diff --git a/core/java/android/os/ServiceManager.java b/core/java/android/os/ServiceManager.java
index 13b8b66306e1f..2ba4aa433713e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/ServiceManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/ServiceManager.java
@@ -112,8 +112,10 @@ public final class ServiceManager {
 
     /**
      * Return a list of all currently running services.
+     * @return an array of all currently running services, or <code>null</code> in
+     * case of an exception
      */
-    public static String[] listServices() throws RemoteException {
+    public static String[] listServices() {
         try {
             return getIServiceManager().listServices();
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/os/ServiceManager.java b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/os/ServiceManager.java
index 6a68ee29c9cb1..549074d157576 100644
--- a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/os/ServiceManager.java
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/os/ServiceManager.java
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ public final class ServiceManager {
 
     /**
      * Return a list of all currently running services.
+     * @return an array of all currently running services, or <code>null</code> in
+     * case of an exception
      */
-    public static String[] listServices() throws RemoteException {
+    public static String[] listServices() {
         // actual implementation returns null sometimes, so it's ok
         // to return null instead of an empty list.
         return null;