diff --git a/apex/statsd/framework/java/android/app/StatsManager.java b/apex/statsd/framework/java/android/app/StatsManager.java
index 62badb41faa85..7fbfc4318949f 100644
--- a/apex/statsd/framework/java/android/app/StatsManager.java
+++ b/apex/statsd/framework/java/android/app/StatsManager.java
@@ -467,10 +467,6 @@ public final class StatsManager {
         synchronized (sLock) {
             try {
                 IStatsManagerService service = getIStatsManagerServiceLocked();
-                if (service == null) {
-                    throw new StatsUnavailableException("Failed to find statsmanager when "
-                                                              + "getting experiment IDs");
-                }
                 return service.getRegisteredExperimentIds();
             } catch (RemoteException e) {
                 if (DEBUG) {