diff --git a/bench/ImageFilterCollapse.cpp b/bench/ImageFilterCollapse.cpp
index 6cda6ac..4e56c72 100644
--- a/bench/ImageFilterCollapse.cpp
+++ b/bench/ImageFilterCollapse.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         fImageFilter = NULL;
         for(int i = nFilters; i --> 0;) {
             SkAutoTUnref<SkImageFilter> filter(
-                        SkColorFilterImageFilter::Create(colorFilters[i], fImageFilter, NULL, 0)
+                        SkColorFilterImageFilter::Create(colorFilters[i], fImageFilter, NULL)
             );
             SkRefCnt_SafeAssign(fImageFilter, filter.get());
         }
diff --git a/gm/dropshadowimagefilter.cpp b/gm/dropshadowimagefilter.cpp
index f60f22c..e06264c 100644
--- a/gm/dropshadowimagefilter.cpp
+++ b/gm/dropshadowimagefilter.cpp
@@ -133,11 +133,11 @@
             SkDropShadowImageFilter::Create(7.0f, 7.0f, 3.0f, 3.0f, SK_ColorBLUE,
                 SkDropShadowImageFilter::kDrawShadowAndForeground_ShadowMode),
             SkDropShadowImageFilter::Create(7.0f, 7.0f, 3.0f, 3.0f, SK_ColorBLUE,
-                SkDropShadowImageFilter::kDrawShadowAndForeground_ShadowMode, cfif, NULL, 0),
+                SkDropShadowImageFilter::kDrawShadowAndForeground_ShadowMode, cfif, NULL),
             SkDropShadowImageFilter::Create(7.0f, 7.0f, 3.0f, 3.0f, SK_ColorBLUE,
-                SkDropShadowImageFilter::kDrawShadowAndForeground_ShadowMode, NULL, &cropRect, 0),
+                SkDropShadowImageFilter::kDrawShadowAndForeground_ShadowMode, NULL, &cropRect),
             SkDropShadowImageFilter::Create(7.0f, 7.0f, 3.0f, 3.0f, SK_ColorBLUE,
-                SkDropShadowImageFilter::kDrawShadowAndForeground_ShadowMode, NULL, &bogusRect, 0),
+                SkDropShadowImageFilter::kDrawShadowAndForeground_ShadowMode, NULL, &bogusRect),
             SkDropShadowImageFilter::Create(7.0f, 7.0f, 3.0f, 3.0f, SK_ColorBLUE,
                 SkDropShadowImageFilter::kDrawShadowOnly_ShadowMode),
         };
diff --git a/gm/filterfastbounds.cpp b/gm/filterfastbounds.cpp
index 6244001..0ae7068 100644
--- a/gm/filterfastbounds.cpp
+++ b/gm/filterfastbounds.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
             SkDropShadowImageFilter::Create(10.0f, 10.0f,
                                             3.0f, 3.0f,
                                             SK_ColorRED, kBoth,
-                                            source, NULL, 0));
+                                            source, NULL));
 
         add_paint(dsif, paints);
     }
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
                                             3.0f, 3.0f,
                                             SK_ColorRED,
                                             SkDropShadowImageFilter::kDrawShadowOnly_ShadowMode,
-                                            source, NULL, 0));
+                                            source, NULL));
 
         add_paint(dsif, paints);
     }
diff --git a/gm/imagefilterscropexpand.cpp b/gm/imagefilterscropexpand.cpp
index 7db41e0..4fe746a 100644
--- a/gm/imagefilterscropexpand.cpp
+++ b/gm/imagefilterscropexpand.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
             draw(canvas, checkerboard, rect, SkDropShadowImageFilter::Create(
                 SkIntToScalar(10), SkIntToScalar(10), SkIntToScalar(3), SkIntToScalar(3),
                 SK_ColorBLUE, SkDropShadowImageFilter::kDrawShadowAndForeground_ShadowMode,
-                noop_cropped.get(), &big_rect, 0));
+                noop_cropped.get(), &big_rect));
 
             draw(canvas, checkerboard, rect, SkDisplacementMapEffect::Create(
                 SkDisplacementMapEffect::kR_ChannelSelectorType,
diff --git a/gm/tablecolorfilter.cpp b/gm/tablecolorfilter.cpp
index 0d6da8f..deba9e5 100644
--- a/gm/tablecolorfilter.cpp
+++ b/gm/tablecolorfilter.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
             for (unsigned i = 0; i < SK_ARRAY_COUNT(gColorFilterMakers); ++i) {
                 SkAutoTUnref<SkColorFilter> colorFilter1(gColorFilterMakers[i]());
                 SkAutoTUnref<SkImageFilter> imageFilter1(SkColorFilterImageFilter::Create(
-                            colorFilter1, NULL, NULL, 0));
+                            colorFilter1, NULL, NULL));
 
                 // Move down to the next line and draw it
                 // each draw being at xOffset of the previous one
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
                 for (unsigned j = 1; j < SK_ARRAY_COUNT(gColorFilterMakers); ++j) {
                     SkAutoTUnref<SkColorFilter> colorFilter2(gColorFilterMakers[j]());
                     SkAutoTUnref<SkImageFilter> imageFilter2(SkColorFilterImageFilter::Create(
-                                colorFilter2, imageFilter1, NULL, 0));
+                                colorFilter2, imageFilter1, NULL));
                     paint.setImageFilter(imageFilter2);
                     canvas->drawBitmap(bm, x, y, &paint);
                     x += xOffset;
diff --git a/include/core/SkImageFilter.h b/include/core/SkImageFilter.h
index cb18f7c..b64a295 100644
--- a/include/core/SkImageFilter.h
+++ b/include/core/SkImageFilter.h
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@
         const CropRect& cropRect() const { return fCropRect; }
         int             inputCount() const { return fInputs.count(); }
         SkImageFilter** inputs() const { return fInputs.get(); }
-        uint32_t        uniqueID() const { return fUniqueID; }
 
         SkImageFilter*  getInput(int index) const { return fInputs[index]; }
 
@@ -242,12 +241,11 @@
         CropRect fCropRect;
         // most filters accept at most 2 input-filters
         SkAutoSTArray<2, SkImageFilter*> fInputs;
-        uint32_t fUniqueID;
 
         void allocInputs(int count);
     };
 
-    SkImageFilter(int inputCount, SkImageFilter** inputs, const CropRect* cropRect = NULL, uint32_t uniqueID = 0);
+    SkImageFilter(int inputCount, SkImageFilter** inputs, const CropRect* cropRect = NULL);
 
     virtual ~SkImageFilter();
 
diff --git a/include/effects/SkBlurImageFilter.h b/include/effects/SkBlurImageFilter.h
index d6b5066..6f4537fe 100644
--- a/include/effects/SkBlurImageFilter.h
+++ b/include/effects/SkBlurImageFilter.h
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
     static SkBlurImageFilter* Create(SkScalar sigmaX,
                                      SkScalar sigmaY,
                                      SkImageFilter* input = NULL,
-                                     const CropRect* cropRect = NULL, uint32_t uniqueID = 0) {
-        return SkNEW_ARGS(SkBlurImageFilter, (sigmaX, sigmaY, input, cropRect, uniqueID));
+                                     const CropRect* cropRect = NULL) {
+        return SkNEW_ARGS(SkBlurImageFilter, (sigmaX, sigmaY, input, cropRect));
     }
 
     void computeFastBounds(const SkRect&, SkRect*) const SK_OVERRIDE;
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
     SkBlurImageFilter(SkScalar sigmaX,
                       SkScalar sigmaY,
                       SkImageFilter* input,
-                      const CropRect* cropRect,
-                      uint32_t uniqueID);
+                      const CropRect* cropRect);
     void flatten(SkWriteBuffer&) const SK_OVERRIDE;
 
     virtual bool onFilterImage(Proxy*, const SkBitmap& src, const Context&,
diff --git a/include/effects/SkColorFilterImageFilter.h b/include/effects/SkColorFilterImageFilter.h
index c8b1661..7f775db 100644
--- a/include/effects/SkColorFilterImageFilter.h
+++ b/include/effects/SkColorFilterImageFilter.h
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 public:
     static SkColorFilterImageFilter* Create(SkColorFilter* cf,
                                             SkImageFilter* input = NULL,
-                                            const CropRect* cropRect = NULL,
-                                            uint32_t uniqueID = 0);
+                                            const CropRect* cropRect = NULL);
     virtual ~SkColorFilterImageFilter();
 
     SK_TO_STRING_OVERRIDE()
@@ -34,8 +33,7 @@
 private:
     SkColorFilterImageFilter(SkColorFilter* cf,
                              SkImageFilter* input,
-                             const CropRect* cropRect,
-                             uint32_t uniqueID);
+                             const CropRect* cropRect);
     SkColorFilter*  fColorFilter;
 
     typedef SkImageFilter INHERITED;
diff --git a/include/effects/SkDisplacementMapEffect.h b/include/effects/SkDisplacementMapEffect.h
index e55b324..b3fa8d5 100644
--- a/include/effects/SkDisplacementMapEffect.h
+++ b/include/effects/SkDisplacementMapEffect.h
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
                                            ChannelSelectorType yChannelSelector,
                                            SkScalar scale, SkImageFilter* displacement,
                                            SkImageFilter* color = NULL,
-                                           const CropRect* cropRect = NULL,
-                                           uint32_t uniqueID = 0);
+                                           const CropRect* cropRect = NULL);
 
     SK_DECLARE_PUBLIC_FLATTENABLE_DESERIALIZATION_PROCS(SkDisplacementMapEffect)
 
@@ -54,8 +53,7 @@
     SkDisplacementMapEffect(ChannelSelectorType xChannelSelector,
                             ChannelSelectorType yChannelSelector,
                             SkScalar scale, SkImageFilter* inputs[2],
-                            const CropRect* cropRect,
-                            uint32_t uniqueID);
+                            const CropRect* cropRect);
     void flatten(SkWriteBuffer&) const SK_OVERRIDE;
 
 private:
diff --git a/include/effects/SkDropShadowImageFilter.h b/include/effects/SkDropShadowImageFilter.h
index 5eb6409..759f65e 100644
--- a/include/effects/SkDropShadowImageFilter.h
+++ b/include/effects/SkDropShadowImageFilter.h
@@ -24,11 +24,10 @@
     static SkDropShadowImageFilter* Create(SkScalar dx, SkScalar dy,
                                            SkScalar sigmaX, SkScalar sigmaY, SkColor color,
                                            SkImageFilter* input = NULL,
-                                           const CropRect* cropRect = NULL,
-                                           uint32_t uniqueID = 0) {
+                                           const CropRect* cropRect = NULL) {
         return SkNEW_ARGS(SkDropShadowImageFilter, (dx, dy, sigmaX, sigmaY, color,
                                                     kDrawShadowAndForeground_ShadowMode,
-                                                    input, cropRect, uniqueID));
+                                                    input, cropRect));
     }
 
     static SkDropShadowImageFilter* Create(SkScalar dx, SkScalar dy,
@@ -36,16 +35,16 @@
                                            ShadowMode shadowMode,
                                            SkImageFilter* input,
                                            const CropRect* cropRect,
-                                           uint32_t uniqueID) {
+                                           uint32_t = 0) {
         return SkNEW_ARGS(SkDropShadowImageFilter, (dx, dy, sigmaX, sigmaY, color,
-                                                    shadowMode, input, cropRect, uniqueID));
+                                                    shadowMode, input, cropRect));
     }
 
     static SkDropShadowImageFilter* Create(SkScalar dx, SkScalar dy,
                                            SkScalar sigmaX, SkScalar sigmaY, SkColor color,
                                            ShadowMode shadowMode) {
         return SkNEW_ARGS(SkDropShadowImageFilter, (dx, dy, sigmaX, sigmaY, color,
-                                                    shadowMode, NULL, NULL, 0));
+                                                    shadowMode, NULL, NULL));
     }
 
     void computeFastBounds(const SkRect&, SkRect*) const SK_OVERRIDE;
@@ -54,8 +53,7 @@
 
 protected:
     SkDropShadowImageFilter(SkScalar dx, SkScalar dy, SkScalar sigmaX, SkScalar sigmaY, SkColor,
-                            ShadowMode shadowMode, SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect,
-                            uint32_t uniqueID);
+                            ShadowMode shadowMode, SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect);
     void flatten(SkWriteBuffer&) const SK_OVERRIDE;
     bool onFilterImage(Proxy*, const SkBitmap& source, const Context&, SkBitmap* result, SkIPoint* loc) const SK_OVERRIDE;
     virtual bool onFilterBounds(const SkIRect& src, const SkMatrix&,
diff --git a/include/effects/SkLightingImageFilter.h b/include/effects/SkLightingImageFilter.h
index d06af93..e0f78a8 100644
--- a/include/effects/SkLightingImageFilter.h
+++ b/include/effects/SkLightingImageFilter.h
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@
     SkLightingImageFilter(SkLight* light,
                           SkScalar surfaceScale,
                           SkImageFilter* input,
-                          const CropRect* cropRect,
-                          uint32_t uniqueID);
+                          const CropRect* cropRect);
     void flatten(SkWriteBuffer&) const SK_OVERRIDE;
     const SkLight* light() const { return fLight.get(); }
     SkScalar surfaceScale() const { return fSurfaceScale; }
diff --git a/include/effects/SkMatrixConvolutionImageFilter.h b/include/effects/SkMatrixConvolutionImageFilter.h
index 327f98f..ddb421f 100644
--- a/include/effects/SkMatrixConvolutionImageFilter.h
+++ b/include/effects/SkMatrixConvolutionImageFilter.h
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@
                                                   TileMode tileMode,
                                                   bool convolveAlpha,
                                                   SkImageFilter* input = NULL,
-                                                  const CropRect* cropRect = NULL,
-                                                  uint32_t uniqueID = 0);
+                                                  const CropRect* cropRect = NULL);
 
     SK_TO_STRING_OVERRIDE()
     SK_DECLARE_PUBLIC_FLATTENABLE_DESERIALIZATION_PROCS(SkMatrixConvolutionImageFilter)
@@ -75,8 +74,7 @@
                                    TileMode tileMode,
                                    bool convolveAlpha,
                                    SkImageFilter* input,
-                                   const CropRect* cropRect,
-                                   uint32_t uniqueID);
+                                   const CropRect* cropRect);
     void flatten(SkWriteBuffer&) const SK_OVERRIDE;
 
     virtual bool onFilterImage(Proxy*, const SkBitmap& src, const Context&,
diff --git a/include/effects/SkMatrixImageFilter.h b/include/effects/SkMatrixImageFilter.h
index d0afdc3..2c11aa6 100644
--- a/include/effects/SkMatrixImageFilter.h
+++ b/include/effects/SkMatrixImageFilter.h
@@ -30,14 +30,12 @@
 
     static SkMatrixImageFilter* Create(const SkMatrix& transform,
                                        SkFilterQuality,
-                                       SkImageFilter* input = NULL,
-                                       uint32_t uniqueID = 0);
+                                       SkImageFilter* input = NULL);
 #ifdef SK_SUPPORT_LEGACY_FILTERLEVEL_ENUM
     static SkMatrixImageFilter* Create(const SkMatrix& transform,
                                        SkPaint::FilterLevel level,
-                                       SkImageFilter* input = NULL,
-                                       uint32_t uniqueID = 0) {
-        return Create(transform, SkFilterQuality(level), input, uniqueID);
+                                       SkImageFilter* input = NULL) {
+        return Create(transform, SkFilterQuality(level), input);
     }
 #endif
     virtual ~SkMatrixImageFilter();
@@ -50,8 +48,7 @@
 protected:
     SkMatrixImageFilter(const SkMatrix& transform,
                         SkFilterQuality,
-                        SkImageFilter* input,
-                        uint32_t uniqueID);
+                        SkImageFilter* input);
     void flatten(SkWriteBuffer&) const SK_OVERRIDE;
 
     virtual bool onFilterImage(Proxy*, const SkBitmap& src, const Context&,
diff --git a/include/effects/SkMergeImageFilter.h b/include/effects/SkMergeImageFilter.h
index ba2849b..52ff9d7 100644
--- a/include/effects/SkMergeImageFilter.h
+++ b/include/effects/SkMergeImageFilter.h
@@ -18,17 +18,15 @@
 
     static SkMergeImageFilter* Create(SkImageFilter* first, SkImageFilter* second,
                                       SkXfermode::Mode mode = SkXfermode::kSrcOver_Mode,
-                                      const CropRect* cropRect = NULL,
-                                      uint32_t uniqueID = 0) {
+                                      const CropRect* cropRect = NULL) {
         SkImageFilter* inputs[2] = { first, second };
         SkXfermode::Mode modes[2] = { mode, mode };
-        return SkNEW_ARGS(SkMergeImageFilter, (inputs, 2, modes, cropRect, uniqueID));
+        return SkNEW_ARGS(SkMergeImageFilter, (inputs, 2, modes, cropRect));
     }
     static SkMergeImageFilter* Create(SkImageFilter* filters[], int count,
                                       const SkXfermode::Mode modes[] = NULL,
-                                      const CropRect* cropRect = NULL,
-                                      uint32_t uniqueID = 0) {
-        return SkNEW_ARGS(SkMergeImageFilter, (filters, count, modes, cropRect, uniqueID));
+                                      const CropRect* cropRect = NULL) {
+        return SkNEW_ARGS(SkMergeImageFilter, (filters, count, modes, cropRect));
     }
 
     SK_TO_STRING_OVERRIDE()
@@ -37,8 +35,7 @@
 protected:
     SkMergeImageFilter(SkImageFilter* filters[], int count,
                        const SkXfermode::Mode modes[],
-                       const CropRect* cropRect,
-                       uint32_t uniqueID);
+                       const CropRect* cropRect);
     void flatten(SkWriteBuffer&) const SK_OVERRIDE;
 
     virtual bool onFilterImage(Proxy*, const SkBitmap& src, const Context&,
diff --git a/include/effects/SkMorphologyImageFilter.h b/include/effects/SkMorphologyImageFilter.h
index 901955b..c5c5c74 100644
--- a/include/effects/SkMorphologyImageFilter.h
+++ b/include/effects/SkMorphologyImageFilter.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 protected:
     SkMorphologyImageFilter(int radiusX, int radiusY, SkImageFilter* input,
-                            const CropRect* cropRect, uint32_t uniqueID);
+                            const CropRect* cropRect);
     bool filterImageGeneric(Proc procX, Proc procY,
                             Proxy*, const SkBitmap& src, const Context&,
                             SkBitmap* result, SkIPoint* offset) const;
@@ -53,12 +53,11 @@
 public:
     static SkDilateImageFilter* Create(int radiusX, int radiusY,
                                        SkImageFilter* input = NULL,
-                                       const CropRect* cropRect = NULL,
-                                       uint32_t uniqueID = 0) {
+                                       const CropRect* cropRect = NULL) {
         if (radiusX < 0 || radiusY < 0) {
             return NULL;
         }
-        return SkNEW_ARGS(SkDilateImageFilter, (radiusX, radiusY, input, cropRect, uniqueID));
+        return SkNEW_ARGS(SkDilateImageFilter, (radiusX, radiusY, input, cropRect));
     }
 
     virtual bool onFilterImage(Proxy*, const SkBitmap& src, const Context&,
@@ -72,8 +71,8 @@
     SK_DECLARE_PUBLIC_FLATTENABLE_DESERIALIZATION_PROCS(SkDilateImageFilter)
 
 protected:
-    SkDilateImageFilter(int radiusX, int radiusY, SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect, uint32_t uniqueID)
-        : INHERITED(radiusX, radiusY, input, cropRect, uniqueID) {}
+    SkDilateImageFilter(int radiusX, int radiusY, SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect)
+        : INHERITED(radiusX, radiusY, input, cropRect) {}
 private:
     typedef SkMorphologyImageFilter INHERITED;
 };
@@ -82,12 +81,11 @@
 public:
     static SkErodeImageFilter* Create(int radiusX, int radiusY,
                                       SkImageFilter* input = NULL,
-                                      const CropRect* cropRect = NULL,
-                                      uint32_t uniqueID = 0) {
+                                      const CropRect* cropRect = NULL) {
         if (radiusX < 0 || radiusY < 0) {
             return NULL;
         }
-        return SkNEW_ARGS(SkErodeImageFilter, (radiusX, radiusY, input, cropRect, uniqueID));
+        return SkNEW_ARGS(SkErodeImageFilter, (radiusX, radiusY, input, cropRect));
     }
 
     virtual bool onFilterImage(Proxy*, const SkBitmap& src, const Context&,
@@ -101,8 +99,8 @@
     SK_DECLARE_PUBLIC_FLATTENABLE_DESERIALIZATION_PROCS(SkErodeImageFilter)
 
 protected:
-    SkErodeImageFilter(int radiusX, int radiusY, SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect, uint32_t uniqueID)
-        : INHERITED(radiusX, radiusY, input, cropRect, uniqueID) {}
+    SkErodeImageFilter(int radiusX, int radiusY, SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect)
+        : INHERITED(radiusX, radiusY, input, cropRect) {}
 
 private:
     typedef SkMorphologyImageFilter INHERITED;
diff --git a/include/effects/SkOffsetImageFilter.h b/include/effects/SkOffsetImageFilter.h
index ed2878a..8188691 100644
--- a/include/effects/SkOffsetImageFilter.h
+++ b/include/effects/SkOffsetImageFilter.h
@@ -16,19 +16,18 @@
 
 public:
     static SkOffsetImageFilter* Create(SkScalar dx, SkScalar dy, SkImageFilter* input = NULL,
-                                       const CropRect* cropRect = NULL,
-                                       uint32_t uniqueID = 0) {
+                                       const CropRect* cropRect = NULL) {
         if (!SkScalarIsFinite(dx) || !SkScalarIsFinite(dy)) {
             return NULL;
         }
-        return SkNEW_ARGS(SkOffsetImageFilter, (dx, dy, input, cropRect, uniqueID));
+        return SkNEW_ARGS(SkOffsetImageFilter, (dx, dy, input, cropRect));
     }
     void computeFastBounds(const SkRect& src, SkRect* dst) const SK_OVERRIDE;
     SK_TO_STRING_OVERRIDE()
     SK_DECLARE_PUBLIC_FLATTENABLE_DESERIALIZATION_PROCS(SkOffsetImageFilter)
 
 protected:
-    SkOffsetImageFilter(SkScalar dx, SkScalar dy, SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect, uint32_t uniqueID);
+    SkOffsetImageFilter(SkScalar dx, SkScalar dy, SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect);
     void flatten(SkWriteBuffer&) const SK_OVERRIDE;
 
     virtual bool onFilterImage(Proxy*, const SkBitmap& src, const Context&,
diff --git a/include/effects/SkPictureImageFilter.h b/include/effects/SkPictureImageFilter.h
index 332663f..21d25c4 100644
--- a/include/effects/SkPictureImageFilter.h
+++ b/include/effects/SkPictureImageFilter.h
@@ -16,17 +16,16 @@
     /**
      *  Refs the passed-in picture.
      */
-    static SkPictureImageFilter* Create(const SkPicture* picture, int32_t uniqueID = 0) {
-        return SkNEW_ARGS(SkPictureImageFilter, (picture, uniqueID));
+    static SkPictureImageFilter* Create(const SkPicture* picture) {
+        return SkNEW_ARGS(SkPictureImageFilter, (picture));
     }
 
     /**
      *  Refs the passed-in picture. cropRect can be used to crop or expand the destination rect when
      *  the picture is drawn. (No scaling is implied by the dest rect; only the CTM is applied.)
      */
-    static SkPictureImageFilter* Create(const SkPicture* picture, const SkRect& cropRect,
-                                        uint32_t uniqueID = 0) {
-        return SkNEW_ARGS(SkPictureImageFilter, (picture, cropRect, uniqueID,
+    static SkPictureImageFilter* Create(const SkPicture* picture, const SkRect& cropRect) {
+        return SkNEW_ARGS(SkPictureImageFilter, (picture, cropRect,
                                                  kDeviceSpace_PictureResolution,
                                                  kLow_SkFilterQuality));
     }
@@ -40,17 +39,15 @@
      */
     static SkPictureImageFilter* CreateForLocalSpace(const SkPicture* picture,
                                                      const SkRect& cropRect,
-                                                     SkFilterQuality filterQuality,
-                                                     uint32_t uniqueID = 0) {
-        return SkNEW_ARGS(SkPictureImageFilter, (picture, cropRect, uniqueID,
+                                                     SkFilterQuality filterQuality) {
+        return SkNEW_ARGS(SkPictureImageFilter, (picture, cropRect,
                                                  kLocalSpace_PictureResolution, filterQuality));
     }
 #ifdef SK_SUPPORT_LEGACY_FILTERLEVEL_ENUM
     static SkPictureImageFilter* CreateForLocalSpace(const SkPicture* picture,
                                                      const SkRect& cropRect,
-                                                     SkPaint::FilterLevel filterLevel,
-                                                     uint32_t uniqueID = 0) {
-        return CreateForLocalSpace(picture, cropRect, (SkFilterQuality)filterLevel, uniqueID);
+                                                     SkPaint::FilterLevel filterLevel) {
+        return CreateForLocalSpace(picture, cropRect, (SkFilterQuality)filterLevel);
     }
 #endif
     SK_TO_STRING_OVERRIDE()
@@ -62,8 +59,8 @@
         kLocalSpace_PictureResolution
     };
 
-    explicit SkPictureImageFilter(const SkPicture* picture, uint32_t uniqueID);
-    SkPictureImageFilter(const SkPicture* picture, const SkRect& cropRect, uint32_t uniqueID,
+    explicit SkPictureImageFilter(const SkPicture* picture);
+    SkPictureImageFilter(const SkPicture* picture, const SkRect& cropRect,
                          PictureResolution, SkFilterQuality);
     virtual ~SkPictureImageFilter();
     /*  Constructs an SkPictureImageFilter object from an SkReadBuffer.
diff --git a/include/effects/SkRectShaderImageFilter.h b/include/effects/SkRectShaderImageFilter.h
index a2d42b3..6228736 100644
--- a/include/effects/SkRectShaderImageFilter.h
+++ b/include/effects/SkRectShaderImageFilter.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     SK_ATTR_DEPRECATED("use Create(SkShader*, const CropRect*)")
     static SkRectShaderImageFilter* Create(SkShader* s, const SkRect& rect);
 
-    static SkRectShaderImageFilter* Create(SkShader* s, const CropRect* rect = NULL, uint32_t uniqueID = 0);
+    static SkRectShaderImageFilter* Create(SkShader* s, const CropRect* rect = NULL);
     virtual ~SkRectShaderImageFilter();
 
     SK_TO_STRING_OVERRIDE()
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
                                SkBitmap* result, SkIPoint* loc) const SK_OVERRIDE;
 
 private:
-    SkRectShaderImageFilter(SkShader* s, const CropRect* rect, uint32_t uniqueID = 0);
+    SkRectShaderImageFilter(SkShader* s, const CropRect* rect);
     SkShader*  fShader;
 
     typedef SkImageFilter INHERITED;
diff --git a/include/effects/SkTileImageFilter.h b/include/effects/SkTileImageFilter.h
index 82673d65..95b4c75 100644
--- a/include/effects/SkTileImageFilter.h
+++ b/include/effects/SkTileImageFilter.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         @param input    Input from which the subregion defined by srcRect will be tiled
     */
     static SkTileImageFilter* Create(const SkRect& srcRect, const SkRect& dstRect,
-                                     SkImageFilter* input, uint32_t uniqueID = 0);
+                                     SkImageFilter* input);
 
     virtual bool onFilterImage(Proxy* proxy, const SkBitmap& src, const Context& ctx,
                                SkBitmap* dst, SkIPoint* offset) const SK_OVERRIDE;
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
     SK_DECLARE_PUBLIC_FLATTENABLE_DESERIALIZATION_PROCS(SkTileImageFilter)
 
 protected:
-    SkTileImageFilter(const SkRect& srcRect, const SkRect& dstRect, SkImageFilter* input, uint32_t uniqueID)
-        : INHERITED(1, &input, NULL, uniqueID), fSrcRect(srcRect), fDstRect(dstRect) {}
+    SkTileImageFilter(const SkRect& srcRect, const SkRect& dstRect, SkImageFilter* input)
+        : INHERITED(1, &input, NULL), fSrcRect(srcRect), fDstRect(dstRect) {}
 
     void flatten(SkWriteBuffer& buffer) const SK_OVERRIDE;
 
diff --git a/include/effects/SkXfermodeImageFilter.h b/include/effects/SkXfermodeImageFilter.h
index 47c44b8..66df053 100644
--- a/include/effects/SkXfermodeImageFilter.h
+++ b/include/effects/SkXfermodeImageFilter.h
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@
 
     static SkXfermodeImageFilter* Create(SkXfermode* mode, SkImageFilter* background,
                                          SkImageFilter* foreground = NULL,
-                                         const CropRect* cropRect = NULL,
-                                         uint32_t uniqueID = 0) {
+                                         const CropRect* cropRect = NULL) {
         SkImageFilter* inputs[2] = { background, foreground };
-        return SkNEW_ARGS(SkXfermodeImageFilter, (mode, inputs, cropRect, uniqueID));
+        return SkNEW_ARGS(SkXfermodeImageFilter, (mode, inputs, cropRect));
     }
 
     SK_TO_STRING_OVERRIDE()
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@
 
 protected:
     SkXfermodeImageFilter(SkXfermode* mode, SkImageFilter* inputs[2],
-                          const CropRect* cropRect, uint32_t uniqueID);
+                          const CropRect* cropRect);
     void flatten(SkWriteBuffer&) const SK_OVERRIDE;
 
 private:
diff --git a/samplecode/SampleFilterFuzz.cpp b/samplecode/SampleFilterFuzz.cpp
index b2c15aa..77ae0d8 100644
--- a/samplecode/SampleFilterFuzz.cpp
+++ b/samplecode/SampleFilterFuzz.cpp
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
     case DROP_SHADOW:
         filter = SkDropShadowImageFilter::Create(make_scalar(), make_scalar(), make_scalar(true),
                     make_scalar(true), make_color(), make_shadow_mode(), make_image_filter(),
-                    NULL, 0);
+                    NULL);
         break;
     case MORPHOLOGY:
         if (R(2) == 1) {
diff --git a/src/core/SkImageFilter.cpp b/src/core/SkImageFilter.cpp
index 2837b7c..0cb954c 100644
--- a/src/core/SkImageFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkImageFilter.cpp
@@ -100,18 +100,20 @@
 
     uint32_t flags = buffer.readUInt();
     fCropRect = CropRect(rect, flags);
-    fUniqueID = buffer.readUInt();
+    // FIXME: this is now unused; and should be made conditional on the next SkPicture version bump.
+    // See skbug.com/3559.
+    (void) buffer.readUInt();
     return buffer.isValid();
 }
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-SkImageFilter::SkImageFilter(int inputCount, SkImageFilter** inputs, const CropRect* cropRect, uint32_t uniqueID)
+SkImageFilter::SkImageFilter(int inputCount, SkImageFilter** inputs, const CropRect* cropRect)
   : fInputCount(inputCount),
     fInputs(new SkImageFilter*[inputCount]),
     fUsesSrcInput(false),
     fCropRect(cropRect ? *cropRect : CropRect(SkRect(), 0x0)),
-    fUniqueID(uniqueID ? uniqueID : next_image_filter_unique_id()) {
+    fUniqueID(next_image_filter_unique_id()) {
     for (int i = 0; i < inputCount; ++i) {
         if (NULL == inputs[i] || inputs[i]->usesSrcInput()) {
             fUsesSrcInput = true;
@@ -129,7 +131,8 @@
 }
 
 SkImageFilter::SkImageFilter(int inputCount, SkReadBuffer& buffer)
-  : fUsesSrcInput(false) {
+  : fUsesSrcInput(false)
+  , fUniqueID(next_image_filter_unique_id()) {
     Common common;
     if (common.unflatten(buffer, inputCount)) {
         fCropRect = common.cropRect();
@@ -141,7 +144,6 @@
                 fUsesSrcInput = true;
             }
         }
-        fUniqueID = buffer.isCrossProcess() ? next_image_filter_unique_id() : common.uniqueID();
     } else {
         fInputCount = 0;
         fInputs = NULL;
@@ -159,7 +161,9 @@
     }
     buffer.writeRect(fCropRect.rect());
     buffer.writeUInt(fCropRect.flags());
-    buffer.writeUInt(fUniqueID);
+    // FIXME: this is now unused; and should be removed on the next SkPicture version bump.
+    // See skbug.com/3559.
+    buffer.writeUInt(0);
 }
 
 bool SkImageFilter::filterImage(Proxy* proxy, const SkBitmap& src,
diff --git a/src/effects/SkBlurImageFilter.cpp b/src/effects/SkBlurImageFilter.cpp
index 4dcc05e..01eeddd 100644
--- a/src/effects/SkBlurImageFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/SkBlurImageFilter.cpp
@@ -34,16 +34,15 @@
 SkBlurImageFilter::SkBlurImageFilter(SkScalar sigmaX,
                                      SkScalar sigmaY,
                                      SkImageFilter* input,
-                                     const CropRect* cropRect,
-                                     uint32_t uniqueID)
-    : INHERITED(1, &input, cropRect, uniqueID), fSigma(SkSize::Make(sigmaX, sigmaY)) {
+                                     const CropRect* cropRect)
+    : INHERITED(1, &input, cropRect), fSigma(SkSize::Make(sigmaX, sigmaY)) {
 }
 
 SkFlattenable* SkBlurImageFilter::CreateProc(SkReadBuffer& buffer) {
     SK_IMAGEFILTER_UNFLATTEN_COMMON(common, 1);
     SkScalar sigmaX = buffer.readScalar();
     SkScalar sigmaY = buffer.readScalar();
-    return Create(sigmaX, sigmaY, common.getInput(0), &common.cropRect(), common.uniqueID());
+    return Create(sigmaX, sigmaY, common.getInput(0), &common.cropRect());
 }
 
 void SkBlurImageFilter::flatten(SkWriteBuffer& buffer) const {
diff --git a/src/effects/SkColorFilterImageFilter.cpp b/src/effects/SkColorFilterImageFilter.cpp
index 210fb57..2eb720e 100755
--- a/src/effects/SkColorFilterImageFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/SkColorFilterImageFilter.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include "SkWriteBuffer.h"
 
 SkColorFilterImageFilter* SkColorFilterImageFilter::Create(SkColorFilter* cf,
-        SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect, uint32_t uniqueID) {
+        SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect) {
     if (NULL == cf) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -28,22 +28,22 @@
         SkAutoUnref autoUnref(inputCF);
         SkAutoTUnref<SkColorFilter> newCF(SkColorFilter::CreateComposeFilter(cf, inputCF));
         if (newCF) {
-            return SkNEW_ARGS(SkColorFilterImageFilter, (newCF, input->getInput(0), cropRect, 0));
+            return SkNEW_ARGS(SkColorFilterImageFilter, (newCF, input->getInput(0), cropRect));
         }
     }
 
-    return SkNEW_ARGS(SkColorFilterImageFilter, (cf, input, cropRect, uniqueID));
+    return SkNEW_ARGS(SkColorFilterImageFilter, (cf, input, cropRect));
 }
 
 SkColorFilterImageFilter::SkColorFilterImageFilter(SkColorFilter* cf,
-        SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect, uint32_t uniqueID)
-    : INHERITED(1, &input, cropRect, uniqueID), fColorFilter(SkRef(cf)) {
+        SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect)
+    : INHERITED(1, &input, cropRect), fColorFilter(SkRef(cf)) {
 }
 
 SkFlattenable* SkColorFilterImageFilter::CreateProc(SkReadBuffer& buffer) {
     SK_IMAGEFILTER_UNFLATTEN_COMMON(common, 1);
     SkAutoTUnref<SkColorFilter> cf(buffer.readColorFilter());
-    return Create(cf, common.getInput(0), &common.cropRect(), common.uniqueID());
+    return Create(cf, common.getInput(0), &common.cropRect());
 }
 
 void SkColorFilterImageFilter::flatten(SkWriteBuffer& buffer) const {
diff --git a/src/effects/SkDisplacementMapEffect.cpp b/src/effects/SkDisplacementMapEffect.cpp
index 25339e6..e280817 100644
--- a/src/effects/SkDisplacementMapEffect.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/SkDisplacementMapEffect.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
                                                          SkScalar scale,
                                                          SkImageFilter* displacement,
                                                          SkImageFilter* color,
-                                                         const CropRect* cropRect, uint32_t uniqueID) {
+                                                         const CropRect* cropRect) {
     if (!channel_selector_type_is_valid(xChannelSelector) ||
         !channel_selector_type_is_valid(yChannelSelector)) {
         return NULL;
@@ -172,16 +172,15 @@
 
     SkImageFilter* inputs[2] = { displacement, color };
     return SkNEW_ARGS(SkDisplacementMapEffect, (xChannelSelector, yChannelSelector, scale,
-                                                inputs, cropRect, uniqueID));
+                                                inputs, cropRect));
 }
 
 SkDisplacementMapEffect::SkDisplacementMapEffect(ChannelSelectorType xChannelSelector,
                                                  ChannelSelectorType yChannelSelector,
                                                  SkScalar scale,
                                                  SkImageFilter* inputs[2],
-                                                 const CropRect* cropRect,
-                                                 uint32_t uniqueID)
-  : INHERITED(2, inputs, cropRect, uniqueID)
+                                                 const CropRect* cropRect)
+  : INHERITED(2, inputs, cropRect)
   , fXChannelSelector(xChannelSelector)
   , fYChannelSelector(yChannelSelector)
   , fScale(scale)
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@
     ChannelSelectorType xsel = (ChannelSelectorType)buffer.readInt();
     ChannelSelectorType ysel = (ChannelSelectorType)buffer.readInt();
     SkScalar scale = buffer.readScalar();
-    return Create(xsel, ysel, scale, common.getInput(0), common.getInput(1), &common.cropRect(), common.uniqueID());
+    return Create(xsel, ysel, scale, common.getInput(0), common.getInput(1), &common.cropRect());
 }
 
 void SkDisplacementMapEffect::flatten(SkWriteBuffer& buffer) const {
diff --git a/src/effects/SkDropShadowImageFilter.cpp b/src/effects/SkDropShadowImageFilter.cpp
index 22bee9d..c453411 100644
--- a/src/effects/SkDropShadowImageFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/SkDropShadowImageFilter.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 SkDropShadowImageFilter::SkDropShadowImageFilter(SkScalar dx, SkScalar dy,
                                                  SkScalar sigmaX, SkScalar sigmaY, SkColor color,
                                                  ShadowMode shadowMode, SkImageFilter* input,
-                                                 const CropRect* cropRect, uint32_t uniqueID)
-    : INHERITED(1, &input, cropRect, uniqueID)
+                                                 const CropRect* cropRect)
+    : INHERITED(1, &input, cropRect)
     , fDx(dx)
     , fDy(dy)
     , fSigmaX(sigmaX)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
                             kDrawShadowAndForeground_ShadowMode :
                             static_cast<ShadowMode>(buffer.readInt());
     return Create(dx, dy, sigmaX, sigmaY, color, shadowMode, common.getInput(0),
-                  &common.cropRect(), common.uniqueID());
+                  &common.cropRect());
 }
 
 void SkDropShadowImageFilter::flatten(SkWriteBuffer& buffer) const {
diff --git a/src/effects/SkLightingImageFilter.cpp b/src/effects/SkLightingImageFilter.cpp
index 2454dc1..1157767 100644
--- a/src/effects/SkLightingImageFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/SkLightingImageFilter.cpp
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
 class SkDiffuseLightingImageFilter : public SkLightingImageFilter {
 public:
     static SkImageFilter* Create(SkLight* light, SkScalar surfaceScale, SkScalar kd, SkImageFilter*,
-                                 const CropRect*, uint32_t uniqueID = 0);
+                                 const CropRect*);
 
     SK_TO_STRING_OVERRIDE()
     SK_DECLARE_PUBLIC_FLATTENABLE_DESERIALIZATION_PROCS(SkDiffuseLightingImageFilter)
@@ -288,8 +288,7 @@
 
 protected:
     SkDiffuseLightingImageFilter(SkLight* light, SkScalar surfaceScale,
-                                 SkScalar kd, SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect,
-                                 uint32_t uniqueID);
+                                 SkScalar kd, SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect);
     void flatten(SkWriteBuffer& buffer) const SK_OVERRIDE;
     virtual bool onFilterImage(Proxy*, const SkBitmap& src, const Context&,
                                SkBitmap* result, SkIPoint* offset) const SK_OVERRIDE;
@@ -307,8 +306,7 @@
 class SkSpecularLightingImageFilter : public SkLightingImageFilter {
 public:
     static SkImageFilter* Create(SkLight* light, SkScalar surfaceScale,
-                                 SkScalar ks, SkScalar shininess, SkImageFilter*, const CropRect*,
-                                 uint32_t uniqueID = 0);
+                                 SkScalar ks, SkScalar shininess, SkImageFilter*, const CropRect*);
 
     SK_TO_STRING_OVERRIDE()
     SK_DECLARE_PUBLIC_FLATTENABLE_DESERIALIZATION_PROCS(SkSpecularLightingImageFilter)
@@ -318,8 +316,7 @@
 
 protected:
     SkSpecularLightingImageFilter(SkLight* light, SkScalar surfaceScale, SkScalar ks,
-                                  SkScalar shininess, SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect*,
-                                  uint32_t uniqueID);
+                                  SkScalar shininess, SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect*);
     void flatten(SkWriteBuffer& buffer) const SK_OVERRIDE;
     virtual bool onFilterImage(Proxy*, const SkBitmap& src, const Context&,
                                SkBitmap* result, SkIPoint* offset) const SK_OVERRIDE;
@@ -860,9 +857,8 @@
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 SkLightingImageFilter::SkLightingImageFilter(SkLight* light, SkScalar surfaceScale,
-                                             SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect,
-                                             uint32_t uniqueID)
-  : INHERITED(1, &input, cropRect, uniqueID)
+                                             SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect)
+  : INHERITED(1, &input, cropRect)
   , fLight(SkRef(light))
   , fSurfaceScale(surfaceScale / 255)
 {}
@@ -949,7 +945,7 @@
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 SkImageFilter* SkDiffuseLightingImageFilter::Create(SkLight* light, SkScalar surfaceScale,
-                                    SkScalar kd, SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect, uint32_t uniqueID) {
+                                    SkScalar kd, SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect) {
     if (NULL == light) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -961,11 +957,11 @@
     if (kd < 0) {
         return NULL;
     }
-    return SkNEW_ARGS(SkDiffuseLightingImageFilter, (light, surfaceScale, kd, input, cropRect, uniqueID));
+    return SkNEW_ARGS(SkDiffuseLightingImageFilter, (light, surfaceScale, kd, input, cropRect));
 }
 
-SkDiffuseLightingImageFilter::SkDiffuseLightingImageFilter(SkLight* light, SkScalar surfaceScale, SkScalar kd, SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect, uint32_t uniqueID)
-  : SkLightingImageFilter(light, surfaceScale, input, cropRect, uniqueID),
+SkDiffuseLightingImageFilter::SkDiffuseLightingImageFilter(SkLight* light, SkScalar surfaceScale, SkScalar kd, SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect)
+  : SkLightingImageFilter(light, surfaceScale, input, cropRect),
     fKD(kd)
 {
 }
@@ -975,7 +971,7 @@
     SkAutoTUnref<SkLight> light(SkLight::UnflattenLight(buffer));
     SkScalar surfaceScale = buffer.readScalar();
     SkScalar kd = buffer.readScalar();
-    return Create(light, surfaceScale, kd, common.getInput(0), &common.cropRect(), common.uniqueID());
+    return Create(light, surfaceScale, kd, common.getInput(0), &common.cropRect());
 }
 
 void SkDiffuseLightingImageFilter::flatten(SkWriteBuffer& buffer) const {
@@ -1061,7 +1057,7 @@
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 SkImageFilter* SkSpecularLightingImageFilter::Create(SkLight* light, SkScalar surfaceScale,
-                SkScalar ks, SkScalar shininess, SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect, uint32_t uniqueID) {
+                SkScalar ks, SkScalar shininess, SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect) {
     if (NULL == light) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -1074,11 +1070,11 @@
         return NULL;
     }
     return SkNEW_ARGS(SkSpecularLightingImageFilter,
-                      (light, surfaceScale, ks, shininess, input, cropRect, uniqueID));
+                      (light, surfaceScale, ks, shininess, input, cropRect));
 }
 
-SkSpecularLightingImageFilter::SkSpecularLightingImageFilter(SkLight* light, SkScalar surfaceScale, SkScalar ks, SkScalar shininess, SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect, uint32_t uniqueID)
-  : SkLightingImageFilter(light, surfaceScale, input, cropRect, uniqueID),
+SkSpecularLightingImageFilter::SkSpecularLightingImageFilter(SkLight* light, SkScalar surfaceScale, SkScalar ks, SkScalar shininess, SkImageFilter* input, const CropRect* cropRect)
+  : SkLightingImageFilter(light, surfaceScale, input, cropRect),
     fKS(ks),
     fShininess(shininess)
 {
@@ -1090,7 +1086,7 @@
     SkScalar surfaceScale = buffer.readScalar();
     SkScalar ks = buffer.readScalar();
     SkScalar shine = buffer.readScalar();
-    return Create(light, surfaceScale, ks, shine, common.getInput(0), &common.cropRect(), common.uniqueID());
+    return Create(light, surfaceScale, ks, shine, common.getInput(0), &common.cropRect());
 }
 
 void SkSpecularLightingImageFilter::flatten(SkWriteBuffer& buffer) const {
diff --git a/src/effects/SkMatrixConvolutionImageFilter.cpp b/src/effects/SkMatrixConvolutionImageFilter.cpp
index e9dd878..4cba043 100644
--- a/src/effects/SkMatrixConvolutionImageFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/SkMatrixConvolutionImageFilter.cpp
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@
     TileMode tileMode,
     bool convolveAlpha,
     SkImageFilter* input,
-    const CropRect* cropRect,
-    uint32_t uniqueID)
-  : INHERITED(1, &input, cropRect, uniqueID),
+    const CropRect* cropRect)
+  : INHERITED(1, &input, cropRect),
     fKernelSize(kernelSize),
     fGain(gain),
     fBias(bias),
@@ -56,8 +55,7 @@
     TileMode tileMode,
     bool convolveAlpha,
     SkImageFilter* input,
-    const CropRect* cropRect,
-    uint32_t uniqueID) {
+    const CropRect* cropRect) {
     if (kernelSize.width() < 1 || kernelSize.height() < 1) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@
     }
     return SkNEW_ARGS(SkMatrixConvolutionImageFilter, (kernelSize, kernel, gain, bias,
                                                        kernelOffset, tileMode, convolveAlpha,
-                                                       input, cropRect, uniqueID));
+                                                       input, cropRect));
 }
 
 SkFlattenable* SkMatrixConvolutionImageFilter::CreateProc(SkReadBuffer& buffer) {
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@
     TileMode tileMode = (TileMode)buffer.readInt();
     bool convolveAlpha = buffer.readBool();
     return Create(kernelSize, kernel.get(), gain, bias, kernelOffset, tileMode, convolveAlpha,
-                  common.getInput(0), &common.cropRect(), common.uniqueID());
+                  common.getInput(0), &common.cropRect());
 }
 
 void SkMatrixConvolutionImageFilter::flatten(SkWriteBuffer& buffer) const {
diff --git a/src/effects/SkMatrixImageFilter.cpp b/src/effects/SkMatrixImageFilter.cpp
index 54caca6..a61867e 100644
--- a/src/effects/SkMatrixImageFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/SkMatrixImageFilter.cpp
@@ -17,18 +17,16 @@
 
 SkMatrixImageFilter::SkMatrixImageFilter(const SkMatrix& transform,
                                          SkFilterQuality filterQuality,
-                                         SkImageFilter* input,
-                                         uint32_t uniqueID)
-  : INHERITED(1, &input, NULL, uniqueID),
+                                         SkImageFilter* input)
+  : INHERITED(1, &input),
     fTransform(transform),
     fFilterQuality(filterQuality) {
 }
 
 SkMatrixImageFilter* SkMatrixImageFilter::Create(const SkMatrix& transform,
                                                  SkFilterQuality filterQuality,
-                                                 SkImageFilter* input,
-                                                 uint32_t uniqueID) {
-    return SkNEW_ARGS(SkMatrixImageFilter, (transform, filterQuality, input, uniqueID));
+                                                 SkImageFilter* input) {
+    return SkNEW_ARGS(SkMatrixImageFilter, (transform, filterQuality, input));
 }
 
 SkFlattenable* SkMatrixImageFilter::CreateProc(SkReadBuffer& buffer) {
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@
     SkMatrix matrix;
     buffer.readMatrix(&matrix);
     SkFilterQuality quality = static_cast<SkFilterQuality>(buffer.readInt());
-    return Create(matrix, quality, common.getInput(0), common.uniqueID());
+    return Create(matrix, quality, common.getInput(0));
 }
 
 void SkMatrixImageFilter::flatten(SkWriteBuffer& buffer) const {
diff --git a/src/effects/SkMergeImageFilter.cpp b/src/effects/SkMergeImageFilter.cpp
index 7034e15..f68d913 100755
--- a/src/effects/SkMergeImageFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/SkMergeImageFilter.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@
 
 SkMergeImageFilter::SkMergeImageFilter(SkImageFilter* filters[], int count,
                                        const SkXfermode::Mode modes[],
-                                       const CropRect* cropRect,
-                                       uint32_t uniqueID)
-  : INHERITED(count, filters, cropRect, uniqueID) {
+                                       const CropRect* cropRect)
+  : INHERITED(count, filters, cropRect) {
     SkASSERT(count >= 0);
     this->initModes(modes);
 }
@@ -128,9 +127,9 @@
         if (!buffer.isValid()) {
             return NULL;
         }
-        return Create(common.inputs(), count, modes.get(), &common.cropRect(), common.uniqueID());
+        return Create(common.inputs(), count, modes.get(), &common.cropRect());
     }
-    return Create(common.inputs(), count, NULL, &common.cropRect(), common.uniqueID());
+    return Create(common.inputs(), count, NULL, &common.cropRect());
 }
 
 void SkMergeImageFilter::flatten(SkWriteBuffer& buffer) const {
diff --git a/src/effects/SkMorphologyImageFilter.cpp b/src/effects/SkMorphologyImageFilter.cpp
index d2ec036..32d525a 100644
--- a/src/effects/SkMorphologyImageFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/SkMorphologyImageFilter.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@
 SkMorphologyImageFilter::SkMorphologyImageFilter(int radiusX,
                                                  int radiusY,
                                                  SkImageFilter* input,
-                                                 const CropRect* cropRect,
-                                                 uint32_t uniqueID)
-    : INHERITED(1, &input, cropRect, uniqueID), fRadius(SkISize::Make(radiusX, radiusY)) {
+                                                 const CropRect* cropRect)
+    : INHERITED(1, &input, cropRect), fRadius(SkISize::Make(radiusX, radiusY)) {
 }
 
 void SkMorphologyImageFilter::flatten(SkWriteBuffer& buffer) const {
@@ -254,14 +253,14 @@
     SK_IMAGEFILTER_UNFLATTEN_COMMON(common, 1);
     const int width = buffer.readInt();
     const int height = buffer.readInt();
-    return Create(width, height, common.getInput(0), &common.cropRect(), common.uniqueID());
+    return Create(width, height, common.getInput(0), &common.cropRect());
 }
 
 SkFlattenable* SkDilateImageFilter::CreateProc(SkReadBuffer& buffer) {
     SK_IMAGEFILTER_UNFLATTEN_COMMON(common, 1);
     const int width = buffer.readInt();
     const int height = buffer.readInt();
-    return Create(width, height, common.getInput(0), &common.cropRect(), common.uniqueID());
+    return Create(width, height, common.getInput(0), &common.cropRect());
 }
 
 #ifndef SK_IGNORE_TO_STRING
diff --git a/src/effects/SkOffsetImageFilter.cpp b/src/effects/SkOffsetImageFilter.cpp
index 8a17ce3..1944e58 100644
--- a/src/effects/SkOffsetImageFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/SkOffsetImageFilter.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     SK_IMAGEFILTER_UNFLATTEN_COMMON(common, 1);
     SkPoint offset;
     buffer.readPoint(&offset);
-    return Create(offset.x(), offset.y(), common.getInput(0), &common.cropRect(), common.uniqueID());
+    return Create(offset.x(), offset.y(), common.getInput(0), &common.cropRect());
 }
 
 void SkOffsetImageFilter::flatten(SkWriteBuffer& buffer) const {
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@
 }
 
 SkOffsetImageFilter::SkOffsetImageFilter(SkScalar dx, SkScalar dy, SkImageFilter* input,
-                                         const CropRect* cropRect, uint32_t uniqueID)
-  : INHERITED(1, &input, cropRect, uniqueID) {
+                                         const CropRect* cropRect)
+  : INHERITED(1, &input, cropRect) {
     fOffset.set(dx, dy);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/effects/SkPictureImageFilter.cpp b/src/effects/SkPictureImageFilter.cpp
index d3bc15c..baae6f8 100644
--- a/src/effects/SkPictureImageFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/SkPictureImageFilter.cpp
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 #include "SkWriteBuffer.h"
 #include "SkValidationUtils.h"
 
-SkPictureImageFilter::SkPictureImageFilter(const SkPicture* picture, uint32_t uniqueID)
-    : INHERITED(0, 0, NULL, uniqueID)
+SkPictureImageFilter::SkPictureImageFilter(const SkPicture* picture)
+    : INHERITED(0, 0, NULL)
     , fPicture(SkSafeRef(picture))
     , fCropRect(picture ? picture->cullRect() : SkRect::MakeEmpty())
     , fPictureResolution(kDeviceSpace_PictureResolution) 
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 }
 
 SkPictureImageFilter::SkPictureImageFilter(const SkPicture* picture, const SkRect& cropRect,
-                                           uint32_t uniqueID, PictureResolution pictureResolution,
+                                           PictureResolution pictureResolution,
                                            SkFilterQuality filterQuality)
-    : INHERITED(0, 0, NULL, uniqueID)
+    : INHERITED(0, 0, NULL)
     , fPicture(SkSafeRef(picture))
     , fCropRect(cropRect)
     , fPictureResolution(pictureResolution)
diff --git a/src/effects/SkRectShaderImageFilter.cpp b/src/effects/SkRectShaderImageFilter.cpp
index a00994e..cdf0313 100644
--- a/src/effects/SkRectShaderImageFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/SkRectShaderImageFilter.cpp
@@ -23,21 +23,20 @@
     return s ? SkNEW_ARGS(SkRectShaderImageFilter, (s, &cropRect)) : NULL;
 }
 
-SkRectShaderImageFilter* SkRectShaderImageFilter::Create(SkShader* s, const CropRect* cropRect, uint32_t uniqueID) {
+SkRectShaderImageFilter* SkRectShaderImageFilter::Create(SkShader* s, const CropRect* cropRect) {
     SkASSERT(s);
-    return s ? SkNEW_ARGS(SkRectShaderImageFilter, (s, cropRect, uniqueID)) : NULL;
+    return s ? SkNEW_ARGS(SkRectShaderImageFilter, (s, cropRect)) : NULL;
 }
 
-SkRectShaderImageFilter::SkRectShaderImageFilter(SkShader* s, const CropRect* cropRect,
-                                                 uint32_t uniqueID)
-  : INHERITED(0, NULL, cropRect, uniqueID)
+SkRectShaderImageFilter::SkRectShaderImageFilter(SkShader* s, const CropRect* cropRect)
+  : INHERITED(0, NULL, cropRect)
   , fShader(SkRef(s)) {
 }
 
 SkFlattenable* SkRectShaderImageFilter::CreateProc(SkReadBuffer& buffer) {
     SK_IMAGEFILTER_UNFLATTEN_COMMON(common, 0);
     SkAutoTUnref<SkShader> shader(buffer.readShader());
-    return Create(shader.get(), &common.cropRect(), common.uniqueID());
+    return Create(shader.get(), &common.cropRect());
 }
 
 void SkRectShaderImageFilter::flatten(SkWriteBuffer& buffer) const {
diff --git a/src/effects/SkTileImageFilter.cpp b/src/effects/SkTileImageFilter.cpp
index 669c234..c5cf518 100644
--- a/src/effects/SkTileImageFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/SkTileImageFilter.cpp
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 #include "SkValidationUtils.h"
 
 SkTileImageFilter* SkTileImageFilter::Create(const SkRect& srcRect, const SkRect& dstRect,
-                                             SkImageFilter* input, uint32_t uniqueID) {
+                                             SkImageFilter* input) {
     if (!SkIsValidRect(srcRect) || !SkIsValidRect(dstRect)) {
         return NULL;
     }
-    return SkNEW_ARGS(SkTileImageFilter, (srcRect, dstRect, input, uniqueID));
+    return SkNEW_ARGS(SkTileImageFilter, (srcRect, dstRect, input));
 }
 
 bool SkTileImageFilter::onFilterImage(Proxy* proxy, const SkBitmap& src,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     SkRect src, dst;
     buffer.readRect(&src);
     buffer.readRect(&dst);
-    return Create(src, dst, common.getInput(0), common.uniqueID());
+    return Create(src, dst, common.getInput(0));
 }
 
 void SkTileImageFilter::flatten(SkWriteBuffer& buffer) const {
diff --git a/src/effects/SkXfermodeImageFilter.cpp b/src/effects/SkXfermodeImageFilter.cpp
index 2ba5ec5..c3f8487 100644
--- a/src/effects/SkXfermodeImageFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/SkXfermodeImageFilter.cpp
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@
 
 SkXfermodeImageFilter::SkXfermodeImageFilter(SkXfermode* mode,
                                              SkImageFilter* inputs[2],
-                                             const CropRect* cropRect,
-                                             uint32_t uniqueID)
-  : INHERITED(2, inputs, cropRect, uniqueID), fMode(mode) {
+                                             const CropRect* cropRect)
+  : INHERITED(2, inputs, cropRect), fMode(mode) {
     SkSafeRef(fMode);
 }
 
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@
 SkFlattenable* SkXfermodeImageFilter::CreateProc(SkReadBuffer& buffer) {
     SK_IMAGEFILTER_UNFLATTEN_COMMON(common, 2);
     SkAutoTUnref<SkXfermode> mode(buffer.readXfermode());
-    return Create(mode, common.getInput(0), common.getInput(1), &common.cropRect(), common.uniqueID());
+    return Create(mode, common.getInput(0), common.getInput(1), &common.cropRect());
 }
 
 void SkXfermodeImageFilter::flatten(SkWriteBuffer& buffer) const {
diff --git a/tests/ImageFilterTest.cpp b/tests/ImageFilterTest.cpp
index 7d7d474..e9792e4 100644
--- a/tests/ImageFilterTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/ImageFilterTest.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
         SkBlurImageFilter::Create(SK_Scalar1, SK_Scalar1, input.get(), &cropRect),
         SkDropShadowImageFilter::Create(SK_Scalar1, SK_Scalar1, SK_Scalar1, SK_Scalar1,
             SK_ColorGREEN, SkDropShadowImageFilter::kDrawShadowAndForeground_ShadowMode,
-            input.get(), &cropRect, 0),
+            input.get(), &cropRect),
         SkLightingImageFilter::CreatePointLitDiffuse(location, SK_ColorGREEN, 0, 0, input.get(), &cropRect),
         SkLightingImageFilter::CreatePointLitSpecular(location, SK_ColorGREEN, 0, 0, 0, input.get(), &cropRect),
         SkMatrixConvolutionImageFilter::Create(kernelSize, kernel, gain, bias, SkIPoint::Make(1, 1), SkMatrixConvolutionImageFilter::kRepeat_TileMode, false, input.get(), &cropRect),
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@
         SkIntToScalar(100), SkIntToScalar(100),
         SkIntToScalar(10), SkIntToScalar(10),
         SK_ColorBLUE, SkDropShadowImageFilter::kDrawShadowAndForeground_ShadowMode,
-        input, NULL, 0);
+        input, NULL);
 }
 
 DEF_TEST(ImageFilterBlurThenShadowBounds, reporter) {