diff --git a/core/java/android/app/Notification.java b/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
index 460640e104a5e..58e6d237b854a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
@@ -4726,8 +4726,7 @@ public class Notification implements Parcelable
 
             static Message getMessageFromBundle(Bundle bundle) {
                 try {
-                    if (!bundle.containsKey(KEY_TEXT) || !bundle.containsKey(KEY_TIMESTAMP) ||
-                            !bundle.containsKey(KEY_SENDER)) {
+                    if (!bundle.containsKey(KEY_TEXT) || !bundle.containsKey(KEY_TIMESTAMP)) {
                         return null;
                     } else {
                         Message message = new Message(bundle.getCharSequence(KEY_TEXT),