translate(dst.left, dst.top);
-        if (picture.getWidth() > 0 && picture.getHeight() > 0) {
-            scale(dst.width() / picture.getWidth(), dst.height() / picture.getHeight());
-        }
-        drawPicture(picture);
-        restore();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void drawPoint(float x, float y, Paint paint) {
         float[] point = getPointStorage();
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java
index f18694b07e593..0927ffd548cf1 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ public class Canvas {
      */
     public void setBitmap(@Nullable Bitmap bitmap) {
         if (isHardwareAccelerated()) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Can't set a bitmap device on a GL canvas");
+            throw new RuntimeException("Can't set a bitmap device on a HW accelerated canvas");
         }
 
         if (bitmap == null) {
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Picture.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Picture.java
index 5aa7c6a8df52e..d28c3d574d05a 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Picture.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Picture.java
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ public class Picture {
      * @param canvas  The picture is drawn to this canvas
      */
     public void draw(Canvas canvas) {
+        if (canvas.isHardwareAccelerated()) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                    "Picture playback is only supported on software canvas.");
+        }
+
         if (mRecordingCanvas != null) {
             endRecording();
         }