diff --git a/libs/ui/Android.mk b/libs/ui/Android.mk
index 73d86ea..84aec61 100644
--- a/libs/ui/Android.mk
+++ b/libs/ui/Android.mk
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
 	Region.cpp \
 	SharedBufferStack.cpp \
 	Surface.cpp \
-	SurfaceComposerClient.cpp \
-	SurfaceFlingerSynchro.cpp 
+	SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
 
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
 	libcutils \
diff --git a/libs/ui/SharedBufferStack.cpp b/libs/ui/SharedBufferStack.cpp
index b460757..46b6766 100644
--- a/libs/ui/SharedBufferStack.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/SharedBufferStack.cpp
@@ -394,6 +394,12 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
+int32_t SharedBufferServer::getQueuedCount() const
+{
+    SharedBufferStack& stack( *mSharedStack );
+    return stack.queued;
+}
+
 status_t SharedBufferServer::assertReallocate(int buffer)
 {
     ReallocateCondition condition(this, buffer);
diff --git a/libs/ui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/ui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index 3baa281..eda84ef 100644
--- a/libs/ui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 
 #include <private/ui/LayerState.h>
 #include <private/ui/SharedBufferStack.h>
-#include <private/ui/SurfaceFlingerSynchro.h>
 
 #define VERBOSE(...)	((void)0)
 //#define VERBOSE			LOGD
@@ -155,7 +154,6 @@
 {
     VERBOSE("Creating client %p, conn %p", this, conn.get());
 
-    mSignalServer = 0;
     mPrebuiltLayerState = 0;
     mTransactionOpen = 0;
     mStatus = NO_ERROR;
@@ -168,7 +166,7 @@
     }
 
     mControlMemory = mClient->getControlBlock();
-    mSignalServer = new SurfaceFlingerSynchro(sm);
+    mSignalServer = sm;
     mControl = static_cast<SharedClient *>(mControlMemory->getBase());
 }
 
@@ -225,7 +223,6 @@
         Mutex::Autolock _lg(gLock);
         Mutex::Autolock _lm(mLock);
 
-        delete mSignalServer;
         mSignalServer = 0;
 
         if (mClient != 0) {
diff --git a/libs/ui/SurfaceFlingerSynchro.cpp b/libs/ui/SurfaceFlingerSynchro.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index c81db71..0000000
--- a/libs/ui/SurfaceFlingerSynchro.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-
-#include <private/ui/SurfaceFlingerSynchro.h>
-
-namespace android {
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-SurfaceFlingerSynchro::SurfaceFlingerSynchro(const sp<ISurfaceComposer>& flinger)
-    : mSurfaceComposer(flinger)
-{
-}
-SurfaceFlingerSynchro::~SurfaceFlingerSynchro()
-{
-}
-
-status_t SurfaceFlingerSynchro::signal()
-{
-    mSurfaceComposer->signal();
-    return NO_ERROR;
-}
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-}; // namespace android
-