diff --git a/include/media/stagefright/OMXCodec.h b/include/media/stagefright/OMXCodec.h
index 7fabcb3..b0404aa 100644
--- a/include/media/stagefright/OMXCodec.h
+++ b/include/media/stagefright/OMXCodec.h
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@
         kPreferSoftwareCodecs    = 1,
         kIgnoreCodecSpecificData = 2,
 
-        // The client wants to access the output buffer's video
-        // data for example for thumbnail extraction.
-        kClientNeedsFramebuffer  = 4,
-
         // Request for software or hardware codecs. If request
         // can not be fullfilled, Create() returns NULL.
         kSoftwareCodecsOnly      = 8,
diff --git a/media/libmedia/IOMX.cpp b/media/libmedia/IOMX.cpp
index 84925f1..9be9b41 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/IOMX.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/IOMX.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <binder/Parcel.h>
 #include <media/IOMX.h>
 #include <media/stagefright/foundation/ADebug.h>
+#include <media/openmax/OMX_IndexExt.h>
 
 namespace android {
 
@@ -698,7 +699,8 @@
             void *params = NULL;
             size_t pageSize = 0;
             size_t allocSize = 0;
-            if (code != SET_INTERNAL_OPTION && size < 8) {
+            if ((index == (OMX_INDEXTYPE) OMX_IndexParamConsumerUsageBits && size < 4) ||
+                    (code != SET_INTERNAL_OPTION && size < 8)) {
                 // we expect the structure to contain at least the size and
                 // version, 8 bytes total
                 ALOGE("b/27207275 (%zu)", size);
@@ -720,7 +722,9 @@
                     } else {
                         err = NOT_ENOUGH_DATA;
                         OMX_U32 declaredSize = *(OMX_U32*)params;
-                        if (code != SET_INTERNAL_OPTION && declaredSize > size) {
+                        if (code != SET_INTERNAL_OPTION &&
+                                index != (OMX_INDEXTYPE) OMX_IndexParamConsumerUsageBits &&
+                                declaredSize > size) {
                             // the buffer says it's bigger than it actually is
                             ALOGE("b/27207275 (%u/%zu)", declaredSize, size);
                             android_errorWriteLog(0x534e4554, "27207275");
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/OMXCodec.cpp b/media/libstagefright/OMXCodec.cpp
index b1dde80..4618e21 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/OMXCodec.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/OMXCodec.cpp
@@ -349,21 +349,6 @@
 
         ALOGV("Attempting to allocate OMX node '%s'", componentName);
 
-        if (!createEncoder
-                && (quirks & kOutputBuffersAreUnreadable)
-                && (flags & kClientNeedsFramebuffer)) {
-            if (strncmp(componentName, "OMX.SEC.", 8)) {
-                // For OMX.SEC.* decoders we can enable a special mode that
-                // gives the client access to the framebuffer contents.
-
-                ALOGW("Component '%s' does not give the client access to "
-                     "the framebuffer contents. Skipping.",
-                     componentName);
-
-                continue;
-            }
-        }
-
         status_t err = omx->allocateNode(componentName, observer, &node);
         if (err == OK) {
             ALOGV("Successfully allocated OMX node '%s'", componentName);
@@ -672,35 +657,6 @@
 
     initOutputFormat(meta);
 
-    if ((mFlags & kClientNeedsFramebuffer)
-            && !strncmp(mComponentName, "OMX.SEC.", 8)) {
-        // This appears to no longer be needed???
-
-        OMX_INDEXTYPE index;
-
-        status_t err =
-            mOMX->getExtensionIndex(
-                    mNode,
-                    "OMX.SEC.index.ThumbnailMode",
-                    &index);
-
-        if (err != OK) {
-            return err;
-        }
-
-        OMX_BOOL enable = OMX_TRUE;
-        err = mOMX->setConfig(mNode, index, &enable, sizeof(enable));
-
-        if (err != OK) {
-            CODEC_LOGE("setConfig('OMX.SEC.index.ThumbnailMode') "
-                       "returned error 0x%08x", err);
-
-            return err;
-        }
-
-        mQuirks &= ~kOutputBuffersAreUnreadable;
-    }
-
     if (mNativeWindow != NULL
         && !mIsEncoder
         && !strncasecmp(mMIME, "video/", 6)