diff --git a/graphics/composer/2.1/utils/command-buffer/include/composer-command-buffer/2.1/ComposerCommandBuffer.h b/graphics/composer/2.1/utils/command-buffer/include/composer-command-buffer/2.1/ComposerCommandBuffer.h
index ebac2e0..64ed4f3 100644
--- a/graphics/composer/2.1/utils/command-buffer/include/composer-command-buffer/2.1/ComposerCommandBuffer.h
+++ b/graphics/composer/2.1/utils/command-buffer/include/composer-command-buffer/2.1/ComposerCommandBuffer.h
@@ -403,6 +403,11 @@
     }
 
    protected:
+     template <typename T>
+     void beginCommand(T command, uint16_t length) {
+         beginCommandBase(static_cast<IComposerClient::Command>(command), length);
+     }
+
     void setClientTargetInternal(uint32_t slot, const native_handle_t* target, int acquireFence,
                                  int32_t dataspace,
                                  const std::vector<IComposerClient::Rect>& damage) {
@@ -429,7 +434,7 @@
         endCommand();
     }
 
-    void beginCommand(IComposerClient::Command command, uint16_t length) {
+    void beginCommandBase(IComposerClient::Command command, uint16_t length) {
         if (mCommandEnd) {
             LOG_FATAL("endCommand was not called before command 0x%x", command);
         }
diff --git a/graphics/composer/2.2/utils/command-buffer/include/composer-command-buffer/2.2/ComposerCommandBuffer.h b/graphics/composer/2.2/utils/command-buffer/include/composer-command-buffer/2.2/ComposerCommandBuffer.h
index 35162a6..00f427a 100644
--- a/graphics/composer/2.2/utils/command-buffer/include/composer-command-buffer/2.2/ComposerCommandBuffer.h
+++ b/graphics/composer/2.2/utils/command-buffer/include/composer-command-buffer/2.2/ComposerCommandBuffer.h
@@ -76,15 +76,14 @@
 
     static constexpr uint16_t kSetLayerFloatColorLength = 4;
     void setLayerFloatColor(IComposerClient::FloatColor color) {
-        beginCommand_2_2(IComposerClient::Command::SET_LAYER_FLOAT_COLOR,
-                         kSetLayerFloatColorLength);
+        beginCommand(IComposerClient::Command::SET_LAYER_FLOAT_COLOR, kSetLayerFloatColorLength);
         writeFloatColor(color);
         endCommand();
     }
 
     void setLayerPerFrameMetadata(const hidl_vec<IComposerClient::PerFrameMetadata>& metadataVec) {
-        beginCommand_2_2(IComposerClient::Command::SET_LAYER_PER_FRAME_METADATA,
-                         metadataVec.size() * 2);
+        beginCommand(IComposerClient::Command::SET_LAYER_PER_FRAME_METADATA,
+                     metadataVec.size() * 2);
         for (const auto& metadata : metadataVec) {
             writeSigned(static_cast<int32_t>(metadata.key));
             writeFloat(metadata.value);
@@ -99,12 +98,6 @@
         writeFloat(color.b);
         writeFloat(color.a);
     }
-
-  private:
-    void beginCommand_2_2(IComposerClient::Command command, uint16_t length) {
-        V2_1::CommandWriterBase::beginCommand(
-                static_cast<V2_1::IComposerClient::Command>(static_cast<int32_t>(command)), length);
-    }
 };
 
 // This class helps parse a command queue.  Note that all sizes/lengths are in
diff --git a/graphics/composer/2.3/utils/command-buffer/include/composer-command-buffer/2.3/ComposerCommandBuffer.h b/graphics/composer/2.3/utils/command-buffer/include/composer-command-buffer/2.3/ComposerCommandBuffer.h
index 3dfda19..afc22d8 100644
--- a/graphics/composer/2.3/utils/command-buffer/include/composer-command-buffer/2.3/ComposerCommandBuffer.h
+++ b/graphics/composer/2.3/utils/command-buffer/include/composer-command-buffer/2.3/ComposerCommandBuffer.h
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
 class CommandWriterBase : public V2_2::CommandWriterBase {
    public:
     void setLayerPerFrameMetadata(const hidl_vec<IComposerClient::PerFrameMetadata>& metadataVec) {
-        beginCommand_2_3(IComposerClient::Command::SET_LAYER_PER_FRAME_METADATA,
-                         metadataVec.size() * 2);
+        beginCommand(IComposerClient::Command::SET_LAYER_PER_FRAME_METADATA,
+                     metadataVec.size() * 2);
         for (const auto& metadata : metadataVec) {
             writeSigned(static_cast<int32_t>(metadata.key));
             writeFloat(metadata.value);
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
 
     static constexpr uint16_t kSetLayerColorTransformLength = 16;
     void setLayerColorTransform(const float* matrix) {
-        beginCommand_2_3(IComposerClient::Command::SET_LAYER_COLOR_TRANSFORM,
-                         kSetLayerColorTransformLength);
+        beginCommand(IComposerClient::Command::SET_LAYER_COLOR_TRANSFORM,
+                     kSetLayerColorTransformLength);
         for (int i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
             writeFloat(matrix[i]);
         }
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
         // Blobs are written as:
         // {numElements, key1, size1, blob1, key2, size2, blob2, key3, size3...}
         uint16_t length = static_cast<uint16_t>(commandLength);
-        beginCommand_2_3(IComposerClient::Command::SET_LAYER_PER_FRAME_METADATA_BLOBS, length);
+        beginCommand(IComposerClient::Command::SET_LAYER_PER_FRAME_METADATA_BLOBS, length);
         write(static_cast<uint32_t>(metadata.size()));
         for (auto metadataBlob : metadata) {
             writeSigned(static_cast<int32_t>(metadataBlob.key));
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@
         mDataWritten += numElements;
         mDataWritten += (length - (numElements * 4) > 0) ? 1 : 0;
     }
-
-  private:
-    void beginCommand_2_3(IComposerClient::Command command, uint16_t length) {
-        V2_1::CommandWriterBase::beginCommand(
-                static_cast<V2_1::IComposerClient::Command>(static_cast<int32_t>(command)), length);
-    }
 };
 
 // This class helps parse a command queue.  Note that all sizes/lengths are in