diff --git a/libgralloc/framebuffer.cpp b/libgralloc/framebuffer.cpp
index dd630d5..022d658 100644
--- a/libgralloc/framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/libgralloc/framebuffer.cpp
@@ -271,11 +271,6 @@
     info.yres_virtual = (size * numberOfBuffers) / line_length;
 
     uint32_t flags = PAGE_FLIP;
-    if (ioctl(fd, FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, &info) == -1) {
-        info.yres_virtual = size / line_length;
-        flags &= ~PAGE_FLIP;
-        ALOGW("FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO failed, page flipping not supported");
-    }
 
     if (info.yres_virtual < ((size * 2) / line_length) ) {
         // we need at least 2 for page-flipping