diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/DispSync.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/DispSync.cpp
index ae776a0..4bdfad9 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/DispSync.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/DispSync.cpp
@@ -617,13 +617,6 @@
     return mThread->addEventListener(name, phase, callback, lastCallbackTime);
 }
 
-void DispSync::setRefreshSkipCount(int count) {
-    Mutex::Autolock lock(mMutex);
-    ALOGD("setRefreshSkipCount(%d)", count);
-    mRefreshSkipCount = count;
-    updateModelLocked();
-}
-
 status_t DispSync::removeEventListener(Callback* callback, nsecs_t* outLastCallbackTime) {
     Mutex::Autolock lock(mMutex);
     return mThread->removeEventListener(callback, outLastCallbackTime);
@@ -706,9 +699,6 @@
             ALOGV("[%s] Adjusting mPhase -> %" PRId64, mName, ns2us(mPhase));
         }
 
-        // Artificially inflate the period if requested.
-        mPeriod += mPeriod * mRefreshSkipCount;
-
         mThread->updateModel(mPeriod, mPhase, mReferenceTime);
         mModelUpdated = true;
     }
@@ -719,10 +709,6 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    // Need to compare present fences against the un-adjusted refresh period,
-    // since they might arrive between two events.
-    nsecs_t period = mPeriod / (1 + mRefreshSkipCount);
-
     int numErrSamples = 0;
     nsecs_t sqErrSum = 0;
 
@@ -741,9 +727,9 @@
             continue;
         }
 
-        nsecs_t sampleErr = (sample - mPhase) % period;
-        if (sampleErr > period / 2) {
-            sampleErr -= period;
+        nsecs_t sampleErr = (sample - mPhase) % mPeriod;
+        if (sampleErr > mPeriod / 2) {
+            sampleErr -= mPeriod;
         }
         sqErrSum += sampleErr * sampleErr;
         numErrSamples++;
@@ -798,8 +784,7 @@
 void DispSync::dump(std::string& result) const {
     Mutex::Autolock lock(mMutex);
     StringAppendF(&result, "present fences are %s\n", mIgnorePresentFences ? "ignored" : "used");
-    StringAppendF(&result, "mPeriod: %" PRId64 " ns (%.3f fps; skipCount=%d)\n", mPeriod,
-                  1000000000.0 / mPeriod, mRefreshSkipCount);
+    StringAppendF(&result, "mPeriod: %" PRId64 " ns (%.3f fps)\n", mPeriod, 1000000000.0 / mPeriod);
     StringAppendF(&result, "mPhase: %" PRId64 " ns\n", mPhase);
     StringAppendF(&result, "mError: %" PRId64 " ns (sqrt=%.1f)\n", mError, sqrt(mError));
     StringAppendF(&result, "mNumResyncSamplesSincePresent: %d (limit %d)\n",
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/DispSync.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/DispSync.h
index f5175ba..c6aadbb 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/DispSync.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/DispSync.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
     virtual void endResync() = 0;
     virtual void setPeriod(nsecs_t period) = 0;
     virtual nsecs_t getPeriod() = 0;
-    virtual void setRefreshSkipCount(int count) = 0;
     virtual status_t addEventListener(const char* name, nsecs_t phase, Callback* callback,
                                       nsecs_t lastCallbackTime) = 0;
     virtual status_t removeEventListener(Callback* callback, nsecs_t* outLastCallback) = 0;
@@ -137,12 +136,6 @@
     // The getPeriod method returns the current vsync period.
     nsecs_t getPeriod() override;
 
-    // setRefreshSkipCount specifies an additional number of refresh
-    // cycles to skip.  For example, on a 60Hz display, a skip count of 1
-    // will result in events happening at 30Hz.  Default is zero.  The idea
-    // is to sacrifice smoothness for battery life.
-    void setRefreshSkipCount(int count) override;
-
     // addEventListener registers a callback to be called repeatedly at the
     // given phase offset from the hardware vsync events.  The callback is
     // called from a separate thread and it should return reasonably quickly
@@ -251,8 +244,6 @@
     std::shared_ptr<FenceTime> mPresentFences[NUM_PRESENT_SAMPLES]{FenceTime::NO_FENCE};
     size_t mPresentSampleOffset;
 
-    int mRefreshSkipCount = 0;
-
     // mThread is the thread from which all the callbacks are called.
     sp<DispSyncThread> mThread;
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
index 7f1fb3b..8d9357a 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -268,10 +268,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-void Scheduler::setRefreshSkipCount(int count) {
-    mPrimaryDispSync->setRefreshSkipCount(count);
-}
-
 void Scheduler::setVsyncPeriod(nsecs_t period) {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mHWVsyncLock);
     mPrimaryDispSync->setPeriod(period);
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.h
index f733317..c15f793 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.h
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
     // DispSync detected that the vsync period changed, and false otherwise.
     void addResyncSample(nsecs_t timestamp, bool* periodFlushed);
     void addPresentFence(const std::shared_ptr<FenceTime>&);
-    void setRefreshSkipCount(int count);
     void setIgnorePresentFences(bool ignore);
     nsecs_t getDispSyncExpectedPresentTime();
     // Registers the layer in the scheduler, and returns the handle for future references.