diff --git a/media/libmediametrics/MediaAnalyticsItem.cpp b/media/libmediametrics/MediaAnalyticsItem.cpp
index 2e7efad..dc2bec8 100644
--- a/media/libmediametrics/MediaAnalyticsItem.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediametrics/MediaAnalyticsItem.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
       mPkgVersionCode(0),
       mSessionID(MediaAnalyticsItem::SessionIDNone),
       mTimestamp(0),
-      mFinalized(0),
+      mFinalized(1),
       mPropCount(0), mPropSize(0), mProps(NULL)
 {
     mKey = MediaAnalyticsItem::kKeyNone;
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
       mPkgVersionCode(0),
       mSessionID(MediaAnalyticsItem::SessionIDNone),
       mTimestamp(0),
-      mFinalized(0),
+      mFinalized(1),
       mPropCount(0), mPropSize(0), mProps(NULL)
 {
     if (DEBUG_ALLOCATIONS) {
@@ -137,16 +137,6 @@
     return dst;
 }
 
-// so clients can send intermediate values to be overlaid later
-MediaAnalyticsItem &MediaAnalyticsItem::setFinalized(bool value) {
-    mFinalized = value;
-    return *this;
-}
-
-bool MediaAnalyticsItem::getFinalized() const {
-    return mFinalized;
-}
-
 MediaAnalyticsItem &MediaAnalyticsItem::setSessionID(MediaAnalyticsItem::SessionID_t id) {
     mSessionID = id;
     return *this;
@@ -636,7 +626,10 @@
     mPkgName = data.readCString();
     mPkgVersionCode = data.readInt64();
     mSessionID = data.readInt64();
+    // We no longer pay attention to user setting of finalized, BUT it's
+    // still part of the wire packet -- so read & discard.
     mFinalized = data.readInt32();
+    mFinalized = 1;
     mTimestamp = data.readInt64();
 
     int count = data.readInt32();
@@ -978,9 +971,6 @@
         mSessionID = incoming->mSessionID;
     }
 
-    // we always take the more recent 'finalized' value
-    setFinalized(incoming->getFinalized());
-
     // for each attribute from 'incoming', resolve appropriately
     int nattr = incoming->mPropCount;
     for (int i = 0 ; i < nattr; i++ ) {