diff --git a/core/java/android/os/SystemProperties.java b/core/java/android/os/SystemProperties.java
index 78820b5..b525193 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/SystemProperties.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/SystemProperties.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
     private static final String TAG = "SystemProperties";
     private static final boolean TRACK_KEY_ACCESS = false;
 
-    public static final int PROP_NAME_MAX = 31;
     public static final int PROP_VALUE_MAX = 91;
 
     private static final ArrayList<Runnable> sChangeCallbacks = new ArrayList<Runnable>();
@@ -82,12 +81,8 @@
     /**
      * Get the value for the given key.
      * @return an empty string if the key isn't found
-     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key exceeds 32 characters
      */
     public static String get(String key) {
-        if (key.length() > PROP_NAME_MAX) {
-            throw newKeyTooLargeException(key);
-        }
         if (TRACK_KEY_ACCESS) onKeyAccess(key);
         return native_get(key);
     }
@@ -95,12 +90,8 @@
     /**
      * Get the value for the given key.
      * @return if the key isn't found, return def if it isn't null, or an empty string otherwise
-     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key exceeds 32 characters
      */
     public static String get(String key, String def) {
-        if (key.length() > PROP_NAME_MAX) {
-            throw newKeyTooLargeException(key);
-        }
         if (TRACK_KEY_ACCESS) onKeyAccess(key);
         return native_get(key, def);
     }
@@ -111,12 +102,8 @@
      * @param def a default value to return
      * @return the key parsed as an integer, or def if the key isn't found or
      *         cannot be parsed
-     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key exceeds 32 characters
      */
     public static int getInt(String key, int def) {
-        if (key.length() > PROP_NAME_MAX) {
-            throw newKeyTooLargeException(key);
-        }
         if (TRACK_KEY_ACCESS) onKeyAccess(key);
         return native_get_int(key, def);
     }
@@ -127,12 +114,8 @@
      * @param def a default value to return
      * @return the key parsed as a long, or def if the key isn't found or
      *         cannot be parsed
-     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key exceeds 32 characters
      */
     public static long getLong(String key, long def) {
-        if (key.length() > PROP_NAME_MAX) {
-            throw newKeyTooLargeException(key);
-        }
         if (TRACK_KEY_ACCESS) onKeyAccess(key);
         return native_get_long(key, def);
     }
@@ -148,25 +131,17 @@
      * @param def a default value to return
      * @return the key parsed as a boolean, or def if the key isn't found or is
      *         not able to be parsed as a boolean.
-     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key exceeds 32 characters
      */
     public static boolean getBoolean(String key, boolean def) {
-        if (key.length() > PROP_NAME_MAX) {
-            throw newKeyTooLargeException(key);
-        }
         if (TRACK_KEY_ACCESS) onKeyAccess(key);
         return native_get_boolean(key, def);
     }
 
     /**
      * Set the value for the given key.
-     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key exceeds 32 characters
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the value exceeds 92 characters
      */
     public static void set(String key, String val) {
-        if (key.length() > PROP_NAME_MAX) {
-            throw newKeyTooLargeException(key);
-        }
         if (val != null && val.length() > PROP_VALUE_MAX) {
             throw newValueTooLargeException(key, val);
         }
@@ -196,11 +171,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private static IllegalArgumentException newKeyTooLargeException(String key) {
-        return new IllegalArgumentException("system property key '" + key + "' is longer than "
-                + PROP_NAME_MAX + " characters");
-    }
-
     private static IllegalArgumentException newValueTooLargeException(String key, String value) {
         return new IllegalArgumentException("value of system property '" + key + "' is longer than "
                 + PROP_VALUE_MAX + " characters: " + value);
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerServiceCompilerMapping.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerServiceCompilerMapping.java
index 9c9a671..0634dac 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerServiceCompilerMapping.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerServiceCompilerMapping.java
@@ -80,9 +80,7 @@
             try {
                 // Check that the system property name is legal.
                 String sysPropName = getSystemPropertyName(reason);
-                if (sysPropName == null ||
-                        sysPropName.isEmpty() ||
-                        sysPropName.length() > SystemProperties.PROP_NAME_MAX) {
+                if (sysPropName == null || sysPropName.isEmpty()) {
                     throw new IllegalStateException("Reason system property name \"" +
                             sysPropName +"\" for reason " + REASON_STRINGS[reason]);
                 }
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index 6d465f7..932c276 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -4041,9 +4041,8 @@
             }
         }
 
-        if (property.length() > SystemProperties.PROP_NAME_MAX
-                || propVal.length() > SystemProperties.PROP_VALUE_MAX) {
-            Rlog.d(TAG, "setTelephonyProperty: property to long phoneId=" + phoneId +
+        if (propVal.length() > SystemProperties.PROP_VALUE_MAX) {
+            Rlog.d(TAG, "setTelephonyProperty: property too long phoneId=" + phoneId +
                     " property=" + property + " value: " + value + " propVal=" + propVal);
             return;
         }