diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index aa5c00b..0ec0c18 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -3962,24 +3962,6 @@
 void SurfaceFlinger::queueTransaction(TransactionState& state) {
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mQueueLock);
 
-    // If its TransactionQueue already has a pending TransactionState or if it is pending
-    auto itr = mPendingTransactionQueues.find(state.applyToken);
-    // if this is an animation frame, wait until prior animation frame has
-    // been applied by SF
-    if (state.flags & eAnimation) {
-        while (itr != mPendingTransactionQueues.end()) {
-            status_t err =
-                    mTransactionQueueCV.waitRelative(mQueueLock, mAnimationTransactionTimeout);
-            if (CC_UNLIKELY(err != NO_ERROR)) {
-                ALOGW_IF(err == TIMED_OUT,
-                         "setTransactionState timed out "
-                         "waiting for animation frame to apply");
-                break;
-            }
-            itr = mPendingTransactionQueues.find(state.applyToken);
-        }
-    }
-
     // Generate a CountDownLatch pending state if this is a synchronous transaction.
     if ((state.flags & eSynchronous) || state.inputWindowCommands.syncInputWindows) {
         state.transactionCommittedSignal = std::make_shared<CountDownLatch>(
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp
index 46c8404..ded7531 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
         // if this is an animation, this thread should be blocked for 5s
         // in setTransactionState waiting for transactionA to flush.  Otherwise,
         // the transaction should be placed on the pending queue
-        if (flags & (ISurfaceComposer::eAnimation | ISurfaceComposer::eSynchronous) ||
+        if (flags & (ISurfaceComposer::eSynchronous) ||
             syncInputWindows) {
             EXPECT_GE(systemTime(),
                       applicationSentTime + mFlinger.getAnimationTransactionTimeout());
@@ -288,10 +288,6 @@
     NotPlacedOnTransactionQueue(ISurfaceComposer::eSynchronous, /*syncInputWindows*/ false);
 }
 
-TEST_F(TransactionApplicationTest, NotPlacedOnTransactionQueue_Animation) {
-    NotPlacedOnTransactionQueue(ISurfaceComposer::eAnimation, /*syncInputWindows*/ false);
-}
-
 TEST_F(TransactionApplicationTest, NotPlacedOnTransactionQueue_SyncInputWindows) {
     NotPlacedOnTransactionQueue(/*flags*/ 0, /*syncInputWindows*/ true);
 }
@@ -300,10 +296,6 @@
     PlaceOnTransactionQueue(ISurfaceComposer::eSynchronous, /*syncInputWindows*/ false);
 }
 
-TEST_F(TransactionApplicationTest, PlaceOnTransactionQueue_Animation) {
-    PlaceOnTransactionQueue(ISurfaceComposer::eAnimation, /*syncInputWindows*/ false);
-}
-
 TEST_F(TransactionApplicationTest, PlaceOnTransactionQueue_SyncInputWindows) {
     PlaceOnTransactionQueue(/*flags*/ 0, /*syncInputWindows*/ true);
 }