diff --git a/core/java/android/view/Choreographer.java b/core/java/android/view/Choreographer.java
index a865307b12bb5..d3db74d1ea249 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/Choreographer.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/Choreographer.java
@@ -232,6 +232,19 @@ public final class Choreographer {
         return sThreadInstance.get();
     }
 
+    /** Destroys the calling thread's choreographer
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static void releaseInstance() {
+        Choreographer old = sThreadInstance.get();
+        sThreadInstance.remove();
+        old.dispose();
+    }
+
+    private void dispose() {
+        mDisplayEventReceiver.dispose();
+    }
+
     /**
      * The amount of time, in milliseconds, between each frame of the animation.
      * <p>
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/policy/BackdropFrameRenderer.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/policy/BackdropFrameRenderer.java
index 28281b3ce7400..488f769cdf318 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/policy/BackdropFrameRenderer.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/policy/BackdropFrameRenderer.java
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ public class BackdropFrameRenderer extends Thread implements Choreographer.Frame
         synchronized (this) {
             // Make sure no more messages are being sent.
             mChoreographer = null;
+            Choreographer.releaseInstance();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/core/jni/android_view_DisplayEventReceiver.cpp b/core/jni/android_view_DisplayEventReceiver.cpp
index f9936aedaa5a0..a0d5904157eba 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_view_DisplayEventReceiver.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_view_DisplayEventReceiver.cpp
@@ -81,14 +81,12 @@ NativeDisplayEventReceiver::NativeDisplayEventReceiver(JNIEnv* env,
 NativeDisplayEventReceiver::~NativeDisplayEventReceiver() {
     JNIEnv* env = AndroidRuntime::getJNIEnv();
     env->DeleteGlobalRef(mReceiverWeakGlobal);
+    ALOGV("receiver %p ~ dtor display event receiver.", this);
 }
 
 void NativeDisplayEventReceiver::dispose() {
     ALOGV("receiver %p ~ Disposing display event receiver.", this);
-
-    if (!mReceiver.initCheck()) {
-        mMessageQueue->getLooper()->removeFd(mReceiver.getFd());
-    }
+    DisplayEventDispatcher::dispose();
 }
 
 void NativeDisplayEventReceiver::dispatchVsync(nsecs_t timestamp, int32_t id, uint32_t count) {
@@ -143,7 +141,7 @@ static jlong nativeInit(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz, jobject receiverWeak,
 }
 
 static void nativeDispose(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz, jlong receiverPtr) {
-    sp<NativeDisplayEventReceiver> receiver =
+    NativeDisplayEventReceiver* receiver =
             reinterpret_cast<NativeDisplayEventReceiver*>(receiverPtr);
     receiver->dispose();
     receiver->decStrong(gDisplayEventReceiverClassInfo.clazz); // drop reference held by the object