diff --git a/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaOpenGLPipeline.cpp b/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaOpenGLPipeline.cpp
index cc987bc..2a8cb42 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaOpenGLPipeline.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaOpenGLPipeline.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@
 
     GrBackendRenderTarget backendRT(frame.width(), frame.height(), 0, STENCIL_BUFFER_SIZE, fboInfo);
 
-    SkSurfaceProps props(0, kUnknown_SkPixelGeometry);
+    SkSurfaceProps props(mColorMode == ColorMode::Default ? 0 : SkSurfaceProps::kAlwaysDither_Flag,
+                         kUnknown_SkPixelGeometry);
 
     SkASSERT(mRenderThread.getGrContext() != nullptr);
     sk_sp<SkSurface> surface;
diff --git a/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaPipeline.cpp b/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaPipeline.cpp
index 1f92968..b020e96 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaPipeline.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaPipeline.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <SkMultiPictureDocument.h>
 #include <SkOverdrawCanvas.h>
 #include <SkOverdrawColorFilter.h>
-#include <SkPaintFilterCanvas.h>
 #include <SkPicture.h>
 #include <SkPictureRecorder.h>
 #include <SkRect.h>
@@ -450,23 +449,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-class ForceDitherCanvas : public SkPaintFilterCanvas {
-public:
-    ForceDitherCanvas(SkCanvas* canvas) : SkPaintFilterCanvas(canvas) {}
-
-protected:
-    bool onFilter(SkPaint& paint) const override {
-        paint.setDither(true);
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    void onDrawDrawable(SkDrawable* drawable, const SkMatrix* matrix) override {
-        // We unroll the drawable using "this" canvas, so that draw calls contained inside will
-        // get dithering applied
-        drawable->draw(this, matrix);
-    }
-};
-
 void SkiaPipeline::renderFrame(const LayerUpdateQueue& layers, const SkRect& clip,
                                const std::vector<sp<RenderNode>>& nodes, bool opaque,
                                const Rect& contentDrawBounds, sk_sp<SkSurface> surface,
@@ -521,12 +503,6 @@
         canvas->clear(SK_ColorTRANSPARENT);
     }
 
-    std::optional<ForceDitherCanvas> forceDitherCanvas;
-    if (shouldForceDither()) {
-        forceDitherCanvas.emplace(canvas);
-        canvas = &forceDitherCanvas.value();
-    }
-
     if (1 == nodes.size()) {
         if (!nodes[0]->nothingToDraw()) {
             RenderNodeDrawable root(nodes[0].get(), canvas);
diff --git a/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaPipeline.h b/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaPipeline.h
index 0763b06..befee89 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaPipeline.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaPipeline.h
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@
 
     bool isCapturingSkp() const { return mCaptureMode != CaptureMode::None; }
 
-    virtual bool shouldForceDither() const { return mColorMode != ColorMode::Default; }
-
 private:
     void renderFrameImpl(const SkRect& clip,
                          const std::vector<sp<RenderNode>>& nodes, bool opaque,
diff --git a/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaVulkanPipeline.cpp b/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaVulkanPipeline.cpp
index f22652f..86096d5 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaVulkanPipeline.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaVulkanPipeline.cpp
@@ -203,11 +203,6 @@
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-bool SkiaVulkanPipeline::shouldForceDither() const {
-    if (mVkSurface && mVkSurface->isBeyond8Bit()) return false;
-    return SkiaPipeline::shouldForceDither();
-}
-
 void SkiaVulkanPipeline::onContextDestroyed() {
     if (mVkSurface) {
         vulkanManager().destroySurface(mVkSurface);
diff --git a/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaVulkanPipeline.h b/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaVulkanPipeline.h
index cce5468e..284cde5 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaVulkanPipeline.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaVulkanPipeline.h
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@
 protected:
     void onContextDestroyed() override;
 
-    bool shouldForceDither() const override;
-
 private:
     renderthread::VulkanManager& vulkanManager();
     renderthread::VulkanSurface* mVkSurface = nullptr;
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/VulkanSurface.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/VulkanSurface.cpp
index 2b7fa04..10f4567 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/VulkanSurface.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/VulkanSurface.cpp
@@ -453,9 +453,15 @@
     VulkanSurface::NativeBufferInfo* bufferInfo = &mNativeBuffers[idx];
 
     if (bufferInfo->skSurface.get() == nullptr) {
+        SkSurfaceProps surfaceProps;
+        if (mWindowInfo.colorMode != ColorMode::Default) {
+            surfaceProps = SkSurfaceProps(SkSurfaceProps::kAlwaysDither_Flag | surfaceProps.flags(),
+                                          surfaceProps.pixelGeometry());
+        }
         bufferInfo->skSurface = SkSurface::MakeFromAHardwareBuffer(
                 mGrContext, ANativeWindowBuffer_getHardwareBuffer(bufferInfo->buffer.get()),
-                kTopLeft_GrSurfaceOrigin, mWindowInfo.colorspace, nullptr, /*from_window=*/true);
+                kTopLeft_GrSurfaceOrigin, mWindowInfo.colorspace, &surfaceProps,
+                /*from_window=*/true);
         if (bufferInfo->skSurface.get() == nullptr) {
             ALOGE("SkSurface::MakeFromAHardwareBuffer failed");
             mNativeWindow->cancelBuffer(mNativeWindow.get(), buffer,
@@ -545,16 +551,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-bool VulkanSurface::isBeyond8Bit() const {
-    switch (mWindowInfo.bufferFormat) {
-        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R10G10B10A2_UNORM:
-        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT:
-            return true;
-        default:
-            return false;
-    }
-}
-
 } /* namespace renderthread */
 } /* namespace uirenderer */
 } /* namespace android */
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/VulkanSurface.h b/libs/hwui/renderthread/VulkanSurface.h
index d3266af8..6f528010 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/VulkanSurface.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/VulkanSurface.h
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@
     void setColorSpace(sk_sp<SkColorSpace> colorSpace);
     const SkM44& getPixelSnapMatrix() const { return mWindowInfo.pixelSnapMatrix; }
 
-    bool isBeyond8Bit() const;
-
 private:
     /*
      * All structs/methods in this private section are specifically for use by the VulkanManager