diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.cpp
index f429df8..17f6b5a 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.cpp
@@ -1883,14 +1883,7 @@
             return STATUS_ERROR(ERROR_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT, msg.string());
     }
 
-    int facing = -1;
-    int deviceVersion = getDeviceVersion(id, /*out*/ &facing);
-    if (facing == -1) {
-        String8 msg = String8::format("Unable to get facing for camera device %s",
-                id.string());
-        ALOGE("%s: %s", __FUNCTION__, msg.string());
-        return STATUS_ERROR(ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION, msg.string());
-    }
+    int deviceVersion = getDeviceVersion(id);
     switch(deviceVersion) {
         case CAMERA_DEVICE_API_VERSION_1_0:
         case CAMERA_DEVICE_API_VERSION_3_0: