diff --git a/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/graphics/TranslucentGLSurfaceViewActivity.java b/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/graphics/TranslucentGLSurfaceViewActivity.java
index 750a47ba7..a0bad4bc9 100644
--- a/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/graphics/TranslucentGLSurfaceViewActivity.java
+++ b/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/graphics/TranslucentGLSurfaceViewActivity.java
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ public class TranslucentGLSurfaceViewActivity extends Activity {
         // Create our Preview view and set it as the content of our
         // Activity
         mGLSurfaceView = new GLSurfaceView(this);
+        // We want an 8888 pixel format because that's required for
+        // a translucent window.
+        // And we want a depth buffer.
+        mGLSurfaceView.setEGLConfigChooser(8, 8, 8, 8, 16, 0);
         // Tell the cube renderer that we want to render a translucent version
         // of the cube:
         mGLSurfaceView.setRenderer(new CubeRenderer(true));
diff --git a/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/graphics/TriangleActivity.java b/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/graphics/TriangleActivity.java
index 59f3c6cf8..e5b06f426 100644
--- a/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/graphics/TriangleActivity.java
+++ b/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/graphics/TriangleActivity.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public class TriangleActivity extends Activity {
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
         mGLView = new GLSurfaceView(this);
+        mGLView.setEGLConfigChooser(false);
         mGLView.setRenderer(new TriangleRenderer(this));
         setContentView(mGLView);
     }
diff --git a/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/graphics/TriangleRenderer.java b/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/graphics/TriangleRenderer.java
index 451b927a9..e5299b332 100644
--- a/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/graphics/TriangleRenderer.java
+++ b/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/graphics/TriangleRenderer.java
@@ -44,16 +44,6 @@ public class TriangleRenderer implements GLSurfaceView.Renderer{
         mTriangle = new Triangle();
     }
 
-    public int[] getConfigSpec() {
-        // We don't need a depth buffer, and don't care about our
-        // color depth.
-        int[] configSpec = {
-                EGL10.EGL_DEPTH_SIZE, 0,
-                EGL10.EGL_NONE
-        };
-        return configSpec;
-    }
-
     public void onSurfaceCreated(GL10 gl, EGLConfig config) {
         /*
          * By default, OpenGL enables features that improve quality
diff --git a/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/graphics/kube/KubeRenderer.java b/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/graphics/kube/KubeRenderer.java
index 252f566f9..9977041a2 100644
--- a/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/graphics/kube/KubeRenderer.java
+++ b/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/graphics/kube/KubeRenderer.java
@@ -74,15 +74,6 @@ class KubeRenderer implements GLSurfaceView.Renderer {
         mWorld.draw(gl);
     }
 
-    public int[] getConfigSpec() {
-        // Need a depth buffer, don't care about color depth.
-        int[] configSpec = {
-                EGL10.EGL_DEPTH_SIZE,   16,
-                EGL10.EGL_NONE
-        };
-        return configSpec;
-    }
-
     public void onSurfaceChanged(GL10 gl, int width, int height) {
         gl.glViewport(0, 0, width, height);
 
diff --git a/samples/Compass/src/com/example/android/compass/CompassActivity.java b/samples/Compass/src/com/example/android/compass/CompassActivity.java
index c4b956675..74f3bc71d 100644
--- a/samples/Compass/src/com/example/android/compass/CompassActivity.java
+++ b/samples/Compass/src/com/example/android/compass/CompassActivity.java
@@ -89,16 +89,6 @@ public class CompassActivity extends Activity implements Renderer, SensorEventLi
         mSensorManager.unregisterListener(this);
     }
 
-    public int[] getConfigSpec() {
-        // We want a depth buffer, don't care about the
-        // details of the color buffer.
-        int[] configSpec = {
-                EGL10.EGL_DEPTH_SIZE,   16,
-                EGL10.EGL_NONE
-        };
-        return configSpec;
-    }
-
     public void onDrawFrame(GL10 gl) {
         /*
          * Usually, the first thing one might want to do is to clear