diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayerConsumer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayerConsumer.cpp
index 5e04d95..e50a909 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayerConsumer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayerConsumer.cpp
@@ -443,10 +443,7 @@
 }
 
 void BufferLayerConsumer::onDisconnect() {
-    sp<Layer> l = mLayer.promote();
-    if (l.get()) {
-        l->onDisconnect();
-    }
+    mLayer->onDisconnect();
 }
 
 void BufferLayerConsumer::onSidebandStreamChanged() {
@@ -480,10 +477,7 @@
 
 void BufferLayerConsumer::addAndGetFrameTimestamps(const NewFrameEventsEntry* newTimestamps,
                                                    FrameEventHistoryDelta* outDelta) {
-    sp<Layer> l = mLayer.promote();
-    if (l.get()) {
-        l->addAndGetFrameTimestamps(newTimestamps, outDelta);
-    }
+    mLayer->addAndGetFrameTimestamps(newTimestamps, outDelta);
 }
 
 void BufferLayerConsumer::abandonLocked() {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayerConsumer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayerConsumer.h
index 39ed370..c71a1d9 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayerConsumer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayerConsumer.h
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
     const uint32_t mTexName;
 
     // The layer for this BufferLayerConsumer
-    const wp<Layer> mLayer;
+    Layer* mLayer;
 
     wp<ContentsChangedListener> mContentsChangedListener;