diff --git a/sdm/libs/hwc2/hwc_display.cpp b/sdm/libs/hwc2/hwc_display.cpp
index d9b3c73..c8911d4 100644
--- a/sdm/libs/hwc2/hwc_display.cpp
+++ b/sdm/libs/hwc2/hwc_display.cpp
@@ -535,8 +535,11 @@
     if (!needs_fb_refresh && composition == kCompositionGPU) {
       composition = kCompositionSDE;
     }
+    HWC2::Composition current_hwc_composition  = hwc_layer->GetCompositionType();
+    // Convert the SDM layer composition to HWC2 type
     hwc_layer->SetComposition(composition);
-    if (hwc_layer->CompositionChanged()) {
+    // Update the changes list only if the HWC2 comp type changed from the previous cycle
+    if (current_hwc_composition != hwc_layer->GetCompositionType()) {
       layer_changes_[hwc_layer->GetId()] = hwc_layer->GetCompositionType();
     }
   }
diff --git a/sdm/libs/hwc2/hwc_layers.cpp b/sdm/libs/hwc2/hwc_layers.cpp
index 9be2317..a8d8173 100644
--- a/sdm/libs/hwc2/hwc_layers.cpp
+++ b/sdm/libs/hwc2/hwc_layers.cpp
@@ -480,11 +480,7 @@
   if (layer_->composition == kCompositionSDE && layer_->flags.solid_fill != 0) {
     composition = HWC2::Composition::SolidColor;
   }
-  if (composition != composition_) {
-    // Composition changed for this layer
-    composition_changed_ = true;
-    composition_ = composition;
-  }
+  composition_ = composition;
 }
 void HWCLayer::PushReleaseFence(int32_t fence) {
   release_fences_.push(fence);
diff --git a/sdm/libs/hwc2/hwc_layers.h b/sdm/libs/hwc2/hwc_layers.h
index de3b7bb..7e48e3b 100644
--- a/sdm/libs/hwc2/hwc_layers.h
+++ b/sdm/libs/hwc2/hwc_layers.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
   HWC2::Error SetLayerVisibleRegion(hwc_region_t visible);
   HWC2::Error SetLayerZOrder(uint32_t z);
   void SetComposition(const LayerComposition &source);
-  bool CompositionChanged(void) { return composition_changed_; }
   HWC2::Composition GetCompositionType() { return composition_; }
   uint32_t GetGeometryChanges() { return geometry_changes_; }
   void ResetGeometryChanges() { geometry_changes_ = GeometryChanges::kNone; }
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@
   std::queue<int32_t> release_fences_;
 
   HWC2::Composition composition_ = HWC2::Composition::Device;
-  bool composition_changed_ = false;
   uint32_t geometry_changes_ = GeometryChanges::kNone;
 
   void SetRect(const hwc_rect_t &source, LayerRect *target);