diff --git a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
index 2f6ef79..a481e81 100644
--- a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
@@ -63,16 +63,6 @@
         return interface_cast<ISurfaceComposerClient>(reply.readStrongBinder());
     }
 
-    virtual sp<ISurfaceComposerClient> createScopedConnection(
-            const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& parent)
-    {
-        Parcel data, reply;
-        data.writeInterfaceToken(ISurfaceComposer::getInterfaceDescriptor());
-        data.writeStrongBinder(IInterface::asBinder(parent));
-        remote()->transact(BnSurfaceComposer::CREATE_SCOPED_CONNECTION, data, &reply);
-        return interface_cast<ISurfaceComposerClient>(reply.readStrongBinder());
-    }
-
     virtual void setTransactionState(const Vector<ComposerState>& state,
                                      const Vector<DisplayState>& displays, uint32_t flags,
                                      const sp<IBinder>& applyToken,
@@ -711,14 +701,6 @@
             reply->writeStrongBinder(b);
             return NO_ERROR;
         }
-        case CREATE_SCOPED_CONNECTION: {
-            CHECK_INTERFACE(ISurfaceComposer, data, reply);
-            sp<IGraphicBufferProducer> bufferProducer =
-                interface_cast<IGraphicBufferProducer>(data.readStrongBinder());
-            sp<IBinder> b = IInterface::asBinder(createScopedConnection(bufferProducer));
-            reply->writeStrongBinder(b);
-            return NO_ERROR;
-        }
         case SET_TRANSACTION_STATE: {
             CHECK_INTERFACE(ISurfaceComposer, data, reply);
 
diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index e043762..824e43f 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -910,11 +910,6 @@
 {
 }
 
-SurfaceComposerClient::SurfaceComposerClient(const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& root)
-    : mStatus(NO_INIT), mParent(root)
-{
-}
-
 SurfaceComposerClient::SurfaceComposerClient(const sp<ISurfaceComposerClient>& client)
     : mStatus(NO_ERROR), mClient(client)
 {
@@ -923,10 +918,8 @@
 void SurfaceComposerClient::onFirstRef() {
     sp<ISurfaceComposer> sf(ComposerService::getComposerService());
     if (sf != nullptr && mStatus == NO_INIT) {
-        auto rootProducer = mParent.promote();
         sp<ISurfaceComposerClient> conn;
-        conn = (rootProducer != nullptr) ? sf->createScopedConnection(rootProducer) :
-                sf->createConnection();
+        conn = sf->createConnection();
         if (conn != nullptr) {
             mClient = conn;
             mStatus = NO_ERROR;
diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceControl.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceControl.cpp
index 3a6dfda..b6ef286 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceControl.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceControl.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@
 {
 }
 
+SurfaceControl::SurfaceControl(const sp<SurfaceControl>& other) {
+    mClient = other->mClient;
+    mHandle = other->mHandle;
+    mGraphicBufferProducer = other->mGraphicBufferProducer;
+    mOwned = false;
+}
+
 SurfaceControl::~SurfaceControl()
 {
     destroy();
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h
index e0ff410..1534fca 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h
@@ -87,22 +87,11 @@
         eVsyncSourceSurfaceFlinger = 1
     };
 
-    /* create connection with surface flinger, requires
-     * ACCESS_SURFACE_FLINGER permission
+    /* 
+     * Create a connection with SurfaceFlinger.
      */
     virtual sp<ISurfaceComposerClient> createConnection() = 0;
 
-    /** create a scoped connection with surface flinger.
-     * Surfaces produced with this connection will act
-     * as children of the passed in GBP. That is to say
-     * SurfaceFlinger will draw them relative and confined to
-     * drawing of buffers from the layer associated with parent.
-     * As this is graphically equivalent in reach to just drawing
-     * pixels into the parent buffers, it requires no special permission.
-     */
-    virtual sp<ISurfaceComposerClient> createScopedConnection(
-            const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& parent) = 0;
-
     /* return an IDisplayEventConnection */
     virtual sp<IDisplayEventConnection> createDisplayEventConnection(
             VsyncSource vsyncSource = eVsyncSourceApp) = 0;
@@ -356,7 +345,6 @@
         ENABLE_VSYNC_INJECTIONS,
         INJECT_VSYNC,
         GET_LAYER_DEBUG_INFO,
-        CREATE_SCOPED_CONNECTION,
         GET_COMPOSITION_PREFERENCE,
         GET_COLOR_MANAGEMENT,
         GET_DISPLAYED_CONTENT_SAMPLING_ATTRIBUTES,
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
index 9765cdd..4a8e01b 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@
 public:
                 SurfaceComposerClient();
                 SurfaceComposerClient(const sp<ISurfaceComposerClient>& client);
-                SurfaceComposerClient(const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& parent);
     virtual     ~SurfaceComposerClient();
 
     // Always make sure we could initialize
@@ -402,7 +401,6 @@
     mutable     Mutex                       mLock;
                 status_t                    mStatus;
                 sp<ISurfaceComposerClient>  mClient;
-                wp<IGraphicBufferProducer>  mParent;
 };
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h
index ccb30fa..9bba766 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@
     status_t getLayerFrameStats(FrameStats* outStats) const;
 
     sp<SurfaceComposerClient> getClient() const;
+    
+    explicit SurfaceControl(const sp<SurfaceControl>& other);
 
 private:
     // can't be copied
diff --git a/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp b/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp
index 13fac7f..afc30d1 100644
--- a/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp
@@ -545,10 +545,6 @@
     }
 
     sp<ISurfaceComposerClient> createConnection() override { return nullptr; }
-    sp<ISurfaceComposerClient> createScopedConnection(
-            const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& /* parent */) override {
-        return nullptr;
-    }
     sp<IDisplayEventConnection> createDisplayEventConnection(ISurfaceComposer::VsyncSource)
             override {
         return nullptr;