diff --git a/libqcomui/Android.mk b/libqcomui/Android.mk
index 54d2712..cbc2639 100644
--- a/libqcomui/Android.mk
+++ b/libqcomui/Android.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET_BOARD_PLATFORM),qsd8k) # these are originally for 7x27a
     LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DCHECK_FOR_EXTERNAL_FORMAT
-    LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DBYPASS_EGLIMAGE
 endif
 
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
diff --git a/libqcomui/qcom_ui.cpp b/libqcomui/qcom_ui.cpp
index 2d88842..15ded4b 100644
--- a/libqcomui/qcom_ui.cpp
+++ b/libqcomui/qcom_ui.cpp
@@ -137,14 +137,6 @@ int getNumberOfArgsForOperation(int operation) {
  * @return true if the format is supported by the GPU.
  */
 bool isGPUSupportedFormat(int format) {
-
-    // For 7x27A bypass creating EGL image for 420 SP
-    // This is done to save CPU utilization by SurfaceFlinger thread
-#ifdef BYPASS_EGLIMAGE
-    if (format == HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCrCb_420_SP){
-        return false;
-    }
-#endif
     if (format == HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YV12) {
         // We check the YV12 formats, since some Qcom specific formats
         // could have the bits set.