diff --git a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
index 9688c677b9001..3ffe0c660f9a8 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
@@ -1390,14 +1390,6 @@ public class SurfaceView extends View implements ViewRootImpl.SurfaceChangedCall
             viewRoot.mergeWithNextTransaction(mRtTransaction, frameNumber);
             return;
         }
-
-        // Otherwise if the if the ViewRoot is not null, use deferred transaction instead.
-        if (frameNumber > 0 && viewRoot != null && viewRoot.mSurface.isValid()
-                && mSurfaceControl != null) {
-            mRtTransaction.deferTransactionUntil(mSurfaceControl,
-                    viewRoot.getSurfaceControl(), frameNumber);
-        }
-        mRtTransaction.apply();
     }
 
     private Rect mRTLastReportedPosition = new Rect();
@@ -1470,12 +1462,6 @@ public class SurfaceView extends View implements ViewRootImpl.SurfaceChangedCall
              */
             synchronized (mSurfaceControlLock) {
                 final ViewRootImpl viewRoot = getViewRootImpl();
-                boolean deferTransaction = frameNumber > 0 && viewRoot != null
-                        && viewRoot.mSurface.isValid() && !useBLASTSync(viewRoot);
-                if (deferTransaction) {
-                    mRtTransaction.deferTransactionUntil(mSurfaceControl,
-                            viewRoot.getSurfaceControl(), frameNumber);
-                }
 
                 mRtTransaction.hide(mSurfaceControl);
                 if (mRtReleaseSurfaces) {