diff --git a/logd/LogBuffer.cpp b/logd/LogBuffer.cpp
index 9605ef8..4933a46 100644
--- a/logd/LogBuffer.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogBuffer.cpp
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@
     }
 }
 
-LogBufferElementCollection::iterator LogBuffer::erase(LogBufferElementCollection::iterator it) {
+LogBufferElementCollection::iterator LogBuffer::erase(
+        LogBufferElementCollection::iterator it, bool engageStats) {
     LogBufferElement *e = *it;
     log_id_t id = e->getLogId();
     LogBufferIteratorMap::iterator f = mLastWorstUid[id].find(e->getUid());
@@ -247,7 +248,11 @@
         mLastWorstUid[id].erase(f);
     }
     it = mLogElements.erase(it);
-    stats.subtract(e);
+    if (engageStats) {
+        stats.subtract(e);
+    } else {
+        stats.erase(e);
+    }
     delete e;
 
     return it;
@@ -442,9 +447,7 @@
 
             // merge any drops
             if (dropped && last.merge(e, dropped)) {
-                it = mLogElements.erase(it);
-                stats.erase(e);
-                delete e;
+                it = erase(it, false);
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -510,9 +513,7 @@
                 stats.drop(e);
                 e->setDropped(1);
                 if (last.merge(e, 1)) {
-                    it = mLogElements.erase(it);
-                    stats.erase(e);
-                    delete e;
+                    it = erase(it, false);
                 } else {
                     last.add(e);
                     mLastWorstUid[id][e->getUid()] = it;
diff --git a/logd/LogBuffer.h b/logd/LogBuffer.h
index e94598c..4769a6c 100644
--- a/logd/LogBuffer.h
+++ b/logd/LogBuffer.h
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@
 private:
     void maybePrune(log_id_t id);
     void prune(log_id_t id, unsigned long pruneRows, uid_t uid = AID_ROOT);
-    LogBufferElementCollection::iterator erase(LogBufferElementCollection::iterator it);
+    LogBufferElementCollection::iterator erase(
+        LogBufferElementCollection::iterator it, bool engageStats = true);
 };
 
 #endif // _LOGD_LOG_BUFFER_H__