diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 45ee23cd950f0..bb3fc9f6a21a0 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -34633,8 +34633,8 @@ package android.service.notification {
     method public void onNotificationRemoved(android.service.notification.StatusBarNotification, android.service.notification.NotificationListenerService.RankingMap);
     method public final void requestInterruptionFilter(int);
     method public final void requestListenerHints(int);
-    method public static void requestRebind(android.content.ComponentName) throws android.os.RemoteException;
-    method public final void requestUnbind() throws android.os.RemoteException;
+    method public static void requestRebind(android.content.ComponentName);
+    method public final void requestUnbind();
     method public final void setNotificationsShown(java.lang.String[]);
     field public static final int HINT_HOST_DISABLE_CALL_EFFECTS = 4; // 0x4
     field public static final int HINT_HOST_DISABLE_EFFECTS = 1; // 0x1
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index aed6542d8df89..7387f12df6aa8 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -37359,8 +37359,8 @@ package android.service.notification {
     method public void registerAsSystemService(android.content.Context, android.content.ComponentName, int) throws android.os.RemoteException;
     method public final void requestInterruptionFilter(int);
     method public final void requestListenerHints(int);
-    method public static void requestRebind(android.content.ComponentName) throws android.os.RemoteException;
-    method public final void requestUnbind() throws android.os.RemoteException;
+    method public static void requestRebind(android.content.ComponentName);
+    method public final void requestUnbind();
     method public final void setNotificationsShown(java.lang.String[]);
     method public final void setOnNotificationPostedTrim(int);
     method public void unregisterAsSystemService() throws android.os.RemoteException;
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 7f85a313a7b95..0be3320305107 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -34710,8 +34710,8 @@ package android.service.notification {
     method public void onNotificationRemoved(android.service.notification.StatusBarNotification, android.service.notification.NotificationListenerService.RankingMap);
     method public final void requestInterruptionFilter(int);
     method public final void requestListenerHints(int);
-    method public static void requestRebind(android.content.ComponentName) throws android.os.RemoteException;
-    method public final void requestUnbind() throws android.os.RemoteException;
+    method public static void requestRebind(android.content.ComponentName);
+    method public final void requestUnbind();
     method public final void setNotificationsShown(java.lang.String[]);
     field public static final int HINT_HOST_DISABLE_CALL_EFFECTS = 4; // 0x4
     field public static final int HINT_HOST_DISABLE_EFFECTS = 1; // 0x1
diff --git a/core/java/android/service/notification/NotificationListenerService.java b/core/java/android/service/notification/NotificationListenerService.java
index 25fe4ffaa4719..1557a2718b55a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/service/notification/NotificationListenerService.java
+++ b/core/java/android/service/notification/NotificationListenerService.java
@@ -790,11 +790,14 @@ public abstract class NotificationListenerService extends Service {
      * <p>This method will fail for listeners that have
      * not been granted the permission by the user.
      */
-    public static void requestRebind(ComponentName componentName)
-            throws RemoteException {
+    public static void requestRebind(ComponentName componentName) {
         INotificationManager noMan = INotificationManager.Stub.asInterface(
                 ServiceManager.getService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE));
-        noMan.requestBindListener(componentName);
+        try {
+            noMan.requestBindListener(componentName);
+        } catch (RemoteException ex) {
+            throw ex.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -807,12 +810,16 @@ public abstract class NotificationListenerService extends Service {
      * <p>The service should wait for the {@link #onListenerConnected()} event
      * before performing this operation. I know it's tempting, but you must wait.
      */
-    public final void requestUnbind() throws RemoteException {
+    public final void requestUnbind() {
         if (mWrapper != null) {
             INotificationManager noMan = getNotificationInterface();
-            noMan.requestUnbindListener(mWrapper);
-            // Disable future messages.
-            isConnected = false;
+            try {
+                noMan.requestUnbindListener(mWrapper);
+                // Disable future messages.
+                isConnected = false;
+            } catch (RemoteException ex) {
+                throw ex.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+            }
         }
     }