diff --git a/gear/dumpstate/Dumpstate.cpp b/gear/dumpstate/Dumpstate.cpp
index 8abc237..1e4d982 100644
--- a/gear/dumpstate/Dumpstate.cpp
+++ b/gear/dumpstate/Dumpstate.cpp
@@ -154,11 +154,7 @@
                                              int64_t in_timeoutMillis) {
     // Unused arguments.
     (void) in_timeoutMillis;
-
-    if (in_mode < IDumpstateDevice::DumpstateMode::FULL || in_mode > IDumpstateDevice::DumpstateMode::PROTO) {
-        ALOGE("Invalid mode: %d\n", in_mode);
-        return ndk::ScopedAStatus::fromExceptionCodeWithMessage(EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT, "Invalid mode");
-    }
+    (void) in_mode;
 
     if (in_fds.size() < 1) {
         ALOGE("no FDs\n");
@@ -175,7 +171,6 @@
 
     if (in_fds.size() < 2) {
           ALOGE("no FD for dumpstate_board binary\n");
-          dumpTextSection(fd, "");
     } else {
           int fd_bin = in_fds[1].get();
           dumpLogSection(fd, fd_bin);