diff --git a/core/jni/android_view_GLES20Canvas.cpp b/core/jni/android_view_GLES20Canvas.cpp
index b74bf0f..b38f5f2 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_view_GLES20Canvas.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_view_GLES20Canvas.cpp
@@ -394,10 +394,7 @@
     SkPaint* paint = reinterpret_cast<SkPaint*>(paintPtr);
     renderer->drawBitmapData(bitmap, left, top, paint);
 
-    // If the renderer is a deferred renderer it will own the bitmap
-    if (!renderer->isRecording()) {
-        delete bitmap;
-    }
+    // Note - bitmap isn't deleted as DisplayListRenderer owns it now
 }
 
 static void android_view_GLES20Canvas_drawBitmapMesh(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz,
diff --git a/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.h b/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.h
index 8ca9af1..2b2d402 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.h
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@
 
     DisplayListData* finishRecording();
 
-    virtual bool isRecording() const { return true; }
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Frame state operations
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp b/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
index ede89d7..ce48ad3 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
@@ -1515,17 +1515,15 @@
         return true;
     }
 
-    if (!isRecording()) {
-        // not quick rejected, so enable the scissor if clipRequired
-        mCaches.setScissorEnabled(mScissorOptimizationDisabled || clipRequired);
-        mSkipOutlineClip = !roundRectClipRequired;
-    }
+    // not quick rejected, so enable the scissor if clipRequired
+    mCaches.setScissorEnabled(mScissorOptimizationDisabled || clipRequired);
+    mSkipOutlineClip = !roundRectClipRequired;
     return false;
 }
 
 void OpenGLRenderer::debugClip() {
 #if DEBUG_CLIP_REGIONS
-    if (!isRecording() && !currentSnapshot()->clipRegion->isEmpty()) {
+    if (!currentSnapshot()->clipRegion->isEmpty()) {
         SkPaint paint;
         paint.setColor(0x7f00ff00);
         drawRegionRects(*(currentSnapshot()->clipRegion, paint);
diff --git a/libs/hwui/Renderer.h b/libs/hwui/Renderer.h
index 2ec99c9..ccd3ba5 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Renderer.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/Renderer.h
@@ -56,14 +56,6 @@
     virtual ~Renderer() {}
 
     /**
-     * Indicates whether this renderer is recording drawing commands for later playback.
-     * If this method returns true, the drawing commands are deferred.
-     */
-    virtual bool isRecording() const {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Safely retrieves the mode from the specified xfermode. If the specified
      * xfermode is null, the mode is assumed to be SkXfermode::kSrcOver_Mode.
      */