diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Client.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Client.cpp
index 6bfd302..c526f7f 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Client.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Client.cpp
@@ -88,11 +88,6 @@
                                          sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>* gbp) {
     if (mFlinger->authenticateSurfaceTexture(parent) == false) {
         ALOGE("failed to authenticate surface texture");
-        // The extra parent layer check below before returning is to help with debugging
-        // b/134888387. Once the bug is fixed the check can be deleted.
-        if ((static_cast<MonitoredProducer*>(parent.get()))->getLayer() == nullptr) {
-            ALOGE("failed to find parent layer");
-        }
         return BAD_VALUE;
     }
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/RegionSamplingThread.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/RegionSamplingThread.cpp
index 07fdead..80da154 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/RegionSamplingThread.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/RegionSamplingThread.cpp
@@ -200,9 +200,10 @@
 
 void RegionSamplingThread::addListener(const Rect& samplingArea, const sp<IBinder>& stopLayerHandle,
                                        const sp<IRegionSamplingListener>& listener) {
-    wp<Layer> stopLayer = stopLayerHandle != nullptr
-            ? static_cast<Layer::Handle*>(stopLayerHandle.get())->owner
-            : nullptr;
+    wp<Layer> stopLayer;
+    if (stopLayerHandle != nullptr && stopLayerHandle->localBinder() != nullptr) {
+        stopLayer = static_cast<Layer::Handle*>(stopLayerHandle.get())->owner;
+    }
 
     sp<IBinder> asBinder = IInterface::asBinder(listener);
     asBinder->linkToDeath(this);