diff --git a/minui/graphics.cpp b/minui/graphics.cpp
index f240f4bb..f09f1c6b 100644
--- a/minui/graphics.cpp
+++ b/minui/graphics.cpp
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ static void gr_test() {
         gr_clear();
 
         gr_color(255, 0, 0, 255);
-        gr_surface frame = images[x%frames];
+        GRSurface* frame = images[x%frames];
         gr_blit(frame, 0, 0, frame->width, frame->height, x, 0);
 
         gr_color(255, 0, 0, 128);
diff --git a/minui/graphics.h b/minui/graphics.h
index ed229a0c..81a92338 100644
--- a/minui/graphics.h
+++ b/minui/graphics.h
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
 
 // TODO: lose the function pointers.
 struct minui_backend {
-    // Initializes the backend and returns a gr_surface to draw into.
-    gr_surface (*init)(minui_backend*);
+    // Initializes the backend and returns a GRSurface* to draw into.
+    GRSurface* (*init)(minui_backend*);
 
     // Causes the current drawing surface (returned by the most recent
     // call to flip() or init()) to be displayed, and returns a new
     // drawing surface.
-    gr_surface (*flip)(minui_backend*);
+    GRSurface* (*flip)(minui_backend*);
 
     // Blank (or unblank) the screen.
     void (*blank)(minui_backend*, bool);
diff --git a/minui/graphics_adf.cpp b/minui/graphics_adf.cpp
index ea7c0abe..5d0867f5 100644
--- a/minui/graphics_adf.cpp
+++ b/minui/graphics_adf.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ struct adf_pdata {
     adf_surface_pdata surfaces[2];
 };
 
-static gr_surface adf_flip(minui_backend *backend);
+static GRSurface* adf_flip(minui_backend *backend);
 static void adf_blank(minui_backend *backend, bool blank);
 
 static int adf_surface_init(adf_pdata *pdata, drm_mode_modeinfo *mode, adf_surface_pdata *surf) {
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ static int adf_device_init(adf_pdata *pdata, adf_device *dev)
     return err;
 }
 
-static gr_surface adf_init(minui_backend *backend)
+static GRSurface* adf_init(minui_backend *backend)
 {
     adf_pdata *pdata = (adf_pdata *)backend;
     adf_id_t *dev_ids = NULL;
     ssize_t n_dev_ids, i;
-    gr_surface ret;
+    GRSurface* ret;
 
 #if defined(RECOVERY_ABGR)
     pdata->format = DRM_FORMAT_ABGR8888;
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static gr_surface adf_init(minui_backend *backend)
     return ret;
 }
 
-static gr_surface adf_flip(minui_backend *backend)
+static GRSurface* adf_flip(minui_backend *backend)
 {
     adf_pdata *pdata = (adf_pdata *)backend;
     adf_surface_pdata *surf = &pdata->surfaces[pdata->current_surface];
diff --git a/minui/graphics_fbdev.cpp b/minui/graphics_fbdev.cpp
index 9dbdde81..997e9cac 100644
--- a/minui/graphics_fbdev.cpp
+++ b/minui/graphics_fbdev.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 #include "minui.h"
 #include "graphics.h"
 
-static gr_surface fbdev_init(minui_backend*);
-static gr_surface fbdev_flip(minui_backend*);
+static GRSurface* fbdev_init(minui_backend*);
+static GRSurface* fbdev_flip(minui_backend*);
 static void fbdev_blank(minui_backend*, bool);
 static void fbdev_exit(minui_backend*);
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static void set_displayed_framebuffer(unsigned n)
     displayed_buffer = n;
 }
 
-static gr_surface fbdev_init(minui_backend* backend) {
+static GRSurface* fbdev_init(minui_backend* backend) {
     int fd = open("/dev/graphics/fb0", O_RDWR);
     if (fd == -1) {
         perror("cannot open fb0");
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static gr_surface fbdev_init(minui_backend* backend) {
     return gr_draw;
 }
 
-static gr_surface fbdev_flip(minui_backend* backend __unused) {
+static GRSurface* fbdev_flip(minui_backend* backend __unused) {
     if (double_buffered) {
 #if defined(RECOVERY_BGRA)
         // In case of BGRA, do some byte swapping
diff --git a/minui/minui.h b/minui/minui.h
index 936f7eec..bdde083f 100644
--- a/minui/minui.h
+++ b/minui/minui.h
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ struct GRSurface {
     unsigned char* data;
 };
 
-// TODO: remove this.
-typedef GRSurface* gr_surface;
-
 int gr_init();
 void gr_exit();
 
@@ -49,13 +46,13 @@ void gr_clear();  // clear entire surface to current color
 void gr_color(unsigned char r, unsigned char g, unsigned char b, unsigned char a);
 void gr_fill(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2);
 void gr_text(int x, int y, const char *s, bool bold);
-void gr_texticon(int x, int y, gr_surface icon);
+void gr_texticon(int x, int y, GRSurface* icon);
 int gr_measure(const char *s);
 void gr_font_size(int *x, int *y);
 
-void gr_blit(gr_surface source, int sx, int sy, int w, int h, int dx, int dy);
-unsigned int gr_get_width(gr_surface surface);
-unsigned int gr_get_height(gr_surface surface);
+void gr_blit(GRSurface* source, int sx, int sy, int w, int h, int dx, int dy);
+unsigned int gr_get_width(GRSurface* surface);
+unsigned int gr_get_height(GRSurface* surface);
 
 //
 // Input events.
@@ -98,17 +95,17 @@ int ev_get_epollfd();
 // All these functions load PNG images from "/res/images/${name}.png".
 
 // Load a single display surface from a PNG image.
-int res_create_display_surface(const char* name, gr_surface* pSurface);
+int res_create_display_surface(const char* name, GRSurface** pSurface);
 
 // Load an array of display surfaces from a single PNG image.  The PNG
 // should have a 'Frames' text chunk whose value is the number of
 // frames this image represents.  The pixel data itself is interlaced
 // by row.
 int res_create_multi_display_surface(const char* name,
-                                     int* frames, gr_surface** pSurface);
+                                     int* frames, GRSurface*** pSurface);
 
 // Load a single alpha surface from a grayscale PNG image.
-int res_create_alpha_surface(const char* name, gr_surface* pSurface);
+int res_create_alpha_surface(const char* name, GRSurface** pSurface);
 
 // Load part of a grayscale PNG image that is the first match for the
 // given locale.  The image is expected to be a composite of multiple
@@ -117,10 +114,10 @@ int res_create_alpha_surface(const char* name, gr_surface* pSurface);
 // development/tools/recovery_l10n for an app that will generate these
 // specialized images from Android resources.
 int res_create_localized_alpha_surface(const char* name, const char* locale,
-                                       gr_surface* pSurface);
+                                       GRSurface** pSurface);
 
 // Free a surface allocated by any of the res_create_*_surface()
 // functions.
-void res_free_surface(gr_surface surface);
+void res_free_surface(GRSurface* surface);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/minui/resources.cpp b/minui/resources.cpp
index fa413b60..5e478927 100644
--- a/minui/resources.cpp
+++ b/minui/resources.cpp
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ extern char* locale;
 
 #define SURFACE_DATA_ALIGNMENT 8
 
-static gr_surface malloc_surface(size_t data_size) {
+static GRSurface* malloc_surface(size_t data_size) {
     size_t size = sizeof(GRSurface) + data_size + SURFACE_DATA_ALIGNMENT;
     unsigned char* temp = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(malloc(size));
     if (temp == NULL) return NULL;
-    gr_surface surface = (gr_surface) temp;
+    GRSurface* surface = reinterpret_cast<GRSurface*>(temp);
     surface->data = temp + sizeof(GRSurface) +
         (SURFACE_DATA_ALIGNMENT - (sizeof(GRSurface) % SURFACE_DATA_ALIGNMENT));
     return surface;
@@ -138,12 +138,10 @@ static int open_png(const char* name, png_structp* png_ptr, png_infop* info_ptr,
 // framebuffer pixel format; they need to be modified if the
 // framebuffer format changes (but nothing else should).
 
-// Allocate and return a gr_surface sufficient for storing an image of
+// Allocate and return a GRSurface* sufficient for storing an image of
 // the indicated size in the framebuffer pixel format.
-static gr_surface init_display_surface(png_uint_32 width, png_uint_32 height) {
-    gr_surface surface;
-
-    surface = malloc_surface(width * height * 4);
+static GRSurface* init_display_surface(png_uint_32 width, png_uint_32 height) {
+    GRSurface* surface = malloc_surface(width * height * 4);
     if (surface == NULL) return NULL;
 
     surface->width = width;
@@ -199,8 +197,8 @@ static void transform_rgb_to_draw(unsigned char* input_row,
     }
 }
 
-int res_create_display_surface(const char* name, gr_surface* pSurface) {
-    gr_surface surface = NULL;
+int res_create_display_surface(const char* name, GRSurface** pSurface) {
+    GRSurface* surface = NULL;
     int result = 0;
     png_structp png_ptr = NULL;
     png_infop info_ptr = NULL;
@@ -239,8 +237,8 @@ int res_create_display_surface(const char* name, gr_surface* pSurface) {
     return result;
 }
 
-int res_create_multi_display_surface(const char* name, int* frames, gr_surface** pSurface) {
-    gr_surface* surface = NULL;
+int res_create_multi_display_surface(const char* name, int* frames, GRSurface*** pSurface) {
+    GRSurface** surface = NULL;
     int result = 0;
     png_structp png_ptr = NULL;
     png_infop info_ptr = NULL;
@@ -275,7 +273,7 @@ int res_create_multi_display_surface(const char* name, int* frames, gr_surface**
         goto exit;
     }
 
-    surface = reinterpret_cast<gr_surface*>(malloc(*frames * sizeof(gr_surface)));
+    surface = reinterpret_cast<GRSurface**>(malloc(*frames * sizeof(GRSurface*)));
     if (surface == NULL) {
         result = -8;
         goto exit;
@@ -302,7 +300,7 @@ int res_create_multi_display_surface(const char* name, int* frames, gr_surface**
     }
     free(p_row);
 
-    *pSurface = (gr_surface*) surface;
+    *pSurface = reinterpret_cast<GRSurface**>(surface);
 
 exit:
     png_destroy_read_struct(&png_ptr, &info_ptr, NULL);
@@ -318,8 +316,8 @@ exit:
     return result;
 }
 
-int res_create_alpha_surface(const char* name, gr_surface* pSurface) {
-    gr_surface surface = NULL;
+int res_create_alpha_surface(const char* name, GRSurface** pSurface) {
+    GRSurface* surface = NULL;
     int result = 0;
     png_structp png_ptr = NULL;
     png_infop info_ptr = NULL;
@@ -384,8 +382,8 @@ static int matches_locale(const char* loc, const char* locale) {
 
 int res_create_localized_alpha_surface(const char* name,
                                        const char* locale,
-                                       gr_surface* pSurface) {
-    gr_surface surface = NULL;
+                                       GRSurface** pSurface) {
+    GRSurface* surface = NULL;
     int result = 0;
     png_structp png_ptr = NULL;
     png_infop info_ptr = NULL;
@@ -440,7 +438,7 @@ int res_create_localized_alpha_surface(const char* name,
                 memcpy(surface->data + i*w, row, w);
             }
 
-            *pSurface = (gr_surface) surface;
+            *pSurface = reinterpret_cast<GRSurface*>(surface);
             break;
         } else {
             int i;
@@ -456,6 +454,6 @@ exit:
     return result;
 }
 
-void res_free_surface(gr_surface surface) {
+void res_free_surface(GRSurface* surface) {
     free(surface);
 }
diff --git a/screen_ui.cpp b/screen_ui.cpp
index 52f22c24..5e73d37c 100644
--- a/screen_ui.cpp
+++ b/screen_ui.cpp
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ void ScreenRecoveryUI::draw_background_locked(Icon icon) {
     gr_clear();
 
     if (icon) {
-        gr_surface surface = backgroundIcon[icon];
+        GRSurface* surface = backgroundIcon[icon];
         if (icon == INSTALLING_UPDATE || icon == ERASING) {
             surface = installation[installingFrame];
         }
-        gr_surface text_surface = backgroundText[icon];
+        GRSurface* text_surface = backgroundText[icon];
 
         int iconWidth = gr_get_width(surface);
         int iconHeight = gr_get_height(surface);
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void ScreenRecoveryUI::draw_progress_locked() {
     if (currentIcon == ERROR) return;
 
     if (currentIcon == INSTALLING_UPDATE || currentIcon == ERASING) {
-        gr_surface icon = installation[installingFrame];
+        GRSurface* icon = installation[installingFrame];
         gr_blit(icon, 0, 0, gr_get_width(icon), gr_get_height(icon), iconX, iconY);
     }
 
@@ -357,21 +357,21 @@ void ScreenRecoveryUI::ProgressThreadLoop() {
     }
 }
 
-void ScreenRecoveryUI::LoadBitmap(const char* filename, gr_surface* surface) {
+void ScreenRecoveryUI::LoadBitmap(const char* filename, GRSurface** surface) {
     int result = res_create_display_surface(filename, surface);
     if (result < 0) {
         LOGE("missing bitmap %s\n(Code %d)\n", filename, result);
     }
 }
 
-void ScreenRecoveryUI::LoadBitmapArray(const char* filename, int* frames, gr_surface** surface) {
+void ScreenRecoveryUI::LoadBitmapArray(const char* filename, int* frames, GRSurface*** surface) {
     int result = res_create_multi_display_surface(filename, frames, surface);
     if (result < 0) {
         LOGE("missing bitmap %s\n(Code %d)\n", filename, result);
     }
 }
 
-void ScreenRecoveryUI::LoadLocalizedBitmap(const char* filename, gr_surface* surface) {
+void ScreenRecoveryUI::LoadLocalizedBitmap(const char* filename, GRSurface** surface) {
     int result = res_create_localized_alpha_surface(filename, locale, surface);
     if (result < 0) {
         LOGE("missing bitmap %s\n(Code %d)\n", filename, result);
diff --git a/screen_ui.h b/screen_ui.h
index d473b8e9..46165d90 100644
--- a/screen_ui.h
+++ b/screen_ui.h
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ class ScreenRecoveryUI : public RecoveryUI {
     bool rtl_locale;
 
     pthread_mutex_t updateMutex;
-    gr_surface backgroundIcon[5];
-    gr_surface backgroundText[5];
-    gr_surface *installation;
-    gr_surface progressBarEmpty;
-    gr_surface progressBarFill;
-    gr_surface stageMarkerEmpty;
-    gr_surface stageMarkerFill;
+    GRSurface* backgroundIcon[5];
+    GRSurface* backgroundText[5];
+    GRSurface** installation;
+    GRSurface* progressBarEmpty;
+    GRSurface* progressBarFill;
+    GRSurface* stageMarkerEmpty;
+    GRSurface* stageMarkerFill;
 
     ProgressType progressBarType;
 
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ class ScreenRecoveryUI : public RecoveryUI {
     void DrawTextLine(int* y, const char* line, bool bold);
     void DrawTextLines(int* y, const char* const* lines);
 
-    void LoadBitmap(const char* filename, gr_surface* surface);
-    void LoadBitmapArray(const char* filename, int* frames, gr_surface** surface);
-    void LoadLocalizedBitmap(const char* filename, gr_surface* surface);
+    void LoadBitmap(const char* filename, GRSurface** surface);
+    void LoadBitmapArray(const char* filename, int* frames, GRSurface*** surface);
+    void LoadLocalizedBitmap(const char* filename, GRSurface** surface);
 };
 
 #endif  // RECOVERY_UI_H