diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index c9dcef3..4739cc3 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@
     }
 }
 
+void Layer::destroy() const {
+    mFlinger->destroyLayer(this);
+}
+
 status_t Layer::setToken(const sp<UserClient>& userClient,
         SharedClient* sharedClient, int32_t token)
 {
@@ -123,22 +127,6 @@
     return mSurface;
 }
 
-status_t Layer::ditch()
-{
-    // NOTE: Called from the main UI thread
-
-    // the layer is not on screen anymore. free as much resources as possible
-    mFreezeLock.clear();
-
-    EGLDisplay dpy(mFlinger->graphicPlane(0).getEGLDisplay());
-    mBufferManager.destroy(dpy);
-    mSurface.clear();
-
-    Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
-    mWidth = mHeight = 0;
-    return NO_ERROR;
-}
-
 status_t Layer::setBuffers( uint32_t w, uint32_t h,
                             PixelFormat format, uint32_t flags)
 {