diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
index 1f6730b..4b579e7 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
@@ -2628,15 +2628,6 @@
             return Build.VERSION_CODES.CUR_DEVELOPMENT;
         }
 
-        // STOPSHIP: hack for the pre-release SDK
-        if (platformSdkCodenames.length == 0
-                && Build.VERSION.KNOWN_CODENAMES.stream().max(String::compareTo).orElse("").equals(
-                targetCode)) {
-            Slog.w(TAG, "Package requires development platform " + targetCode
-                    + ", returning current version " + Build.VERSION.SDK_INT);
-            return Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
-        }
-
         // Otherwise, we're looking at an incompatible pre-release SDK.
         if (platformSdkCodenames.length > 0) {
             outError[0] = "Requires development platform " + targetCode
@@ -2708,15 +2699,6 @@
             return Build.VERSION_CODES.CUR_DEVELOPMENT;
         }
 
-        // STOPSHIP: hack for the pre-release SDK
-        if (platformSdkCodenames.length == 0
-                && Build.VERSION.KNOWN_CODENAMES.stream().max(String::compareTo).orElse("").equals(
-                minCode)) {
-            Slog.w(TAG, "Package requires min development platform " + minCode
-                    + ", returning current version " + Build.VERSION.SDK_INT);
-            return Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
-        }
-
         // Otherwise, we're looking at an incompatible pre-release SDK.
         if (platformSdkCodenames.length > 0) {
             outError[0] = "Requires development platform " + minCode
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/FrameworkParsingPackageUtils.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/FrameworkParsingPackageUtils.java
index c7403c0..153dd9a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/FrameworkParsingPackageUtils.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/FrameworkParsingPackageUtils.java
@@ -316,15 +316,6 @@
             return input.success(Build.VERSION_CODES.CUR_DEVELOPMENT);
         }
 
-        // STOPSHIP: hack for the pre-release SDK
-        if (platformSdkCodenames.length == 0
-                && Build.VERSION.KNOWN_CODENAMES.stream().max(String::compareTo).orElse("").equals(
-                        minCode)) {
-            Slog.w(TAG, "Parsed package requires min development platform " + minCode
-                    + ", returning current version " + Build.VERSION.SDK_INT);
-            return input.success(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT);
-        }
-
         // Otherwise, we're looking at an incompatible pre-release SDK.
         if (platformSdkCodenames.length > 0) {
             return input.error(PackageManager.INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK,
@@ -377,27 +368,19 @@
             return input.success(targetVers);
         }
 
-        // If it's a pre-release SDK and the codename matches this platform, it
-        // definitely targets this SDK.
-        if (matchTargetCode(platformSdkCodenames, targetCode)) {
-            return input.success(Build.VERSION_CODES.CUR_DEVELOPMENT);
-        }
-
-        // STOPSHIP: hack for the pre-release SDK
-        if (platformSdkCodenames.length == 0
-                && Build.VERSION.KNOWN_CODENAMES.stream().max(String::compareTo).orElse("").equals(
-                        targetCode)) {
-            Slog.w(TAG, "Parsed package requires development platform " + targetCode
-                    + ", returning current version " + Build.VERSION.SDK_INT);
-            return input.success(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT);
-        }
-
         try {
             if (allowUnknownCodenames && UnboundedSdkLevel.isAtMost(targetCode)) {
                 return input.success(Build.VERSION_CODES.CUR_DEVELOPMENT);
             }
         } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-            return input.error(PackageManager.INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK, "Bad package SDK");
+            // isAtMost() throws it when encountering an older SDK codename
+            return input.error(PackageManager.INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK, e.getMessage());
+        }
+
+        // If it's a pre-release SDK and the codename matches this platform, it
+        // definitely targets this SDK.
+        if (matchTargetCode(platformSdkCodenames, targetCode)) {
+            return input.success(Build.VERSION_CODES.CUR_DEVELOPMENT);
         }
 
         // Otherwise, we're looking at an incompatible pre-release SDK.