diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index f867e86bc..56bddd61e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -506,8 +506,10 @@ void Layer::onDraw(const sp<const DisplayDevice>& hw, const Region& clip) const
 void Layer::clearWithOpenGL(const sp<const DisplayDevice>& hw, const Region& clip,
         float red, float green, float blue, float alpha) const
 {
+    RenderEngine& engine(mFlinger->getRenderEngine());
     computeGeometry(hw, mMesh);
-    mFlinger->getRenderEngine().fillWithColor(mMesh, red, green, blue, alpha);
+    engine.setupFillWithColor(red, green, blue, alpha);
+    engine.drawMesh(mMesh);
 }
 
 void Layer::clearWithOpenGL(
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/GLES11RenderEngine.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/GLES11RenderEngine.cpp
index 06125b0e9..610061ab2 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/GLES11RenderEngine.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/GLES11RenderEngine.cpp
@@ -209,18 +209,11 @@ void GLES11RenderEngine::unbindFramebuffer(uint32_t texName, uint32_t fbName) {
     glDeleteTextures(1, &texName);
 }
 
-void GLES11RenderEngine::fillWithColor(const Mesh& mesh, float r, float g, float b, float a) {
+void GLES11RenderEngine::setupFillWithColor(float r, float g, float b, float a) {
     glColor4f(r, g, b, a);
     glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_EXTERNAL_OES);
     glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
     glDisable(GL_BLEND);
-
-    glVertexPointer(mesh.getVertexSize(),
-            GL_FLOAT,
-            mesh.getByteStride(),
-            mesh.getPositions());
-
-    glDrawArrays(mesh.getPrimitive(), 0, mesh.getVertexCount());
 }
 
 void GLES11RenderEngine::drawMesh(const Mesh& mesh) {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/GLES11RenderEngine.h b/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/GLES11RenderEngine.h
index 90fc82f13..1de0443af 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/GLES11RenderEngine.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/GLES11RenderEngine.h
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ protected:
     virtual void setupDimLayerBlending(int alpha);
     virtual void setupLayerTexturing(const Texture& texture);
     virtual void setupLayerBlackedOut();
+    virtual void setupFillWithColor(float r, float g, float b, float a) ;
     virtual void disableTexturing();
     virtual void disableBlending();
 
-    virtual void fillWithColor(const Mesh& mesh, float r, float g, float b, float a) ;
     virtual void drawMesh(const Mesh& mesh);
 
     virtual size_t getMaxTextureSize() const;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/GLES20RenderEngine.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/GLES20RenderEngine.cpp
index cde1e3a67..56c6e567a 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/GLES20RenderEngine.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/GLES20RenderEngine.cpp
@@ -186,20 +186,13 @@ void GLES20RenderEngine::unbindFramebuffer(uint32_t texName, uint32_t fbName) {
     glDeleteTextures(1, &texName);
 }
 
-void GLES20RenderEngine::fillWithColor(const Mesh& mesh, float r, float g, float b, float a) {
+void GLES20RenderEngine::setupFillWithColor(float r, float g, float b, float a) {
+    mState.setPlaneAlpha(1.0f);
+    mState.setPremultipliedAlpha(true);
+    mState.setOpaque(false);
     mState.setColor(r, g, b, a);
-    disableTexturing();
+    mState.disableTexture();
     glDisable(GL_BLEND);
-
-    ProgramCache::getInstance().useProgram(mState);
-
-    glVertexAttribPointer(Program::position,
-            mesh.getVertexSize(),
-            GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE,
-            mesh.getByteStride(),
-            mesh.getPositions());
-
-    glDrawArrays(mesh.getPrimitive(), 0, mesh.getVertexCount());
 }
 
 void GLES20RenderEngine::drawMesh(const Mesh& mesh) {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/GLES20RenderEngine.h b/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/GLES20RenderEngine.h
index 3ff6d9f8a..eb8f31afb 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/GLES20RenderEngine.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/GLES20RenderEngine.h
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ protected:
     virtual void setupDimLayerBlending(int alpha);
     virtual void setupLayerTexturing(const Texture& texture);
     virtual void setupLayerBlackedOut();
+    virtual void setupFillWithColor(float r, float g, float b, float a);
     virtual void disableTexturing();
     virtual void disableBlending();
 
-    virtual void fillWithColor(const Mesh& mesh, float r, float g, float b, float a);
     virtual void drawMesh(const Mesh& mesh);
 
     virtual size_t getMaxTextureSize() const;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/RenderEngine.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/RenderEngine.cpp
index 063be2ed3..2abda82dc 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/RenderEngine.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/RenderEngine.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ void RenderEngine::fillRegionWithColor(const Region& region, uint32_t height,
         position[i*6 + 5].x = r->right;
         position[i*6 + 5].y = height - r->top;
     }
-    fillWithColor(mesh, red, green, blue, alpha);
+    setupFillWithColor(red, green, blue, alpha);
+    drawMesh(mesh);
 }
 
 void RenderEngine::clearWithColor(float red, float green, float blue, float alpha) {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/RenderEngine.h b/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/RenderEngine.h
index 82765c7a9..bc88b69c9 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/RenderEngine.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/RenderEngine/RenderEngine.h
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ public:
     virtual void setupDimLayerBlending(int alpha) = 0;
     virtual void setupLayerTexturing(const Texture& texture) = 0;
     virtual void setupLayerBlackedOut() = 0;
+    virtual void setupFillWithColor(float r, float g, float b, float a) = 0;
 
     virtual void disableTexturing() = 0;
     virtual void disableBlending() = 0;
 
     // drawing
-    virtual void fillWithColor(const Mesh& mesh, float r, float g, float b, float a) = 0;
     virtual void drawMesh(const Mesh& mesh) = 0;
 
     // queries