diff --git a/play-services-gcm/src/main/java/com/google/android/gms/gcm/GoogleCloudMessaging.java b/play-services-gcm/src/main/java/com/google/android/gms/gcm/GoogleCloudMessaging.java
index 619a39ff..06546d7b 100644
--- a/play-services-gcm/src/main/java/com/google/android/gms/gcm/GoogleCloudMessaging.java
+++ b/play-services-gcm/src/main/java/com/google/android/gms/gcm/GoogleCloudMessaging.java
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public class GoogleCloudMessaging {
      *
      * @return The message type or null if the intent is not a GCM intent
      */
-    public String getMessageType(Intent intent) throws IOException {
+    public String getMessageType(Intent intent) {
         if (intent == null || !ACTION_C2DM_RECEIVE.equals(intent.getAction())) return null;
         if (!intent.hasExtra(EXTRA_MESSAGE_TYPE)) return MESSAGE_TYPE_MESSAGE;
         return intent.getStringExtra(EXTRA_MESSAGE_TYPE);
@@ -319,4 +319,4 @@ public class GoogleCloudMessaging {
         }
         return InstanceID.getInstance(context).getStore().get("", to, INSTANCE_ID_SCOPE);
     }
-}
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+}