diff --git a/core/java/android/net/NetworkScoreManager.java b/core/java/android/net/NetworkScoreManager.java
index 815d4807a39e4..f0bea5b8e0ad7 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/NetworkScoreManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/NetworkScoreManager.java
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ public class NetworkScoreManager {
      * the {@link #ACTION_CHANGE_ACTIVE} broadcast, or using a custom configuration activity.
      *
      * @return true if the operation succeeded, or false if the new package is not a valid scorer.
-     * @throws SecurityException if the caller does not hold the
-     *         {@link android.Manifest.permission#SCORE_NETWORKS} permission.
+     * @throws SecurityException if the caller is not a system process or does not hold the
+     *         {@link android.Manifest.permission#REQUEST_NETWORK_SCORES} permission
      * @hide
      */
     @SystemApi
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/NetworkScoreService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/NetworkScoreService.java
index d54ebaafb5bb6..b83dbd686ae58 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/NetworkScoreService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/NetworkScoreService.java
@@ -663,12 +663,12 @@ public class NetworkScoreService extends INetworkScoreService.Stub {
     @Override
     public boolean setActiveScorer(String packageName) {
         // Only the system can set the active scorer
-        if (isCallerSystemProcess(getCallingUid()) || callerCanRequestScores()) {
-            return mNetworkScorerAppManager.setActiveScorer(packageName);
-        } else {
+        if (!isCallerSystemProcess(getCallingUid()) || !callerCanRequestScores()) {
             throw new SecurityException(
                     "Caller is neither the system process nor a score requester.");
         }
+
+        return mNetworkScorerAppManager.setActiveScorer(packageName);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -732,23 +732,23 @@ public class NetworkScoreService extends INetworkScoreService.Stub {
     @Override
     public List<NetworkScorerAppData> getAllValidScorers() {
         // Only the system can access this data.
-        if (isCallerSystemProcess(getCallingUid()) || callerCanRequestScores()) {
-            return mNetworkScorerAppManager.getAllValidScorers();
-        } else {
+        if (!isCallerSystemProcess(getCallingUid()) || !callerCanRequestScores()) {
             throw new SecurityException(
                     "Caller is neither the system process nor a score requester.");
         }
+
+        return mNetworkScorerAppManager.getAllValidScorers();
     }
 
     @Override
     public void disableScoring() {
         // Only the active scorer or the system should be allowed to disable scoring.
-        if (isCallerActiveScorer(getCallingUid()) || callerCanRequestScores()) {
-            // no-op for now but we could write to the setting if needed.
-        } else {
+        if (!isCallerActiveScorer(getCallingUid()) || !callerCanRequestScores()) {
             throw new SecurityException(
                     "Caller is neither the active scorer nor the scorer manager.");
         }
+
+        // no-op for now but we could write to the setting if needed.
     }
 
     /** Clear scores. Callers are responsible for checking permissions as appropriate. */