diff --git a/include/media/IMediaPlayer.h b/include/media/IMediaPlayer.h
index 3d77278..bba7ed7 100644
--- a/include/media/IMediaPlayer.h
+++ b/include/media/IMediaPlayer.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
     virtual void            disconnect() = 0;
 
-    virtual status_t        setVideoISurface(const sp<ISurface>& surface) = 0;
     virtual status_t        setVideoSurface(const sp<Surface>& surface) = 0;
     virtual status_t        prepareAsync() = 0;
     virtual status_t        start() = 0;
diff --git a/include/media/IOMX.h b/include/media/IOMX.h
index fa775e7..cb36bbb 100644
--- a/include/media/IOMX.h
+++ b/include/media/IOMX.h
@@ -120,30 +120,6 @@
             node_id node,
             const char *parameter_name,
             OMX_INDEXTYPE *index) = 0;
-
-    virtual sp<IOMXRenderer> createRenderer(
-            const sp<ISurface> &surface,
-            const char *componentName,
-            OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE colorFormat,
-            size_t encodedWidth, size_t encodedHeight,
-            size_t displayWidth, size_t displayHeight) = 0;
-
-    // Note: These methods are _not_ virtual, it exists as a wrapper around
-    // the virtual "createRenderer" method above facilitating extraction
-    // of the ISurface from a regular Surface or a java Surface object.
-    sp<IOMXRenderer> createRenderer(
-            const sp<Surface> &surface,
-            const char *componentName,
-            OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE colorFormat,
-            size_t encodedWidth, size_t encodedHeight,
-            size_t displayWidth, size_t displayHeight);
-
-    sp<IOMXRenderer> createRendererFromJavaSurface(
-            JNIEnv *env, jobject javaSurface,
-            const char *componentName,
-            OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE colorFormat,
-            size_t encodedWidth, size_t encodedHeight,
-            size_t displayWidth, size_t displayHeight);
 };
 
 struct omx_message {
@@ -190,13 +166,6 @@
     virtual void onMessage(const omx_message &msg) = 0;
 };
 
-class IOMXRenderer : public IInterface {
-public:
-    DECLARE_META_INTERFACE(OMXRenderer);
-
-    virtual void render(IOMX::buffer_id buffer) = 0;
-};
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 class BnOMX : public BnInterface<IOMX> {
@@ -213,13 +182,6 @@
             uint32_t flags = 0);
 };
 
-class BnOMXRenderer : public BnInterface<IOMXRenderer> {
-public:
-    virtual status_t onTransact(
-            uint32_t code, const Parcel &data, Parcel *reply,
-            uint32_t flags = 0);
-};
-
 }  // namespace android
 
 #endif  // ANDROID_IOMX_H_
diff --git a/include/media/MediaPlayerInterface.h b/include/media/MediaPlayerInterface.h
index 2d55a55..672931e 100644
--- a/include/media/MediaPlayerInterface.h
+++ b/include/media/MediaPlayerInterface.h
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@
             const KeyedVector<String8, String8> *headers = NULL) = 0;
 
     virtual status_t    setDataSource(int fd, int64_t offset, int64_t length) = 0;
-    virtual status_t    setVideoISurface(const sp<ISurface>& surface) = 0;
     virtual status_t    setVideoSurface(const sp<Surface>& surface) = 0;
     virtual status_t    prepare() = 0;
     virtual status_t    prepareAsync() = 0;
diff --git a/include/media/stagefright/HardwareAPI.h b/include/media/stagefright/HardwareAPI.h
index 4fd281b..17908b4 100644
--- a/include/media/stagefright/HardwareAPI.h
+++ b/include/media/stagefright/HardwareAPI.h
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 #define HARDWARE_API_H_
 
 #include <media/stagefright/OMXPluginBase.h>
-#include <media/stagefright/VideoRenderer.h>
-#include <surfaceflinger/ISurface.h>
 #include <ui/android_native_buffer.h>
 #include <utils/RefBase.h>
 
@@ -91,13 +89,6 @@
 
 }  // namespace android
 
-extern android::VideoRenderer *createRenderer(
-        const android::sp<android::ISurface> &surface,
-        const char *componentName,
-        OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE colorFormat,
-        size_t displayWidth, size_t displayHeight,
-        size_t decodedWidth, size_t decodedHeight);
-
 extern android::OMXPluginBase *createOMXPlugin();
 
 #endif  // HARDWARE_API_H_
diff --git a/include/media/stagefright/VideoRenderer.h b/include/media/stagefright/VideoRenderer.h
deleted file mode 100644
index f80b277..0000000
--- a/include/media/stagefright/VideoRenderer.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2009 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#ifndef VIDEO_RENDERER_H_
-
-#define VIDEO_RENDERER_H_
-
-#include <sys/types.h>
-
-namespace android {
-
-class VideoRenderer {
-public:
-    virtual ~VideoRenderer() {}
-
-    virtual void render(
-            const void *data, size_t size, void *platformPrivate) = 0;
-
-protected:
-    VideoRenderer() {}
-
-    VideoRenderer(const VideoRenderer &);
-    VideoRenderer &operator=(const VideoRenderer &);
-};
-
-}  // namespace android
-
-#endif  // VIDEO_RENDERER_H_
diff --git a/media/libmedia/IMediaPlayer.cpp b/media/libmedia/IMediaPlayer.cpp
index 1a46715..c287c0a 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/IMediaPlayer.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/IMediaPlayer.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 enum {
     DISCONNECT = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION,
     SET_VIDEO_SURFACE,
-    SET_VIDEO_ISURFACE,
     PREPARE_ASYNC,
     START,
     STOP,
@@ -65,15 +64,6 @@
         remote()->transact(DISCONNECT, data, &reply);
     }
 
-    status_t setVideoISurface(const sp<ISurface>& surface)
-    {
-        Parcel data, reply;
-        data.writeInterfaceToken(IMediaPlayer::getInterfaceDescriptor());
-        data.writeStrongBinder(surface->asBinder());
-        remote()->transact(SET_VIDEO_ISURFACE, data, &reply);
-        return reply.readInt32();
-    }
-
     status_t setVideoSurface(const sp<Surface>& surface)
     {
         Parcel data, reply;
@@ -245,12 +235,6 @@
             disconnect();
             return NO_ERROR;
         } break;
-        case SET_VIDEO_ISURFACE: {
-            CHECK_INTERFACE(IMediaPlayer, data, reply);
-            sp<ISurface> surface = interface_cast<ISurface>(data.readStrongBinder());
-            reply->writeInt32(setVideoISurface(surface));
-            return NO_ERROR;
-        } break;
         case SET_VIDEO_SURFACE: {
             CHECK_INTERFACE(IMediaPlayer, data, reply);
             sp<Surface> surface = Surface::readFromParcel(data);
diff --git a/media/libmedia/IOMX.cpp b/media/libmedia/IOMX.cpp
index f975217..9ce6738 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/IOMX.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/IOMX.cpp
@@ -31,48 +31,9 @@
     FILL_BUFFER,
     EMPTY_BUFFER,
     GET_EXTENSION_INDEX,
-    CREATE_RENDERER,
     OBSERVER_ON_MSG,
-    RENDERER_RENDER,
 };
 
-sp<IOMXRenderer> IOMX::createRenderer(
-        const sp<Surface> &surface,
-        const char *componentName,
-        OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE colorFormat,
-        size_t encodedWidth, size_t encodedHeight,
-        size_t displayWidth, size_t displayHeight) {
-    return createRenderer(
-            surface->getISurface(),
-            componentName, colorFormat, encodedWidth, encodedHeight,
-            displayWidth, displayHeight);
-}
-
-sp<IOMXRenderer> IOMX::createRendererFromJavaSurface(
-        JNIEnv *env, jobject javaSurface,
-        const char *componentName,
-        OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE colorFormat,
-        size_t encodedWidth, size_t encodedHeight,
-        size_t displayWidth, size_t displayHeight) {
-    jclass surfaceClass = env->FindClass("android/view/Surface");
-    if (surfaceClass == NULL) {
-        LOGE("Can't find android/view/Surface");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    jfieldID surfaceID = env->GetFieldID(surfaceClass, ANDROID_VIEW_SURFACE_JNI_ID, "I");
-    if (surfaceID == NULL) {
-        LOGE("Can't find Surface.mSurface");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    sp<Surface> surface = (Surface *)env->GetIntField(javaSurface, surfaceID);
-
-    return createRenderer(
-            surface, componentName, colorFormat, encodedWidth,
-            encodedHeight, displayWidth, displayHeight);
-}
-
 class BpOMX : public BpInterface<IOMX> {
 public:
     BpOMX(const sp<IBinder> &impl)
@@ -395,28 +356,6 @@
 
         return err;
     }
-
-    virtual sp<IOMXRenderer> createRenderer(
-            const sp<ISurface> &surface,
-            const char *componentName,
-            OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE colorFormat,
-            size_t encodedWidth, size_t encodedHeight,
-            size_t displayWidth, size_t displayHeight) {
-        Parcel data, reply;
-        data.writeInterfaceToken(IOMX::getInterfaceDescriptor());
-
-        data.writeStrongBinder(surface->asBinder());
-        data.writeCString(componentName);
-        data.writeInt32(colorFormat);
-        data.writeInt32(encodedWidth);
-        data.writeInt32(encodedHeight);
-        data.writeInt32(displayWidth);
-        data.writeInt32(displayHeight);
-
-        remote()->transact(CREATE_RENDERER, data, &reply);
-
-        return interface_cast<IOMXRenderer>(reply.readStrongBinder());
-    }
 };
 
 IMPLEMENT_META_INTERFACE(OMX, "android.hardware.IOMX");
@@ -767,33 +706,6 @@
             return OK;
         }
 
-        case CREATE_RENDERER:
-        {
-            CHECK_INTERFACE(IOMX, data, reply);
-
-            sp<ISurface> isurface =
-                interface_cast<ISurface>(data.readStrongBinder());
-
-            const char *componentName = data.readCString();
-
-            OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE colorFormat =
-                static_cast<OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE>(data.readInt32());
-
-            size_t encodedWidth = (size_t)data.readInt32();
-            size_t encodedHeight = (size_t)data.readInt32();
-            size_t displayWidth = (size_t)data.readInt32();
-            size_t displayHeight = (size_t)data.readInt32();
-
-            sp<IOMXRenderer> renderer =
-                createRenderer(isurface, componentName, colorFormat,
-                               encodedWidth, encodedHeight,
-                               displayWidth, displayHeight);
-
-            reply->writeStrongBinder(renderer->asBinder());
-
-            return OK;
-        }
-
         default:
             return BBinder::onTransact(code, data, reply, flags);
     }
@@ -839,44 +751,4 @@
     }
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-class BpOMXRenderer : public BpInterface<IOMXRenderer> {
-public:
-    BpOMXRenderer(const sp<IBinder> &impl)
-        : BpInterface<IOMXRenderer>(impl) {
-    }
-
-    virtual void render(IOMX::buffer_id buffer) {
-        Parcel data, reply;
-        data.writeInterfaceToken(IOMXRenderer::getInterfaceDescriptor());
-        data.writeIntPtr((intptr_t)buffer);
-
-        // NOTE: Do NOT make this a ONE_WAY call, it must be synchronous
-        // so that the caller knows when to recycle the buffer.
-        remote()->transact(RENDERER_RENDER, data, &reply);
-    }
-};
-
-IMPLEMENT_META_INTERFACE(OMXRenderer, "android.hardware.IOMXRenderer");
-
-status_t BnOMXRenderer::onTransact(
-    uint32_t code, const Parcel &data, Parcel *reply, uint32_t flags) {
-    switch (code) {
-        case RENDERER_RENDER:
-        {
-            CHECK_INTERFACE(IOMXRenderer, data, reply);
-
-            IOMX::buffer_id buffer = (void*)data.readIntPtr();
-
-            render(buffer);
-
-            return NO_ERROR;
-        }
-
-        default:
-            return BBinder::onTransact(code, data, reply, flags);
-    }
-}
-
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/media/libmedia/mediaplayer.cpp b/media/libmedia/mediaplayer.cpp
index 34e41a1..54b292c 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/mediaplayer.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/mediaplayer.cpp
@@ -198,13 +198,6 @@
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
     if (mPlayer == 0) return NO_INIT;
 
-    status_t err = mPlayer->setVideoISurface(
-            surface == NULL ? NULL : surface->getISurface());
-
-    if (err != OK) {
-        return err;
-    }
-
     return mPlayer->setVideoSurface(surface);
 }
 
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
index e84c2dc..00e510b 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
@@ -864,14 +864,6 @@
     return mStatus;
 }
 
-status_t MediaPlayerService::Client::setVideoISurface(const sp<ISurface>& surface)
-{
-    LOGV("[%d] setVideoISurface(%p)", mConnId, surface.get());
-    sp<MediaPlayerBase> p = getPlayer();
-    if (p == 0) return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
-    return p->setVideoISurface(surface);
-}
-
 status_t MediaPlayerService::Client::setVideoSurface(const sp<Surface>& surface)
 {
     LOGV("[%d] setVideoSurface(%p)", mConnId, surface.get());
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.h
index e197cde..184324c 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.h
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@
 
         // IMediaPlayer interface
         virtual void            disconnect();
-        virtual status_t        setVideoISurface(const sp<ISurface>& surface);
         virtual status_t        setVideoSurface(const sp<Surface>& surface);
         virtual status_t        prepareAsync();
         virtual status_t        start();
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MidiFile.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MidiFile.h
index 06e4b70..aa8f3f0 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MidiFile.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MidiFile.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
             const char* path, const KeyedVector<String8, String8> *headers);
 
     virtual status_t    setDataSource(int fd, int64_t offset, int64_t length);
-    virtual status_t    setVideoISurface(const sp<ISurface>& surface) { return UNKNOWN_ERROR; }
     virtual status_t    setVideoSurface(const sp<Surface>& surface) { return UNKNOWN_ERROR; }
     virtual status_t    prepare();
     virtual status_t    prepareAsync();
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightPlayer.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightPlayer.cpp
index e0957f6..58ef99b 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightPlayer.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightPlayer.cpp
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@
     return mPlayer->setDataSource(dup(fd), offset, length);
 }
 
-status_t StagefrightPlayer::setVideoISurface(const sp<ISurface> &surface) {
-    LOGV("setVideoISurface");
-
-    mPlayer->setISurface(surface);
-    return OK;
-}
-
 status_t StagefrightPlayer::setVideoSurface(const sp<Surface> &surface) {
     LOGV("setVideoSurface");
 
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightPlayer.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightPlayer.h
index 3899447..c4a2588 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightPlayer.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightPlayer.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
             const char *url, const KeyedVector<String8, String8> *headers);
 
     virtual status_t setDataSource(int fd, int64_t offset, int64_t length);
-    virtual status_t setVideoISurface(const sp<ISurface> &surface);
     virtual status_t setVideoSurface(const sp<Surface> &surface);
     virtual status_t prepare();
     virtual status_t prepareAsync();
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/TestPlayerStub.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/TestPlayerStub.h
index 5eaf592..6abd8e3 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/TestPlayerStub.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/TestPlayerStub.h
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@
 
 
     // All the methods below wrap the mPlayer instance.
-    virtual status_t setVideoISurface(const android::sp<android::ISurface>& s)  {
-        return mPlayer->setVideoISurface(s);
-    }
     virtual status_t setVideoSurface(const android::sp<android::Surface>& s)  {
         return mPlayer->setVideoSurface(s);
     }
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/AwesomePlayer.cpp b/media/libstagefright/AwesomePlayer.cpp
index 41f5f30..ff9f255 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/AwesomePlayer.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/AwesomePlayer.cpp
@@ -79,39 +79,16 @@
     AwesomeEvent &operator=(const AwesomeEvent &);
 };
 
-struct AwesomeRemoteRenderer : public AwesomeRenderer {
-    AwesomeRemoteRenderer(const sp<IOMXRenderer> &target)
-        : mTarget(target) {
-    }
-
-    virtual void render(MediaBuffer *buffer) {
-        void *id;
-        if (buffer->meta_data()->findPointer(kKeyBufferID, &id)) {
-            mTarget->render((IOMX::buffer_id)id);
-        }
-    }
-
-private:
-    sp<IOMXRenderer> mTarget;
-
-    AwesomeRemoteRenderer(const AwesomeRemoteRenderer &);
-    AwesomeRemoteRenderer &operator=(const AwesomeRemoteRenderer &);
-};
-
 struct AwesomeLocalRenderer : public AwesomeRenderer {
     AwesomeLocalRenderer(
-            bool previewOnly,
-            const char *componentName,
             OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE colorFormat,
-            const sp<ISurface> &isurface,
             const sp<Surface> &surface,
             size_t displayWidth, size_t displayHeight,
             size_t decodedWidth, size_t decodedHeight)
-        : mTarget(NULL),
-          mLibHandle(NULL) {
-            init(previewOnly, componentName,
-                 colorFormat, isurface, surface, displayWidth,
-                 displayHeight, decodedWidth, decodedHeight);
+        : mTarget(NULL) {
+            init(colorFormat, surface,
+                 displayWidth, displayHeight,
+                 decodedWidth, decodedHeight);
     }
 
     virtual void render(MediaBuffer *buffer) {
@@ -127,22 +104,13 @@
     virtual ~AwesomeLocalRenderer() {
         delete mTarget;
         mTarget = NULL;
-
-        if (mLibHandle) {
-            dlclose(mLibHandle);
-            mLibHandle = NULL;
-        }
     }
 
 private:
-    VideoRenderer *mTarget;
-    void *mLibHandle;
+    SoftwareRenderer *mTarget;
 
     void init(
-            bool previewOnly,
-            const char *componentName,
             OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE colorFormat,
-            const sp<ISurface> &isurface,
             const sp<Surface> &surface,
             size_t displayWidth, size_t displayHeight,
             size_t decodedWidth, size_t decodedHeight);
@@ -152,48 +120,13 @@
 };
 
 void AwesomeLocalRenderer::init(
-        bool previewOnly,
-        const char *componentName,
         OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE colorFormat,
-        const sp<ISurface> &isurface,
         const sp<Surface> &surface,
         size_t displayWidth, size_t displayHeight,
         size_t decodedWidth, size_t decodedHeight) {
-    if (!previewOnly) {
-        // We will stick to the vanilla software-color-converting renderer
-        // for "previewOnly" mode, to avoid unneccessarily switching overlays
-        // more often than necessary.
-
-        mLibHandle = dlopen("libstagefrighthw.so", RTLD_NOW);
-
-        if (mLibHandle) {
-            typedef VideoRenderer *(*CreateRendererFunc)(
-                    const sp<ISurface> &surface,
-                    const char *componentName,
-                    OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE colorFormat,
-                    size_t displayWidth, size_t displayHeight,
-                    size_t decodedWidth, size_t decodedHeight);
-
-            CreateRendererFunc func =
-                (CreateRendererFunc)dlsym(
-                        mLibHandle,
-                        "_Z14createRendererRKN7android2spINS_8ISurfaceEEEPKc20"
-                        "OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPEjjjj");
-
-            if (func) {
-                mTarget =
-                    (*func)(isurface, componentName, colorFormat,
-                        displayWidth, displayHeight,
-                        decodedWidth, decodedHeight);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (mTarget == NULL) {
-        mTarget = new SoftwareRenderer(
-                colorFormat, surface, displayWidth, displayHeight,
-                decodedWidth, decodedHeight);
-    }
+    mTarget = new SoftwareRenderer(
+            colorFormat, surface, displayWidth, displayHeight,
+            decodedWidth, decodedHeight);
 }
 
 struct AwesomeNativeWindowRenderer : public AwesomeRenderer {
@@ -867,54 +800,41 @@
 }
 
 void AwesomePlayer::initRenderer_l() {
-    if (mSurface != NULL || mISurface != NULL) {
-        sp<MetaData> meta = mVideoSource->getFormat();
+    if (mSurface == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
 
-        int32_t format;
-        const char *component;
-        int32_t decodedWidth, decodedHeight;
-        CHECK(meta->findInt32(kKeyColorFormat, &format));
-        CHECK(meta->findCString(kKeyDecoderComponent, &component));
-        CHECK(meta->findInt32(kKeyWidth, &decodedWidth));
-        CHECK(meta->findInt32(kKeyHeight, &decodedHeight));
+    sp<MetaData> meta = mVideoSource->getFormat();
 
-        mVideoRenderer.clear();
+    int32_t format;
+    const char *component;
+    int32_t decodedWidth, decodedHeight;
+    CHECK(meta->findInt32(kKeyColorFormat, &format));
+    CHECK(meta->findCString(kKeyDecoderComponent, &component));
+    CHECK(meta->findInt32(kKeyWidth, &decodedWidth));
+    CHECK(meta->findInt32(kKeyHeight, &decodedHeight));
 
-        // Must ensure that mVideoRenderer's destructor is actually executed
-        // before creating a new one.
-        IPCThreadState::self()->flushCommands();
+    mVideoRenderer.clear();
 
-        if (mSurface != NULL) {
-            if (USE_SURFACE_ALLOC && strncmp(component, "OMX.", 4) == 0) {
-                // Hardware decoders avoid the CPU color conversion by decoding
-                // directly to ANativeBuffers, so we must use a renderer that
-                // just pushes those buffers to the ANativeWindow.
-                mVideoRenderer = new AwesomeNativeWindowRenderer(mSurface);
-            } else {
-                // Other decoders are instantiated locally and as a consequence
-                // allocate their buffers in local address space.  This renderer
-                // then performs a color conversion and copy to get the data
-                // into the ANativeBuffer.
-                mVideoRenderer = new AwesomeLocalRenderer(
-                    false,  // previewOnly
-                    component,
-                    (OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE)format,
-                    mISurface,
-                    mSurface,
-                    mVideoWidth, mVideoHeight,
-                    decodedWidth, decodedHeight);
-            }
-        } else {
-            // Our OMX codecs allocate buffers on the media_server side
-            // therefore they require a remote IOMXRenderer that knows how
-            // to display them.
-            mVideoRenderer = new AwesomeRemoteRenderer(
-                mClient.interface()->createRenderer(
-                        mISurface, component,
-                        (OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE)format,
-                        decodedWidth, decodedHeight,
-                        mVideoWidth, mVideoHeight));
-        }
+    // Must ensure that mVideoRenderer's destructor is actually executed
+    // before creating a new one.
+    IPCThreadState::self()->flushCommands();
+
+    if (USE_SURFACE_ALLOC && strncmp(component, "OMX.", 4) == 0) {
+        // Hardware decoders avoid the CPU color conversion by decoding
+        // directly to ANativeBuffers, so we must use a renderer that
+        // just pushes those buffers to the ANativeWindow.
+        mVideoRenderer = new AwesomeNativeWindowRenderer(mSurface);
+    } else {
+        // Other decoders are instantiated locally and as a consequence
+        // allocate their buffers in local address space.  This renderer
+        // then performs a color conversion and copy to get the data
+        // into the ANativeBuffer.
+        mVideoRenderer = new AwesomeLocalRenderer(
+            (OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE)format,
+            mSurface,
+            mVideoWidth, mVideoHeight,
+            decodedWidth, decodedHeight);
     }
 }
 
@@ -958,12 +878,6 @@
     return (mFlags & PLAYING) || (mFlags & CACHE_UNDERRUN);
 }
 
-void AwesomePlayer::setISurface(const sp<ISurface> &isurface) {
-    Mutex::Autolock autoLock(mLock);
-
-    mISurface = isurface;
-}
-
 void AwesomePlayer::setSurface(const sp<Surface> &surface) {
     Mutex::Autolock autoLock(mLock);
 
@@ -1897,13 +1811,10 @@
 
     mFlags = state->mFlags & (AUTO_LOOPING | LOOPING | AT_EOS);
 
-    if (state->mLastVideoFrame && (mSurface != NULL || mISurface != NULL)) {
+    if (state->mLastVideoFrame && mSurface != NULL) {
         mVideoRenderer =
             new AwesomeLocalRenderer(
-                    true,  // previewOnly
-                    "",
                     (OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE)state->mColorFormat,
-                    mISurface,
                     mSurface,
                     state->mVideoWidth,
                     state->mVideoHeight,
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/include/AwesomePlayer.h b/media/libstagefright/include/AwesomePlayer.h
index 302a1ba..4e63b7a 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/include/AwesomePlayer.h
+++ b/media/libstagefright/include/AwesomePlayer.h
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
 
     bool isPlaying() const;
 
-    void setISurface(const sp<ISurface> &isurface);
     void setSurface(const sp<Surface> &surface);
     void setAudioSink(const sp<MediaPlayerBase::AudioSink> &audioSink);
     status_t setLooping(bool shouldLoop);
@@ -130,7 +129,6 @@
     bool mQueueStarted;
     wp<MediaPlayerBase> mListener;
 
-    sp<ISurface> mISurface;
     sp<Surface> mSurface;
     sp<MediaPlayerBase::AudioSink> mAudioSink;
 
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/include/OMX.h b/media/libstagefright/include/OMX.h
index 5a6c96f..5fed98a 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/include/OMX.h
+++ b/media/libstagefright/include/OMX.h
@@ -97,13 +97,6 @@
             const char *parameter_name,
             OMX_INDEXTYPE *index);
 
-    virtual sp<IOMXRenderer> createRenderer(
-            const sp<ISurface> &surface,
-            const char *componentName,
-            OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE colorFormat,
-            size_t encodedWidth, size_t encodedHeight,
-            size_t displayWidth, size_t displayHeight);
-
     virtual void binderDied(const wp<IBinder> &the_late_who);
 
     OMX_ERRORTYPE OnEvent(
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/include/SoftwareRenderer.h b/media/libstagefright/include/SoftwareRenderer.h
index 8d58056..198bfd6 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/include/SoftwareRenderer.h
+++ b/media/libstagefright/include/SoftwareRenderer.h
@@ -19,15 +19,13 @@
 #define SOFTWARE_RENDERER_H_
 
 #include <media/stagefright/ColorConverter.h>
-#include <media/stagefright/VideoRenderer.h>
 #include <utils/RefBase.h>
 
 namespace android {
 
 class Surface;
-class MemoryHeapBase;
 
-class SoftwareRenderer : public VideoRenderer {
+class SoftwareRenderer {
 public:
     SoftwareRenderer(
             OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE colorFormat,
@@ -35,9 +33,9 @@
             size_t displayWidth, size_t displayHeight,
             size_t decodedWidth, size_t decodedHeight);
 
-    virtual ~SoftwareRenderer();
+    ~SoftwareRenderer();
 
-    virtual void render(
+    void render(
             const void *data, size_t size, void *platformPrivate);
 
 private:
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/omx/OMX.cpp b/media/libstagefright/omx/OMX.cpp
index f9f638f..4e9920b 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/omx/OMX.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/omx/OMX.cpp
@@ -24,14 +24,11 @@
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 
 #include "../include/OMX.h"
-#include "OMXRenderer.h"
 
 #include "../include/OMXNodeInstance.h"
-#include "../include/SoftwareRenderer.h"
 
 #include <binder/IMemory.h>
 #include <media/stagefright/MediaDebug.h>
-#include <media/stagefright/VideoRenderer.h>
 #include <utils/threads.h>
 
 #include "OMXMaster.h"
@@ -442,110 +439,4 @@
     mNodeIDToInstance.removeItem(node);
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-struct SharedVideoRenderer : public VideoRenderer {
-    SharedVideoRenderer(void *libHandle, VideoRenderer *obj)
-        : mLibHandle(libHandle),
-          mObj(obj) {
-    }
-
-    virtual ~SharedVideoRenderer() {
-        delete mObj;
-        mObj = NULL;
-
-        dlclose(mLibHandle);
-        mLibHandle = NULL;
-    }
-
-    virtual void render(
-            const void *data, size_t size, void *platformPrivate) {
-        return mObj->render(data, size, platformPrivate);
-    }
-
-private:
-    void *mLibHandle;
-    VideoRenderer *mObj;
-
-    SharedVideoRenderer(const SharedVideoRenderer &);
-    SharedVideoRenderer &operator=(const SharedVideoRenderer &);
-};
-
-sp<IOMXRenderer> OMX::createRenderer(
-        const sp<ISurface> &surface,
-        const char *componentName,
-        OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE colorFormat,
-        size_t encodedWidth, size_t encodedHeight,
-        size_t displayWidth, size_t displayHeight) {
-    Mutex::Autolock autoLock(mLock);
-
-    VideoRenderer *impl = NULL;
-
-    void *libHandle = dlopen("libstagefrighthw.so", RTLD_NOW);
-
-    if (libHandle) {
-        typedef VideoRenderer *(*CreateRendererFunc)(
-                const sp<ISurface> &surface,
-                const char *componentName,
-                OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE colorFormat,
-                size_t displayWidth, size_t displayHeight,
-                size_t decodedWidth, size_t decodedHeight);
-
-        CreateRendererFunc func =
-            (CreateRendererFunc)dlsym(
-                    libHandle,
-                    "_Z14createRendererRKN7android2spINS_8ISurfaceEEEPKc20"
-                    "OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPEjjjj");
-
-        if (func) {
-            impl = (*func)(surface, componentName, colorFormat,
-                    displayWidth, displayHeight, encodedWidth, encodedHeight);
-
-            if (impl) {
-                impl = new SharedVideoRenderer(libHandle, impl);
-                libHandle = NULL;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (libHandle) {
-            dlclose(libHandle);
-            libHandle = NULL;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (!impl) {
-#if 0
-        LOGW("Using software renderer.");
-        impl = new SoftwareRenderer(
-                colorFormat,
-                surface,
-                displayWidth, displayHeight,
-                encodedWidth, encodedHeight);
-#else
-        CHECK(!"Should not be here.");
-        return NULL;
-#endif
-    }
-
-    return new OMXRenderer(impl);
-}
-
-OMXRenderer::OMXRenderer(VideoRenderer *impl)
-    : mImpl(impl) {
-}
-
-OMXRenderer::~OMXRenderer() {
-    delete mImpl;
-    mImpl = NULL;
-}
-
-void OMXRenderer::render(IOMX::buffer_id buffer) {
-    OMX_BUFFERHEADERTYPE *header = (OMX_BUFFERHEADERTYPE *)buffer;
-
-    mImpl->render(
-            header->pBuffer + header->nOffset,
-            header->nFilledLen,
-            header->pPlatformPrivate);
-}
-
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/omx/OMXRenderer.h b/media/libstagefright/omx/OMXRenderer.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d194ce..0000000
--- a/media/libstagefright/omx/OMXRenderer.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2009 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#ifndef OMX_RENDERER_H_
-
-#define OMX_RENDERER_H_
-
-#include <media/IOMX.h>
-
-namespace android {
-
-class VideoRenderer;
-
-class OMXRenderer : public BnOMXRenderer {
-public:
-    // Assumes ownership of "impl".
-    OMXRenderer(VideoRenderer *impl);
-    virtual ~OMXRenderer();
-
-    virtual void render(IOMX::buffer_id buffer);
-
-private:
-    VideoRenderer *mImpl;
-
-    OMXRenderer(const OMXRenderer &);
-    OMXRenderer &operator=(const OMXRenderer &);
-};
-
-}  // namespace android
-
-#endif  // OMX_RENDERER_H_