diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
index 04699619bfc80..0e5b99dc54419 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
@@ -395,14 +395,6 @@ class WindowState extends WindowContainer<WindowState> implements WindowManagerP
     /** The last syncId associated with a BLAST prepareSync or 0 when no BLAST sync is active. */
     int mPrepareSyncSeqId = 0;
 
-    /**
-     * {@code true} when the client was still drawing for sync when the sync-set was finished or
-     * cancelled. This can happen if the window goes away during a sync. In this situation we need
-     * to make sure to still apply the postDrawTransaction when it finishes to prevent the client
-     * from getting stuck in a bad state.
-     */
-    boolean mClientWasDrawingForSync = false;
-
     /**
      * Special mode that is intended only for the rounded corner overlay: during rotation
      * transition, we un-rotate the window token such that the window appears as it did before the
@@ -6019,9 +6011,6 @@ class WindowState extends WindowContainer<WindowState> implements WindowManagerP
 
     @Override
     void finishSync(Transaction outMergedTransaction, boolean cancel) {
-        if (mSyncState == SYNC_STATE_WAITING_FOR_DRAW && mRedrawForSyncReported) {
-            mClientWasDrawingForSync = true;
-        }
         mPrepareSyncSeqId = 0;
         if (cancel) {
             // This is leaving sync so any buffers left in the sync have a chance of
@@ -6089,9 +6078,7 @@ class WindowState extends WindowContainer<WindowState> implements WindowManagerP
             layoutNeeded = onSyncFinishedDrawing();
         }
 
-        layoutNeeded |=
-                mWinAnimator.finishDrawingLocked(postDrawTransaction, mClientWasDrawingForSync);
-        mClientWasDrawingForSync = false;
+        layoutNeeded |= mWinAnimator.finishDrawingLocked(postDrawTransaction);
         // We always want to force a traversal after a finish draw for blast sync.
         return !skipLayout && (hasSyncHandlers || layoutNeeded);
     }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowStateAnimator.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowStateAnimator.java
index a0ba8fda906f8..f3642480da58a 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowStateAnimator.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowStateAnimator.java
@@ -151,17 +151,6 @@ class WindowStateAnimator {
 
     int mAttrType;
 
-    /**
-     * Handles surface changes synchronized to after the client has drawn the surface. This
-     * transaction is currently used to reparent the old surface children to the new surface once
-     * the client has completed drawing to the new surface.
-     * This transaction is also used to merge transactions parceled in by the client. The client
-     * uses the transaction to update the relative z of its children from the old parent surface
-     * to the new parent surface once window manager reparents its children.
-     */
-    private final SurfaceControl.Transaction mPostDrawTransaction =
-            new SurfaceControl.Transaction();
-
     WindowStateAnimator(final WindowState win) {
         final WindowManagerService service = win.mWmService;
 
@@ -217,8 +206,7 @@ class WindowStateAnimator {
         }
     }
 
-    boolean finishDrawingLocked(SurfaceControl.Transaction postDrawTransaction,
-            boolean forceApplyNow) {
+    boolean finishDrawingLocked(SurfaceControl.Transaction postDrawTransaction) {
         final boolean startingWindow =
                 mWin.mAttrs.type == WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_APPLICATION_STARTING;
         if (startingWindow) {
@@ -240,14 +228,7 @@ class WindowStateAnimator {
         }
 
         if (postDrawTransaction != null) {
-            // If there is no surface, the last draw was for the previous surface. We don't want to
-            // wait until the new surface is shown and instead just apply the transaction right
-            // away.
-            if (mLastHidden && mDrawState != NO_SURFACE && !forceApplyNow) {
-                mPostDrawTransaction.merge(postDrawTransaction);
-            } else {
-                mWin.getSyncTransaction().merge(postDrawTransaction);
-            }
+            mWin.getSyncTransaction().merge(postDrawTransaction);
             layoutNeeded = true;
         }
 
@@ -547,7 +528,6 @@ class WindowStateAnimator {
         if (!shown)
             return false;
 
-        t.merge(mPostDrawTransaction);
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -714,10 +694,6 @@ class WindowStateAnimator {
     }
 
     void destroySurface(SurfaceControl.Transaction t) {
-        // Since the SurfaceControl is getting torn down, it's safe to just clean up any
-        // pending transactions that were in mPostDrawTransaction, as well.
-        t.merge(mPostDrawTransaction);
-
         try {
             if (mSurfaceController != null) {
                 mSurfaceController.destroy(t);
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/WindowStateTests.java b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/WindowStateTests.java
index 0568f2acf366e..d83bfc2b89e50 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/WindowStateTests.java
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/WindowStateTests.java
@@ -544,7 +544,12 @@ public class WindowStateTests extends WindowTestsBase {
         win.applyWithNextDraw(t -> handledT[0] = t);
         assertTrue(win.useBLASTSync());
         final SurfaceControl.Transaction drawT = new StubTransaction();
+        final SurfaceControl.Transaction currT = win.getSyncTransaction();
+        clearInvocations(currT);
+        win.mWinAnimator.mLastHidden = true;
         assertTrue(win.finishDrawing(drawT, Integer.MAX_VALUE));
+        // The draw transaction should be merged to current transaction even if the state is hidden.
+        verify(currT).merge(eq(drawT));
         assertEquals(drawT, handledT[0]);
         assertFalse(win.useBLASTSync());