diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/ContactsUtils.java b/src/com/android/contacts/ContactsUtils.java
index b68109e..6b7114c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/ContactsUtils.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/ContactsUtils.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
 public class ContactsUtils {
     private static final String TAG = "ContactsUtils";
-    private static final String WAIT_SYMBOL_AS_STRING = String.valueOf(PhoneNumberUtils.WAIT);
 
     private static int sThumbnailSize = -1;
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/detail/ContactDetailFragment.java b/src/com/android/contacts/detail/ContactDetailFragment.java
index ba502c7..c07ce6b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/detail/ContactDetailFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/detail/ContactDetailFragment.java
@@ -1311,12 +1311,7 @@
         }
 
         @Override
-        public boolean collapseWith(DetailViewEntry entry) {
-            // assert equal collapse keys
-            if (!shouldCollapseWith(entry)) {
-                return false;
-            }
-
+        public void collapseWith(DetailViewEntry entry) {
             // Choose the label associated with the highest type precedence.
             if (TypePrecedence.getTypePrecedence(mimetype, type)
                     > TypePrecedence.getTypePrecedence(entry.mimetype, entry.type)) {
@@ -1342,7 +1337,6 @@
             // Keep track of all the ids that have been collapsed with this one.
             ids.add(entry.getId());
             collapseCount++;
-            return true;
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/DataAction.java b/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/DataAction.java
index 1bf332e..0750a1d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/DataAction.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/DataAction.java
@@ -293,11 +293,8 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean collapseWith(Action other) {
-        if (!shouldCollapseWith(other)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        return true;
+    public void collapseWith(Action other) {
+        // No-op
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/contacts/ContactsUtilsTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/contacts/ContactsUtilsTests.java
index 49e9ddd..b3910c9 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/contacts/ContactsUtilsTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/contacts/ContactsUtilsTests.java
@@ -135,6 +135,22 @@
                 Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "+49 (89) 12345678",
                 Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "+49 (89) 12345679");
 
+        // test special handling of collapsing country code for NANP region only
+        // This is non symmetrical, because we prefer the number with the +1.
+        assertEquals("75", true,
+                     MoreContactUtils.shouldCollapse
+                     (Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "+1 (415) 555-1212",
+                      Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "(415) 555-1212"));
+        assertEquals("76", false,
+                     MoreContactUtils.shouldCollapse
+                     (Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "(415) 555-1212",
+                      Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "+1 (415) 555-1212"));
+        // Require explicit +1 country code declaration to collapse
+        assertEquals("77", false,
+                     MoreContactUtils.shouldCollapse
+                     (Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "1-415-555-1212",
+                      Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "415-555-1212"));
+
         // test some numbers with wait symbol and area code
         assertCollapses("80", true,
                 Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "+49 (8092) 1234;89321",
@@ -165,19 +181,26 @@
                 Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "---",
                 Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "---");
 
-        assertCollapses("90", true,
+        assertCollapses("90", false,
                 Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "1-/().",
                 Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "--$%1");
 
-        assertCollapses("91", true,
-                Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz",
-                Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "22233344455566677778889999");
+        // Test numbers using keypad letters. This is non-symmetrical, because we prefer
+        // the version with letters.
+        assertEquals("91", true,
+                     MoreContactUtils.shouldCollapse
+                     (Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz",
+                      Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "22233344455566677778889999"));
+        assertEquals("92", false,
+                     MoreContactUtils.shouldCollapse
+                     (Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "22233344455566677778889999",
+                      Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"));
 
-        assertCollapses("92", false,
+        assertCollapses("93", false,
                 Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "1;2",
                 Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "12");
 
-        assertCollapses("93", false,
+        assertCollapses("94", false,
                 Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "1,2",
                 Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, "12");
     }