diff --git a/media/java/android/media/ImageReader.java b/media/java/android/media/ImageReader.java
index 56edace6e93b6..72d52d3d06e72 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/ImageReader.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/ImageReader.java
@@ -727,18 +727,7 @@ public class ImageReader implements AutoCloseable {
             return false;
         }
 
-        if (format == ImageFormat.PRIVATE) {
-            // Usage need to be either USAGE0_GPU_SAMPLED_IMAGE or USAGE0_VIDEO_ENCODE or combined.
-            boolean isAllowed = (usage == HardwareBuffer.USAGE_GPU_SAMPLED_IMAGE);
-            isAllowed = isAllowed || (usage == HardwareBuffer.USAGE_VIDEO_ENCODE);
-            isAllowed = isAllowed || (usage ==
-                    (HardwareBuffer.USAGE_VIDEO_ENCODE | HardwareBuffer.USAGE_GPU_SAMPLED_IMAGE));
-            return isAllowed;
-        } else {
-            // Usage need to make the buffer CPU readable for explicit format.
-            return ((usage == HardwareBuffer.USAGE_CPU_READ_RARELY) ||
-                    (usage == HardwareBuffer.USAGE_CPU_READ_OFTEN));
-        }
+        return true;
     }
 
     /**