diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp
index f64e0d2..5a24d51 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp
@@ -848,7 +848,33 @@
 }
 
 bool BufferLayer::bufferNeedsFiltering() const {
-    return isFixedSize();
+    // Layers that don't resize along with their buffer, don't need filtering.
+    if (!isFixedSize()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!mBufferInfo.mBuffer) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    uint32_t bufferWidth = mBufferInfo.mBuffer->width;
+    uint32_t bufferHeight = mBufferInfo.mBuffer->height;
+
+    // Undo any transformations on the buffer and return the result.
+    const State& s(getDrawingState());
+    if (s.transform & ui::Transform::ROT_90) {
+        std::swap(bufferWidth, bufferHeight);
+    }
+
+    if (s.transformToDisplayInverse) {
+        uint32_t invTransform = DisplayDevice::getPrimaryDisplayRotationFlags();
+        if (invTransform & ui::Transform::ROT_90) {
+            std::swap(bufferWidth, bufferHeight);
+        }
+    }
+
+    const Rect layerSize{getBounds()};
+    return layerSize.width() != bufferWidth || layerSize.height() != bufferHeight;
 }
 
 } // namespace android
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.h
index a3d8b68..c7e8ad7 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 
     // Returns true if the transformed buffer size does not match the layer size and we need
     // to apply filtering.
-    virtual bool bufferNeedsFiltering() const;
+    bool bufferNeedsFiltering() const;
 
     // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Functions that must be implemented by derived classes
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferStateLayer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferStateLayer.cpp
index ad2620c..41dd7bf 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferStateLayer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferStateLayer.cpp
@@ -761,30 +761,6 @@
                               radius);
 }
 
-bool BufferStateLayer::bufferNeedsFiltering() const {
-    const State& s(getDrawingState());
-    if (!s.buffer) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    uint32_t bufferWidth = s.buffer->width;
-    uint32_t bufferHeight = s.buffer->height;
-
-    // Undo any transformations on the buffer and return the result.
-    if (s.transform & ui::Transform::ROT_90) {
-        std::swap(bufferWidth, bufferHeight);
-    }
-
-    if (s.transformToDisplayInverse) {
-        uint32_t invTransform = DisplayDevice::getPrimaryDisplayRotationFlags();
-        if (invTransform & ui::Transform::ROT_90) {
-            std::swap(bufferWidth, bufferHeight);
-        }
-    }
-
-    const Rect layerSize{getBounds()};
-    return layerSize.width() != bufferWidth || layerSize.height() != bufferHeight;
-}
 } // namespace android
 
 // TODO(b/129481165): remove the #pragma below and fix conversion issues
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferStateLayer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferStateLayer.h
index b408113..00fa7f7 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferStateLayer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferStateLayer.h
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@
     friend class SlotGenerationTest;
     bool willPresentCurrentTransaction() const;
 
-    bool bufferNeedsFiltering() const override;
-
     static const std::array<float, 16> IDENTITY_MATRIX;
 
     std::unique_ptr<renderengine::Image> mTextureImage;