diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.cpp
index d890b0232..1f607f2be 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ DisplayDevice::DisplayDevice(
       mIsSecure(isSecure),
       mSecureLayerVisible(false),
       mLayerStack(NO_LAYER_STACK),
-      mHardwareOrientation(0),
       mOrientation(),
       mPowerMode(HWC_POWER_MODE_OFF),
       mActiveConfig(0)
@@ -132,12 +131,7 @@ DisplayDevice::DisplayDevice(
     // was created with createDisplay().
     switch (mType) {
         case DISPLAY_PRIMARY:
-            char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
             mDisplayName = "Built-in Screen";
-
-            /* hwrotation applies only to the primary display */
-            property_get("ro.sf.hwrotation", value, "0");
-            mHardwareOrientation = atoi(value);
             break;
         case DISPLAY_EXTERNAL:
             mDisplayName = "HDMI Screen";
@@ -398,7 +392,9 @@ status_t DisplayDevice::orientationToTransfrom(
         int orientation, int w, int h, Transform* tr)
 {
     uint32_t flags = 0;
-    int additionalRot = this->getHardwareOrientation();
+    char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+    property_get("ro.sf.hwrotation", value, "0");
+    int additionalRot = atoi(value);
 
     if (additionalRot) {
         additionalRot /= 90;
@@ -470,7 +466,11 @@ void DisplayDevice::setProjection(int orientation,
     if (!frame.isValid()) {
         // the destination frame can be invalid if it has never been set,
         // in that case we assume the whole display frame.
-        if ((mHardwareOrientation/90) & DisplayState::eOrientationSwapMask) {
+        char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+        property_get("ro.sf.hwrotation", value, "0");
+        int additionalRot = atoi(value);
+
+        if (additionalRot == 90 || additionalRot == 270) {
             frame = Rect(h, w);
         } else {
             frame = Rect(w, h);
@@ -529,10 +529,6 @@ void DisplayDevice::setProjection(int orientation,
     mFrame = frame;
 }
 
-int DisplayDevice::getHardwareOrientation() {
-    return mHardwareOrientation;
-}
-
 void DisplayDevice::dump(String8& result) const {
     const Transform& tr(mGlobalTransform);
     result.appendFormat(
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.h b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.h
index 65f08dfac..f492a427a 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.h
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ public:
      */
     uint32_t getPageFlipCount() const;
     void dump(String8& result) const;
-    int getHardwareOrientation();
 
 private:
     /*
@@ -218,7 +217,6 @@ private:
             int w, int h, Transform* tr);
 
     uint32_t mLayerStack;
-    int mHardwareOrientation;
     int mOrientation;
     // user-provided visible area of the layer stack
     Rect mViewport;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 1a4aa4140..429231c2f 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -641,7 +641,9 @@ status_t SurfaceFlinger::getDisplayConfigs(const sp<IBinder>& display,
             info.orientation = 0;
         }
 
-        int additionalRot = mDisplays[0]->getHardwareOrientation() / 90;
+        char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+        property_get("ro.sf.hwrotation", value, "0");
+        int additionalRot = atoi(value) / 90;
         if ((type == DisplayDevice::DISPLAY_PRIMARY) && (additionalRot & DisplayState::eOrientationSwapMask)) {
             info.h = hwConfig.width;
             info.w = hwConfig.height;