diff --git a/mobile/android/base/gfx/GLController.java b/mobile/android/base/gfx/GLController.java
index e90ecbe8c6be..edbd3a3715d1 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/gfx/GLController.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/gfx/GLController.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ public class GLController {
     private static GLController sInstance;
 
     private LayerView mView;
-    private boolean mServerSurfaceValid;
     private int mWidth, mHeight;
 
     /* This is written by the compositor thread (while the UI thread
@@ -82,8 +81,6 @@ public class GLController {
         ThreadUtils.assertOnUiThread();
         Log.w(LOGTAG, "GLController::serverSurfaceDestroyed() with mCompositorCreated=" + mCompositorCreated);
 
-        mServerSurfaceValid = false;
-
         // We need to coordinate with Gecko when pausing composition, to ensure
         // that Gecko never executes a draw event while the compositor is paused.
         // This is sent synchronously to make sure that we don't attempt to use
@@ -100,13 +97,11 @@ public class GLController {
 
     synchronized void serverSurfaceChanged(int newWidth, int newHeight) {
         ThreadUtils.assertOnUiThread();
-        Log.w(LOGTAG, "GLController::serverSurfaceChanged(" + newWidth + ", " + newHeight + ") with mServerSurfaceValid=" + mServerSurfaceValid);
+        Log.w(LOGTAG, "GLController::serverSurfaceChanged(" + newWidth + ", " + newHeight + ")");
 
         mWidth = newWidth;
         mHeight = newHeight;
 
-        mServerSurfaceValid = true;
-
         updateCompositor();
     }
 
@@ -140,10 +135,6 @@ public class GLController {
         mCompositorCreated = true;
     }
 
-    public boolean isServerSurfaceValid() {
-        return mServerSurfaceValid;
-    }
-
     private void initEGL() {
         if (mEGL != null) {
             return;
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/gfx/LayerView.java b/mobile/android/base/gfx/LayerView.java
index 99685ccbd34f..a26fb38900be 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/gfx/LayerView.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/gfx/LayerView.java
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ public class LayerView extends FrameLayout implements Tabs.OnTabsChangedListener
      * TextureView instead of a SurfaceView, the first phase is skipped.
      */
     private void onSizeChanged(int width, int height) {
-        if (!mGLController.isServerSurfaceValid() || mSurfaceView == null) {
+        if (mSurfaceView == null) {
             surfaceChanged(width, height);
             return;
         }