diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.cpp
index b96264b..799d62c 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #define ATRACE_TAG ATRACE_TAG_GRAPHICS
 
-#include <common/FlagManager.h>
 #include <compositionengine/CompositionEngine.h>
 #include <compositionengine/Display.h>
 #include <compositionengine/DisplayColorProfile.h>
@@ -222,17 +221,6 @@
 bool DisplayDevice::initiateModeChange(display::DisplayModeRequest&& desiredMode,
                                        const hal::VsyncPeriodChangeConstraints& constraints,
                                        hal::VsyncPeriodChangeTimeline& outTimeline) {
-    // TODO(b/255635711): Flow the DisplayModeRequest through the desired/pending/active states. For
-    // now, `desiredMode` and `mDesiredModeOpt` are one and the same, but the latter is not cleared
-    // until the next `SF::initiateDisplayModeChanges`. However, the desired mode has been consumed
-    // at this point, so clear the `force` flag to prevent an endless loop of `initiateModeChange`.
-    if (FlagManager::getInstance().connected_display()) {
-        std::scoped_lock lock(mDesiredModeLock);
-        if (mDesiredModeOpt) {
-            mDesiredModeOpt->force = false;
-        }
-    }
-
     mPendingModeOpt = std::move(desiredMode);
     mIsModeSetPending = true;
 
@@ -538,7 +526,8 @@
     }
 }
 
-auto DisplayDevice::setDesiredMode(display::DisplayModeRequest&& desiredMode) -> DesiredModeAction {
+auto DisplayDevice::setDesiredMode(display::DisplayModeRequest&& desiredMode, bool force)
+        -> DesiredModeAction {
     ATRACE_CALL();
 
     const auto& desiredModePtr = desiredMode.mode.modePtr;
@@ -546,26 +535,20 @@
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(getPhysicalId() != desiredModePtr->getPhysicalDisplayId(),
                         "DisplayId mismatch");
 
-    // TODO (b/318533819): Stringize DisplayModeRequest.
-    ALOGD("%s(%s, force=%s)", __func__, to_string(*desiredModePtr).c_str(),
-          desiredMode.force ? "true" : "false");
+    ALOGV("%s(%s)", __func__, to_string(*desiredModePtr).c_str());
 
     std::scoped_lock lock(mDesiredModeLock);
     if (mDesiredModeOpt) {
         // A mode transition was already scheduled, so just override the desired mode.
         const bool emitEvent = mDesiredModeOpt->emitEvent;
-        const bool force = mDesiredModeOpt->force;
         mDesiredModeOpt = std::move(desiredMode);
         mDesiredModeOpt->emitEvent |= emitEvent;
-        if (FlagManager::getInstance().connected_display()) {
-            mDesiredModeOpt->force |= force;
-        }
         return DesiredModeAction::None;
     }
 
     // If the desired mode is already active...
     const auto activeMode = refreshRateSelector().getActiveMode();
-    if (!desiredMode.force && activeMode.modePtr->getId() == desiredModePtr->getId()) {
+    if (!force && activeMode.modePtr->getId() == desiredModePtr->getId()) {
         if (activeMode == desiredMode.mode) {
             return DesiredModeAction::None;
         }