diff --git a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControl.java b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControl.java
index 83669fa96a9b5..3ff7a65b6c6a9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControl.java
@@ -1085,8 +1085,8 @@ public final class SurfaceControl implements Parcelable {
                 throw new IllegalStateException(
                         "Only buffer layers can set a valid buffer size.");
             }
-            boolean isBqLayer = isBufferQueueLayer();
-            if (isBqLayer) {
+
+            if ((mFlags & FX_SURFACE_MASK) == FX_SURFACE_NORMAL) {
                 setBLASTLayer();
             }
 
@@ -1310,10 +1310,6 @@ public final class SurfaceControl implements Parcelable {
             return  (mFlags & FX_SURFACE_EFFECT) == FX_SURFACE_EFFECT;
         }
 
-        private boolean isBufferQueueLayer() {
-            return (mFlags & FX_SURFACE_NORMAL) == FX_SURFACE_NORMAL;
-        }
-
         /**
          * @hide
          */