diff --git a/v4/java/android/support/v4/app/NotificationCompat.java b/v4/java/android/support/v4/app/NotificationCompat.java
index 8b1bc10..c8b3a9b 100644
--- a/v4/java/android/support/v4/app/NotificationCompat.java
+++ b/v4/java/android/support/v4/app/NotificationCompat.java
@@ -2187,8 +2187,7 @@
 
             static Message getMessageFromBundle(Bundle bundle) {
                 try {
-                    if (!bundle.containsKey(KEY_TEXT) || !bundle.containsKey(KEY_TIMESTAMP) ||
-                            !bundle.containsKey(KEY_SENDER)) {
+                    if (!bundle.containsKey(KEY_TEXT) || !bundle.containsKey(KEY_TIMESTAMP)) {
                         return null;
                     } else {
                         Message message = new Message(bundle.getCharSequence(KEY_TEXT),