diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellIdentityGsm.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellIdentityGsm.java
index 4d7c71f..6276626 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellIdentityGsm.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellIdentityGsm.java
@@ -115,11 +115,10 @@
         // for inbound parcels
         mBsic = (bsic == 0xFF) ? Integer.MAX_VALUE : bsic;
 
-        // Only allow INT_MAX if unknown string mcc/mnc
         if (mccStr == null || mccStr.matches("^[0-9]{3}$")) {
             mMccStr = mccStr;
-        } else if (mccStr.isEmpty() || mccStr.equals(String.valueOf(Integer.MAX_VALUE))) {
-            // If the mccStr is empty or unknown, set it as null.
+        } else if (mccStr.isEmpty()) {
+            // If the mccStr parsed from Parcel is empty, set it as null.
             mMccStr = null;
         } else {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid MCC format");
@@ -127,8 +126,8 @@
 
         if (mncStr == null || mncStr.matches("^[0-9]{2,3}$")) {
             mMncStr = mncStr;
-        } else if (mncStr.isEmpty() || mncStr.equals(String.valueOf(Integer.MAX_VALUE))) {
-            // If the mncStr is empty or unknown, set it as null.
+        } else if (mncStr.isEmpty()) {
+            // If the mncStr parsed from Parcel is empty, set it as null.
             mMncStr = null;
         } else {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid MNC format");
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellIdentityLte.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellIdentityLte.java
index fd837fc..74d2966 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellIdentityLte.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellIdentityLte.java
@@ -114,11 +114,10 @@
         mTac = tac;
         mEarfcn = earfcn;
 
-        // Only allow INT_MAX if unknown string mcc/mnc
         if (mccStr == null || mccStr.matches("^[0-9]{3}$")) {
             mMccStr = mccStr;
-        } else if (mccStr.isEmpty() || mccStr.equals(String.valueOf(Integer.MAX_VALUE))) {
-            // If the mccStr is empty or unknown, set it as null.
+        } else if (mccStr.isEmpty()) {
+            // If the mccStr parsed from Parcel is empty, set it as null.
             mMccStr = null;
         } else {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid MCC format");
@@ -126,8 +125,8 @@
 
         if (mncStr == null || mncStr.matches("^[0-9]{2,3}$")) {
             mMncStr = mncStr;
-        } else if (mncStr.isEmpty() || mncStr.equals(String.valueOf(Integer.MAX_VALUE))) {
-            // If the mncStr is empty or unknown, set it as null.
+        } else if (mncStr.isEmpty()) {
+            // If the mncStr parsed from Parcel is empty, set it as null.
             mMncStr = null;
         } else {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid MNC format");
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellIdentityWcdma.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellIdentityWcdma.java
index 1597245..51b11aa 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellIdentityWcdma.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellIdentityWcdma.java
@@ -114,11 +114,10 @@
         mPsc = psc;
         mUarfcn = uarfcn;
 
-        // Only allow INT_MAX if unknown string mcc/mnc
         if (mccStr == null || mccStr.matches("^[0-9]{3}$")) {
             mMccStr = mccStr;
-        } else if (mccStr.isEmpty() || mccStr.equals(String.valueOf(Integer.MAX_VALUE))) {
-            // If the mccStr is empty or unknown, set it as null.
+        } else if (mccStr.isEmpty()) {
+            // If the mccStr parsed from Parcel is empty, set it as null.
             mMccStr = null;
         } else {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid MCC format");
@@ -126,8 +125,8 @@
 
         if (mncStr == null || mncStr.matches("^[0-9]{2,3}$")) {
             mMncStr = mncStr;
-        } else if (mncStr.isEmpty() || mncStr.equals(String.valueOf(Integer.MAX_VALUE))) {
-            // If the mncStr is empty or unknown, set it as null.
+        } else if (mncStr.isEmpty()) {
+            // If the mncStr parsed from Parcel is empty, set it as null.
             mMncStr = null;
         } else {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid MNC format");
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@
         mAlphaLong = alphal;
         mAlphaShort = alphas;
     }
-    
+
     private CellIdentityWcdma(CellIdentityWcdma cid) {
         this(cid.mLac, cid.mCid, cid.mPsc, cid.mUarfcn, cid.mMccStr,
                 cid.mMncStr, cid.mAlphaLong, cid.mAlphaShort);