diff --git a/media/java/android/media/AudioTrack.java b/media/java/android/media/AudioTrack.java
index 790e189e91096..d9d614f7ead4d 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/AudioTrack.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/AudioTrack.java
@@ -975,13 +975,9 @@ public class AudioTrack extends PlayerBase
                     throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
                             "Offload and low latency modes are incompatible");
                 }
-                if (mAttributes.getUsage() != AudioAttributes.USAGE_MEDIA) {
-                    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                            "Cannot create AudioTrack, offload requires USAGE_MEDIA");
-                }
                 if (!AudioSystem.isOffloadSupported(mFormat, mAttributes)) {
                     throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                            "Cannot create AudioTrack, offload format not supported");
+                            "Cannot create AudioTrack, offload format / attributes not supported");
                 }
             }