diff --git a/telephony/common/com/android/internal/telephony/SmsApplication.java b/telephony/common/com/android/internal/telephony/SmsApplication.java
index d54c054e2f825..bb6f154335a92 100644
--- a/telephony/common/com/android/internal/telephony/SmsApplication.java
+++ b/telephony/common/com/android/internal/telephony/SmsApplication.java
@@ -1057,8 +1057,7 @@ public final class SmsApplication {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Check if a package is default sms app (or equivalent, like bluetooth), and verify that
-     * packageName belongs to the caller.
+     * Check if a package is default sms app (or equivalent, like bluetooth)
      *
      * @param context context from the calling app
      * @param packageName the name of the package to be checked
@@ -1067,22 +1066,8 @@ public final class SmsApplication {
     @UnsupportedAppUsage
     public static boolean isDefaultSmsApplication(Context context, String packageName) {
         if (packageName == null) {
-            Log.e(LOG_TAG, "isDefaultSmsApplication: packageName is null");
             return false;
         }
-        try {
-            if (Binder.getCallingUid()
-                    == context.getPackageManager().getPackageUid(packageName, 0)) {
-                Log.e(LOG_TAG, "isDefaultSmsApplication: " + packageName + " calling uid "
-                        + context.getPackageManager().getPackageUid(packageName, 0)
-                        + " does not match calling uid " + Binder.getCallingUid());
-                return false;
-            }
-        } catch (NameNotFoundException ex) {
-            Log.e(LOG_TAG, "isDefaultSmsApplication: packageName " + packageName + " not found");
-            return false;
-        }
-
         final String defaultSmsPackage = getDefaultSmsApplicationPackageName(context);
         if ((defaultSmsPackage != null && defaultSmsPackage.equals(packageName))
                 || BLUETOOTH_PACKAGE_NAME.equals(packageName)) {
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsManager.java
index 87d0c7f9edfc7..8479db64799c7 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsManager.java
@@ -2898,7 +2898,7 @@ public final class SmsManager {
                         getSubscriptionId(), null);
             }
         } catch (RemoteException ex) {
-            throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+            // ignore it
         }
         return smsc;
     }
@@ -2920,8 +2920,7 @@ public final class SmsManager {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param smsc the SMSC address string.
-     * @return true for success, false otherwise. Failure can be due to caller not having the
-     * appropriate permission, or modem returning an error.
+     * @return true for success, false otherwise.
      */
     @SuppressAutoDoc // for carrier privileges and default SMS application.
     @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE)
@@ -2933,7 +2932,7 @@ public final class SmsManager {
                         smsc, getSubscriptionId(), null);
             }
         } catch (RemoteException ex) {
-            throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+            // ignore it
         }
         return false;
     }