diff --git a/audio/audio_policy_configuration.xml b/audio/audio_policy_configuration.xml
index 0677a698c65a5ca54fe63b902e4c9d501828d967..5c4e7aafada0d0593b56afc821b5c49703358952 100644
--- a/audio/audio_policy_configuration.xml
+++ b/audio/audio_policy_configuration.xml
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@
                     <profile name="" format="AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_24_BIT_PACKED"
                              samplingRates="48000" channelMasks="AUDIO_CHANNEL_OUT_STEREO"/>
                 </mixPort>
-                <mixPort name="raw" role="source"
-                        flags="AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_FAST|AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_RAW">
-                    <profile name="" format="AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_16_BIT"
-                             samplingRates="48000" channelMasks="AUDIO_CHANNEL_OUT_STEREO"/>
-                </mixPort>
                 <mixPort name="deep_buffer" role="source"
                         flags="AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_DEEP_BUFFER">
                     <profile name="" format="AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_24_BIT_PACKED"
@@ -314,29 +309,29 @@
             <!-- route declaration, i.e. list all available sources for a given sink -->
             <routes>
                 <route type="mix" sink="Earpiece"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="Speaker"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="Wired Headset"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="Wired Headphones"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="Line"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="HDMI"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,compress_passthrough,voip_rx"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,compress_passthrough,voip_rx"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="Proxy"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="BT SCO"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="BT SCO Headset"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="BT SCO Car Kit"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="USB Device Out"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out,hifi_playback"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out,hifi_playback"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="USB Headset Out"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out,hifi_playback"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out,hifi_playback"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="Telephony Tx"
                        sources="voice_tx,incall_music_uplink"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="voice_rx"
diff --git a/audio/audio_policy_configuration_a2dp_offload_disabled.xml b/audio/audio_policy_configuration_a2dp_offload_disabled.xml
index 8bc77d55e4810a12f03f872fa347f08b4451e2d1..e810b96801b28a4e715cbf86a2e7395e38e5a469 100644
--- a/audio/audio_policy_configuration_a2dp_offload_disabled.xml
+++ b/audio/audio_policy_configuration_a2dp_offload_disabled.xml
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@
                     <profile name="" format="AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_24_BIT_PACKED"
                              samplingRates="48000" channelMasks="AUDIO_CHANNEL_OUT_STEREO"/>
                 </mixPort>
-                <mixPort name="raw" role="source"
-                        flags="AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_FAST|AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_RAW">
-                    <profile name="" format="AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_16_BIT"
-                             samplingRates="48000" channelMasks="AUDIO_CHANNEL_OUT_STEREO"/>
-                </mixPort>
                 <mixPort name="deep_buffer" role="source"
                         flags="AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_DEEP_BUFFER">
                     <profile name="" format="AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_24_BIT_PACKED"
@@ -299,29 +294,29 @@
             <!-- route declaration, i.e. list all available sources for a given sink -->
             <routes>
                 <route type="mix" sink="Earpiece"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="Speaker"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="Wired Headset"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="Wired Headphones"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="Line"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="HDMI"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,compress_passthrough,voip_rx"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,compress_passthrough,voip_rx"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="Proxy"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="BT SCO"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="BT SCO Headset"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="BT SCO Car Kit"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="USB Device Out"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out,hifi_playback"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out,hifi_playback"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="USB Headset Out"
-                       sources="primary output,raw,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out,hifi_playback"/>
+                       sources="primary output,deep_buffer,direct_pcm,compressed_offload,voip_rx,mmap_no_irq_out,hifi_playback"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="Telephony Tx"
                        sources="voice_tx,incall_music_uplink"/>
                 <route type="mix" sink="voice_rx"