diff --git a/libs/gui/Android.bp b/libs/gui/Android.bp
index 1243b21..51d2e53 100644
--- a/libs/gui/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/gui/Android.bp
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@
         "BitTube.cpp",
         "BLASTBufferQueue.cpp",
         "BufferItemConsumer.cpp",
-        "BufferReleaseChannel.cpp",
         "Choreographer.cpp",
         "CompositorTiming.cpp",
         "ConsumerBase.cpp",
diff --git a/libs/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.cpp b/libs/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.cpp
index 767f3e8..739c3c2 100644
--- a/libs/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.cpp
@@ -38,17 +38,13 @@
 #include <private/gui/ComposerService.h>
 #include <private/gui/ComposerServiceAIDL.h>
 
-#include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
 #include <android-base/thread_annotations.h>
-#include <sys/epoll.h>
-#include <sys/eventfd.h>
 #include <chrono>
 
 #include <com_android_graphics_libgui_flags.h>
 
 using namespace com::android::graphics::libgui;
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
-using android::base::unique_fd;
 
 namespace {
 inline const char* boolToString(bool b) {
@@ -183,6 +179,8 @@
     // explicitly so that dequeueBuffer will block
     mProducer->setDequeueTimeout(std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::max());
 
+    // safe default, most producers are expected to override this
+    mProducer->setMaxDequeuedBufferCount(2);
     mBufferItemConsumer = new BLASTBufferItemConsumer(mConsumer,
                                                       GraphicBuffer::USAGE_HW_COMPOSER |
                                                               GraphicBuffer::USAGE_HW_TEXTURE,
@@ -212,12 +210,6 @@
             },
             this);
 
-#if COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(BUFFER_RELEASE_CHANNEL)
-    std::unique_ptr<gui::BufferReleaseChannel::ConsumerEndpoint> bufferReleaseConsumer;
-    gui::BufferReleaseChannel::open(mName, bufferReleaseConsumer, mBufferReleaseProducer);
-    mBufferReleaseReader.emplace(std::move(bufferReleaseConsumer));
-#endif
-
     BQA_LOGV("BLASTBufferQueue created");
 }
 
@@ -267,9 +259,6 @@
     if (surfaceControlChanged) {
         t.setFlags(mSurfaceControl, layer_state_t::eEnableBackpressure,
                    layer_state_t::eEnableBackpressure);
-        if (mBufferReleaseProducer) {
-            t.setBufferReleaseChannel(mSurfaceControl, mBufferReleaseProducer);
-        }
         applyTransaction = true;
     }
     mTransformHint = mSurfaceControl->getTransformHint();
@@ -450,21 +439,6 @@
     BBQ_TRACE();
     releaseBufferCallbackLocked(id, releaseFence, currentMaxAcquiredBufferCount,
                                 false /* fakeRelease */);
-    if (!mBufferReleaseReader) {
-        return;
-    }
-    // Drain the buffer release channel socket
-    while (true) {
-        ReleaseCallbackId releaseCallbackId;
-        sp<Fence> releaseFence;
-        if (status_t status =
-                    mBufferReleaseReader->readNonBlocking(releaseCallbackId, releaseFence);
-            status != OK) {
-            break;
-        }
-        releaseBufferCallbackLocked(releaseCallbackId, releaseFence, std::nullopt,
-                                    false /* fakeRelease */);
-    }
 }
 
 void BLASTBufferQueue::releaseBufferCallbackLocked(
@@ -521,13 +495,11 @@
                                      const sp<Fence>& releaseFence) {
     auto it = mSubmitted.find(callbackId);
     if (it == mSubmitted.end()) {
+        BQA_LOGE("ERROR: releaseBufferCallback without corresponding submitted buffer %s",
+                 callbackId.to_string().c_str());
         return;
     }
     mNumAcquired--;
-    updateDequeueShouldBlockLocked();
-    if (mBufferReleaseReader) {
-        mBufferReleaseReader->interruptBlockingRead();
-    }
     BBQ_TRACE("frame=%" PRIu64, callbackId.framenumber);
     BQA_LOGV("released %s", callbackId.to_string().c_str());
     mBufferItemConsumer->releaseBuffer(it->second, releaseFence);
@@ -592,7 +564,6 @@
 
     auto buffer = bufferItem.mGraphicBuffer;
     mNumFrameAvailable--;
-    updateDequeueShouldBlockLocked();
     BBQ_TRACE("frame=%" PRIu64, bufferItem.mFrameNumber);
 
     if (buffer == nullptr) {
@@ -611,7 +582,6 @@
     }
 
     mNumAcquired++;
-    updateDequeueShouldBlockLocked();
     mLastAcquiredFrameNumber = bufferItem.mFrameNumber;
     ReleaseCallbackId releaseCallbackId(buffer->getId(), mLastAcquiredFrameNumber);
     mSubmitted[releaseCallbackId] = bufferItem;
@@ -738,7 +708,6 @@
         return;
     }
     mNumFrameAvailable--;
-    updateDequeueShouldBlockLocked();
     mBufferItemConsumer->releaseBuffer(bufferItem, bufferItem.mFence);
 }
 
@@ -792,9 +761,7 @@
         }
 
         // add to shadow queue
-        mNumDequeued--;
         mNumFrameAvailable++;
-        updateDequeueShouldBlockLocked();
         if (waitForTransactionCallback && mNumFrameAvailable >= 2) {
             acquireAndReleaseBuffer();
         }
@@ -845,24 +812,11 @@
 void BLASTBufferQueue::onFrameDequeued(const uint64_t bufferId) {
     std::lock_guard _lock{mTimestampMutex};
     mDequeueTimestamps[bufferId] = systemTime();
-    mNumDequeued++;
-}
+};
 
 void BLASTBufferQueue::onFrameCancelled(const uint64_t bufferId) {
-    {
-        std::lock_guard _lock{mTimestampMutex};
-        mDequeueTimestamps.erase(bufferId);
-    }
-
-    {
-        std::lock_guard lock{mMutex};
-        mNumDequeued--;
-        updateDequeueShouldBlockLocked();
-    }
-
-    if (mBufferReleaseReader) {
-        mBufferReleaseReader->interruptBlockingRead();
-    }
+    std::lock_guard _lock{mTimestampMutex};
+    mDequeueTimestamps.erase(bufferId);
 };
 
 bool BLASTBufferQueue::syncNextTransaction(
@@ -934,22 +888,6 @@
     return mSize != bufferSize;
 }
 
-void BLASTBufferQueue::updateDequeueShouldBlockLocked() {
-    int32_t buffersInUse = mNumDequeued + mNumFrameAvailable + mNumAcquired;
-    int32_t maxBufferCount = std::min(mMaxAcquiredBuffers + mMaxDequeuedBuffers, kMaxBufferCount);
-    bool bufferAvailable = buffersInUse < maxBufferCount;
-    // BLASTBufferQueueProducer should block until a buffer is released if
-    // (1) There are no free buffers available.
-    // (2) We're not in async mode. In async mode, BufferQueueProducer::dequeueBuffer returns
-    //     WOULD_BLOCK instead of blocking when there are no free buffers.
-    // (3) We're not in shared buffer mode. In shared buffer mode, both the producer and consumer
-    //     can access the same buffer simultaneously. BufferQueueProducer::dequeueBuffer returns
-    //     the shared buffer immediately instead of blocking.
-    mDequeueShouldBlock = !(bufferAvailable || mAsyncMode || mSharedBufferMode);
-    ATRACE_INT("Dequeued", mNumDequeued);
-    ATRACE_INT("DequeueShouldBlock", mDequeueShouldBlock);
-}
-
 class BBQSurface : public Surface {
 private:
     std::mutex mMutex;
@@ -1178,64 +1116,24 @@
                                             producerControlledByApp, output);
     }
 
-    status_t disconnect(int api, DisconnectMode mode) override {
-        if (status_t status = BufferQueueProducer::disconnect(api, mode); status != OK) {
-            return status;
-        }
-
-        sp<BLASTBufferQueue> bbq = mBLASTBufferQueue.promote();
-        if (!bbq) {
-            return OK;
-        }
-
-        {
-            std::lock_guard lock{bbq->mMutex};
-            bbq->mNumDequeued = 0;
-            bbq->mNumFrameAvailable = 0;
-            bbq->mNumAcquired = 0;
-            bbq->mSubmitted.clear();
-            bbq->updateDequeueShouldBlockLocked();
-        }
-
-        if (bbq->mBufferReleaseReader) {
-            bbq->mBufferReleaseReader->interruptBlockingRead();
-        }
-
-        return OK;
-    }
-
     // We want to resize the frame history when changing the size of the buffer queue
     status_t setMaxDequeuedBufferCount(int maxDequeuedBufferCount) override {
         int maxBufferCount;
         status_t status = BufferQueueProducer::setMaxDequeuedBufferCount(maxDequeuedBufferCount,
                                                                          &maxBufferCount);
-        if (status != OK) {
-            return status;
+        // if we can't determine the max buffer count, then just skip growing the history size
+        if (status == OK) {
+            size_t newFrameHistorySize = maxBufferCount + 2; // +2 because triple buffer rendering
+            // optimize away resizing the frame history unless it will grow
+            if (newFrameHistorySize > FrameEventHistory::INITIAL_MAX_FRAME_HISTORY) {
+                sp<BLASTBufferQueue> bbq = mBLASTBufferQueue.promote();
+                if (bbq != nullptr) {
+                    ALOGV("increasing frame history size to %zu", newFrameHistorySize);
+                    bbq->resizeFrameEventHistory(newFrameHistorySize);
+                }
+            }
         }
-
-        sp<BLASTBufferQueue> bbq = mBLASTBufferQueue.promote();
-        if (!bbq) {
-            return OK;
-        }
-
-        {
-            std::lock_guard lock{bbq->mMutex};
-            bbq->mMaxDequeuedBuffers = maxDequeuedBufferCount;
-            bbq->updateDequeueShouldBlockLocked();
-        }
-
-        if (bbq->mBufferReleaseReader) {
-            bbq->mBufferReleaseReader->interruptBlockingRead();
-        }
-
-        size_t newFrameHistorySize = maxBufferCount + 2; // +2 because triple buffer rendering
-        // optimize away resizing the frame history unless it will grow
-        if (newFrameHistorySize > FrameEventHistory::INITIAL_MAX_FRAME_HISTORY) {
-            ALOGV("increasing frame history size to %zu", newFrameHistorySize);
-            bbq->resizeFrameEventHistory(newFrameHistorySize);
-        }
-
-        return OK;
+        return status;
     }
 
     int query(int what, int* value) override {
@@ -1246,131 +1144,6 @@
         return BufferQueueProducer::query(what, value);
     }
 
-    status_t setAsyncMode(bool asyncMode) override {
-        if (status_t status = BufferQueueProducer::setAsyncMode(asyncMode); status != NO_ERROR) {
-            return status;
-        }
-
-        sp<BLASTBufferQueue> bbq = mBLASTBufferQueue.promote();
-        if (!bbq) {
-            return NO_ERROR;
-        }
-
-        {
-            std::lock_guard lock{bbq->mMutex};
-            bbq->mAsyncMode = asyncMode;
-            bbq->updateDequeueShouldBlockLocked();
-        }
-
-        if (bbq->mBufferReleaseReader) {
-            bbq->mBufferReleaseReader->interruptBlockingRead();
-        }
-        return NO_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    status_t setSharedBufferMode(bool sharedBufferMode) override {
-        if (status_t status = BufferQueueProducer::setSharedBufferMode(sharedBufferMode);
-            status != NO_ERROR) {
-            return status;
-        }
-
-        sp<BLASTBufferQueue> bbq = mBLASTBufferQueue.promote();
-        if (!bbq) {
-            return NO_ERROR;
-        }
-
-        {
-            std::lock_guard lock{bbq->mMutex};
-            bbq->mSharedBufferMode = sharedBufferMode;
-            bbq->updateDequeueShouldBlockLocked();
-        }
-
-        if (bbq->mBufferReleaseReader) {
-            bbq->mBufferReleaseReader->interruptBlockingRead();
-        }
-        return NO_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    status_t detachBuffer(int slot) override {
-        if (status_t status = BufferQueueProducer::detachBuffer(slot); status != NO_ERROR) {
-            return status;
-        }
-
-        sp<BLASTBufferQueue> bbq = mBLASTBufferQueue.promote();
-        if (!bbq) {
-            return NO_ERROR;
-        }
-
-        {
-            std::lock_guard lock{bbq->mMutex};
-            bbq->mNumDequeued--;
-            bbq->updateDequeueShouldBlockLocked();
-        }
-
-        if (bbq->mBufferReleaseReader) {
-            bbq->mBufferReleaseReader->interruptBlockingRead();
-        }
-        return NO_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    // Override dequeueBuffer to block if there are no free buffers.
-    //
-    // Buffer releases are communicated via the BufferReleaseChannel. When dequeueBuffer determines
-    // a free buffer is not available, it blocks on an epoll file descriptor. Epoll is configured to
-    // detect messages on the BufferReleaseChannel's socket and an eventfd. The eventfd is signaled
-    // whenever an event other than a buffer release occurs that may change the number of free
-    // buffers. dequeueBuffer uses epoll in a similar manner as a condition variable by testing for
-    // the availability of a free buffer in a loop, breaking the loop once a free buffer is
-    // available.
-    //
-    // This is an optimization implemented to reduce thread scheduling delays in the previously
-    // existing binder release callback. The binder buffer release callback is still used and there
-    // are no guarantees around order between buffer releases via binder and the
-    // BufferReleaseChannel. If we attempt to a release a buffer here that has already been released
-    // via binder, the release is ignored.
-    status_t dequeueBuffer(int* outSlot, sp<Fence>* outFence, uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
-                           PixelFormat format, uint64_t usage, uint64_t* outBufferAge,
-                           FrameEventHistoryDelta* outTimestamps) {
-        sp<BLASTBufferQueue> bbq = mBLASTBufferQueue.promote();
-        if (!bbq || !bbq->mBufferReleaseReader) {
-            return BufferQueueProducer::dequeueBuffer(outSlot, outFence, width, height, format,
-                                                      usage, outBufferAge, outTimestamps);
-        }
-
-        if (bbq->mDequeueShouldBlock) {
-            ATRACE_FORMAT("waiting for free buffer");
-            auto maxWaitTime = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() + 1s;
-            do {
-                auto timeout = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(
-                        maxWaitTime - std::chrono::steady_clock::now());
-                if (timeout <= 0ms) {
-                    break;
-                }
-
-                ReleaseCallbackId releaseCallbackId;
-                sp<Fence> releaseFence;
-                status_t status = bbq->mBufferReleaseReader->readBlocking(releaseCallbackId,
-                                                                          releaseFence, timeout);
-                if (status == WOULD_BLOCK) {
-                    // readBlocking was interrupted. The loop will test if we have a free buffer.
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                if (status != OK) {
-                    // An error occurred or readBlocking timed out.
-                    break;
-                }
-
-                std::lock_guard lock{bbq->mMutex};
-                bbq->releaseBufferCallbackLocked(releaseCallbackId, releaseFence, std::nullopt,
-                                                 false);
-            } while (bbq->mDequeueShouldBlock);
-        }
-
-        return BufferQueueProducer::dequeueBuffer(outSlot, outFence, width, height, format, usage,
-                                                  outBufferAge, outTimestamps);
-    }
-
 private:
     const wp<BLASTBufferQueue> mBLASTBufferQueue;
 };
@@ -1400,16 +1173,6 @@
     *outConsumer = consumer;
 }
 
-void BLASTBufferQueue::onFirstRef() {
-    // safe default, most producers are expected to override this
-    //
-    // This is done in onFirstRef instead of BLASTBufferQueue's constructor because
-    // BBQBufferQueueProducer::setMaxDequeuedBufferCount promotes a weak pointer to BLASTBufferQueue
-    // to a strong pointer. If this is done in the constructor, then when the strong pointer goes
-    // out of scope, it's the last reference so BLASTBufferQueue is deleted.
-    mProducer->setMaxDequeuedBufferCount(2);
-}
-
 void BLASTBufferQueue::resizeFrameEventHistory(size_t newSize) {
     // This can be null during creation of the buffer queue, but resizing won't do anything at that
     // point in time, so just ignore. This can go away once the class relationships and lifetimes of
@@ -1459,72 +1222,4 @@
     mTransactionHangCallback = callback;
 }
 
-BLASTBufferQueue::BufferReleaseReader::BufferReleaseReader(
-        std::unique_ptr<gui::BufferReleaseChannel::ConsumerEndpoint> endpoint)
-      : mEndpoint(std::move(endpoint)) {
-    mEpollFd = android::base::unique_fd(epoll_create1(0));
-    if (!mEpollFd.ok()) {
-        ALOGE("Failed to create buffer release epoll file descriptor. errno=%d message='%s'", errno,
-              strerror(errno));
-    }
-
-    epoll_event event;
-    event.events = EPOLLIN;
-    event.data.fd = mEndpoint->getFd();
-    if (epoll_ctl(mEpollFd.get(), EPOLL_CTL_ADD, mEndpoint->getFd(), &event) == -1) {
-        ALOGE("Failed to register buffer release consumer file descriptor with epoll. errno=%d "
-              "message='%s'",
-              errno, strerror(errno));
-    }
-
-    mEventFd = android::base::unique_fd(eventfd(0, EFD_NONBLOCK));
-    event.data.fd = mEventFd.get();
-    if (epoll_ctl(mEpollFd.get(), EPOLL_CTL_ADD, mEventFd.get(), &event) == -1) {
-        ALOGE("Failed to register buffer release eventfd with epoll. errno=%d message='%s'", errno,
-              strerror(errno));
-    }
-}
-
-status_t BLASTBufferQueue::BufferReleaseReader::readNonBlocking(ReleaseCallbackId& outId,
-                                                                sp<Fence>& outFence) {
-    std::lock_guard lock{mMutex};
-    return mEndpoint->readReleaseFence(outId, outFence);
-}
-
-status_t BLASTBufferQueue::BufferReleaseReader::readBlocking(ReleaseCallbackId& outId,
-                                                             sp<Fence>& outFence,
-                                                             std::chrono::milliseconds timeout) {
-    epoll_event event;
-    int eventCount = epoll_wait(mEpollFd.get(), &event, 1 /* maxevents */, timeout.count());
-
-    if (eventCount == -1) {
-        ALOGE("epoll_wait error while waiting for buffer release. errno=%d message='%s'", errno,
-              strerror(errno));
-        return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    if (eventCount == 0) {
-        return TIMED_OUT;
-    }
-
-    if (event.data.fd == mEventFd.get()) {
-        uint64_t value;
-        if (read(mEventFd.get(), &value, sizeof(uint64_t)) == -1 && errno != EWOULDBLOCK) {
-            ALOGE("error while reading from eventfd. errno=%d message='%s'", errno,
-                  strerror(errno));
-        }
-        return WOULD_BLOCK;
-    }
-
-    std::lock_guard lock{mMutex};
-    return mEndpoint->readReleaseFence(outId, outFence);
-}
-
-void BLASTBufferQueue::BufferReleaseReader::interruptBlockingRead() {
-    uint64_t value = 1;
-    if (write(mEventFd.get(), &value, sizeof(uint64_t)) == -1) {
-        ALOGE("failed to notify dequeue event. errno=%d message='%s'", errno, strerror(errno));
-    }
-}
-
 } // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/gui/BufferReleaseChannel.cpp b/libs/gui/BufferReleaseChannel.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 183b25a..0000000
--- a/libs/gui/BufferReleaseChannel.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,364 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#define LOG_TAG "BufferReleaseChannel"
-#define ATRACE_TAG ATRACE_TAG_GRAPHICS
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <math.h>
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include <android-base/logging.h>
-#include <android-base/properties.h>
-#include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
-#include <android/binder_status.h>
-#include <binder/Parcel.h>
-#include <cutils/properties.h>
-#include <ftl/enum.h>
-#include <log/log.h>
-#include <utils/Trace.h>
-
-#include <gui/TraceUtils.h>
-#include <private/gui/ParcelUtils.h>
-
-#include <gui/BufferReleaseChannel.h>
-
-using android::base::Result;
-
-namespace android::gui {
-
-namespace {
-
-template <typename T>
-static void readAligned(const void*& buffer, size_t& size, T& value) {
-    size -= FlattenableUtils::align<alignof(T)>(buffer);
-    FlattenableUtils::read(buffer, size, value);
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-static void writeAligned(void*& buffer, size_t& size, T value) {
-    size -= FlattenableUtils::align<alignof(T)>(buffer);
-    FlattenableUtils::write(buffer, size, value);
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-static void addAligned(size_t& size, T /* value */) {
-    size = FlattenableUtils::align<sizeof(T)>(size);
-    size += sizeof(T);
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-static inline constexpr uint32_t low32(const T n) {
-    return static_cast<uint32_t>(static_cast<uint64_t>(n));
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-static inline constexpr uint32_t high32(const T n) {
-    return static_cast<uint32_t>(static_cast<uint64_t>(n) >> 32);
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-static inline constexpr T to64(const uint32_t lo, const uint32_t hi) {
-    return static_cast<T>(static_cast<uint64_t>(hi) << 32 | lo);
-}
-
-} // namespace
-
-size_t BufferReleaseChannel::Message::getPodSize() const {
-    size_t size = 0;
-    addAligned(size, low32(releaseCallbackId.bufferId));
-    addAligned(size, high32(releaseCallbackId.bufferId));
-    addAligned(size, low32(releaseCallbackId.framenumber));
-    addAligned(size, high32(releaseCallbackId.framenumber));
-    return size;
-}
-
-size_t BufferReleaseChannel::Message::getFlattenedSize() const {
-    size_t size = releaseFence->getFlattenedSize();
-    size = FlattenableUtils::align<4>(size);
-    size += getPodSize();
-    return size;
-}
-
-status_t BufferReleaseChannel::Message::flatten(void*& buffer, size_t& size, int*& fds,
-                                                size_t& count) const {
-    if (status_t err = releaseFence->flatten(buffer, size, fds, count); err != OK) {
-        return err;
-    }
-    size -= FlattenableUtils::align<4>(buffer);
-
-    // Check we still have enough space
-    if (size < getPodSize()) {
-        return NO_MEMORY;
-    }
-
-    writeAligned(buffer, size, low32(releaseCallbackId.bufferId));
-    writeAligned(buffer, size, high32(releaseCallbackId.bufferId));
-    writeAligned(buffer, size, low32(releaseCallbackId.framenumber));
-    writeAligned(buffer, size, high32(releaseCallbackId.framenumber));
-    return OK;
-}
-
-status_t BufferReleaseChannel::Message::unflatten(void const*& buffer, size_t& size,
-                                                  int const*& fds, size_t& count) {
-    releaseFence = new Fence();
-    if (status_t err = releaseFence->unflatten(buffer, size, fds, count); err != OK) {
-        return err;
-    }
-    size -= FlattenableUtils::align<4>(buffer);
-
-    // Check we still have enough space
-    if (size < getPodSize()) {
-        return OK;
-    }
-
-    uint32_t bufferIdLo = 0, bufferIdHi = 0;
-    uint32_t frameNumberLo = 0, frameNumberHi = 0;
-
-    readAligned(buffer, size, bufferIdLo);
-    readAligned(buffer, size, bufferIdHi);
-    releaseCallbackId.bufferId = to64<int64_t>(bufferIdLo, bufferIdHi);
-    readAligned(buffer, size, frameNumberLo);
-    readAligned(buffer, size, frameNumberHi);
-    releaseCallbackId.framenumber = to64<uint64_t>(frameNumberLo, frameNumberHi);
-
-    return NO_ERROR;
-}
-
-status_t BufferReleaseChannel::ConsumerEndpoint::readReleaseFence(
-        ReleaseCallbackId& outReleaseCallbackId, sp<Fence>& outReleaseFence) {
-    Message releaseBufferMessage;
-    mFlattenedBuffer.resize(releaseBufferMessage.getFlattenedSize());
-    std::array<uint8_t, CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))> controlMessageBuffer;
-
-    iovec iov{
-            .iov_base = mFlattenedBuffer.data(),
-            .iov_len = mFlattenedBuffer.size(),
-    };
-
-    msghdr msg{
-            .msg_iov = &iov,
-            .msg_iovlen = 1,
-            .msg_control = controlMessageBuffer.data(),
-            .msg_controllen = controlMessageBuffer.size(),
-    };
-
-    int result;
-    do {
-        result = recvmsg(mFd, &msg, 0);
-    } while (result == -1 && errno == EINTR);
-    if (result == -1) {
-        if (errno == EWOULDBLOCK || errno == EAGAIN) {
-            return WOULD_BLOCK;
-        }
-        ALOGE("Error reading release fence from socket: error %#x (%s)", errno, strerror(errno));
-        return -errno;
-    }
-
-    if (msg.msg_iovlen != 1) {
-        ALOGE("Error reading release fence from socket: bad data length");
-        return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    if (msg.msg_controllen % sizeof(int) != 0) {
-        ALOGE("Error reading release fence from socket: bad fd length");
-        return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    size_t dataLen = msg.msg_iov->iov_len;
-    const void* data = static_cast<const void*>(msg.msg_iov->iov_base);
-    if (!data) {
-        ALOGE("Error reading release fence from socket: no buffer data");
-        return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    size_t fdCount = 0;
-    const int* fdData = nullptr;
-    if (cmsghdr* cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msg)) {
-        fdData = reinterpret_cast<const int*>(CMSG_DATA(cmsg));
-        fdCount = (cmsg->cmsg_len - CMSG_LEN(0)) / sizeof(int);
-    }
-
-    if (status_t err = releaseBufferMessage.unflatten(data, dataLen, fdData, fdCount); err != OK) {
-        return err;
-    }
-
-    outReleaseCallbackId = releaseBufferMessage.releaseCallbackId;
-    outReleaseFence = std::move(releaseBufferMessage.releaseFence);
-
-    return OK;
-}
-
-int BufferReleaseChannel::ProducerEndpoint::writeReleaseFence(const ReleaseCallbackId& callbackId,
-                                                              const sp<Fence>& fence) {
-    Message releaseBufferMessage(callbackId, fence ? fence : Fence::NO_FENCE);
-    mFlattenedBuffer.resize(releaseBufferMessage.getFlattenedSize());
-    int flattenedFd;
-    {
-        // Make copies of needed items since flatten modifies them, and we don't
-        // want to send anything if there's an error during flatten.
-        void* flattenedBufferPtr = mFlattenedBuffer.data();
-        size_t flattenedBufferSize = mFlattenedBuffer.size();
-        int* flattenedFdPtr = &flattenedFd;
-        size_t flattenedFdCount = 1;
-        if (status_t err = releaseBufferMessage.flatten(flattenedBufferPtr, flattenedBufferSize,
-                                                        flattenedFdPtr, flattenedFdCount);
-            err != OK) {
-            ALOGE("Failed to flatten BufferReleaseChannel message.");
-            return err;
-        }
-    }
-
-    iovec iov{
-            .iov_base = mFlattenedBuffer.data(),
-            .iov_len = mFlattenedBuffer.size(),
-    };
-
-    msghdr msg{
-            .msg_iov = &iov,
-            .msg_iovlen = 1,
-    };
-
-    std::array<uint8_t, CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))> controlMessageBuffer;
-    if (fence && fence->isValid()) {
-        msg.msg_control = controlMessageBuffer.data();
-        msg.msg_controllen = controlMessageBuffer.size();
-
-        cmsghdr* cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msg);
-        cmsg->cmsg_level = SOL_SOCKET;
-        cmsg->cmsg_type = SCM_RIGHTS;
-        cmsg->cmsg_len = CMSG_LEN(sizeof(int));
-        memcpy(CMSG_DATA(cmsg), &flattenedFd, sizeof(int));
-    }
-
-    int result;
-    do {
-        result = sendmsg(mFd, &msg, 0);
-    } while (result == -1 && errno == EINTR);
-    if (result == -1) {
-        ALOGD("Error writing release fence to socket: error %#x (%s)", errno, strerror(errno));
-        return -errno;
-    }
-
-    return OK;
-}
-
-status_t BufferReleaseChannel::ProducerEndpoint::readFromParcel(const android::Parcel* parcel) {
-    if (!parcel) return STATUS_BAD_VALUE;
-    SAFE_PARCEL(parcel->readUtf8FromUtf16, &mName);
-    SAFE_PARCEL(parcel->readUniqueFileDescriptor, &mFd);
-    return STATUS_OK;
-}
-
-status_t BufferReleaseChannel::ProducerEndpoint::writeToParcel(android::Parcel* parcel) const {
-    if (!parcel) return STATUS_BAD_VALUE;
-    SAFE_PARCEL(parcel->writeUtf8AsUtf16, mName);
-    SAFE_PARCEL(parcel->writeUniqueFileDescriptor, mFd);
-    return STATUS_OK;
-}
-
-status_t BufferReleaseChannel::open(std::string name,
-                                    std::unique_ptr<ConsumerEndpoint>& outConsumer,
-                                    std::shared_ptr<ProducerEndpoint>& outProducer) {
-    outConsumer.reset();
-    outProducer.reset();
-
-    int sockets[2];
-    if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_SEQPACKET, 0, sockets)) {
-        ALOGE("[%s] Failed to create socket pair. errorno=%d message='%s'", name.c_str(), errno,
-              strerror(errno));
-        return -errno;
-    }
-
-    android::base::unique_fd consumerFd(sockets[0]);
-    android::base::unique_fd producerFd(sockets[1]);
-
-    // Socket buffer size.  The default is typically about 128KB, which is much larger than
-    // we really need.  So we make it smaller.  It just needs to be big enough to hold
-    // a few dozen release fences.
-    const int bufferSize = 32 * 1024;
-    if (setsockopt(consumerFd.get(), SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, &bufferSize, sizeof(bufferSize)) ==
-        -1) {
-        ALOGE("[%s] Failed to set consumer socket send buffer size. errno=%d message='%s'",
-              name.c_str(), errno, strerror(errno));
-        return -errno;
-    }
-    if (setsockopt(consumerFd.get(), SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, &bufferSize, sizeof(bufferSize)) ==
-        -1) {
-        ALOGE("[%s] Failed to set consumer socket receive buffer size. errno=%d "
-              "message='%s'",
-              name.c_str(), errno, strerror(errno));
-        return -errno;
-    }
-    if (setsockopt(producerFd.get(), SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, &bufferSize, sizeof(bufferSize)) ==
-        -1) {
-        ALOGE("[%s] Failed to set producer socket send buffer size. errno=%d message='%s'",
-              name.c_str(), errno, strerror(errno));
-        return -errno;
-    }
-    if (setsockopt(producerFd.get(), SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, &bufferSize, sizeof(bufferSize)) ==
-        -1) {
-        ALOGE("[%s] Failed to set producer socket receive buffer size. errno=%d "
-              "message='%s'",
-              name.c_str(), errno, strerror(errno));
-        return -errno;
-    }
-
-    // Configure the consumer socket to be non-blocking.
-    int flags = fcntl(consumerFd.get(), F_GETFL, 0);
-    if (flags == -1) {
-        ALOGE("[%s] Failed to get consumer socket flags. errno=%d message='%s'", name.c_str(),
-              errno, strerror(errno));
-        return -errno;
-    }
-    if (fcntl(consumerFd.get(), F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK) == -1) {
-        ALOGE("[%s] Failed to set consumer socket to non-blocking mode. errno=%d "
-              "message='%s'",
-              name.c_str(), errno, strerror(errno));
-        return -errno;
-    }
-
-    // Configure a timeout for the producer socket.
-    const timeval timeout{.tv_sec = 1, .tv_usec = 0};
-    if (setsockopt(producerFd.get(), SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO, &timeout, sizeof(timeval)) == -1) {
-        ALOGE("[%s] Failed to set producer socket timeout. errno=%d message='%s'", name.c_str(),
-              errno, strerror(errno));
-        return -errno;
-    }
-
-    // Make the consumer read-only
-    if (shutdown(consumerFd.get(), SHUT_WR) == -1) {
-        ALOGE("[%s] Failed to shutdown writing on consumer socket. errno=%d message='%s'",
-              name.c_str(), errno, strerror(errno));
-        return -errno;
-    }
-
-    // Make the producer write-only
-    if (shutdown(producerFd.get(), SHUT_RD) == -1) {
-        ALOGE("[%s] Failed to shutdown reading on producer socket. errno=%d message='%s'",
-              name.c_str(), errno, strerror(errno));
-        return -errno;
-    }
-
-    outConsumer = std::make_unique<ConsumerEndpoint>(name, std::move(consumerFd));
-    outProducer = std::make_shared<ProducerEndpoint>(std::move(name), std::move(producerFd));
-    return STATUS_OK;
-}
-
-} // namespace android::gui
diff --git a/libs/gui/LayerState.cpp b/libs/gui/LayerState.cpp
index adf1646..307ae39 100644
--- a/libs/gui/LayerState.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/LayerState.cpp
@@ -194,12 +194,6 @@
     SAFE_PARCEL(output.writeFloat, currentHdrSdrRatio);
     SAFE_PARCEL(output.writeFloat, desiredHdrSdrRatio);
     SAFE_PARCEL(output.writeInt32, static_cast<int32_t>(cachingHint));
-
-    const bool hasBufferReleaseChannel = (bufferReleaseChannel != nullptr);
-    SAFE_PARCEL(output.writeBool, hasBufferReleaseChannel);
-    if (hasBufferReleaseChannel) {
-        SAFE_PARCEL(output.writeParcelable, *bufferReleaseChannel);
-    }
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
@@ -345,12 +339,6 @@
     SAFE_PARCEL(input.readInt32, &tmpInt32);
     cachingHint = static_cast<gui::CachingHint>(tmpInt32);
 
-    bool hasBufferReleaseChannel;
-    SAFE_PARCEL(input.readBool, &hasBufferReleaseChannel);
-    if (hasBufferReleaseChannel) {
-        bufferReleaseChannel = std::make_shared<gui::BufferReleaseChannel::ProducerEndpoint>();
-        SAFE_PARCEL(input.readParcelable, bufferReleaseChannel.get());
-    }
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
@@ -730,10 +718,6 @@
     if (other.what & eFlushJankData) {
         what |= eFlushJankData;
     }
-    if (other.what & eBufferReleaseChannelChanged) {
-        what |= eBufferReleaseChannelChanged;
-        bufferReleaseChannel = other.bufferReleaseChannel;
-    }
     if ((other.what & what) != other.what) {
         ALOGE("Unmerged SurfaceComposer Transaction properties. LayerState::merge needs updating? "
               "other.what=0x%" PRIX64 " what=0x%" PRIX64 " unmerged flags=0x%" PRIX64,
@@ -813,7 +797,6 @@
     CHECK_DIFF(diff, eColorChanged, other, color.rgb);
     CHECK_DIFF(diff, eColorSpaceAgnosticChanged, other, colorSpaceAgnostic);
     CHECK_DIFF(diff, eDimmingEnabledChanged, other, dimmingEnabled);
-    if (other.what & eBufferReleaseChannelChanged) diff |= eBufferReleaseChannelChanged;
     return diff;
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index cdf57ff..e86e13d 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -2395,22 +2395,6 @@
     return *this;
 }
 
-SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction& SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction::setBufferReleaseChannel(
-        const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc,
-        const std::shared_ptr<gui::BufferReleaseChannel::ProducerEndpoint>& channel) {
-    layer_state_t* s = getLayerState(sc);
-    if (!s) {
-        mStatus = BAD_INDEX;
-        return *this;
-    }
-
-    s->what |= layer_state_t::eBufferReleaseChannelChanged;
-    s->bufferReleaseChannel = channel;
-
-    registerSurfaceControlForCallback(sc);
-    return *this;
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 DisplayState& SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction::getDisplayState(const sp<IBinder>& token) {
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.h
index e9a350c..0e1a505 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <gui/BufferItem.h>
 #include <gui/BufferItemConsumer.h>
-#include <gui/BufferReleaseChannel.h>
+
 #include <gui/IGraphicBufferProducer.h>
 #include <gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h>
 
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <utils/RefBase.h>
 
 #include <system/window.h>
+#include <thread>
 #include <queue>
 
 #include <com_android_graphics_libgui_flags.h>
@@ -130,8 +131,6 @@
 
     virtual ~BLASTBufferQueue();
 
-    void onFirstRef() override;
-
 private:
     friend class BLASTBufferQueueHelper;
     friend class BBQBufferQueueProducer;
@@ -171,23 +170,11 @@
 
     // BufferQueue internally allows 1 more than
     // the max to be acquired
-    int32_t mMaxAcquiredBuffers GUARDED_BY(mMutex) = 1;
-    int32_t mMaxDequeuedBuffers GUARDED_BY(mMutex) = 1;
-    static constexpr int32_t kMaxBufferCount = BufferQueueDefs::NUM_BUFFER_SLOTS;
+    int32_t mMaxAcquiredBuffers = 1;
 
-    // mNumDequeued is an atomic instead of being guarded by mMutex so that it can be incremented in
-    // onFrameDequeued while avoiding lock contention. updateDequeueShouldBlockLocked is not called
-    // after mNumDequeued is incremented for this reason. This means mDequeueShouldBlock may be
-    // temporarily false when it should be true. This can happen if multiple threads are dequeuing
-    // buffers or if dequeueBuffers is called multiple times in a row without queuing a buffer in
-    // between. As mDequeueShouldBlock is only used for optimization, this is OK.
-    std::atomic_int mNumDequeued;
     int32_t mNumFrameAvailable GUARDED_BY(mMutex) = 0;
     int32_t mNumAcquired GUARDED_BY(mMutex) = 0;
 
-    bool mAsyncMode GUARDED_BY(mMutex) = false;
-    bool mSharedBufferMode GUARDED_BY(mMutex) = false;
-
     // A value used to identify if a producer has been changed for the same SurfaceControl.
     // This is needed to know when the frame number has been reset to make sure we don't
     // latch stale buffers and that we don't wait on barriers from an old producer.
@@ -313,41 +300,6 @@
     std::function<void(const std::string&)> mTransactionHangCallback;
 
     std::unordered_set<uint64_t> mSyncedFrameNumbers GUARDED_BY(mMutex);
-
-    class BufferReleaseReader {
-    public:
-        BufferReleaseReader(std::unique_ptr<gui::BufferReleaseChannel::ConsumerEndpoint>);
-
-        BufferReleaseReader(const BufferReleaseReader&) = delete;
-        BufferReleaseReader& operator=(const BufferReleaseReader&) = delete;
-
-        // Block until we can release a buffer.
-        //
-        // Returns:
-        // * OK if a ReleaseCallbackId and Fence were successfully read.
-        // * TIMED_OUT if the specified timeout was reached.
-        // * WOULD_BLOCK if the blocking read was interrupted by interruptBlockingRead.
-        // * UNKNOWN_ERROR if something went wrong.
-        status_t readBlocking(ReleaseCallbackId&, sp<Fence>&, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout);
-
-        status_t readNonBlocking(ReleaseCallbackId&, sp<Fence>&);
-
-        void interruptBlockingRead();
-
-    private:
-        std::mutex mMutex;
-        std::unique_ptr<gui::BufferReleaseChannel::ConsumerEndpoint> mEndpoint GUARDED_BY(mMutex);
-        android::base::unique_fd mEpollFd;
-        android::base::unique_fd mEventFd;
-    };
-
-    // BufferReleaseChannel is used to communicate buffer releases from SurfaceFlinger to
-    // the client. See BBQBufferQueueProducer::dequeueBuffer for details.
-    std::optional<BufferReleaseReader> mBufferReleaseReader;
-    std::shared_ptr<gui::BufferReleaseChannel::ProducerEndpoint> mBufferReleaseProducer;
-
-    std::atomic_bool mDequeueShouldBlock{false};
-    void updateDequeueShouldBlockLocked() REQUIRES(mMutex);
 };
 
 } // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/BufferReleaseChannel.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/BufferReleaseChannel.h
deleted file mode 100644
index cb0b261..0000000
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/BufferReleaseChannel.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,127 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <string>
-
-#include <android-base/chrono_utils.h>
-#include <android-base/result.h>
-#include <android-base/unique_fd.h>
-
-#include <binder/IBinder.h>
-#include <binder/Parcelable.h>
-#include <gui/ITransactionCompletedListener.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <ui/Fence.h>
-#include <ui/Transform.h>
-#include <utils/BitSet.h>
-#include <utils/Errors.h>
-#include <utils/RefBase.h>
-#include <utils/Timers.h>
-
-namespace android::gui {
-
-/**
- * IPC wrapper to pass release fences from SurfaceFlinger to apps via a local unix domain socket.
- */
-class BufferReleaseChannel {
-private:
-    class Endpoint {
-    public:
-        Endpoint(std::string name, android::base::unique_fd fd)
-              : mName(std::move(name)), mFd(std::move(fd)) {}
-        Endpoint() {}
-
-        Endpoint(Endpoint&&) noexcept = default;
-        Endpoint& operator=(Endpoint&&) noexcept = default;
-
-        Endpoint(const Endpoint&) = delete;
-        void operator=(const Endpoint&) = delete;
-
-        const android::base::unique_fd& getFd() const { return mFd; }
-
-    protected:
-        std::string mName;
-        android::base::unique_fd mFd;
-    };
-
-public:
-    class ConsumerEndpoint : public Endpoint {
-    public:
-        ConsumerEndpoint(std::string name, android::base::unique_fd fd)
-              : Endpoint(std::move(name), std::move(fd)) {}
-
-        /**
-         * Reads a release fence from the BufferReleaseChannel.
-         *
-         * Returns OK on success.
-         * Returns WOULD_BLOCK if there is no fence present.
-         * Other errors probably indicate that the channel is broken.
-         */
-        status_t readReleaseFence(ReleaseCallbackId& outReleaseCallbackId,
-                                  sp<Fence>& outReleaseFence);
-
-    private:
-        std::vector<uint8_t> mFlattenedBuffer;
-    };
-
-    class ProducerEndpoint : public Endpoint, public Parcelable {
-    public:
-        ProducerEndpoint(std::string name, android::base::unique_fd fd)
-              : Endpoint(std::move(name), std::move(fd)) {}
-        ProducerEndpoint() {}
-
-        status_t readFromParcel(const android::Parcel* parcel) override;
-        status_t writeToParcel(android::Parcel* parcel) const override;
-
-        status_t writeReleaseFence(const ReleaseCallbackId&, const sp<Fence>& releaseFence);
-
-    private:
-        std::vector<uint8_t> mFlattenedBuffer;
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * Create two endpoints that make up the BufferReleaseChannel.
-     *
-     * Return OK on success.
-     */
-    static status_t open(const std::string name, std::unique_ptr<ConsumerEndpoint>& outConsumer,
-                         std::shared_ptr<ProducerEndpoint>& outProducer);
-
-    struct Message : public Flattenable<Message> {
-        ReleaseCallbackId releaseCallbackId;
-        sp<Fence> releaseFence = Fence::NO_FENCE;
-
-        Message() = default;
-        Message(ReleaseCallbackId releaseCallbackId, sp<Fence> releaseFence)
-              : releaseCallbackId(releaseCallbackId), releaseFence(std::move(releaseFence)) {}
-
-        // Flattenable protocol
-        size_t getFlattenedSize() const;
-
-        size_t getFdCount() const { return releaseFence->getFdCount(); }
-
-        status_t flatten(void*& buffer, size_t& size, int*& fds, size_t& count) const;
-
-        status_t unflatten(void const*& buffer, size_t& size, int const*& fds, size_t& count);
-
-    private:
-        size_t getPodSize() const;
-    };
-};
-
-} // namespace android::gui
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/LayerState.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/LayerState.h
index d419945..3fb1894 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/LayerState.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/LayerState.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <android/gui/TrustedOverlay.h>
 
 #include <ftl/flags.h>
-#include <gui/BufferReleaseChannel.h>
 #include <gui/DisplayCaptureArgs.h>
 #include <gui/ISurfaceComposer.h>
 #include <gui/LayerCaptureArgs.h>
@@ -221,7 +220,6 @@
         eDropInputModeChanged = 0x8000'00000000,
         eExtendedRangeBrightnessChanged = 0x10000'00000000,
         eEdgeExtensionChanged = 0x20000'00000000,
-        eBufferReleaseChannelChanged = 0x40000'00000000,
     };
 
     layer_state_t();
@@ -414,8 +412,6 @@
 
     TrustedPresentationThresholds trustedPresentationThresholds;
     TrustedPresentationListener trustedPresentationListener;
-
-    std::shared_ptr<gui::BufferReleaseChannel::ProducerEndpoint> bufferReleaseChannel;
 };
 
 class ComposerState {
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
index 8c1d644..95574ee 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include <android/gui/BnJankListener.h>
 #include <android/gui/ISurfaceComposerClient.h>
 
-#include <gui/BufferReleaseChannel.h>
 #include <gui/CpuConsumer.h>
 #include <gui/ISurfaceComposer.h>
 #include <gui/ITransactionCompletedListener.h>
@@ -764,10 +763,6 @@
                                          const Rect& destinationFrame);
         Transaction& setDropInputMode(const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc, gui::DropInputMode mode);
 
-        Transaction& setBufferReleaseChannel(
-                const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc,
-                const std::shared_ptr<gui::BufferReleaseChannel::ProducerEndpoint>& channel);
-
         status_t setDisplaySurface(const sp<IBinder>& token,
                 const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& bufferProducer);
 
diff --git a/libs/gui/tests/Android.bp b/libs/gui/tests/Android.bp
index daaddfb..ea8acbb 100644
--- a/libs/gui/tests/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/gui/tests/Android.bp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
         "BLASTBufferQueue_test.cpp",
         "BufferItemConsumer_test.cpp",
         "BufferQueue_test.cpp",
-        "BufferReleaseChannel_test.cpp",
         "Choreographer_test.cpp",
         "CompositorTiming_test.cpp",
         "CpuConsumer_test.cpp",
diff --git a/libs/gui/tests/BufferReleaseChannel_test.cpp b/libs/gui/tests/BufferReleaseChannel_test.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index f3e962c..0000000
--- a/libs/gui/tests/BufferReleaseChannel_test.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,121 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#include <string>
-#include <vector>
-
-#include <gtest/gtest.h>
-#include <gui/BufferReleaseChannel.h>
-
-using namespace std::string_literals;
-using android::gui::BufferReleaseChannel;
-
-namespace android {
-
-namespace {
-
-// Helper function to check if two file descriptors point to the same file.
-bool is_same_file(int fd1, int fd2) {
-    struct stat stat1;
-    if (fstat(fd1, &stat1) != 0) {
-        return false;
-    }
-    struct stat stat2;
-    if (fstat(fd2, &stat2) != 0) {
-        return false;
-    }
-    return (stat1.st_dev == stat2.st_dev) && (stat1.st_ino == stat2.st_ino);
-}
-
-} // namespace
-
-TEST(BufferReleaseChannelTest, MessageFlattenable) {
-    ReleaseCallbackId releaseCallbackId{1, 2};
-    sp<Fence> releaseFence = sp<Fence>::make(memfd_create("fake-fence-fd", 0));
-
-    std::vector<uint8_t> dataBuffer;
-    std::vector<int> fdBuffer;
-
-    // Verify that we can flatten a message
-    {
-        BufferReleaseChannel::Message message{releaseCallbackId, releaseFence};
-
-        dataBuffer.resize(message.getFlattenedSize());
-        void* dataPtr = dataBuffer.data();
-        size_t dataSize = dataBuffer.size();
-
-        fdBuffer.resize(message.getFdCount());
-        int* fdPtr = fdBuffer.data();
-        size_t fdSize = fdBuffer.size();
-
-        ASSERT_EQ(OK, message.flatten(dataPtr, dataSize, fdPtr, fdSize));
-
-        // Fence's unique_fd uses fdsan to check ownership of the file descriptor. Normally the file
-        // descriptor is passed through the Unix socket and duplicated (and sent to another process)
-        // so there's no problem with duplicate file descriptor ownership. For this unit test, we
-        // need to set up a duplicate file descriptor to avoid crashing due to duplicate ownership.
-        ASSERT_EQ(releaseFence->get(), fdBuffer[0]);
-        fdBuffer[0] = message.releaseFence->dup();
-    }
-
-    // Verify that we can unflatten a message
-    {
-        BufferReleaseChannel::Message message;
-
-        const void* dataPtr = dataBuffer.data();
-        size_t dataSize = dataBuffer.size();
-
-        const int* fdPtr = fdBuffer.data();
-        size_t fdSize = fdBuffer.size();
-
-        ASSERT_EQ(OK, message.unflatten(dataPtr, dataSize, fdPtr, fdSize));
-        ASSERT_EQ(releaseCallbackId, message.releaseCallbackId);
-        ASSERT_TRUE(is_same_file(releaseFence->get(), message.releaseFence->get()));
-    }
-}
-
-// Verify that the BufferReleaseChannel consume returns WOULD_BLOCK when there's no message
-// available.
-TEST(BufferReleaseChannelTest, ConsumerEndpointIsNonBlocking) {
-    std::unique_ptr<BufferReleaseChannel::ConsumerEndpoint> consumer;
-    std::shared_ptr<BufferReleaseChannel::ProducerEndpoint> producer;
-    ASSERT_EQ(OK, BufferReleaseChannel::open("test-channel"s, consumer, producer));
-
-    ReleaseCallbackId releaseCallbackId;
-    sp<Fence> releaseFence;
-    ASSERT_EQ(WOULD_BLOCK, consumer->readReleaseFence(releaseCallbackId, releaseFence));
-}
-
-// Verify that we can write a message to the BufferReleaseChannel producer and read that message
-// using the BufferReleaseChannel consumer.
-TEST(BufferReleaseChannelTest, ProduceAndConsume) {
-    std::unique_ptr<BufferReleaseChannel::ConsumerEndpoint> consumer;
-    std::shared_ptr<BufferReleaseChannel::ProducerEndpoint> producer;
-    ASSERT_EQ(OK, BufferReleaseChannel::open("test-channel"s, consumer, producer));
-
-    ReleaseCallbackId producerReleaseCallbackId{1, 2};
-    sp<Fence> producerReleaseFence = sp<Fence>::make(memfd_create("fake-fence-fd", 0));
-    ASSERT_EQ(OK, producer->writeReleaseFence(producerReleaseCallbackId, producerReleaseFence));
-
-    ReleaseCallbackId consumerReleaseCallbackId;
-    sp<Fence> consumerReleaseFence;
-    ASSERT_EQ(OK, consumer->readReleaseFence(consumerReleaseCallbackId, consumerReleaseFence));
-
-    ASSERT_EQ(producerReleaseCallbackId, consumerReleaseCallbackId);
-    ASSERT_TRUE(is_same_file(producerReleaseFence->get(), consumerReleaseFence->get()));
-}
-
-} // namespace android