diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
index ce2614082..19a4c40f8 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
@@ -2433,7 +2433,7 @@ public class BoardDelegate extends DelegateBase
     private void warnIfNoTransport()
     {
         if ( m_connTypes.contains( CommsConnType.COMMS_CONN_SMS ) ) {
-            if ( XWApp.SMSSUPPORTED && !XWPrefs.getSMSEnabled( m_activity ) ) {
+            if ( !XWPrefs.getSMSEnabled( m_activity ) ) {
                 makeConfirmThenBuilder( R.string.warn_sms_disabled,
                                         Action.ENABLE_SMS_ASK )
                     .setPosButton( R.string.button_enable_sms )
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ConnStatusHandler.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ConnStatusHandler.java
index e682c285a..6266e3169 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ConnStatusHandler.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ConnStatusHandler.java
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ public class ConnStatusHandler {
         boolean result = true;
         switch( connType ) {
         case COMMS_CONN_SMS:
-            result = XWApp.SMSSUPPORTED && XWPrefs.getSMSEnabled( context )
+            result = XWPrefs.getSMSEnabled( context )
                 && !getAirplaneModeOn( context );
             break;
         case COMMS_CONN_BT:
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/PrefsDelegate.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/PrefsDelegate.java
index 39ce38aae..8097ddaed 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/PrefsDelegate.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/PrefsDelegate.java
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ public class PrefsDelegate extends DelegateBase
 
     private void hideStuff()
     {
-        if ( !XWApp.SMSSUPPORTED || !Utils.isGSMPhone( m_activity ) ) {
+        if ( !Utils.isGSMPhone( m_activity ) ) {
             hideOne( R.string.key_enable_sms, R.string.key_network_behavior );
         }
 
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/SMSCheckBoxPreference.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/SMSCheckBoxPreference.java
index 132451707..466504da7 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/SMSCheckBoxPreference.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/SMSCheckBoxPreference.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class SMSCheckBoxPreference extends ConfirmingCheckBoxPreference {
     protected void onAttachedToActivity()
     {
         super.onAttachedToActivity();
-        if ( !XWApp.SMSSUPPORTED || !Utils.deviceSupportsSMS( getContext() ) ) {
+        if ( !Utils.deviceSupportsSMS( getContext() ) ) {
             setEnabled( false );
         }
     }
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/SMSService.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/SMSService.java
index da12e8403..83c2127f5 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/SMSService.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/SMSService.java
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public class SMSService extends XWService {
     @Override
     public void onCreate()
     {
-        if ( XWApp.SMSSUPPORTED && Utils.deviceSupportsSMS( this ) ) {
+        if ( Utils.deviceSupportsSMS( this ) ) {
             registerReceivers();
         } else {
             stopSelf();
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ public class SMSService extends XWService {
     public int onStartCommand( Intent intent, int flags, int startId )
     {
         int result = Service.START_NOT_STICKY;
-        if ( XWApp.SMSSUPPORTED && null != intent ) {
+        if ( null != intent ) {
             int ordinal = intent.getIntExtra( CMD_STR, -1 );
             if ( -1 == ordinal ) {
                 // ???
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWApp.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWApp.java
index f9996474c..23194f76c 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWApp.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWApp.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ public class XWApp extends Application {
     private static final String TAG = XWApp.class.getSimpleName();
 
     public static final boolean BTSUPPORTED = true;
-    public static final boolean SMSSUPPORTED = true;
     public static final boolean GCMSUPPORTED = true;
     public static final boolean RELAYINVITE_SUPPORTED = false;
     public static final boolean ATTACH_SUPPORTED = false;
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxtImpl.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxtImpl.java
index 1c6400237..b9e4aec53 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxtImpl.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxtImpl.java
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ public class UtilCtxtImpl implements UtilCtxt {
 
     public boolean phoneNumbersSame( String num1, String num2 )
     {
-        Assert.assertTrue( XWApp.SMSSUPPORTED );
         boolean same = PhoneNumberUtils.compare( m_context, num1, num2 );
         return same;
     }