diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerDim.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerDim.cpp
index 0c347cc..f2519c4 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerDim.cpp
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerDim.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-#define LOG_TAG "SurfaceFlinger"
-
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -25,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #include "LayerDim.h"
 #include "SurfaceFlinger.h"
-#include "VRamHeap.h"
 #include "DisplayHardware/DisplayHardware.h"
 
 namespace android {
@@ -33,8 +30,6 @@
 
 const uint32_t LayerDim::typeInfo = LayerBaseClient::typeInfo | 0x10;
 const char* const LayerDim::typeID = "LayerDim";
-sp<MemoryDealer> LayerDim::mDimmerDealer;
-LayerBitmap LayerDim::mDimmerBitmap;
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -46,14 +41,6 @@
 
 void LayerDim::initDimmer(SurfaceFlinger* flinger, uint32_t w, uint32_t h)
 {
-    // must only be called once.
-    mDimmerDealer = flinger->getSurfaceHeapManager()
-            ->createHeap(ISurfaceComposer::eHardware);
-    if (mDimmerDealer != 0) {
-        mDimmerBitmap.init(mDimmerDealer);
-        mDimmerBitmap.setBits(w, h, 1, PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB_565);
-        mDimmerBitmap.clear();
-    }
 }
 
 LayerDim::~LayerDim()
@@ -62,48 +49,25 @@
 
 void LayerDim::onDraw(const Region& clip) const
 {
+    // FIXME: on some h/w (like msm7K, it will be faster to use a texture)
+    
     const State& s(drawingState());
-
     Region::iterator iterator(clip);
     if (s.alpha>0 && iterator) {
         const DisplayHardware& hw(graphicPlane(0).displayHardware());
-
-        status_t err = NO_ERROR;
-        const int can_use_copybit = canUseCopybit();
-        if (can_use_copybit)  {
-            // StopWatch watch("copybit");
-            copybit_image_t dst;
-            hw.getDisplaySurface(&dst);
-            const copybit_rect_t& drect
-                = reinterpret_cast<const copybit_rect_t&>(mTransformedBounds);
-
-            copybit_image_t src;
-            mDimmerBitmap.getBitmapSurface(&src);
-            const copybit_rect_t& srect(drect);
-
-            copybit_device_t* copybit = mFlinger->getBlitEngine();
-            copybit->set_parameter(copybit, COPYBIT_TRANSFORM, 0);
-            copybit->set_parameter(copybit, COPYBIT_PLANE_ALPHA, s.alpha);
-            copybit->set_parameter(copybit, COPYBIT_DITHER, COPYBIT_ENABLE);
-            region_iterator it(clip);
-            err = copybit->stretch(copybit, &dst, &src, &drect, &srect, &it);
-        }
-
-        if (!can_use_copybit || err) {
-            const GGLfixed alpha = (s.alpha << 16)/255;
-            const uint32_t fbHeight = hw.getHeight();
-            glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
-            glDisable(GL_DITHER);
-            glEnable(GL_BLEND);
-            glBlendFunc(GL_ONE, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
-            glColor4x(0, 0, 0, alpha);
-            glVertexPointer(2, GL_FIXED, 0, mVertices);
-            Rect r;
-            while (iterator.iterate(&r)) {
-                const GLint sy = fbHeight - (r.top + r.height());
-                glScissor(r.left, sy, r.width(), r.height());
-                glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLE_FAN, 0, 4); 
-            }
+        const GGLfixed alpha = (s.alpha << 16)/255;
+        const uint32_t fbHeight = hw.getHeight();
+        glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+        glDisable(GL_DITHER);
+        glEnable(GL_BLEND);
+        glBlendFunc(GL_ONE, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+        glColor4x(0, 0, 0, alpha);
+        glVertexPointer(2, GL_FIXED, 0, mVertices);
+        Rect r;
+        while (iterator.iterate(&r)) {
+            const GLint sy = fbHeight - (r.top + r.height());
+            glScissor(r.left, sy, r.width(), r.height());
+            glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLE_FAN, 0, 4); 
         }
     }
 }