diff --git a/service/src/com/android/server/BpfNetMaps.java b/service/src/com/android/server/BpfNetMaps.java
index 81e9e3a..6e107c2 100644
--- a/service/src/com/android/server/BpfNetMaps.java
+++ b/service/src/com/android/server/BpfNetMaps.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import static android.net.ConnectivityManager.FIREWALL_CHAIN_RESTRICTED;
 import static android.net.ConnectivityManager.FIREWALL_CHAIN_STANDBY;
 import static android.system.OsConstants.EINVAL;
-import static android.system.OsConstants.ENOENT;
 import static android.system.OsConstants.EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 import android.net.INetd;
@@ -239,11 +238,6 @@
         try {
             synchronized (sUidRulesConfigBpfMapLock) {
                 final U32 config = sConfigurationMap.getValue(UID_RULES_CONFIGURATION_KEY);
-                if (config == null) {
-                    throw new ServiceSpecificException(ENOENT,
-                            "Unable to get firewall chain status: sConfigurationMap does not have"
-                                    + " entry for UID_RULES_CONFIGURATION_KEY");
-                }
                 final long newConfig = enable ? (config.val | match) : (config.val & ~match);
                 sConfigurationMap.updateEntry(UID_RULES_CONFIGURATION_KEY, new U32(newConfig));
             }
@@ -268,11 +262,6 @@
         final long match = getMatchByFirewallChain(childChain);
         try {
             final U32 config = sConfigurationMap.getValue(UID_RULES_CONFIGURATION_KEY);
-            if (config == null) {
-                throw new ServiceSpecificException(ENOENT,
-                        "Unable to get firewall chain status: sConfigurationMap does not have"
-                                + " entry for UID_RULES_CONFIGURATION_KEY");
-            }
             return (config.val & match) != 0;
         } catch (ErrnoException e) {
             throw new ServiceSpecificException(e.errno,
diff --git a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/BpfNetMapsTest.java b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/BpfNetMapsTest.java
index 634ec9c..e9fad9b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/BpfNetMapsTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/BpfNetMapsTest.java
@@ -175,14 +175,6 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    @IgnoreUpTo(Build.VERSION_CODES.S_V2)
-    public void testIsChainEnabledMissingConfiguration() {
-        // sConfigurationMap does not have entry for UID_RULES_CONFIGURATION_KEY
-        assertThrows(ServiceSpecificException.class,
-                () -> mBpfNetMaps.isChainEnabled(FIREWALL_CHAIN_DOZABLE));
-    }
-
-    @Test
     @IgnoreAfter(Build.VERSION_CODES.S_V2)
     public void testIsChainEnabledBeforeT() {
         assertThrows(UnsupportedOperationException.class,
@@ -252,14 +244,6 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    @IgnoreUpTo(Build.VERSION_CODES.S_V2)
-    public void testSetChildChainMissingConfiguration() {
-        // sConfigurationMap does not have entry for UID_RULES_CONFIGURATION_KEY
-        assertThrows(ServiceSpecificException.class,
-                () -> mBpfNetMaps.setChildChain(FIREWALL_CHAIN_DOZABLE, true /* enable */));
-    }
-
-    @Test
     @IgnoreAfter(Build.VERSION_CODES.S_V2)
     public void testSetChildChainBeforeT() {
         assertThrows(UnsupportedOperationException.class,