diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index 98b6c27..f344486 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -3196,41 +3196,19 @@
         return 0;
     }
 
-    audio_config_t halconfig = *config;
-    sp<DeviceHalInterface> inHwHal = inHwDev->hwDevice();
-    sp<StreamInHalInterface> inStream;
-    status_t status = inHwHal->openInputStream(
-            *input, devices, &halconfig, flags, address, source,
-            outputDevice, outputDeviceAddress, &inStream);
-    ALOGV("openInput_l() openInputStream returned input %p, devices %#x, SamplingRate %d"
-           ", Format %#x, Channels %#x, flags %#x, status %d addr %s",
-            inStream.get(),
+    AudioStreamIn *inputStream = nullptr;
+    status_t status = inHwDev->openInputStream(
+            &inputStream,
+            *input,
             devices,
-            halconfig.sample_rate,
-            halconfig.format,
-            halconfig.channel_mask,
             flags,
-            status, address);
+            config,
+            address,
+            source,
+            outputDevice,
+            outputDeviceAddress.c_str());
 
-    // If the input could not be opened with the requested parameters and we can handle the
-    // conversion internally, try to open again with the proposed parameters.
-    if (status == BAD_VALUE &&
-        audio_is_linear_pcm(config->format) &&
-        audio_is_linear_pcm(halconfig.format) &&
-        (halconfig.sample_rate <= AUDIO_RESAMPLER_DOWN_RATIO_MAX * config->sample_rate) &&
-        (audio_channel_count_from_in_mask(halconfig.channel_mask) <= FCC_LIMIT) &&
-        (audio_channel_count_from_in_mask(config->channel_mask) <= FCC_LIMIT)) {
-        // FIXME describe the change proposed by HAL (save old values so we can log them here)
-        ALOGV("openInput_l() reopening with proposed sampling rate and channel mask");
-        inStream.clear();
-        status = inHwHal->openInputStream(
-                *input, devices, &halconfig, flags, address, source,
-                outputDevice, outputDeviceAddress, &inStream);
-        // FIXME log this new status; HAL should not propose any further changes
-    }
-
-    if (status == NO_ERROR && inStream != 0) {
-        AudioStreamIn *inputStream = new AudioStreamIn(inHwDev, inStream, flags);
+    if (status == NO_ERROR) {
         if ((flags & AUDIO_INPUT_FLAG_MMAP_NOIRQ) != 0) {
             const sp<IAfMmapCaptureThread> thread =
                     IAfMmapCaptureThread::create(this, *input, inHwDev, inputStream, mSystemReady);