diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java b/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java
index 441b7b0000cde..1abea2b38b78b 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java
@@ -1865,9 +1865,6 @@ public class WebView extends AbsoluteLayout
     }
 
     private static synchronized WebViewFactoryProvider getFactory() {
-        // For now the main purpose of this function (and the factory abstration) is to keep
-        // us honest and minimize usage of WebViewClassic internals when binding the proxy.
-        checkThread();
         return WebViewFactory.getProvider();
     }