diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/SpellChecker.java b/core/java/android/widget/SpellChecker.java
index 3592687d1f102..e7031fe510611 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/SpellChecker.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/SpellChecker.java
@@ -727,14 +727,10 @@ public class SpellChecker implements SpellCheckerSessionListener {
                 }
             }
 
-            if (scheduleOtherSpellCheck && wordStart <= end) {
+            if (scheduleOtherSpellCheck && wordStart != BreakIterator.DONE && wordStart <= end) {
                 // Update range span: start new spell check from last wordStart
                 setRangeSpan(editable, wordStart, end);
             } else {
-                if (DBG && scheduleOtherSpellCheck) {
-                    Log.w(TAG, "Trying to schedule spellcheck for invalid region, from "
-                            + wordStart + " to " + end);
-                }
                 removeRangeSpan(editable);
             }