diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.cpp
index f259d93..6f5bd0e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.cpp
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@
 
 void ContainerLayer::onDraw(const RenderArea&, const Region& /* clip */, bool) const {}
 
-bool ContainerLayer::isVisible() const {
-    return !isHiddenByPolicy();
-}
-
 void ContainerLayer::setPerFrameData(const sp<const DisplayDevice>&) {}
 
 } // namespace android
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.h
index b352b96..38b1882 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     const char* getTypeId() const override { return "ContainerLayer"; }
     void onDraw(const RenderArea& renderArea, const Region& clip,
                 bool useIdentityTransform) const override;
-    bool isVisible() const override;
+    bool isVisible() const override { return false; }
 
     void setPerFrameData(const sp<const DisplayDevice>& displayDevice) override;