diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/RenderSurface.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/RenderSurface.cpp
index 8d1ffe3..b47f7fd 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/RenderSurface.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/RenderSurface.cpp
@@ -42,15 +42,14 @@
 // TODO(b/129481165): remove the #pragma below and fix conversion issues
 #pragma clang diagnostic pop // ignored "-Wconversion"
 
-// Uncomment to enable RE-SK workarounds; b/b/168499446
-//#define USE_SKIA_WORKAROUNDS
-
 namespace android::compositionengine {
 
 RenderSurface::~RenderSurface() = default;
 
 namespace impl {
 
+constexpr auto DEFAULT_USAGE = GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_RENDER | GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_TEXTURE;
+
 std::unique_ptr<compositionengine::RenderSurface> createRenderSurface(
         const compositionengine::CompositionEngine& compositionEngine,
         compositionengine::Display& display,
@@ -84,11 +83,7 @@
     ALOGE_IF(status != NO_ERROR, "Unable to connect BQ producer: %d", status);
     status = native_window_set_buffers_format(window, HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888);
     ALOGE_IF(status != NO_ERROR, "Unable to set BQ format to RGBA888: %d", status);
-#ifdef USE_SKIA_WORKAROUNDS
-    status = native_window_set_usage(window, GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_RENDER | GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_TEXTURE);
-#else
-    status = native_window_set_usage(window, GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_RENDER);
-#endif
+    status = native_window_set_usage(window, DEFAULT_USAGE);
     ALOGE_IF(status != NO_ERROR, "Unable to set BQ usage bits for GPU rendering: %d", status);
 }
 
@@ -116,13 +111,10 @@
 }
 
 void RenderSurface::setProtected(bool useProtected) {
-    uint64_t usageFlags = GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_RENDER;
+    uint64_t usageFlags = DEFAULT_USAGE;
     if (useProtected) {
         usageFlags |= GRALLOC_USAGE_PROTECTED;
     }
-#ifdef USE_SKIA_WORKAROUNDS
-    usageFlags |= GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_TEXTURE;
-#endif
     const int status = native_window_set_usage(mNativeWindow.get(), usageFlags);
     ALOGE_IF(status != NO_ERROR, "Unable to set BQ usage bits for protected content: %d", status);
     if (status == NO_ERROR) {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/RenderSurfaceTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/RenderSurfaceTest.cpp
index 519cc57..8d1eb36 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/RenderSurfaceTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/RenderSurfaceTest.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@
     EXPECT_CALL(*mNativeWindow, connect(NATIVE_WINDOW_API_EGL)).WillOnce(Return(NO_ERROR));
     EXPECT_CALL(*mNativeWindow, setBuffersFormat(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888))
             .WillOnce(Return(NO_ERROR));
-    EXPECT_CALL(*mNativeWindow, setUsage(GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_RENDER)).WillOnce(Return(NO_ERROR));
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mNativeWindow, setUsage(GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_RENDER | GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_TEXTURE))
+            .WillOnce(Return(NO_ERROR));
 
     mSurface.initialize();
 }
@@ -136,7 +137,9 @@
 
 TEST_F(RenderSurfaceTest, setProtectedTrueEnablesProtection) {
     EXPECT_FALSE(mSurface.isProtected());
-    EXPECT_CALL(*mNativeWindow, setUsage(GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_RENDER | GRALLOC_USAGE_PROTECTED))
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mNativeWindow,
+                setUsage(GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_RENDER | GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_TEXTURE |
+                         GRALLOC_USAGE_PROTECTED))
             .WillOnce(Return(NO_ERROR));
 
     mSurface.setProtected(true);
@@ -145,7 +148,8 @@
 
 TEST_F(RenderSurfaceTest, setProtectedFalseDisablesProtection) {
     EXPECT_FALSE(mSurface.isProtected());
-    EXPECT_CALL(*mNativeWindow, setUsage(GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_RENDER)).WillOnce(Return(NO_ERROR));
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mNativeWindow, setUsage(GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_RENDER | GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_TEXTURE))
+            .WillOnce(Return(NO_ERROR));
 
     mSurface.setProtected(false);
     EXPECT_FALSE(mSurface.isProtected());
@@ -153,9 +157,12 @@
 
 TEST_F(RenderSurfaceTest, setProtectedEnableAndDisable) {
     EXPECT_FALSE(mSurface.isProtected());
-    EXPECT_CALL(*mNativeWindow, setUsage(GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_RENDER | GRALLOC_USAGE_PROTECTED))
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mNativeWindow,
+                setUsage(GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_RENDER | GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_TEXTURE |
+                         GRALLOC_USAGE_PROTECTED))
             .WillOnce(Return(NO_ERROR));
-    EXPECT_CALL(*mNativeWindow, setUsage(GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_RENDER)).WillOnce(Return(NO_ERROR));
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mNativeWindow, setUsage(GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_RENDER | GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_TEXTURE))
+            .WillOnce(Return(NO_ERROR));
 
     mSurface.setProtected(true);
     EXPECT_TRUE(mSurface.isProtected());
@@ -165,7 +172,9 @@
 
 TEST_F(RenderSurfaceTest, setProtectedEnableWithError) {
     EXPECT_FALSE(mSurface.isProtected());
-    EXPECT_CALL(*mNativeWindow, setUsage(GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_RENDER | GRALLOC_USAGE_PROTECTED))
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mNativeWindow,
+                setUsage(GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_RENDER | GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_TEXTURE |
+                         GRALLOC_USAGE_PROTECTED))
             .WillOnce(Return(INVALID_OPERATION));
     mSurface.setProtected(true);
     EXPECT_FALSE(mSurface.isProtected());