diff --git a/libexternal/Android.mk b/libexternal/Android.mk
index 3df6984..f723113 100644
--- a/libexternal/Android.mk
+++ b/libexternal/Android.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 LOCAL_MODULE_PATH             := $(TARGET_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES)
 LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS             := optional
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES              := $(common_includes) $(kernel_includes)
-LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES        := $(common_libs) liboverlay libqdutils
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES        := $(common_libs) liboverlay
 LOCAL_CFLAGS                  := $(common_flags) -DLOG_TAG=\"qdexternal\"
 LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES := $(common_deps)
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES               := external.cpp
diff --git a/libexternal/external.cpp b/libexternal/external.cpp
index 89d63e9..b247dfb 100644
--- a/libexternal/external.cpp
+++ b/libexternal/external.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include "external.h"
 #include "overlayUtils.h"
 #include "overlay.h"
-#include "mdp_version.h"
 
 using namespace android;
 
@@ -66,11 +65,6 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-void ExternalDisplay::getAttributes(int& width, int& height) {
-    int fps = 0;
-    getAttrForMode(width, height, fps);
-}
-
 int ExternalDisplay::teardown() {
     closeFrameBuffer();
     resetInfo();
@@ -570,38 +564,15 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-
 void ExternalDisplay::setAttributes() {
     int width = 0, height = 0, fps = 0;
     getAttrForMode(width, height, fps);
+
     ALOGD("ExtDisplay setting xres = %d, yres = %d", width, height);
-    if(mHwcContext) {
-        // Always set dpyAttr res to mVInfo res
-        mHwcContext->dpyAttr[HWC_DISPLAY_EXTERNAL].xres = width;
-        mHwcContext->dpyAttr[HWC_DISPLAY_EXTERNAL].yres = height;
-        mHwcContext->dpyAttr[HWC_DISPLAY_EXTERNAL].mDownScaleMode = false;
-        if(!qdutils::MDPVersion::getInstance().is8x26()) {
-            int priW = mHwcContext->dpyAttr[HWC_DISPLAY_PRIMARY].xres;
-            int priH = mHwcContext->dpyAttr[HWC_DISPLAY_PRIMARY].yres;
-            // if primary resolution is more than the hdmi resolution
-            // configure dpy attr to primary resolution and set
-            // downscale mode
-            if((priW * priH) > (width * height)) {
-                mHwcContext->dpyAttr[HWC_DISPLAY_EXTERNAL].xres = priW;
-                mHwcContext->dpyAttr[HWC_DISPLAY_EXTERNAL].yres = priH;
-                // HDMI is always in landscape, so always assign the higher
-                // dimension to hdmi's xres
-                if(priH > priW) {
-                    mHwcContext->dpyAttr[HWC_DISPLAY_EXTERNAL].xres = priH;
-                    mHwcContext->dpyAttr[HWC_DISPLAY_EXTERNAL].yres = priW;
-                }
-                // Set External Display MDP Downscale mode indicator
-                mHwcContext->dpyAttr[HWC_DISPLAY_EXTERNAL].mDownScaleMode =true;
-            }
-        }
-        mHwcContext->dpyAttr[HWC_DISPLAY_EXTERNAL].vsync_period =
-                1000000000l / fps;
-    }
+    mHwcContext->dpyAttr[HWC_DISPLAY_EXTERNAL].xres = width;
+    mHwcContext->dpyAttr[HWC_DISPLAY_EXTERNAL].yres = height;
+    mHwcContext->dpyAttr[HWC_DISPLAY_EXTERNAL].vsync_period =
+        1000000000l / fps;
 }
 
 void ExternalDisplay::getAttrForMode(int& width, int& height, int& fps) {
diff --git a/libexternal/external.h b/libexternal/external.h
index 1a3602d..2fbb027 100644
--- a/libexternal/external.h
+++ b/libexternal/external.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
     void setActionSafeDimension(int w, int h);
     bool isCEUnderscanSupported() { return mUnderscanSupported; }
     int configure();
-    void getAttributes(int& width, int& height);
     int teardown();
     bool isConnected() {
         return  mHwcContext->dpyAttr[HWC_DISPLAY_EXTERNAL].connected;