diff --git a/core/java/android/net/NetworkScorerAppManager.java b/core/java/android/net/NetworkScorerAppManager.java
index 4282ca75f2b60..ec0bb25d28eb0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/NetworkScorerAppManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/NetworkScorerAppManager.java
@@ -231,13 +231,7 @@ public class NetworkScorerAppManager {
         if (defaultApp == null) {
             return false;
         }
-        if (callingUid != defaultApp.packageUid) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        // To be extra safe, ensure the caller holds the SCORE_NETWORKS permission. It always
-        // should, since it couldn't become the active scorer otherwise, but this can't hurt.
-        return mContext.checkCallingPermission(Manifest.permission.SCORE_NETWORKS) ==
-                PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED;
+        return callingUid == defaultApp.packageUid;
     }
 
     private boolean isNetworkRecommendationsDisabled() {
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/net/NetworkScorerAppManagerTest.java b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/net/NetworkScorerAppManagerTest.java
index 5bfff26b08131..29020bad51494 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/net/NetworkScorerAppManagerTest.java
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/net/NetworkScorerAppManagerTest.java
@@ -169,6 +169,25 @@ public class NetworkScorerAppManagerTest extends InstrumentationTestCase {
         assertNull(activeScorer);
     }
 
+    public void testIsCallerActiveScorer_providerNotAvailable() throws Exception {
+        ContentResolver cr = mTargetContext.getContentResolver();
+        Settings.Global.putInt(cr, Settings.Global.NETWORK_RECOMMENDATIONS_ENABLED, 1);
+
+        assertFalse(mNetworkScorerAppManager.isCallerActiveScorer(924));
+    }
+
+    public void testIsCallerActiveScorer_providerAvailable() throws Exception {
+        setNetworkRecommendationPackageNames("package1");
+        mockScoreNetworksGranted("package1");
+        mockRecommendationServiceAvailable("package1", 924 /* packageUid */);
+
+        ContentResolver cr = mTargetContext.getContentResolver();
+        Settings.Global.putInt(cr, Settings.Global.NETWORK_RECOMMENDATIONS_ENABLED, 1);
+
+        assertTrue(mNetworkScorerAppManager.isCallerActiveScorer(924));
+        assertFalse(mNetworkScorerAppManager.isCallerActiveScorer(925));
+    }
+
     private void setNetworkRecommendationPackageNames(String... names) {
         if (names == null) {
             names = new String[0];