diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/ViewContactActivity.java b/src/com/android/contacts/ViewContactActivity.java
index 2824ab9..2b2a8f7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/ViewContactActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/ViewContactActivity.java
@@ -340,9 +340,6 @@
                         Entity entity = iterator.next();
                         newEntities.add(entity);
                     }
-                } catch (RemoteException e) {
-                    Log.w(TAG, "Problem reading contact data: " + e.toString());
-                    return null;
                 } finally {
                     iterator.close();
                 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/model/EntitySet.java b/src/com/android/contacts/model/EntitySet.java
index 7502d0f..83fe338 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/model/EntitySet.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/model/EntitySet.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 import android.content.ContentProviderOperation.Builder;
 import android.os.Parcel;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
-import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.provider.ContactsContract.AggregationExceptions;
 import android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts;
 import android.provider.ContactsContract.RawContacts;
@@ -76,8 +75,6 @@
                 state.add(entity);
             }
             return state;
-        } catch (RemoteException e) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("Problem querying contact details", e);
         } finally {
             iterator.close();
         }
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/ui/ContactsPreferencesActivity.java b/src/com/android/contacts/ui/ContactsPreferencesActivity.java
index b6a20c7..0432aaf 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/ui/ContactsPreferencesActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/ui/ContactsPreferencesActivity.java
@@ -574,8 +574,6 @@
                 // Create single entry handling ungrouped status
                 mUngrouped = GroupDelta.fromSettings(resolver, accountName, accountType, hasGroups);
                 addGroup(mUngrouped);
-            } catch (RemoteException e) {
-                Log.w(TAG, "Problem reading groups: " + e.toString());
             } finally {
                 iterator.close();
             }