diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
index b54fd03..864a9e3 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ int MDPComp::prepare(hwc_context_t *ctx, hwc_layer_t *layer,
         ovutils::Whf info(hnd->width, hnd->height, hnd->format, hnd->size);
         ovutils::eMdpFlags mdpFlags = mdp_info.isVG ? ovutils::OV_MDP_PIPE_SHARE
                                                    : ovutils::OV_MDP_FLAGS_NONE;
-        ovutils::setMdpFlags(mdpFlags, ovutils::OV_MDP_BACKEND_COMPOSITION);
         ovutils::eIsFg isFG = mdp_info.isFG ? ovutils::IS_FG_SET
                                                     : ovutils::IS_FG_OFF;
 
diff --git a/liboverlay/overlayUtils.h b/liboverlay/overlayUtils.h
index 4509a27..5ee78b4 100644
--- a/liboverlay/overlayUtils.h
+++ b/liboverlay/overlayUtils.h
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ enum eMdpFlags {
     OV_MDP_SECURE_OVERLAY_SESSION = MDP_SECURE_OVERLAY_SESSION,
     OV_MDP_SOURCE_ROTATED_90 = MDP_SOURCE_ROTATED_90,
     OV_MDP_MEMORY_ID_TYPE_FB = MDP_MEMORY_ID_TYPE_FB,
-    OV_MDP_BACKEND_COMPOSITION = MDP_BACKEND_COMPOSITION,
     OV_MDP_BLEND_FG_PREMULT = MDP_BLEND_FG_PREMULT,
 };