diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index 94ba409995e2d..3627f33cc4e67 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -31590,7 +31590,7 @@ package android.os {
     method @Deprecated public void readMap(@NonNull java.util.Map, @Nullable ClassLoader);
     method public <K, V> void readMap(@NonNull java.util.Map<? super K,? super V>, @Nullable ClassLoader, @NonNull Class<K>, @NonNull Class<V>);
     method @Deprecated @Nullable public <T extends android.os.Parcelable> T readParcelable(@Nullable ClassLoader);
-    method @Nullable public <T extends android.os.Parcelable> T readParcelable(@Nullable ClassLoader, @NonNull Class<T>);
+    method @Nullable public <T> T readParcelable(@Nullable ClassLoader, @NonNull Class<T>);
     method @Deprecated @Nullable public android.os.Parcelable[] readParcelableArray(@Nullable ClassLoader);
     method @Nullable public <T> T[] readParcelableArray(@Nullable ClassLoader, @NonNull Class<T>);
     method @Deprecated @Nullable public android.os.Parcelable.Creator<?> readParcelableCreator(@Nullable ClassLoader);
@@ -31600,7 +31600,7 @@ package android.os {
     method @Nullable public android.os.PersistableBundle readPersistableBundle();
     method @Nullable public android.os.PersistableBundle readPersistableBundle(@Nullable ClassLoader);
     method @Deprecated @Nullable public java.io.Serializable readSerializable();
-    method @Nullable public <T extends java.io.Serializable> T readSerializable(@Nullable ClassLoader, @NonNull Class<T>);
+    method @Nullable public <T> T readSerializable(@Nullable ClassLoader, @NonNull Class<T>);
     method @NonNull public android.util.Size readSize();
     method @NonNull public android.util.SizeF readSizeF();
     method @Deprecated @Nullable public <T> android.util.SparseArray<T> readSparseArray(@Nullable ClassLoader);
diff --git a/core/java/android/os/Parcel.java b/core/java/android/os/Parcel.java
index 4d5f97c599070..09eac79c991e5 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/Parcel.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/Parcel.java
@@ -4210,8 +4210,7 @@ public final class Parcel {
      * trying to instantiate an element.
      */
     @Nullable
-    public <T extends Parcelable> T readParcelable(@Nullable ClassLoader loader,
-            @NonNull Class<T> clazz) {
+    public <T> T readParcelable(@Nullable ClassLoader loader, @NonNull Class<T> clazz) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(clazz);
         return readParcelableInternal(loader, clazz);
     }
@@ -4222,10 +4221,6 @@ public final class Parcel {
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     @Nullable
     private <T> T readParcelableInternal(@Nullable ClassLoader loader, @Nullable Class<T> clazz) {
-        if (clazz != null && !Parcelable.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz)) {
-            throw new BadParcelableException("About to unparcel a parcelable object "
-                    + " but class required " + clazz.getName() + " is not Parcelable");
-        }
         Parcelable.Creator<?> creator = readParcelableCreatorInternal(loader, clazz);
         if (creator == null) {
             return null;
@@ -4461,8 +4456,7 @@ public final class Parcel {
      * deserializing the object.
      */
     @Nullable
-    public <T extends Serializable> T readSerializable(@Nullable ClassLoader loader,
-            @NonNull Class<T> clazz) {
+    public <T> T readSerializable(@Nullable ClassLoader loader, @NonNull Class<T> clazz) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(clazz);
         return readSerializableInternal(
                 loader == null ? getClass().getClassLoader() : loader, clazz);
@@ -4474,11 +4468,6 @@ public final class Parcel {
     @Nullable
     private <T> T readSerializableInternal(@Nullable final ClassLoader loader,
             @Nullable Class<T> clazz) {
-        if (clazz != null && !Serializable.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz)) {
-            throw new BadParcelableException("About to unparcel a serializable object "
-                    + " but class required " + clazz.getName() + " is not Serializable");
-        }
-
         String name = readString();
         if (name == null) {
             // For some reason we were unable to read the name of the Serializable (either there