diff --git a/src/core/SkCanvas.cpp b/src/core/SkCanvas.cpp
index 3b6abc00b0..d5e9ae071e 100644
--- a/src/core/SkCanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkCanvas.cpp
@@ -1167,12 +1167,17 @@ void SkCanvas::internalSaveLayer(const SaveLayerRec& rec, SaveLayerStrategy stra
     sk_sp<SkBaseDevice> newDevice;
     {
         SkASSERT(info.alphaType() != kOpaque_SkAlphaType);
-        const SkBaseDevice::TileUsage usage = SkBaseDevice::kNever_TileUsage;
+
+        // TODO: reinstate kPreserveLCDText_SaveLayerFlag
+        geo = kUnknown_SkPixelGeometry;
+
         const bool trackCoverage =
                 SkToBool(saveLayerFlags & kMaskAgainstCoverage_EXPERIMENTAL_DONT_USE_SaveLayerFlag);
-        const SkBaseDevice::CreateInfo createInfo = SkBaseDevice::CreateInfo(info, usage, geo,
-                                                                             trackCoverage,
-                                                                             fAllocator.get());
+        const auto createInfo = SkBaseDevice::CreateInfo(info,
+                                                         geo,
+                                                         SkBaseDevice::kNever_TileUsage,
+                                                         trackCoverage,
+                                                         fAllocator.get());
         newDevice.reset(priorDevice->onCreateDevice(createInfo, paint));
         if (!newDevice) {
             return;
diff --git a/src/core/SkDevice.cpp b/src/core/SkDevice.cpp
index bf35bb1a5e..234ca2e388 100644
--- a/src/core/SkDevice.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkDevice.cpp
@@ -106,20 +106,6 @@ bool SkBaseDevice::getLocalToMarker(uint32_t id, SkM44* localToMarker) const {
     return false;
 }
 
-SkPixelGeometry SkBaseDevice::CreateInfo::AdjustGeometry(TileUsage tileUsage, SkPixelGeometry geo) {
-    switch (tileUsage) {
-        case kPossible_TileUsage:
-            // (we think) for compatibility with old clients, we assume this layer can support LCD
-            // even though they may not have marked it as opaque... seems like we should update
-            // our callers (reed/robertphilips).
-            break;
-        case kNever_TileUsage:
-            geo = kUnknown_SkPixelGeometry;
-            break;
-    }
-    return geo;
-}
-
 static inline bool is_int(float x) {
     return x == (float) sk_float_round2int(x);
 }
diff --git a/src/core/SkDevice.h b/src/core/SkDevice.h
index ecd5a86447..9482279659 100644
--- a/src/core/SkDevice.h
+++ b/src/core/SkDevice.h
@@ -339,17 +339,14 @@ protected:
     virtual bool onAccessPixels(SkPixmap*) { return false; }
 
     struct CreateInfo {
-        static SkPixelGeometry AdjustGeometry(TileUsage, SkPixelGeometry);
-
-        // The constructor may change the pixel geometry based on other parameters.
         CreateInfo(const SkImageInfo& info,
-                   TileUsage tileUsage,
                    SkPixelGeometry geo,
+                   TileUsage tileUsage,
                    bool trackCoverage,
                    SkRasterHandleAllocator* allocator)
             : fInfo(info)
             , fTileUsage(tileUsage)
-            , fPixelGeometry(AdjustGeometry(tileUsage, geo))
+            , fPixelGeometry(geo)
             , fTrackCoverage(trackCoverage)
             , fAllocator(allocator)
         {}