diff --git a/libs/hwui/Properties.cpp b/libs/hwui/Properties.cpp
index 7af6efb..06aed63 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Properties.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/Properties.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include "Properties.h"
 
 #include "Debug.h"
-#include "log/log_main.h"
 #ifdef __ANDROID__
 #include "HWUIProperties.sysprop.h"
 #endif
@@ -220,12 +219,15 @@
     return sRenderPipelineType;
 }
 
-void Properties::overrideRenderPipelineType(RenderPipelineType type, bool inUnitTest) {
+void Properties::overrideRenderPipelineType(RenderPipelineType type) {
     // If we're doing actual rendering then we can't change the renderer after it's been set.
-    // Unit tests can freely change this as often as it wants.
-    LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(sRenderPipelineType != RenderPipelineType::NotInitialized &&
-                                sRenderPipelineType != type && !inUnitTest,
-                        "Trying to change pipeline but it's already set.");
+    // Unit tests can freely change this as often as it wants, though, as there's no actual
+    // GL rendering happening
+    if (sRenderPipelineType != RenderPipelineType::NotInitialized) {
+        LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(sRenderPipelineType != type,
+                            "Trying to change pipeline but it's already set");
+        return;
+    }
     sRenderPipelineType = type;
 }