diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/EffectLayer_test.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/EffectLayer_test.cpp
index 3dca391..fafb49e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/EffectLayer_test.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/EffectLayer_test.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     sp<SurfaceControl> effectLayer =
             mClient->createSurface(String8("Effect Layer"), 0 /* width */, 0 /* height */,
                                    PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888, ISurfaceComposerClient::eFXSurfaceEffect,
-                                   mParentLayer.get());
+                                   mParentLayer->getHandle());
 
     EXPECT_NE(nullptr, effectLayer.get()) << "failed to create SurfaceControl";
     asTransaction([&](Transaction& t) {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                                    PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888,
                                    ISurfaceComposerClient::eFXSurfaceEffect |
                                            ISurfaceComposerClient::eNoColorFill,
-                                   mParentLayer.get());
+                                   mParentLayer->getHandle());
 
     EXPECT_NE(nullptr, effectLayer.get()) << "failed to create SurfaceControl";
     asTransaction([&](Transaction& t) {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
                                    PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888,
                                    ISurfaceComposerClient::eFXSurfaceEffect |
                                            ISurfaceComposerClient::eNoColorFill,
-                                   mParentLayer.get());
+                                   mParentLayer->getHandle());
 
     EXPECT_NE(nullptr, effectLayer.get()) << "failed to create SurfaceControl";
     asTransaction([&](Transaction& t) {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/InvalidHandles_test.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/InvalidHandles_test.cpp
index cfec0d2..152d2d2 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/InvalidHandles_test.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/InvalidHandles_test.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     auto notSc = makeNotSurfaceControl();
     ASSERT_EQ(nullptr,
               mScc->createSurface(String8("lolcats"), 19, 47, PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888, 0,
-                                  notSc.get())
+                                  notSc->getHandle())
                       .get());
 }
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/LayerTransactionTest.h b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/LayerTransactionTest.h
index d4e952a..25d3211 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/LayerTransactionTest.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/LayerTransactionTest.h
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@
                                              PixelFormat format, uint32_t flags,
                                              SurfaceControl* parent = nullptr,
                                              uint32_t* outTransformHint = nullptr) {
-        auto layer = client->createSurface(String8(name), width, height, format, flags, parent,
-                                           LayerMetadata(), outTransformHint);
+        sp<IBinder> parentHandle = (parent) ? parent->getHandle() : nullptr;
+        auto layer = client->createSurface(String8(name), width, height, format, flags,
+                                           parentHandle, LayerMetadata(), outTransformHint);
         EXPECT_NE(nullptr, layer.get()) << "failed to create SurfaceControl";
         return layer;
     }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/LayerUpdate_test.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/LayerUpdate_test.cpp
index 0cafd00..29473f2 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/LayerUpdate_test.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/LayerUpdate_test.cpp
@@ -1028,12 +1028,13 @@
 TEST_F(BoundlessLayerTest, IntermediateBoundlessLayerDoNotCrop) {
     sp<SurfaceControl> boundlessLayer =
             mClient->createSurface(String8("BoundlessLayer"), 0, 0, PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888,
-                                   0 /* flags */, mFGSurfaceControl.get());
+                                   0 /* flags */, mFGSurfaceControl->getHandle());
     ASSERT_TRUE(boundlessLayer != nullptr);
     ASSERT_TRUE(boundlessLayer->isValid());
     sp<SurfaceControl> colorLayer =
             mClient->createSurface(String8("ColorLayer"), 0, 0, PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888,
-                                   ISurfaceComposerClient::eFXSurfaceEffect, boundlessLayer.get());
+                                   ISurfaceComposerClient::eFXSurfaceEffect,
+                                   boundlessLayer->getHandle());
     ASSERT_TRUE(colorLayer != nullptr);
     ASSERT_TRUE(colorLayer->isValid());
     asTransaction([&](Transaction& t) {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/SFFakeHwc_test.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/SFFakeHwc_test.cpp
index 1606f22..6c654c0 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/SFFakeHwc_test.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/SFFakeHwc_test.cpp
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@
         Base::SetUp();
         mChild = Base::mComposerClient->createSurface(String8("Child surface"), 10, 10,
                                                       PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888, 0,
-                                                      Base::mFGSurfaceControl.get());
+                                                      Base::mFGSurfaceControl->getHandle());
         fillSurfaceRGBA8(mChild, LIGHT_GRAY);
 
         Base::sFakeComposer->runVSyncAndWait();
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@
         sp<SurfaceControl> childNewClient =
                 newComposerClient->createSurface(String8("New Child Test Surface"), 10, 10,
                                                  PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888, 0,
-                                                 Base::mFGSurfaceControl.get());
+                                                 Base::mFGSurfaceControl->getHandle());
         ASSERT_TRUE(childNewClient != nullptr);
         ASSERT_TRUE(childNewClient->isValid());
         fillSurfaceRGBA8(childNewClient, LIGHT_GRAY);
@@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@
         mChild = Base::mComposerClient->createSurface(String8("Child surface"), 10, 10,
                                                       PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888,
                                                       ISurfaceComposerClient::eHidden,
-                                                      Base::mFGSurfaceControl.get());
+                                                      Base::mFGSurfaceControl->getHandle());
 
         // Show the child layer in a deferred transaction
         {
@@ -1819,7 +1819,7 @@
                 Base::mComposerClient->createSurface(String8("Child surface"), 0, 0,
                                                      PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888,
                                                      ISurfaceComposerClient::eFXSurfaceEffect,
-                                                     Base::mFGSurfaceControl.get());
+                                                     Base::mFGSurfaceControl->getHandle());
         {
             TransactionScope ts(*Base::sFakeComposer);
             ts.setColor(Base::mChild,