diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index 37307391f..f64fd7b59 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ status_t Layer::ditch()
     // the layer is not on screen anymore. free as much resources as possible
     mFreezeLock.clear();
 
-    EGLDisplay dpy(mFlinger->graphicPlane(0).getEGLDisplay());
-    mBufferManager.destroy(dpy);
+    // Free our own reference to ISurface
     mSurface.clear();
 
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);