diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index ce90f1c..df87e3b 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
 
 SurfaceFlinger::SurfaceFlinger(Factory& factory, SkipInitializationTag)
       : mFactory(factory),
-        mInterceptor(mFactory.createSurfaceInterceptor(this)),
+        mInterceptor(mFactory.createSurfaceInterceptor()),
         mTimeStats(std::make_shared<impl::TimeStats>()),
         mFrameTracer(std::make_unique<FrameTracer>()),
         mFrameTimeline(std::make_unique<frametimeline::impl::FrameTimeline>()),
@@ -3686,20 +3686,8 @@
         }
     }
     if (what & layer_state_t::eDeferTransaction_legacy) {
-        if (s.barrierSurfaceControl_legacy != nullptr) {
-            layer->deferTransactionUntil_legacy(s.barrierSurfaceControl_legacy->getHandle(),
-                                                s.barrierFrameNumber);
-        } else if (s.barrierGbp_legacy != nullptr) {
-            const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& gbp = s.barrierGbp_legacy;
-            if (authenticateSurfaceTextureLocked(gbp)) {
-                const auto& otherLayer =
-                    (static_cast<MonitoredProducer*>(gbp.get()))->getLayer();
-                layer->deferTransactionUntil_legacy(otherLayer, s.barrierFrameNumber);
-            } else {
-                ALOGE("Attempt to defer transaction to to an"
-                        " unrecognized GraphicBufferProducer");
-            }
-        }
+        layer->deferTransactionUntil_legacy(s.barrierSurfaceControl_legacy->getHandle(),
+                                            s.barrierFrameNumber);
         // We don't trigger a traversal here because if no other state is
         // changed, we don't want this to cause any more work
     }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerDefaultFactory.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerDefaultFactory.cpp
index 93d36a6..9a8deae 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerDefaultFactory.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerDefaultFactory.cpp
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
     return std::make_unique<Scheduler>(configs, callback);
 }
 
-sp<SurfaceInterceptor> DefaultFactory::createSurfaceInterceptor(SurfaceFlinger* flinger) {
-    return new android::impl::SurfaceInterceptor(flinger);
+sp<SurfaceInterceptor> DefaultFactory::createSurfaceInterceptor() {
+    return new android::impl::SurfaceInterceptor();
 }
 
 sp<StartPropertySetThread> DefaultFactory::createStartPropertySetThread(
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerDefaultFactory.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerDefaultFactory.h
index e06c2f4..40774ef 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerDefaultFactory.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerDefaultFactory.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
             const scheduler::RefreshRateConfigs&) override;
     std::unique_ptr<Scheduler> createScheduler(const scheduler::RefreshRateConfigs&,
                                                ISchedulerCallback&) override;
-    sp<SurfaceInterceptor> createSurfaceInterceptor(SurfaceFlinger*) override;
+    sp<SurfaceInterceptor> createSurfaceInterceptor() override;
     sp<StartPropertySetThread> createStartPropertySetThread(bool timestampPropertyValue) override;
     sp<DisplayDevice> createDisplayDevice(DisplayDeviceCreationArgs&) override;
     sp<GraphicBuffer> createGraphicBuffer(uint32_t width, uint32_t height, PixelFormat format,
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerFactory.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerFactory.h
index 41ccc10..2dd563b 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerFactory.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerFactory.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
             const scheduler::RefreshRateConfigs&) = 0;
     virtual std::unique_ptr<Scheduler> createScheduler(const scheduler::RefreshRateConfigs&,
                                                        ISchedulerCallback&) = 0;
-    virtual sp<SurfaceInterceptor> createSurfaceInterceptor(SurfaceFlinger*) = 0;
+    virtual sp<SurfaceInterceptor> createSurfaceInterceptor() = 0;
 
     virtual sp<StartPropertySetThread> createStartPropertySetThread(
             bool timestampPropertyValue) = 0;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceInterceptor.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceInterceptor.cpp
index 2687313..da58d4e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceInterceptor.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceInterceptor.cpp
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@
 
 namespace impl {
 
-SurfaceInterceptor::SurfaceInterceptor(SurfaceFlinger* flinger)
-    :   mFlinger(flinger)
-{
-}
-
 void SurfaceInterceptor::addTransactionTraceListener(
         const sp<gui::ITransactionTraceListener>& listener) {
     sp<IBinder> asBinder = IInterface::asBinder(listener);
@@ -476,13 +471,6 @@
             otherLayer = static_cast<Layer::Handle*>(
                                  state.barrierSurfaceControl_legacy->getHandle().get())
                                  ->owner.promote();
-        } else if (state.barrierGbp_legacy != nullptr) {
-            auto const& gbp = state.barrierGbp_legacy;
-            if (mFlinger->authenticateSurfaceTextureLocked(gbp)) {
-                otherLayer = (static_cast<MonitoredProducer*>(gbp.get()))->getLayer();
-            } else {
-                ALOGE("Attempt to defer transaction to to an unrecognized GraphicBufferProducer");
-            }
         }
         addDeferTransactionLocked(transaction, layerId, otherLayer, state.barrierFrameNumber);
     }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceInterceptor.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceInterceptor.h
index 46284df..9ac189a 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceInterceptor.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceInterceptor.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
  */
 class SurfaceInterceptor final : public android::SurfaceInterceptor {
 public:
-    explicit SurfaceInterceptor(SurfaceFlinger* const flinger);
+    SurfaceInterceptor() = default;
     ~SurfaceInterceptor() override = default;
 
     // Both vectors are used to capture the current state of SF as the initial snapshot in the trace
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@
     std::string mOutputFileName {DEFAULT_FILENAME};
     std::mutex mTraceMutex {};
     Trace mTrace {};
-    SurfaceFlinger* const mFlinger;
     std::mutex mListenersMutex;
     std::map<wp<IBinder>, sp<gui::ITransactionTraceListener>> mTraceToggledListeners
             GUARDED_BY(mListenersMutex);
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h
index 8c12e94..96e4f5b 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    sp<SurfaceInterceptor> createSurfaceInterceptor(SurfaceFlinger* flinger) override {
-        return new android::impl::SurfaceInterceptor(flinger);
+    sp<SurfaceInterceptor> createSurfaceInterceptor() override {
+        return new android::impl::SurfaceInterceptor();
     }
 
     sp<StartPropertySetThread> createStartPropertySetThread(bool timestampPropertyValue) override {