diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/BatteryStatsService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/BatteryStatsService.java
index c2f4529327755..81824dc2cca1b 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/BatteryStatsService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/BatteryStatsService.java
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ public final class BatteryStatsService extends IBatteryStats.Stub
     }
 
     public void noteStartAudio(int uid) {
-        enforceSelfOrCallingPermission(uid);
+        enforceCallingPermission();
         synchronized (mStats) {
             mStats.noteAudioOnLocked(uid);
             StatsLog.write_non_chained(StatsLog.AUDIO_STATE_CHANGED, uid, null,
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ public final class BatteryStatsService extends IBatteryStats.Stub
     }
 
     public void noteStopAudio(int uid) {
-        enforceSelfOrCallingPermission(uid);
+        enforceCallingPermission();
         synchronized (mStats) {
             mStats.noteAudioOffLocked(uid);
             StatsLog.write_non_chained(StatsLog.AUDIO_STATE_CHANGED, uid, null,
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ public final class BatteryStatsService extends IBatteryStats.Stub
     }
 
     public void noteStartVideo(int uid) {
-        enforceSelfOrCallingPermission(uid);
+        enforceCallingPermission();
         synchronized (mStats) {
             mStats.noteVideoOnLocked(uid);
             StatsLog.write_non_chained(StatsLog.MEDIA_CODEC_STATE_CHANGED, uid, null,
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ public final class BatteryStatsService extends IBatteryStats.Stub
     }
 
     public void noteStopVideo(int uid) {
-        enforceSelfOrCallingPermission(uid);
+        enforceCallingPermission();
         synchronized (mStats) {
             mStats.noteVideoOffLocked(uid);
             StatsLog.write_non_chained(StatsLog.MEDIA_CODEC_STATE_CHANGED, uid,
@@ -1184,13 +1184,6 @@ public final class BatteryStatsService extends IBatteryStats.Stub
                 Binder.getCallingPid(), Binder.getCallingUid(), null);
     }
 
-    private void enforceSelfOrCallingPermission(int uid) {
-        if (Binder.getCallingUid() == uid) {
-            return;
-        }
-        enforceCallingPermission();
-    }
-
     final class WakeupReasonThread extends Thread {
         private static final int MAX_REASON_SIZE = 512;
         private CharsetDecoder mDecoder;