diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Android.mk b/services/surfaceflinger/Android.mk
index 8141b99..0834c80 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Android.mk
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Android.mk
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@
 	libGLESv2 \
 	libbinder \
 	libui \
-	libgui \
-	libpowermanager
+	libgui
 
 LOCAL_MODULE:= libsurfaceflinger
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerHAL.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerHAL.cpp
index bd50b4a..e41fbbc 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerHAL.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerHAL.cpp
@@ -20,30 +20,38 @@
 #include <cutils/log.h>
 #include <utils/Errors.h>
 
-#include <binder/IServiceManager.h>
-#include <powermanager/IPowerManager.h>
-#include <powermanager/PowerManager.h>
-
 #include "PowerHAL.h"
 
 namespace android {
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+PowerHAL::PowerHAL() : mPowerModule(0), mVSyncHintEnabled(false) {
+    int err = hw_get_module(POWER_HARDWARE_MODULE_ID,
+            (const hw_module_t **)&mPowerModule);
+    ALOGW_IF(err, "%s module not found", POWER_HARDWARE_MODULE_ID);
+}
+
+PowerHAL::~PowerHAL() {
+}
+
+status_t PowerHAL::initCheck() const {
+    return mPowerModule ? NO_ERROR : NO_INIT;
+}
+
 status_t PowerHAL::vsyncHint(bool enabled) {
-    Mutex::Autolock _l(mlock);
-    if (mPowerManager == NULL) {
-        const String16 serviceName("power");
-        sp<IBinder> bs = defaultServiceManager()->checkService(serviceName);
-        if (bs == NULL) {
-            return NAME_NOT_FOUND;
+    if (!mPowerModule) {
+        return NO_INIT;
+    }
+    if (mPowerModule->common.module_api_version >= POWER_MODULE_API_VERSION_0_2) {
+        if (mPowerModule->powerHint) {
+            if (mVSyncHintEnabled != bool(enabled)) {
+                mPowerModule->powerHint(mPowerModule,
+                        POWER_HINT_VSYNC, (void*)enabled);
+                mVSyncHintEnabled = bool(enabled);
+            }
         }
-        mPowerManager = interface_cast<IPowerManager>(bs);
     }
-    status_t status = mPowerManager->powerHint(POWER_HINT_VSYNC, enabled ? 1 : 0);
-    if(status == DEAD_OBJECT) {
-        mPowerManager = NULL;
-    }
-    return status;
+    return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerHAL.h b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerHAL.h
index e5f82a9..ef67b8f 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerHAL.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerHAL.h
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#include <utils/Mutex.h>
 
-#include <powermanager/IPowerManager.h>
 #include <hardware/power.h>
 
 namespace android {
@@ -30,11 +28,15 @@
 class PowerHAL
 {
 public:
+    PowerHAL();
+    ~PowerHAL();
+
+    status_t initCheck() const;
     status_t vsyncHint(bool enabled);
 
 private:
-    sp<IPowerManager> mPowerManager;
-    Mutex mlock;
+    power_module_t*   mPowerModule;
+    bool mVSyncHintEnabled;
 };
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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;
     }
 }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/EventThread.h b/services/surfaceflinger/EventThread.h
index d1c4fcd..f6ab4a7 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/EventThread.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/EventThread.h
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@
             DisplayEventReceiver::Event* event);
 
     void dump(String8& result) const;
-    void sendVsyncHintOff();
 
 private:
     virtual bool        threadLoop();
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@
     void removeDisplayEventConnection(const wp<Connection>& connection);
     void enableVSyncLocked();
     void disableVSyncLocked();
-    void sendVsyncHintOnLocked();
 
     // constants
     sp<VSyncSource> mVSyncSource;
@@ -126,9 +124,6 @@
 
     // for debugging
     bool mDebugVsyncEnabled;
-
-    bool mVsyncHintSent;
-    timer_t mTimerId;
 };
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------