diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/gl/GLES20RenderEngine.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/gl/GLES20RenderEngine.cpp
index 5c929a3..bf3b183 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/gl/GLES20RenderEngine.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/gl/GLES20RenderEngine.cpp
@@ -601,10 +601,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-void GLES20RenderEngine::readPixels(size_t l, size_t b, size_t w, size_t h, uint32_t* pixels) {
-    glReadPixels(l, b, w, h, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, pixels);
-}
-
 status_t GLES20RenderEngine::bindFrameBuffer(Framebuffer* framebuffer) {
     GLFramebuffer* glFramebuffer = static_cast<GLFramebuffer*>(framebuffer);
     EGLImageKHR eglImage = glFramebuffer->getEGLImage();
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/gl/GLES20RenderEngine.h b/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/gl/GLES20RenderEngine.h
index e5086c4..3078d3d 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/gl/GLES20RenderEngine.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/gl/GLES20RenderEngine.h
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
     void genTextures(size_t count, uint32_t* names) override;
     void deleteTextures(size_t count, uint32_t const* names) override;
     void bindExternalTextureImage(uint32_t texName, const Image& image) override;
-    void readPixels(size_t l, size_t b, size_t w, size_t h, uint32_t* pixels) override;
     status_t bindFrameBuffer(Framebuffer* framebuffer) override;
     void unbindFrameBuffer(Framebuffer* framebuffer) override;
     void checkErrors() const override;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/include/renderengine/RenderEngine.h b/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/include/renderengine/RenderEngine.h
index feceba8..05668f8 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/include/renderengine/RenderEngine.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/include/renderengine/RenderEngine.h
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@
     virtual void genTextures(size_t count, uint32_t* names) = 0;
     virtual void deleteTextures(size_t count, uint32_t const* names) = 0;
     virtual void bindExternalTextureImage(uint32_t texName, const Image& image) = 0;
-    virtual void readPixels(size_t l, size_t b, size_t w, size_t h, uint32_t* pixels) = 0;
     // When binding a native buffer, it must be done before setViewportAndProjection
     // Returns NO_ERROR when binds successfully, NO_MEMORY when there's no memory for allocation.
     virtual status_t bindFrameBuffer(Framebuffer* framebuffer) = 0;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 506099f..ad8a4dc 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -103,12 +103,6 @@
 
 #define DISPLAY_COUNT       1
 
-/*
- * DEBUG_SCREENSHOTS: set to true to check that screenshots are not all
- * black pixels.
- */
-#define DEBUG_SCREENSHOTS   false
-
 namespace android {
 
 using namespace android::hardware::configstore;
@@ -5504,51 +5498,15 @@
     // dependent on the context's EGLConfig.
     renderScreenImplLocked(renderArea, traverseLayers, useIdentityTransform);
 
-    if (DEBUG_SCREENSHOTS) {
+    base::unique_fd syncFd = getRenderEngine().flush();
+    if (syncFd < 0) {
         getRenderEngine().finish();
-        *outSyncFd = -1;
-
-        const auto reqWidth = renderArea.getReqWidth();
-        const auto reqHeight = renderArea.getReqHeight();
-
-        uint32_t* pixels = new uint32_t[reqWidth*reqHeight];
-        getRenderEngine().readPixels(0, 0, reqWidth, reqHeight, pixels);
-        checkScreenshot(reqWidth, reqHeight, reqWidth, pixels, traverseLayers);
-        delete [] pixels;
-    } else {
-        base::unique_fd syncFd = getRenderEngine().flush();
-        if (syncFd < 0) {
-            getRenderEngine().finish();
-        }
-        *outSyncFd = syncFd.release();
     }
+    *outSyncFd = syncFd.release();
 
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
-void SurfaceFlinger::checkScreenshot(size_t w, size_t s, size_t h, void const* vaddr,
-                                     TraverseLayersFunction traverseLayers) {
-    if (DEBUG_SCREENSHOTS) {
-        for (size_t y = 0; y < h; y++) {
-            uint32_t const* p = (uint32_t const*)vaddr + y * s;
-            for (size_t x = 0; x < w; x++) {
-                if (p[x] != 0xFF000000) return;
-            }
-        }
-        ALOGE("*** we just took a black screenshot ***");
-
-        size_t i = 0;
-        traverseLayers([&](Layer* layer) {
-            const Layer::State& state(layer->getDrawingState());
-            ALOGE("%c index=%zu, name=%s, layerStack=%d, z=%d, visible=%d, flags=%x, alpha=%.3f",
-                  layer->isVisible() ? '+' : '-', i, layer->getName().string(),
-                  layer->getLayerStack(), state.z, layer->isVisible(), state.flags,
-                  static_cast<float>(state.color.a));
-            i++;
-        });
-    }
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void SurfaceFlinger::State::traverseInZOrder(const LayerVector::Visitor& visitor) const {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index 00ee2c4..bfadf6e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -756,8 +756,6 @@
     void dumpAllLocked(const Vector<String16>& args, size_t& index, String8& result) const;
     bool startDdmConnection();
     void appendSfConfigString(String8& result) const;
-    void checkScreenshot(size_t w, size_t s, size_t h, void const* vaddr,
-                         TraverseLayersFunction traverseLayers);
 
     void logFrameStats();
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/mock/RenderEngine/MockRenderEngine.h b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/mock/RenderEngine/MockRenderEngine.h
index 649e949..c29452c 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/mock/RenderEngine/MockRenderEngine.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/mock/RenderEngine/MockRenderEngine.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
     MOCK_METHOD2(genTextures, void(size_t, uint32_t*));
     MOCK_METHOD2(deleteTextures, void(size_t, uint32_t const*));
     MOCK_METHOD2(bindExternalTextureImage, void(uint32_t, const renderengine::Image&));
-    MOCK_METHOD5(readPixels, void(size_t, size_t, size_t, size_t, uint32_t*));
     MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(checkErrors, void());
     MOCK_METHOD4(setViewportAndProjection,
                  void(size_t, size_t, Rect, ui::Transform::orientation_flags));