diff --git a/include/media/stagefright/MediaSource.h b/include/media/stagefright/MediaSource.h
index dafc621..a31395e 100644
--- a/include/media/stagefright/MediaSource.h
+++ b/include/media/stagefright/MediaSource.h
@@ -78,31 +78,18 @@
         void clearSeekTo();
         bool getSeekTo(int64_t *time_us, SeekMode *mode) const;
 
-        // Option allows encoder to skip some frames until the specified
-        // time stamp.
-        // To prevent from being abused, when the skipFrame timestamp is
-        // found to be more than 1 second later than the current timestamp,
-        // an error will be returned from read().
-        void clearSkipFrame();
-        bool getSkipFrame(int64_t *timeUs) const;
-        void setSkipFrame(int64_t timeUs);
-
         void setLateBy(int64_t lateness_us);
         int64_t getLateBy() const;
 
     private:
         enum Options {
-            // Bit map
             kSeekTo_Option      = 1,
-            kSkipFrame_Option   = 2,
         };
 
         uint32_t mOptions;
         int64_t mSeekTimeUs;
         SeekMode mSeekMode;
         int64_t mLatenessUs;
-
-        int64_t mSkipFrameUntilTimeUs;
     };
 
     // Causes this source to suspend pulling data from its upstream source
diff --git a/include/media/stagefright/OMXCodec.h b/include/media/stagefright/OMXCodec.h
index d37c22d..bba5b53 100644
--- a/include/media/stagefright/OMXCodec.h
+++ b/include/media/stagefright/OMXCodec.h
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@
     int64_t mSeekTimeUs;
     ReadOptions::SeekMode mSeekMode;
     int64_t mTargetTimeUs;
-    int64_t mSkipTimeUs;
 
     MediaBuffer *mLeftOverBuffer;
 
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/AudioSource.cpp b/media/libstagefright/AudioSource.cpp
index 29f16d8..235d752 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/AudioSource.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/AudioSource.cpp
@@ -140,38 +140,6 @@
     return meta;
 }
 
-/*
- * Returns -1 if frame skipping request is too long.
- * Returns  0 if there is no need to skip frames.
- * Returns  1 if we need to skip frames.
- */
-static int skipFrame(int64_t timestampUs,
-        const MediaSource::ReadOptions *options) {
-
-    int64_t skipFrameUs;
-    if (!options || !options->getSkipFrame(&skipFrameUs)) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    if (skipFrameUs <= timestampUs) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    // Safe guard against the abuse of the kSkipFrame_Option.
-    if (skipFrameUs - timestampUs >= 1E6) {
-        LOGE("Frame skipping requested is way too long: %lld us",
-            skipFrameUs - timestampUs);
-
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    LOGV("skipFrame: %lld us > timestamp: %lld us",
-        skipFrameUs, timestampUs);
-
-    return 1;
-
-}
-
 void AudioSource::rampVolume(
         int32_t startFrame, int32_t rampDurationFrames,
         uint8_t *data,   size_t bytes) {
@@ -218,7 +186,7 @@
     CHECK_EQ(mGroup->acquire_buffer(&buffer), OK);
 
     int err = 0;
-    while (mStarted) {
+    if (mStarted) {
 
         uint32_t numFramesRecorded;
         mRecord->getPosition(&numFramesRecorded);
@@ -268,12 +236,6 @@
             if (mCollectStats) {
                 mTotalLostFrames += (numLostBytes >> 1);
             }
-            if ((err = skipFrame(timestampUs, options)) == -1) {
-                buffer->release();
-                return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
-            } else if (err != 0) {
-                continue;
-            }
             memset(buffer->data(), 0, numLostBytes);
             buffer->set_range(0, numLostBytes);
             if (numFramesRecorded == 0) {
@@ -294,12 +256,6 @@
 
         int64_t recordDurationUs = (1000000LL * n >> 1) / sampleRate;
         timestampUs += recordDurationUs;
-        if ((err = skipFrame(timestampUs, options)) == -1) {
-            buffer->release();
-            return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
-        } else if (err != 0) {
-            continue;
-        }
 
         if (mPrevSampleTimeUs - mStartTimeUs < kAutoRampStartUs) {
             // Mute the initial video recording signal
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/CameraSource.cpp b/media/libstagefright/CameraSource.cpp
index fac7b78..2f3353b 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/CameraSource.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/CameraSource.cpp
@@ -665,45 +665,22 @@
 
     {
         Mutex::Autolock autoLock(mLock);
-        while (mStarted) {
-            while(mFramesReceived.empty()) {
-                mFrameAvailableCondition.wait(mLock);
-            }
-
-            if (!mStarted) {
-                return OK;
-            }
-
-            frame = *mFramesReceived.begin();
-            mFramesReceived.erase(mFramesReceived.begin());
-
-            frameTime = *mFrameTimes.begin();
-            mFrameTimes.erase(mFrameTimes.begin());
-            int64_t skipTimeUs;
-            if (!options || !options->getSkipFrame(&skipTimeUs)) {
-                skipTimeUs = frameTime;
-            }
-            if (skipTimeUs > frameTime) {
-                LOGV("skipTimeUs: %lld us > frameTime: %lld us",
-                    skipTimeUs, frameTime);
-                releaseOneRecordingFrame(frame);
-                ++mNumFramesDropped;
-                // Safeguard against the abuse of the kSkipFrame_Option.
-                if (skipTimeUs - frameTime >= 1E6) {
-                    LOGE("Frame skipping requested is way too long: %lld us",
-                        skipTimeUs - frameTime);
-                    return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
-                }
-            } else {
-                mFramesBeingEncoded.push_back(frame);
-                *buffer = new MediaBuffer(frame->pointer(), frame->size());
-                (*buffer)->setObserver(this);
-                (*buffer)->add_ref();
-                (*buffer)->meta_data()->setInt64(kKeyTime, frameTime);
-
-                return OK;
-            }
+        while (mStarted && mFramesReceived.empty()) {
+            mFrameAvailableCondition.wait(mLock);
         }
+        if (!mStarted) {
+            return OK;
+        }
+        frame = *mFramesReceived.begin();
+        mFramesReceived.erase(mFramesReceived.begin());
+
+        frameTime = *mFrameTimes.begin();
+        mFrameTimes.erase(mFrameTimes.begin());
+        mFramesBeingEncoded.push_back(frame);
+        *buffer = new MediaBuffer(frame->pointer(), frame->size());
+        (*buffer)->setObserver(this);
+        (*buffer)->add_ref();
+        (*buffer)->meta_data()->setInt64(kKeyTime, frameTime);
     }
     return OK;
 }
@@ -729,7 +706,7 @@
 
     // May need to skip frame or modify timestamp. Currently implemented
     // by the subclass CameraSourceTimeLapse.
-    if(skipCurrentFrame(timestampUs)) {
+    if (skipCurrentFrame(timestampUs)) {
         releaseOneRecordingFrame(data);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/MediaSource.cpp b/media/libstagefright/MediaSource.cpp
index b4ef338..fd0e79c 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/MediaSource.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/MediaSource.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     mOptions = 0;
     mSeekTimeUs = 0;
     mLatenessUs = 0;
-    mSkipFrameUntilTimeUs = 0;
 }
 
 void MediaSource::ReadOptions::setSeekTo(int64_t time_us, SeekMode mode) {
@@ -54,21 +53,6 @@
     return (mOptions & kSeekTo_Option) != 0;
 }
 
-void MediaSource::ReadOptions::clearSkipFrame() {
-    mOptions &= ~kSkipFrame_Option;
-    mSkipFrameUntilTimeUs = 0;
-}
-
-void MediaSource::ReadOptions::setSkipFrame(int64_t timeUs) {
-    mOptions |= kSkipFrame_Option;
-    mSkipFrameUntilTimeUs = timeUs;
-}
-
-bool MediaSource::ReadOptions::getSkipFrame(int64_t *timeUs) const {
-    *timeUs = mSkipFrameUntilTimeUs;
-    return (mOptions & kSkipFrame_Option) != 0;
-}
-
 void MediaSource::ReadOptions::setLateBy(int64_t lateness_us) {
     mLatenessUs = lateness_us;
 }
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/OMXCodec.cpp b/media/libstagefright/OMXCodec.cpp
index 4bf922f..b954be7 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/OMXCodec.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/OMXCodec.cpp
@@ -1426,7 +1426,6 @@
       mSeekTimeUs(-1),
       mSeekMode(ReadOptions::SEEK_CLOSEST_SYNC),
       mTargetTimeUs(-1),
-      mSkipTimeUs(-1),
       mLeftOverBuffer(NULL),
       mPaused(false),
       mNativeWindow(nativeWindow) {
@@ -2635,15 +2634,13 @@
 
     for (;;) {
         MediaBuffer *srcBuffer;
-        MediaSource::ReadOptions options;
-        if (mSkipTimeUs >= 0) {
-            options.setSkipFrame(mSkipTimeUs);
-        }
         if (mSeekTimeUs >= 0) {
             if (mLeftOverBuffer) {
                 mLeftOverBuffer->release();
                 mLeftOverBuffer = NULL;
             }
+
+            MediaSource::ReadOptions options;
             options.setSeekTo(mSeekTimeUs, mSeekMode);
 
             mSeekTimeUs = -1;
@@ -2668,7 +2665,7 @@
 
             err = OK;
         } else {
-            err = mSource->read(&srcBuffer, &options);
+            err = mSource->read(&srcBuffer);
         }
 
         if (err != OK) {
@@ -3304,12 +3301,6 @@
     if (options && options->getSeekTo(&seekTimeUs, &seekMode)) {
         seeking = true;
     }
-    int64_t skipTimeUs;
-    if (options && options->getSkipFrame(&skipTimeUs)) {
-        mSkipTimeUs = skipTimeUs;
-    } else {
-        mSkipTimeUs = -1;
-    }
 
     if (mInitialBufferSubmit) {
         mInitialBufferSubmit = false;