diff --git a/libs/binder/ndk/ibinder.cpp b/libs/binder/ndk/ibinder.cpp
index b21a7e9..9778ec0 100644
--- a/libs/binder/ndk/ibinder.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/ndk/ibinder.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@
     wp<ABpBinder> binder;
 };
 void clean(const void* id, void* obj, void* cookie) {
+    // be weary of leaks!
+    // LOG(INFO) << "Deleting an ABpBinder";
+
     CHECK(id == kId) << id << " " << obj << " " << cookie;
 
     delete static_cast<Value*>(obj);
@@ -239,26 +242,11 @@
 }
 
 ABpBinder::ABpBinder(const ::android::sp<::android::IBinder>& binder)
-    : AIBinder(nullptr /*clazz*/), BpRefBase(binder) {
+    : AIBinder(nullptr /*clazz*/), mRemote(binder) {
     CHECK(binder != nullptr);
 }
 ABpBinder::~ABpBinder() {}
 
-void ABpBinder::onLastStrongRef(const void* id) {
-    // Since ABpBinder is OBJECT_LIFETIME_WEAK, we must remove this weak reference in order for
-    // the ABpBinder to be deleted. Even though we have no more references on the ABpBinder
-    // (BpRefBase), the remote object may still exist (for instance, if we
-    // receive it from another process, before the ABpBinder is attached).
-
-    ABpBinderTag::Value* value =
-            static_cast<ABpBinderTag::Value*>(remote()->findObject(ABpBinderTag::kId));
-    CHECK_NE(nullptr, value) << "ABpBinder must always be attached";
-
-    remote()->withLock([&]() { value->binder = nullptr; });
-
-    BpRefBase::onLastStrongRef(id);
-}
-
 sp<AIBinder> ABpBinder::lookupOrCreateFromBinder(const ::android::sp<::android::IBinder>& binder) {
     if (binder == nullptr) {
         return nullptr;
diff --git a/libs/binder/ndk/ibinder_internal.h b/libs/binder/ndk/ibinder_internal.h
index 730e51b..d7098e8 100644
--- a/libs/binder/ndk/ibinder_internal.h
+++ b/libs/binder/ndk/ibinder_internal.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 
 // This binder object may be remote or local (even though it is 'Bp'). The implication if it is
 // local is that it is an IBinder object created outside of the domain of libbinder_ndk.
-struct ABpBinder : public AIBinder, public ::android::BpRefBase {
+struct ABpBinder : public AIBinder {
     // Looks up to see if this object has or is an existing ABBinder or ABpBinder object, otherwise
     // it creates an ABpBinder object.
     static ::android::sp<AIBinder> lookupOrCreateFromBinder(
@@ -99,14 +99,13 @@
 
     virtual ~ABpBinder();
 
-    void onLastStrongRef(const void* id) override;
-
-    ::android::sp<::android::IBinder> getBinder() override { return remote(); }
+    ::android::sp<::android::IBinder> getBinder() override { return mRemote; }
     ABpBinder* asABpBinder() override { return this; }
 
    private:
     friend android::sp<ABpBinder>;
     explicit ABpBinder(const ::android::sp<::android::IBinder>& binder);
+    ::android::sp<::android::IBinder> mRemote;
 };
 
 struct AIBinder_Class {