diff --git a/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.cpp b/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.cpp
index 42e74df..3367664 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.cpp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.cpp
@@ -639,13 +639,8 @@
     }
 }
 
-status_t GLESRenderEngine::bindExternalTextureBuffer(uint32_t texName,
-                                                     const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buffer,
-                                                     const sp<Fence>& bufferFence) {
-    if (buffer == nullptr) {
-        return BAD_VALUE;
-    }
-
+void GLESRenderEngine::bindExternalTextureBuffer(uint32_t texName, const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buffer,
+                                                 const sp<Fence>& bufferFence) {
     ATRACE_CALL();
 
     bool found = false;
@@ -661,7 +656,8 @@
     if (!found) {
         status_t cacheResult = mImageManager->cache(buffer);
         if (cacheResult != NO_ERROR) {
-            return cacheResult;
+            ALOGE("Error with caching buffer: %d", cacheResult);
+            return;
         }
     }
 
@@ -678,7 +674,7 @@
             // We failed creating the image if we got here, so bail out.
             ALOGE("Failed to create an EGLImage when rendering");
             bindExternalTextureImage(texName, *createImage());
-            return NO_INIT;
+            return;
         }
 
         bindExternalTextureImage(texName, *cachedImage->second);
@@ -691,22 +687,22 @@
             base::unique_fd fenceFd(bufferFence->dup());
             if (fenceFd == -1) {
                 ALOGE("error dup'ing fence fd: %d", errno);
-                return -errno;
+                return;
             }
             if (!waitFence(std::move(fenceFd))) {
                 ALOGE("failed to wait on fence fd");
-                return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
+                return;
             }
         } else {
             status_t err = bufferFence->waitForever("RenderEngine::bindExternalTextureBuffer");
             if (err != NO_ERROR) {
                 ALOGE("error waiting for fence: %d", err);
-                return err;
+                return;
             }
         }
     }
 
-    return NO_ERROR;
+    return;
 }
 
 void GLESRenderEngine::cacheExternalTextureBuffer(const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buffer) {
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.h b/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.h
index 8f0df2c..c72b7f9 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.h
+++ b/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.h
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@
     void primeCache() const override;
     void genTextures(size_t count, uint32_t* names) override;
     void deleteTextures(size_t count, uint32_t const* names) override;
-    status_t bindExternalTextureBuffer(uint32_t texName, const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buffer,
-                                       const sp<Fence>& fence) EXCLUDES(mRenderingMutex);
     void cacheExternalTextureBuffer(const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buffer) EXCLUDES(mRenderingMutex);
     void unbindExternalTextureBuffer(uint64_t bufferId) EXCLUDES(mRenderingMutex);
 
@@ -135,6 +133,8 @@
     status_t bindFrameBuffer(Framebuffer* framebuffer);
     void unbindFrameBuffer(Framebuffer* framebuffer);
     void bindExternalTextureImage(uint32_t texName, const Image& image);
+    void bindExternalTextureBuffer(uint32_t texName, const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buffer,
+                                   const sp<Fence>& fence) EXCLUDES(mRenderingMutex);
     void cleanFramebufferCache() EXCLUDES(mFramebufferImageCacheMutex) override;
 
     // A data space is considered HDR data space if it has BT2020 color space