diff --git a/platform/platformdrmgeneric.cpp b/platform/platformdrmgeneric.cpp
index deac477..ed3a68c 100644
--- a/platform/platformdrmgeneric.cpp
+++ b/platform/platformdrmgeneric.cpp
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-DrmGenericImporter::DrmGenericImporter(DrmDevice *drm)
-    : drm_(drm), exclude_non_hwfb_(false) {
+DrmGenericImporter::DrmGenericImporter(DrmDevice *drm) : drm_(drm) {
 }
 
 DrmGenericImporter::~DrmGenericImporter() {
@@ -63,11 +62,6 @@
   ALOGI("Using %s gralloc module: %s\n", gralloc_->common.name,
         gralloc_->common.author);
 
-  char exclude_non_hwfb_prop[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
-  property_get("vendor.hwc.drm.exclude_non_hwfb_imports", exclude_non_hwfb_prop,
-               "0");
-  exclude_non_hwfb_ = static_cast<bool>(strncmp(exclude_non_hwfb_prop, "0", 1));
-
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -348,9 +342,6 @@
   if (bo.prime_fds[0] == 0)
     return false;
 
-  if (exclude_non_hwfb_ && !(bo.usage & GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_FB))
-    return false;
-
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/platform/platformdrmgeneric.h b/platform/platformdrmgeneric.h
index bb78c28..1bdaa09 100644
--- a/platform/platformdrmgeneric.h
+++ b/platform/platformdrmgeneric.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 
  private:
   const gralloc_module_t *gralloc_;
-  bool exclude_non_hwfb_;
 
   int CloseHandle(uint32_t gem_handle);
   std::map<uint32_t, int> gem_refcount_;