diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Client.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Client.cpp
index fb72ab8..78bbcba 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Client.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Client.cpp
@@ -93,11 +93,6 @@
                                          uint32_t* outTransformHint) {
     if (mFlinger->authenticateSurfaceTexture(parent) == false) {
         ALOGE("failed to authenticate surface texture");
-        // The extra parent layer check below before returning is to help with debugging
-        // b/134888387. Once the bug is fixed the check can be deleted.
-        if ((static_cast<MonitoredProducer*>(parent.get()))->getLayer() == nullptr) {
-            ALOGE("failed to find parent layer");
-        }
         return BAD_VALUE;
     }