diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/DocumentsContract.java b/core/java/android/provider/DocumentsContract.java
index 893a2ae334be0..a11579d6a45e0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/DocumentsContract.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/DocumentsContract.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package android.provider;
 
-import static com.android.internal.util.Preconditions.checkArgument;
 import static com.android.internal.util.Preconditions.checkCollectionElementsNotNull;
 import static com.android.internal.util.Preconditions.checkCollectionNotEmpty;
 
@@ -1607,8 +1606,6 @@ public final class DocumentsContract {
      */
     public static Path findDocumentPath(ContentInterface content, Uri treeUri)
             throws FileNotFoundException {
-        checkArgument(isTreeUri(treeUri), treeUri + " is not a tree uri.");
-
         try {
             final Bundle in = new Bundle();
             in.putParcelable(DocumentsContract.EXTRA_URI, treeUri);