diff --git a/drm/libmediadrm/DrmHal.cpp b/drm/libmediadrm/DrmHal.cpp
index 3bbc34b..07cec01 100644
--- a/drm/libmediadrm/DrmHal.cpp
+++ b/drm/libmediadrm/DrmHal.cpp
@@ -510,62 +510,24 @@
     return OK;
 }
 
-status_t DrmHal::openSession(DrmPlugin::SecurityLevel level,
-        Vector<uint8_t> &sessionId) {
+status_t DrmHal::openSession(Vector<uint8_t> &sessionId) {
     Mutex::Autolock autoLock(mLock);
     INIT_CHECK();
 
-    SecurityLevel hSecurityLevel;
-    bool setSecurityLevel = true;
-
-    switch(level) {
-    case DrmPlugin::kSecurityLevelSwSecureCrypto:
-        hSecurityLevel = SecurityLevel::SW_SECURE_CRYPTO;
-        break;
-    case DrmPlugin::kSecurityLevelSwSecureDecode:
-        hSecurityLevel = SecurityLevel::SW_SECURE_DECODE;
-        break;
-    case DrmPlugin::kSecurityLevelHwSecureCrypto:
-        hSecurityLevel = SecurityLevel::HW_SECURE_CRYPTO;
-        break;
-    case DrmPlugin::kSecurityLevelHwSecureDecode:
-        hSecurityLevel = SecurityLevel::HW_SECURE_DECODE;
-        break;
-    case DrmPlugin::kSecurityLevelHwSecureAll:
-        hSecurityLevel = SecurityLevel::HW_SECURE_ALL;
-        break;
-    case DrmPlugin::kSecurityLevelMax:
-        setSecurityLevel = false;
-        break;
-    default:
-        return ERROR_DRM_CANNOT_HANDLE;
-    }
-
     status_t  err = UNKNOWN_ERROR;
+
     bool retry = true;
     do {
         hidl_vec<uint8_t> hSessionId;
 
-        Return<void> hResult;
-        if (mPluginV1_1 == NULL || !setSecurityLevel) {
-            hResult = mPlugin->openSession(
-                    [&](Status status,const hidl_vec<uint8_t>& id) {
-                        if (status == Status::OK) {
-                            sessionId = toVector(id);
-                        }
-                        err = toStatusT(status);
+        Return<void> hResult = mPlugin->openSession(
+                [&](Status status, const hidl_vec<uint8_t>& id) {
+                    if (status == Status::OK) {
+                        sessionId = toVector(id);
                     }
-                );
-        } else {
-            hResult = mPluginV1_1->openSession_1_1(hSecurityLevel,
-                    [&](Status status, const hidl_vec<uint8_t>& id) {
-                        if (status == Status::OK) {
-                            sessionId = toVector(id);
-                        }
-                        err = toStatusT(status);
-                    }
-                );
-        }
+                    err = toStatusT(status);
+                }
+            );
 
         if (!hResult.isOk()) {
             err = DEAD_OBJECT;
@@ -1017,6 +979,42 @@
     return hResult.isOk() ? err : DEAD_OBJECT;
 }
 
+status_t DrmHal::setSecurityLevel(Vector<uint8_t> const &sessionId,
+        const DrmPlugin::SecurityLevel& level) {
+    Mutex::Autolock autoLock(mLock);
+    INIT_CHECK();
+
+    if (mPluginV1_1 == NULL) {
+        return ERROR_DRM_CANNOT_HANDLE;
+    }
+
+    SecurityLevel hSecurityLevel;
+
+    switch(level) {
+    case DrmPlugin::kSecurityLevelSwSecureCrypto:
+        hSecurityLevel = SecurityLevel::SW_SECURE_CRYPTO;
+        break;
+    case DrmPlugin::kSecurityLevelSwSecureDecode:
+        hSecurityLevel = SecurityLevel::SW_SECURE_DECODE;
+        break;
+    case DrmPlugin::kSecurityLevelHwSecureCrypto:
+        hSecurityLevel = SecurityLevel::HW_SECURE_CRYPTO;
+        break;
+    case DrmPlugin::kSecurityLevelHwSecureDecode:
+        hSecurityLevel = SecurityLevel::HW_SECURE_DECODE;
+        break;
+    case DrmPlugin::kSecurityLevelHwSecureAll:
+        hSecurityLevel = SecurityLevel::HW_SECURE_ALL;
+        break;
+    default:
+        return ERROR_DRM_CANNOT_HANDLE;
+    }
+
+    Status status = mPluginV1_1->setSecurityLevel(toHidlVec(sessionId),
+            hSecurityLevel);
+    return toStatusT(status);
+}
+
 status_t DrmHal::getPropertyString(String8 const &name, String8 &value ) const {
     Mutex::Autolock autoLock(mLock);
     return getPropertyStringInternal(name, value);