diff --git a/services/soundtrigger/SoundTriggerHwService.cpp b/services/soundtrigger/SoundTriggerHwService.cpp
index 3654136..747af79 100644
--- a/services/soundtrigger/SoundTriggerHwService.cpp
+++ b/services/soundtrigger/SoundTriggerHwService.cpp
@@ -22,18 +22,18 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
-#include <system/sound_trigger.h>
-#include <cutils/atomic.h>
-#include <cutils/properties.h>
-#include <utils/Errors.h>
-#include <utils/Log.h>
 #include <binder/IServiceManager.h>
 #include <binder/MemoryBase.h>
 #include <binder/MemoryHeapBase.h>
+#include <cutils/atomic.h>
+#include <cutils/properties.h>
 #include <hardware/hardware.h>
-#include <hardware/sound_trigger.h>
-#include <ServiceUtilities.h>
+#include <utils/Errors.h>
+#include <utils/Log.h>
+
 #include "SoundTriggerHwService.h"
+#include <system/sound_trigger.h>
+#include <hardware/sound_trigger.h>
 
 namespace android {
 
@@ -103,10 +103,6 @@
                              uint32_t *numModules)
 {
     ALOGV("listModules");
-    if (!captureHotwordAllowed()) {
-        return PERMISSION_DENIED;
-    }
-
     AutoMutex lock(mServiceLock);
     if (numModules == NULL || (*numModules != 0 && modules == NULL)) {
         return BAD_VALUE;
@@ -124,10 +120,6 @@
                         sp<ISoundTrigger>& moduleInterface)
 {
     ALOGV("attach module %d", handle);
-    if (!captureHotwordAllowed()) {
-        return PERMISSION_DENIED;
-    }
-
     AutoMutex lock(mServiceLock);
     moduleInterface.clear();
     if (client == 0) {
@@ -147,8 +139,8 @@
 }
 
 void SoundTriggerHwService::detachModule(sp<Module> module) {
-    ALOGV("detachModule");
     AutoMutex lock(mServiceLock);
+    ALOGV("detachModule");
     module->clearClient();
 }
 
@@ -318,9 +310,6 @@
 
 void SoundTriggerHwService::Module::detach() {
     ALOGV("detach()");
-    if (!captureHotwordAllowed()) {
-        return;
-    }
     {
         AutoMutex lock(mLock);
         for (size_t i = 0; i < mModels.size(); i++) {
@@ -348,9 +337,6 @@
                                 sound_model_handle_t *handle)
 {
     ALOGV("loadSoundModel() handle");
-    if (!captureHotwordAllowed()) {
-        return PERMISSION_DENIED;
-    }
 
     if (modelMemory == 0 || modelMemory->pointer() == NULL) {
         ALOGE("loadSoundModel() modelMemory is 0 or has NULL pointer()");
@@ -375,9 +361,6 @@
 status_t SoundTriggerHwService::Module::unloadSoundModel(sound_model_handle_t handle)
 {
     ALOGV("unloadSoundModel() model handle %d", handle);
-    if (!captureHotwordAllowed()) {
-        return PERMISSION_DENIED;
-    }
 
     AutoMutex lock(mLock);
     ssize_t index = mModels.indexOfKey(handle);
@@ -397,9 +380,6 @@
                                  const sp<IMemory>& dataMemory)
 {
     ALOGV("startRecognition() model handle %d", handle);
-    if (!captureHotwordAllowed()) {
-        return PERMISSION_DENIED;
-    }
 
     if (dataMemory != 0 && dataMemory->pointer() == NULL) {
         ALOGE("startRecognition() dataMemory is non-0 but has NULL pointer()");
@@ -435,9 +415,6 @@
 status_t SoundTriggerHwService::Module::stopRecognition(sound_model_handle_t handle)
 {
     ALOGV("stopRecognition() model handle %d", handle);
-    if (!captureHotwordAllowed()) {
-        return PERMISSION_DENIED;
-    }
 
     AutoMutex lock(mLock);
     sp<Model> model = getModel(handle);