diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index 347c1bdc..b0e74d59 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" android:required="false" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS" android:required="false" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS" android:required="false" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SMS" android:required="false" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
diff --git a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/TelepathyPlugin/TelepathyPlugin.java b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/TelepathyPlugin/TelepathyPlugin.java
index bd454fef..67a5ce86 100644
--- a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/TelepathyPlugin/TelepathyPlugin.java
+++ b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/TelepathyPlugin/TelepathyPlugin.java
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
 
 package org.kde.kdeconnect.Plugins.TelepathyPlugin;
 
-import android.content.ContentValues;
-import android.net.Uri;
-import android.provider.Telephony;
 import android.telephony.SmsManager;
 import android.util.Log;
 
@@ -76,11 +73,6 @@ public class TelepathyPlugin extends Plugin {
                 // properly handles that case
                 smsManager.sendMultipartTextMessage(phoneNo, null, parts, null, null);
 
-                ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
-                values.put("address", phoneNo);
-                values.put("body", sms);
-                context.getContentResolver().insert(Uri.parse("content://sms/sent"), values);
-
                 //TODO: Notify other end
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 //TODO: Notify other end