diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 831c446..e87b563 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -1084,12 +1084,9 @@
 
 status_t SurfaceFlinger::purgatorizeLayer_l(const sp<LayerBase>& layerBase)
 {
-    // First add the layer to the purgatory list, which makes sure it won't 
-    // go away, then remove it from the main list (through a transaction).
+    // remove the layer from the main list (through a transaction).
     ssize_t err = removeLayer_l(layerBase);
-    if (err >= 0) {
-        mLayerPurgatory.add(layerBase);
-    }
+
     // it's possible that we don't find a layer, because it might
     // have been destroyed already -- this is not technically an error
     // from the user because there is a race between BClient::destroySurface(),
@@ -1362,18 +1359,8 @@
              * to use the purgatory.
              */
             status_t err = flinger->removeLayer_l(l);
-            if (err == NAME_NOT_FOUND) {
-                // The surface wasn't in the current list, which means it was
-                // removed already, which means it is in the purgatory, 
-                // and need to be removed from there.
-                // This needs to happen from the main thread since its dtor
-                // must run from there (b/c of OpenGL ES). Additionally, we
-                // can't really acquire our internal lock from 
-                // destroySurface() -- see postMessage() below.
-                ssize_t idx = flinger->mLayerPurgatory.remove(l);
-                LOGE_IF(idx < 0,
-                        "layer=%p is not in the purgatory list", l.get());
-            }
+            LOGE_IF(err<0 && err != NAME_NOT_FOUND,
+                    "error removing layer=%p (%s)", l.get(), strerror(-err));
             return true;
         }
     };