diff --git a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index 7730eb1..ea38e08 100644
--- a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
     }
 
     virtual sp<ISurface> createSurface( surface_data_t* params,
-                                        int pid,
                                         const String8& name,
                                         DisplayID display,
                                         uint32_t w,
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@
     {
         Parcel data, reply;
         data.writeInterfaceToken(ISurfaceComposerClient::getInterfaceDescriptor());
-        data.writeInt32(pid);
         data.writeString8(name);
         data.writeInt32(display);
         data.writeInt32(w);
@@ -172,14 +170,13 @@
         case CREATE_SURFACE: {
             CHECK_INTERFACE(ISurfaceComposerClient, data, reply);
             surface_data_t params;
-            int32_t pid = data.readInt32();
             String8 name = data.readString8();
             DisplayID display = data.readInt32();
             uint32_t w = data.readInt32();
             uint32_t h = data.readInt32();
             PixelFormat format = data.readInt32();
             uint32_t flags = data.readInt32();
-            sp<ISurface> s = createSurface(&params, pid, name, display, w, h,
+            sp<ISurface> s = createSurface(&params, name, display, w, h,
                     format, flags);
             params.writeToParcel(reply);
             reply->writeStrongBinder(s->asBinder());
diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index d336724..a1ff2c1 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@
 }
 
 sp<SurfaceControl> SurfaceComposerClient::createSurface(
-        int pid,
         DisplayID display,
         uint32_t w,
         uint32_t h,
@@ -286,12 +285,11 @@
     snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "<pid_%d>", getpid());
     name.append(buffer);
 
-    return SurfaceComposerClient::createSurface(pid, name, display,
+    return SurfaceComposerClient::createSurface(name, display,
             w, h, format, flags);
 }
 
 sp<SurfaceControl> SurfaceComposerClient::createSurface(
-        int pid,
         const String8& name,
         DisplayID display,
         uint32_t w,
@@ -302,7 +300,7 @@
     sp<SurfaceControl> result;
     if (mStatus == NO_ERROR) {
         ISurfaceComposerClient::surface_data_t data;
-        sp<ISurface> surface = mClient->createSurface(&data, pid, name,
+        sp<ISurface> surface = mClient->createSurface(&data, name,
                 display, w, h, format, flags);
         if (surface != 0) {
             result = new SurfaceControl(this, surface, data, w, h, format, flags);