diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Android.bp b/services/surfaceflinger/Android.bp
index a8ba15f..c162487 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Android.bp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Android.bp
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@
         "ClientCache.cpp",
         "Client.cpp",
         "EffectLayer.cpp",
-        "ContainerLayer.cpp",
         "DisplayDevice.cpp",
         "DisplayHardware/AidlComposerHal.cpp",
         "DisplayHardware/HidlComposerHal.cpp",
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ccc229..0000000
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-// TODO(b/129481165): remove the #pragma below and fix conversion issues
-#pragma clang diagnostic push
-#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wconversion"
-
-// #define LOG_NDEBUG 0
-#undef LOG_TAG
-#define LOG_TAG "ContainerLayer"
-
-#include "ContainerLayer.h"
-
-namespace android {
-
-ContainerLayer::ContainerLayer(const LayerCreationArgs& args) : Layer(args) {}
-
-ContainerLayer::~ContainerLayer() = default;
-
-bool ContainerLayer::isVisible() const {
-    return false;
-}
-
-sp<Layer> ContainerLayer::createClone() {
-    sp<ContainerLayer> layer = mFlinger->getFactory().createContainerLayer(
-            LayerCreationArgs(mFlinger.get(), nullptr, mName + " (Mirror)", 0, LayerMetadata()));
-    layer->setInitialValuesForClone(this);
-    return layer;
-}
-
-} // namespace android
-
-// TODO(b/129481165): remove the #pragma below and fix conversion issues
-#pragma clang diagnostic pop // ignored "-Wconversion"
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b7bab1..0000000
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-#pragma once
-
-#include <sys/types.h>
-
-#include <cstdint>
-
-#include "Layer.h"
-
-namespace android {
-
-class ContainerLayer : public Layer {
-public:
-    explicit ContainerLayer(const LayerCreationArgs&);
-    ~ContainerLayer() override;
-
-    const char* getType() const override { return "ContainerLayer"; }
-    bool isVisible() const override;
-
-    bool isCreatedFromMainThread() const override { return true; }
-
-protected:
-    bool canDrawShadows() const override { return false; }
-    sp<Layer> createClone() override;
-};
-
-} // namespace android
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerRenderArea.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerRenderArea.cpp
index 896f254..e17b01f 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerRenderArea.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerRenderArea.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 #include <ui/GraphicTypes.h>
 #include <ui/Transform.h>
 
-#include "ContainerLayer.h"
 #include "DisplayDevice.h"
+#include "EffectLayer.h"
 #include "Layer.h"
 #include "LayerRenderArea.h"
 #include "SurfaceFlinger.h"
@@ -110,8 +110,9 @@
         // layer which has no properties set and which does not draw.
         //  We hold the statelock as the reparent-for-drawing operation modifies the
         //  hierarchy and there could be readers on Binder threads, like dump.
-        sp<ContainerLayer> screenshotParentLayer = mFlinger.getFactory().createContainerLayer(
-                  {&mFlinger, nullptr, "Screenshot Parent"s, 0, LayerMetadata()});
+        sp<EffectLayer> screenshotParentLayer = mFlinger.getFactory().createEffectLayer(
+                {&mFlinger, nullptr, "Screenshot Parent"s, ISurfaceComposerClient::eNoColorFill,
+                 LayerMetadata()});
         {
             Mutex::Autolock _l(mFlinger.mStateLock);
             reparentForDrawing(mLayer, screenshotParentLayer, sourceCrop);
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 569caa6..1ceb84a 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@
 #include "BufferStateLayer.h"
 #include "Client.h"
 #include "Colorizer.h"
-#include "ContainerLayer.h"
 #include "DisplayDevice.h"
 #include "DisplayHardware/ComposerHal.h"
 #include "DisplayHardware/FramebufferSurface.h"
@@ -4584,7 +4583,9 @@
         if (!mirrorFrom) {
             return NAME_NOT_FOUND;
         }
-        status_t result = createContainerLayer(args, outHandle, &mirrorLayer);
+        LayerCreationArgs mirrorArgs = args;
+        mirrorArgs.flags |= ISurfaceComposerClient::eNoColorFill;
+        status_t result = createEffectLayer(mirrorArgs, outHandle, &mirrorLayer);
         if (result != NO_ERROR) {
             return result;
         }
@@ -4684,13 +4685,6 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
-status_t SurfaceFlinger::createContainerLayer(const LayerCreationArgs& args, sp<IBinder>* handle,
-                                              sp<Layer>* outLayer) {
-    *outLayer = getFactory().createContainerLayer(args);
-    *handle = (*outLayer)->getHandle();
-    return NO_ERROR;
-}
-
 void SurfaceFlinger::markLayerPendingRemovalLocked(const sp<Layer>& layer) {
     mLayersPendingRemoval.add(layer);
     mLayersRemoved = true;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index 46d941f..551b0e8 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -816,9 +816,6 @@
     status_t createEffectLayer(const LayerCreationArgs& args, sp<IBinder>* outHandle,
                                sp<Layer>* outLayer);
 
-    status_t createContainerLayer(const LayerCreationArgs& args, sp<IBinder>* outHandle,
-                                  sp<Layer>* outLayer);
-
     status_t mirrorLayer(const LayerCreationArgs& args, const sp<IBinder>& mirrorFromHandle,
                          sp<IBinder>* outHandle, int32_t* outLayerId);
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerDefaultFactory.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerDefaultFactory.cpp
index 2399a39..eb4c839 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerDefaultFactory.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerDefaultFactory.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <ui/GraphicBuffer.h>
 
 #include "BufferStateLayer.h"
-#include "ContainerLayer.h"
 #include "DisplayDevice.h"
 #include "EffectLayer.h"
 #include "FrameTracer/FrameTracer.h"
@@ -90,10 +89,6 @@
     return compositionengine::impl::createCompositionEngine();
 }
 
-sp<ContainerLayer> DefaultFactory::createContainerLayer(const LayerCreationArgs& args) {
-    return new ContainerLayer(args);
-}
-
 sp<BufferStateLayer> DefaultFactory::createBufferStateLayer(const LayerCreationArgs& args) {
     return new BufferStateLayer(args);
 }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerDefaultFactory.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerDefaultFactory.h
index 4000e09..8d00379 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerDefaultFactory.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerDefaultFactory.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
     std::unique_ptr<compositionengine::CompositionEngine> createCompositionEngine() override;
     sp<BufferStateLayer> createBufferStateLayer(const LayerCreationArgs& args) override;
     sp<EffectLayer> createEffectLayer(const LayerCreationArgs& args) override;
-    sp<ContainerLayer> createContainerLayer(const LayerCreationArgs& args) override;
     std::unique_ptr<FrameTracer> createFrameTracer() override;
     std::unique_ptr<frametimeline::FrameTimeline> createFrameTimeline(
             std::shared_ptr<TimeStats> timeStats, pid_t surfaceFlingerPid) override;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerFactory.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerFactory.h
index 77a75c4..291838f 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerFactory.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerFactory.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
 class BufferLayerConsumer;
 class BufferStateLayer;
-class ContainerLayer;
 class DisplayDevice;
 class EffectLayer;
 class FrameTracer;
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@
 
     virtual sp<BufferStateLayer> createBufferStateLayer(const LayerCreationArgs& args) = 0;
     virtual sp<EffectLayer> createEffectLayer(const LayerCreationArgs& args) = 0;
-    virtual sp<ContainerLayer> createContainerLayer(const LayerCreationArgs& args) = 0;
     virtual std::unique_ptr<FrameTracer> createFrameTracer() = 0;
     virtual std::unique_ptr<frametimeline::FrameTimeline> createFrameTimeline(
             std::shared_ptr<TimeStats> timeStats, pid_t surfaceFlingerPid) = 0;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Tracing/tools/LayerTraceGenerator.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Tracing/tools/LayerTraceGenerator.cpp
index c4b1b0f..1c06c92 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Tracing/tools/LayerTraceGenerator.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Tracing/tools/LayerTraceGenerator.cpp
@@ -80,10 +80,6 @@
         return compositionengine::impl::createCompositionEngine();
     }
 
-    sp<ContainerLayer> createContainerLayer(const LayerCreationArgs& args) {
-        return sp<ContainerLayer>::make(args);
-    }
-
     sp<BufferStateLayer> createBufferStateLayer(const LayerCreationArgs& args) {
         return new BufferStateLayer(args);
     }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/fuzzer/surfaceflinger_fuzzers_utils.h b/services/surfaceflinger/fuzzer/surfaceflinger_fuzzers_utils.h
index ed57e18..7152571 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/fuzzer/surfaceflinger_fuzzers_utils.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/fuzzer/surfaceflinger_fuzzers_utils.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <ui/DynamicDisplayInfo.h>
 
 #include "BufferStateLayer.h"
-#include "ContainerLayer.h"
 #include "DisplayDevice.h"
 #include "DisplayHardware/ComposerHal.h"
 #include "EffectLayer.h"
@@ -351,10 +350,6 @@
         return new EffectLayer(args);
     }
 
-    sp<ContainerLayer> createContainerLayer(const LayerCreationArgs &args) override {
-        return new ContainerLayer(args);
-    }
-
     std::unique_ptr<FrameTracer> createFrameTracer() override {
         return std::make_unique<android::mock::FrameTracer>();
     }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/CompositionTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/CompositionTest.cpp
index 9c16e4c..accd07b 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/CompositionTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/CompositionTest.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include <system/window.h>
 #include <utils/String8.h>
 
-#include "ContainerLayer.h"
 #include "DisplayRenderArea.h"
 #include "EffectLayer.h"
 #include "Layer.h"
@@ -952,12 +951,12 @@
 template <typename LayerProperties>
 struct ContainerLayerVariant : public BaseLayerVariant<LayerProperties> {
     using Base = BaseLayerVariant<LayerProperties>;
-    using FlingerLayerType = sp<ContainerLayer>;
+    using FlingerLayerType = sp<EffectLayer>;
 
     static FlingerLayerType createLayer(CompositionTest* test) {
         LayerCreationArgs args(test->mFlinger.flinger(), sp<Client>(), "test-container-layer",
                                LayerProperties::LAYER_FLAGS, LayerMetadata());
-        FlingerLayerType layer = new ContainerLayer(args);
+        FlingerLayerType layer = new EffectLayer(args);
         Base::template initLayerDrawingStateAndComputeBounds(test, layer);
         return layer;
     }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h
index 77cefa6..d311e22 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <gui/ScreenCaptureResults.h>
 
 #include "BufferStateLayer.h"
-#include "ContainerLayer.h"
 #include "DisplayDevice.h"
 #include "EffectLayer.h"
 #include "FakeVsyncConfiguration.h"
@@ -127,10 +126,6 @@
 
     sp<EffectLayer> createEffectLayer(const LayerCreationArgs&) override { return nullptr; }
 
-    sp<ContainerLayer> createContainerLayer(const LayerCreationArgs&) override {
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-
     std::unique_ptr<FrameTracer> createFrameTracer() override {
         return std::make_unique<mock::FrameTracer>();
     }