diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/EventThread.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/EventThread.cpp
index 9b6360e..d868f32 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/EventThread.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/EventThread.cpp
@@ -35,21 +35,12 @@
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 namespace android {
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// time to wait between VSYNC requests before sending a VSYNC OFF power hint: 40msec.
-const long vsyncHintOffDelay = 40000000;
-
-static void vsyncOffCallback(union sigval val) {
-    EventThread *ev = (EventThread *)val.sival_ptr;
-    ev->sendVsyncHintOff();
-    return;
-}
 
 EventThread::EventThread(const sp<VSyncSource>& src)
     : mVSyncSource(src),
       mUseSoftwareVSync(false),
       mVsyncEnabled(false),
-      mDebugVsyncEnabled(false),
-      mVsyncHintSent(false) {
+      mDebugVsyncEnabled(false) {
 
     for (int32_t i=0 ; i<DisplayDevice::NUM_BUILTIN_DISPLAY_TYPES ; i++) {
         mVSyncEvent[i].header.type = DisplayEventReceiver::DISPLAY_EVENT_VSYNC;
@@ -57,31 +48,6 @@
         mVSyncEvent[i].header.timestamp = 0;
         mVSyncEvent[i].vsync.count =  0;
     }
-    struct sigevent se;
-    se.sigev_notify = SIGEV_THREAD;
-    se.sigev_value.sival_ptr = this;
-    se.sigev_notify_function = vsyncOffCallback;
-    se.sigev_notify_attributes = NULL;
-    timer_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &se, &mTimerId);
-}
-
-void EventThread::sendVsyncHintOff() {
-    Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
-    mPowerHAL.vsyncHint(false);
-    mVsyncHintSent = false;
-}
-
-void EventThread::sendVsyncHintOnLocked() {
-    struct itimerspec ts;
-    if(!mVsyncHintSent) {
-        mPowerHAL.vsyncHint(true);
-        mVsyncHintSent = true;
-    }
-    ts.it_value.tv_sec = 0;
-    ts.it_value.tv_nsec = vsyncHintOffDelay;
-    ts.it_interval.tv_sec = 0;
-    ts.it_interval.tv_nsec = 0;
-    timer_settime(mTimerId, 0, &ts, NULL);
 }
 
 void EventThread::onFirstRef() {
@@ -341,16 +307,17 @@
             mVsyncEnabled = true;
             mVSyncSource->setCallback(static_cast<VSyncSource::Callback*>(this));
             mVSyncSource->setVSyncEnabled(true);
+            mPowerHAL.vsyncHint(true);
         }
     }
     mDebugVsyncEnabled = true;
-    sendVsyncHintOnLocked();
 }
 
 void EventThread::disableVSyncLocked() {
     if (mVsyncEnabled) {
         mVsyncEnabled = false;
         mVSyncSource->setVSyncEnabled(false);
+        mPowerHAL.vsyncHint(false);
         mDebugVsyncEnabled = false;
     }
 }