diff --git a/src/com/android/telecomm/CallActivity.java b/src/com/android/telecomm/CallActivity.java
index 3fbe756..350bf56 100644
--- a/src/com/android/telecomm/CallActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/telecomm/CallActivity.java
@@ -113,11 +113,7 @@
         String handle = intent.getDataString();
         ContactInfo contactInfo = null;
         try {
-            // we use the application context because the lifetime of the call services bound on
-            // this context extends beyond the life of this activity.
-            Context context = getApplicationContext();
-
-            mCallsManager.processOutgoingCallIntent(handle, contactInfo, context);
+            mCallsManager.processOutgoingCallIntent(handle, contactInfo);
         } catch (RestrictedCallException e) {
             // TODO(gilad): Handle or explicitly state to be ignored.
         }
diff --git a/src/com/android/telecomm/CallsManager.java b/src/com/android/telecomm/CallsManager.java
index aebee13..8903a96 100644
--- a/src/com/android/telecomm/CallsManager.java
+++ b/src/com/android/telecomm/CallsManager.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package com.android.telecomm;
 
-import android.content.Context;
 import android.telecomm.CallServiceDescriptor;
 import android.telecomm.CallState;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -110,9 +109,8 @@
      *
      * @param handle The handle to dial.
      * @param contactInfo Information about the entity being called.
-     * @param context The application context.
      */
-    void processOutgoingCallIntent(String handle, ContactInfo contactInfo, Context context)
+    void processOutgoingCallIntent(String handle, ContactInfo contactInfo)
             throws RestrictedCallException {
 
         for (OutgoingCallValidator validator : mOutgoingCallValidators) {