diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index d5a8d08..39f0f40 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 #include <binder/MemoryHeapBase.h>
 #include <binder/PermissionCache.h>
 
-#include <gui/IDisplayEventConnection.h>
-
 #include <utils/String8.h>
 #include <utils/String16.h>
 #include <utils/StopWatch.h>
@@ -48,8 +46,6 @@
 #include <GLES/gl.h>
 
 #include "clz.h"
-#include "DisplayEventConnection.h"
-#include "EventThread.h"
 #include "GLExtensions.h"
 #include "DdmConnection.h"
 #include "Layer.h"
@@ -297,16 +293,12 @@
     // put the origin in the left-bottom corner
     glOrthof(0, w, 0, h, 0, 1); // l=0, r=w ; b=0, t=h
 
-
-    // start the EventThread
-    mEventThread = new EventThread(this);
+    mReadyToRunBarrier.open();
 
     /*
      *  We're now ready to accept clients...
      */
 
-    mReadyToRunBarrier.open();
-
     // start boot animation
     property_set("ctl.start", "bootanim");
 
@@ -327,22 +319,6 @@
     mEventQueue.invalidate();
 }
 
-status_t SurfaceFlinger::postMessageAsync(const sp<MessageBase>& msg,
-        nsecs_t reltime, uint32_t flags) {
-    return mEventQueue.postMessage(msg, reltime);
-}
-
-status_t SurfaceFlinger::postMessageSync(const sp<MessageBase>& msg,
-        nsecs_t reltime, uint32_t flags) {
-    status_t res = mEventQueue.postMessage(msg, reltime);
-    if (res == NO_ERROR) {
-        msg->wait();
-    }
-    return res;
-}
-
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 bool SurfaceFlinger::authenticateSurfaceTexture(
         const sp<ISurfaceTexture>& surfaceTexture) const {
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mStateLock);
@@ -384,17 +360,20 @@
     return false;
 }
 
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-sp<IDisplayEventConnection> SurfaceFlinger::createDisplayEventConnection() {
-    sp<DisplayEventConnection> result(new DisplayEventConnection(this));
-    mEventThread->registerDisplayEventConnection(result);
-    return result;
+status_t SurfaceFlinger::postMessageAsync(const sp<MessageBase>& msg,
+        nsecs_t reltime, uint32_t flags)
+{
+    return mEventQueue.postMessage(msg, reltime, flags);
 }
 
-void SurfaceFlinger::cleanupDisplayEventConnection(
-        const wp<DisplayEventConnection>& connection) {
-    mEventThread->unregisterDisplayEventConnection(connection);
+status_t SurfaceFlinger::postMessageSync(const sp<MessageBase>& msg,
+        nsecs_t reltime, uint32_t flags)
+{
+    status_t res = mEventQueue.postMessage(msg, reltime, flags);
+    if (res == NO_ERROR) {
+        msg->wait();
+    }
+    return res;
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -453,7 +432,7 @@
     } else {
         // pretend we did the post
         hw.compositionComplete();
-        hw.waitForVSync();
+        usleep(16667); // 60 fps period
     }
     return true;
 }
@@ -1593,16 +1572,9 @@
         }
 
         /*
-         * VSYNC state
-         */
-        mEventThread->dump(result, buffer, SIZE);
-
-        /*
          * Dump HWComposer state
          */
         HWComposer& hwc(hw.getHwComposer());
-        snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "h/w composer state:\n");
-        result.append(buffer);
         snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "  h/w composer %s and %s\n",
                 hwc.initCheck()==NO_ERROR ? "present" : "not present",
                 (mDebugDisableHWC || mDebugRegion) ? "disabled" : "enabled");