diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index 0772687c805ac..c50110a58b1b6 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -2401,7 +2401,7 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
      *            is sent to the SIM.
      * @param data Data to be sent with the APDU.
      * @return The APDU response from the ICC card with the status appended at
-     *            the end. If an error occurs, an empty string is returned.
+     *            the end.
      */
     public String iccTransmitApduLogicalChannel(int channel, int cla,
             int instruction, int p1, int p2, int p3, String data) {
@@ -2431,7 +2431,7 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
      *            is sent to the SIM.
      * @param data Data to be sent with the APDU.
      * @return The APDU response from the ICC card with the status appended at
-     *            the end. If an error occurs, an empty string is returned.
+     *            the end.
      */
     public String iccTransmitApduBasicChannel(int cla,
             int instruction, int p1, int p2, int p3, String data) {
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
index 72b04cfc6ccd3..d256f9d863271 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ interface ITelephony {
      *            is sent to the SIM.
      * @param data Data to be sent with the APDU.
      * @return The APDU response from the ICC card with the status appended at
-     *            the end. If an error occurs, an empty string is returned.
+     *            the end.
      */
     String iccTransmitApduLogicalChannel(int channel, int cla, int instruction,
             int p1, int p2, int p3, String data);
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ interface ITelephony {
      *            is sent to the SIM.
      * @param data Data to be sent with the APDU.
      * @return The APDU response from the ICC card with the status appended at
-     *            the end. If an error occurs, an empty string is returned.
+     *            the end.
      */
     String iccTransmitApduBasicChannel(int cla, int instruction,
             int p1, int p2, int p3, String data);