diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.cpp
index 99efd39..34dc24b 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.cpp
@@ -61,12 +61,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-void MessageQueue::Handler::dispatchTransaction() {
-    if ((android_atomic_or(eventMaskTransaction, &mEventMask) & eventMaskTransaction) == 0) {
-        mQueue.mLooper->sendMessage(this, Message(MessageQueue::TRANSACTION));
-    }
-}
-
 void MessageQueue::Handler::handleMessage(const Message& message) {
     switch (message.what) {
         case INVALIDATE:
@@ -77,10 +71,6 @@
             android_atomic_and(~eventMaskRefresh, &mEventMask);
             mQueue.mFlinger->onMessageReceived(message.what);
             break;
-        case TRANSACTION:
-            android_atomic_and(~eventMaskTransaction, &mEventMask);
-            mQueue.mFlinger->onMessageReceived(message.what);
-            break;
     }
 }
 
@@ -155,10 +145,6 @@
  */
 #define INVALIDATE_ON_VSYNC 1
 
-void MessageQueue::invalidateTransactionNow() {
-    mHandler->dispatchTransaction();
-}
-
 void MessageQueue::invalidate() {
 #if INVALIDATE_ON_VSYNC
     mEvents->requestNextVsync();
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.h b/services/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.h
index b77e08e..1004f4c 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.h
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
         virtual void handleMessage(const Message& message);
         void dispatchRefresh();
         void dispatchInvalidate();
-        void dispatchTransaction();
     };
 
     friend class Handler;
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@
     enum {
         INVALIDATE  = 0,
         REFRESH     = 1,
-        TRANSACTION = 2
     };
 
     MessageQueue();
@@ -108,8 +106,6 @@
     void invalidate();
     // sends REFRESH message at next VSYNC
     void refresh();
-    // sends TRANSACTION message immediately
-    void invalidateTransactionNow();
 };
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 466da8c..115eb42 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -903,10 +903,6 @@
 void SurfaceFlinger::onMessageReceived(int32_t what) {
     ATRACE_CALL();
     switch (what) {
-        case MessageQueue::TRANSACTION: {
-            handleMessageTransaction();
-            break;
-        }
         case MessageQueue::INVALIDATE: {
             bool refreshNeeded = handleMessageTransaction();
             refreshNeeded |= handleMessageInvalidate();
@@ -3283,13 +3279,6 @@
         }
     };
 
-    // make sure to process transactions before screenshots -- a transaction
-    // might already be pending but scheduled for VSYNC; this guarantees we
-    // will handle it before the screenshot. When VSYNC finally arrives
-    // the scheduled transaction will be a no-op. If no transactions are
-    // scheduled at this time, this will end-up being a no-op as well.
-    mEventQueue.invalidateTransactionNow();
-
     // this creates a "fake" BBinder which will serve as a "fake" remote
     // binder to receive the marshaled calls and forward them to the
     // real remote (a BpGraphicBufferProducer)
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger_hwc1.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger_hwc1.cpp
index de46dfa..223579f 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger_hwc1.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger_hwc1.cpp
@@ -907,10 +907,6 @@
 void SurfaceFlinger::onMessageReceived(int32_t what) {
     ATRACE_CALL();
     switch (what) {
-        case MessageQueue::TRANSACTION: {
-            handleMessageTransaction();
-            break;
-        }
         case MessageQueue::INVALIDATE: {
             bool refreshNeeded = handleMessageTransaction();
             refreshNeeded |= handleMessageInvalidate();
@@ -3297,13 +3293,6 @@
         }
     };
 
-    // make sure to process transactions before screenshots -- a transaction
-    // might already be pending but scheduled for VSYNC; this guarantees we
-    // will handle it before the screenshot. When VSYNC finally arrives
-    // the scheduled transaction will be a no-op. If no transactions are
-    // scheduled at this time, this will end-up being a no-op as well.
-    mEventQueue.invalidateTransactionNow();
-
     // this creates a "fake" BBinder which will serve as a "fake" remote
     // binder to receive the marshaled calls and forward them to the
     // real remote (a BpGraphicBufferProducer)