diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp
index 603a9f7..a25709c 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp
@@ -107,11 +107,8 @@
 }
 
 bool BufferLayer::isVisible() const {
-    bool visible = !(isHiddenByPolicy()) && getAlpha() > 0.0f &&
+    return !isHiddenByPolicy() && getAlpha() > 0.0f &&
             (mBufferInfo.mBuffer != nullptr || mSidebandStream != nullptr);
-    mFlinger->mScheduler->setLayerVisibility(mSchedulerLayerHandle, visible);
-
-    return visible;
 }
 
 bool BufferLayer::isFixedSize() const {