diff --git a/include/gpu/GrDrawContext.h b/include/gpu/GrDrawContext.h
index 01f4ac963b..d5bde08288 100644
--- a/include/gpu/GrDrawContext.h
+++ b/include/gpu/GrDrawContext.h
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public:
     int height() const { return fRenderTarget->height(); }
     GrPixelConfig config() const { return fRenderTarget->config(); }
     int numColorSamples() const { return fRenderTarget->numColorSamples(); }
-    bool isGammaCorrect() const { return fSurfaceProps.isGammaCorrect(); }
+    bool isGammaCorrect() const { return SkToBool(fColorSpace.get()); }
     SkSourceGammaTreatment sourceGammaTreatment() const {
         return this->isGammaCorrect() ? SkSourceGammaTreatment::kRespect
                                       : SkSourceGammaTreatment::kIgnore;
diff --git a/src/effects/SkBlurImageFilter.cpp b/src/effects/SkBlurImageFilter.cpp
index 23fb2cb53d..37584ab3ad 100644
--- a/src/effects/SkBlurImageFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/SkBlurImageFilter.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ sk_sp<SkSpecialImage> SkBlurImageFilter::onFilterImage(SkSpecialImage* source,
                                                                 context,
                                                                 inputTexture.get(),
                                                                 sk_ref_sp(source->getColorSpace()),
-                                                                source->props().isGammaCorrect(),
                                                                 dstBounds,
                                                                 &inputBounds,
                                                                 sigma.x(),
diff --git a/src/effects/SkBlurMaskFilter.cpp b/src/effects/SkBlurMaskFilter.cpp
index 76f446c2c2..9e0315f2b7 100644
--- a/src/effects/SkBlurMaskFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/SkBlurMaskFilter.cpp
@@ -1245,10 +1245,8 @@ bool SkBlurMaskFilterImpl::filterMaskGPU(GrTexture* src,
 
     // If we're doing a normal blur, we can clobber the pathTexture in the
     // gaussianBlur.  Otherwise, we need to save it for later compositing.
-    static const bool kIsGammaCorrect = false;
     bool isNormalBlur = (kNormal_SkBlurStyle == fBlurStyle);
-    sk_sp<GrDrawContext> drawContext(SkGpuBlurUtils::GaussianBlur(context, src,
-                                                                  nullptr, kIsGammaCorrect,
+    sk_sp<GrDrawContext> drawContext(SkGpuBlurUtils::GaussianBlur(context, src, nullptr,
                                                                   clipRect, nullptr,
                                                                   xformedSigma, xformedSigma));
     if (!drawContext) {
diff --git a/src/effects/SkGpuBlurUtils.cpp b/src/effects/SkGpuBlurUtils.cpp
index 02629f7087..aad1c3f24a 100644
--- a/src/effects/SkGpuBlurUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/SkGpuBlurUtils.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ namespace SkGpuBlurUtils {
 sk_sp<GrDrawContext> GaussianBlur(GrContext* context,
                                   GrTexture* origSrc,
                                   sk_sp<SkColorSpace> colorSpace,
-                                  bool gammaCorrect,
                                   const SkIRect& dstBounds,
                                   const SkIRect* srcBounds,
                                   float sigmaX,
@@ -227,13 +226,9 @@ sk_sp<GrDrawContext> GaussianBlur(GrContext* context,
     const int height = dstBounds.height();
     const GrPixelConfig config = srcTexture->config();
 
-    const SkSurfaceProps props(gammaCorrect ? SkSurfaceProps::kGammaCorrect_Flag : 0,
-                               SkSurfaceProps::kLegacyFontHost_InitType);
-
     sk_sp<GrDrawContext> dstDrawContext(context->newDrawContext(SkBackingFit::kApprox,
                                                                 width, height, config, colorSpace,
-                                                                0, kDefault_GrSurfaceOrigin,
-                                                                &props));
+                                                                0, kDefault_GrSurfaceOrigin));
     if (!dstDrawContext) {
         return nullptr;
     }
@@ -253,8 +248,7 @@ sk_sp<GrDrawContext> GaussianBlur(GrContext* context,
 
     sk_sp<GrDrawContext> tmpDrawContext(context->newDrawContext(SkBackingFit::kApprox,
                                                                 width, height, config, colorSpace,
-                                                                0, kDefault_GrSurfaceOrigin,
-                                                                &props));
+                                                                0, kDefault_GrSurfaceOrigin));
     if (!tmpDrawContext) {
         return nullptr;
     }
@@ -265,7 +259,7 @@ sk_sp<GrDrawContext> GaussianBlur(GrContext* context,
 
     for (int i = 1; i < scaleFactorX || i < scaleFactorY; i *= 2) {
         GrPaint paint;
-        paint.setGammaCorrect(gammaCorrect);
+        paint.setGammaCorrect(dstDrawContext->isGammaCorrect());
         SkMatrix matrix;
         matrix.setIDiv(srcTexture->width(), srcTexture->height());
         SkIRect dstRect(srcRect);
@@ -359,7 +353,7 @@ sk_sp<GrDrawContext> GaussianBlur(GrContext* context,
         matrix.setIDiv(srcDrawContext->width(), srcDrawContext->height());
 
         GrPaint paint;
-        paint.setGammaCorrect(gammaCorrect);
+        paint.setGammaCorrect(dstDrawContext->isGammaCorrect());
         // FIXME:  this should be mitchell, not bilinear.
         GrTextureParams params(SkShader::kClamp_TileMode, GrTextureParams::kBilerp_FilterMode);
         sk_sp<GrTexture> tex(srcDrawContext->asTexture());
diff --git a/src/effects/SkGpuBlurUtils.h b/src/effects/SkGpuBlurUtils.h
index 550f3b8d6f..a5de6a242a 100644
--- a/src/effects/SkGpuBlurUtils.h
+++ b/src/effects/SkGpuBlurUtils.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ namespace SkGpuBlurUtils {
     * @param context         The GPU context
     * @param srcTexture      The source texture to be blurred.
     * @param colorSpace      Color space of the source (used for the drawContext result, too).
-    * @param gammaCorrect    Should blur be gamma-correct (sRGB to linear, etc...)
     * @param dstBounds       The destination bounds, relative to the source texture.
     * @param srcBounds       The source bounds, relative to the source texture. If non-null,
     *                        no pixels will be sampled outside of this rectangle.
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ namespace SkGpuBlurUtils {
     sk_sp<GrDrawContext> GaussianBlur(GrContext* context,
                                       GrTexture* srcTexture,
                                       sk_sp<SkColorSpace> colorSpace,
-                                      bool gammaCorrect,
                                       const SkIRect& dstBounds,
                                       const SkIRect* srcBounds,
                                       float sigmaX,