diff --git a/include/ui/GraphicBuffer.h b/include/ui/GraphicBuffer.h
index 8184b7d9f..3cf628c20 100644
--- a/include/ui/GraphicBuffer.h
+++ b/include/ui/GraphicBuffer.h
@@ -99,13 +99,16 @@ public:
     status_t unlock();
 
     ANativeWindowBuffer* getNativeBuffer() const;
-    
-    void setIndex(int index);
-    int getIndex() const;
 
     // for debugging
     static void dumpAllocationsToSystemLog();
 
+    // Flattenable protocol
+    size_t getFlattenedSize() const;
+    size_t getFdCount() const;
+    status_t flatten(void*& buffer, size_t& size, int*& fds, size_t& count) const;
+    status_t unflatten(void const*& buffer, size_t& size, int const*& fds, size_t& count);
+
 private:
     ~GraphicBuffer();
 
@@ -137,16 +140,8 @@ private:
 
     void free_handle();
 
-    // Flattenable protocol
-    size_t getFlattenedSize() const;
-    size_t getFdCount() const;
-    status_t flatten(void*& buffer, size_t& size, int*& fds, size_t& count) const;
-    status_t unflatten(void const*& buffer, size_t& size, int const*& fds, size_t& count);
-
-
     GraphicBufferMapper& mBufferMapper;
     ssize_t mInitCheck;
-    int mIndex;
 
     // If we're wrapping another buffer then this reference will make sure it
     // doesn't get freed.
diff --git a/libs/ui/GraphicBuffer.cpp b/libs/ui/GraphicBuffer.cpp
index 1f273e264..0ecd3d957 100644
--- a/libs/ui/GraphicBuffer.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/GraphicBuffer.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ namespace android {
 
 GraphicBuffer::GraphicBuffer()
     : BASE(), mOwner(ownData), mBufferMapper(GraphicBufferMapper::get()),
-      mInitCheck(NO_ERROR), mIndex(-1)
-{
+      mInitCheck(NO_ERROR) {
     width  = 
     height = 
     stride = 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ GraphicBuffer::GraphicBuffer()
 GraphicBuffer::GraphicBuffer(uint32_t w, uint32_t h, 
         PixelFormat reqFormat, uint32_t reqUsage)
     : BASE(), mOwner(ownData), mBufferMapper(GraphicBufferMapper::get()),
-      mInitCheck(NO_ERROR), mIndex(-1)
+      mInitCheck(NO_ERROR)
 {
     width  = 
     height = 
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ GraphicBuffer::GraphicBuffer(uint32_t w, uint32_t h,
         uint32_t inStride, native_handle_t* inHandle, bool keepOwnership)
     : BASE(), mOwner(keepOwnership ? ownHandle : ownNone),
       mBufferMapper(GraphicBufferMapper::get()),
-      mInitCheck(NO_ERROR), mIndex(-1)
+      mInitCheck(NO_ERROR)
 {
     width  = w;
     height = h;
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ GraphicBuffer::GraphicBuffer(uint32_t w, uint32_t h,
 GraphicBuffer::GraphicBuffer(ANativeWindowBuffer* buffer, bool keepOwnership)
     : BASE(), mOwner(keepOwnership ? ownHandle : ownNone),
       mBufferMapper(GraphicBufferMapper::get()),
-      mInitCheck(NO_ERROR), mIndex(-1), mWrappedBuffer(buffer)
+      mInitCheck(NO_ERROR), mWrappedBuffer(buffer)
 {
     width  = buffer->width;
     height = buffer->height;
@@ -297,15 +296,6 @@ status_t GraphicBuffer::unflatten(
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
-
-void GraphicBuffer::setIndex(int index) {
-    mIndex = index;
-}
-
-int GraphicBuffer::getIndex() const {
-    return mIndex;
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 }; // namespace android