diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferStateLayer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferStateLayer.cpp
index a3d5b89..e48c41e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferStateLayer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferStateLayer.cpp
@@ -473,8 +473,7 @@
     return engine.bindExternalTextureBuffer(mTextureName, s.buffer, s.acquireFence, false);
 }
 
-status_t BufferStateLayer::updateTexImage(bool& /*recomputeVisibleRegions*/, nsecs_t latchTime,
-                                          const sp<Fence>& releaseFence) {
+status_t BufferStateLayer::updateTexImage(bool& /*recomputeVisibleRegions*/, nsecs_t latchTime) {
     const State& s(getDrawingState());
 
     if (!s.buffer) {
@@ -516,59 +515,7 @@
         handle->latchTime = latchTime;
     }
 
-    // Handle sync fences
-    if (SyncFeatures::getInstance().useNativeFenceSync() && releaseFence != Fence::NO_FENCE) {
-        // TODO(alecmouri): Fail somewhere upstream if the fence is invalid.
-        if (!releaseFence->isValid()) {
-            mFlinger->mTimeStats->onDestroy(layerID);
-            return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
-        }
-
-        // Check status of fences first because merging is expensive.
-        // Merging an invalid fence with any other fence results in an
-        // invalid fence.
-        auto currentStatus = s.acquireFence->getStatus();
-        if (currentStatus == Fence::Status::Invalid) {
-            ALOGE("Existing fence has invalid state");
-            mFlinger->mTimeStats->onDestroy(layerID);
-            return BAD_VALUE;
-        }
-
-        auto incomingStatus = releaseFence->getStatus();
-        if (incomingStatus == Fence::Status::Invalid) {
-            ALOGE("New fence has invalid state");
-            mDrawingState.acquireFence = releaseFence;
-            mFlinger->mTimeStats->onDestroy(layerID);
-            return BAD_VALUE;
-        }
-
-        // If both fences are signaled or both are unsignaled, we need to merge
-        // them to get an accurate timestamp.
-        if (currentStatus == incomingStatus) {
-            char fenceName[32] = {};
-            snprintf(fenceName, 32, "%.28s:%d", mName.string(), mFrameNumber);
-            sp<Fence> mergedFence =
-                    Fence::merge(fenceName, mDrawingState.acquireFence, releaseFence);
-            if (!mergedFence.get()) {
-                ALOGE("failed to merge release fences");
-                // synchronization is broken, the best we can do is hope fences
-                // signal in order so the new fence will act like a union
-                mDrawingState.acquireFence = releaseFence;
-                mFlinger->mTimeStats->onDestroy(layerID);
-                return BAD_VALUE;
-            }
-            mDrawingState.acquireFence = mergedFence;
-        } else if (incomingStatus == Fence::Status::Unsignaled) {
-            // If one fence has signaled and the other hasn't, the unsignaled
-            // fence will approximately correspond with the correct timestamp.
-            // There's a small race if both fences signal at about the same time
-            // and their statuses are retrieved with unfortunate timing. However,
-            // by this point, they will have both signaled and only the timestamp
-            // will be slightly off; any dependencies after this point will
-            // already have been met.
-            mDrawingState.acquireFence = releaseFence;
-        }
-    } else {
+    if (!SyncFeatures::getInstance().useNativeFenceSync()) {
         // Bind the new buffer to the GL texture.
         //
         // Older devices require the "implicit" synchronization provided