diff --git a/emailcommon/src/com/android/emailcommon/service/ServiceProxy.java b/emailcommon/src/com/android/emailcommon/service/ServiceProxy.java
index 3a83f9c0b..2cdc2d0ae 100644
--- a/emailcommon/src/com/android/emailcommon/service/ServiceProxy.java
+++ b/emailcommon/src/com/android/emailcommon/service/ServiceProxy.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.Looper;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 
+import com.android.emailcommon.provider.EmailContent;
 import com.android.mail.utils.LogUtils;
 
 /**
@@ -59,24 +60,9 @@ public abstract class ServiceProxy {
     private boolean mTaskCompleted = false;
 
     public static Intent getIntentForEmailPackage(Context context, String actionName) {
-        return new Intent(getIntentStringForEmailPackage(context, actionName));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Create Intent action based on the Email package name
-     * Package com.android.email + ACTION -> com.android.email.ACTION
-     * Package com.google.android.email + ACTION -> com.google.android.email.ACTION
-     * Package com.android.exchange + ACTION -> com.android.email.ACTION
-     * Package com.google.exchange + ACTION -> com.google.android.email.ACTION
-     *
-     * @param context the caller's context
-     * @param actionName the Intent action
-     * @return an Intent action based on the package name
-     */
-    public static String getIntentStringForEmailPackage(Context context, String actionName) {
-        String packageName = context.getPackageName();
-        int lastDot = packageName.lastIndexOf('.');
-        return packageName.substring(0, lastDot + 1) + "email." + actionName;
+        final Intent intent = new Intent(EmailContent.EMAIL_PACKAGE_NAME + "." + actionName);
+        intent.setPackage(EmailContent.EMAIL_PACKAGE_NAME);
+        return intent;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index e7ee441f4..bf876d6b7 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -808,6 +808,7 @@
     <string name="intent_exchange_action" translatable="false">com.android.email.EXCHANGE_INTENT</string>
     <string name="intent_exchange_package" translatable="false">com.android.exchange</string>
     <string name="intent_account_manager_entry" translatable="false">com.android.email.activity.setup.ACCOUNT_MANAGER_ENTRY</string>
+    <string name="intent_create_account" translatable="false">com.android.email.CREATE_ACCOUNT</string>
     <string name="authority_email_provider" translatable="false">com.android.email.provider</string>
     <string name="protocol_legacy_imap" translatable="false">imap</string>
     <string name="protocol_imap" translatable="false">imap</string>
diff --git a/src/com/android/email/activity/setup/AccountSettings.java b/src/com/android/email/activity/setup/AccountSettings.java
index 77200531e..ebd0508c0 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/activity/setup/AccountSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/activity/setup/AccountSettings.java
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ import com.android.email.provider.EmailProvider;
 import com.android.emailcommon.Logging;
 import com.android.emailcommon.provider.Account;
 import com.android.emailcommon.provider.EmailContent.AccountColumns;
-import com.android.emailcommon.service.ServiceProxy;
 import com.android.emailcommon.utility.IntentUtilities;
 import com.android.emailcommon.utility.Utility;
 import com.android.mail.providers.Folder;
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ public class AccountSettings extends PreferenceActivity implements FeedbackEnabl
 
     // Intent extras for launch directly from system account manager
     // NOTE: This string must match the one in res/xml/account_preferences.xml
-    private static String ACTION_ACCOUNT_MANAGER_ENTRY;
+    private static String INTENT_ACCOUNT_MANAGER_ENTRY;
     // NOTE: This constant should eventually be defined in android.accounts.Constants
     private static final String EXTRA_ACCOUNT_MANAGER_ACCOUNT = "account";
 
@@ -199,12 +198,10 @@ public class AccountSettings extends PreferenceActivity implements FeedbackEnabl
             // If we are not restarting from a previous instance, we need to
             // figure out the initial prefs to show.  (Otherwise, we want to
             // continue showing whatever the user last selected.)
-            if (ACTION_ACCOUNT_MANAGER_ENTRY == null) {
-                ACTION_ACCOUNT_MANAGER_ENTRY =
-                        ServiceProxy.getIntentStringForEmailPackage(this,
-                                getString(R.string.intent_account_manager_entry));
+            if (INTENT_ACCOUNT_MANAGER_ENTRY == null) {
+                INTENT_ACCOUNT_MANAGER_ENTRY = getString(R.string.intent_account_manager_entry);
             }
-            if (ACTION_ACCOUNT_MANAGER_ENTRY.equals(i.getAction())) {
+            if (INTENT_ACCOUNT_MANAGER_ENTRY.equals(i.getAction())) {
                 // This case occurs if we're changing account settings from Settings -> Accounts
                 mGetAccountIdFromAccountTask =
                         (GetAccountIdFromAccountTask) new GetAccountIdFromAccountTask()
diff --git a/src/com/android/email/activity/setup/AccountSetupBasics.java b/src/com/android/email/activity/setup/AccountSetupBasics.java
index f463eeaa3..589e7f738 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/activity/setup/AccountSetupBasics.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/activity/setup/AccountSetupBasics.java
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ import com.android.emailcommon.VendorPolicyLoader.Provider;
 import com.android.emailcommon.provider.Account;
 import com.android.emailcommon.provider.EmailContent;
 import com.android.emailcommon.provider.HostAuth;
-import com.android.emailcommon.service.ServiceProxy;
 import com.android.emailcommon.utility.Utility;
 import com.android.mail.utils.LogUtils;
 
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ import java.net.URISyntaxException;
  * AccountSetupAccountType activity where the user can begin to manually configure the account.
  *
  * === Support for automated testing ==
- * This activity can also be launched directly via ACTION_CREATE_ACCOUNT.  This is intended
+ * This activity can also be launched directly via INTENT_CREATE_ACCOUNT.  This is intended
  * only for use by continuous test systems, and is currently only available when
  * {@link ActivityManager#isRunningInTestHarness()} is set.  To use this mode, you must construct
  * an intent which contains all necessary information to create the account.  No connection
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ public class AccountSetupBasics extends AccountSetupActivity
      * Direct access for forcing account creation
      * For use by continuous automated test system (e.g. in conjunction with monkey tests)
      */
-    private static final String ACTION_CREATE_ACCOUNT = "com.android.email.CREATE_ACCOUNT";
+    private static String INTENT_CREATE_ACCOUNT;
     private static final String EXTRA_FLOW_MODE = "FLOW_MODE";
     private static final String EXTRA_FLOW_ACCOUNT_TYPE = "FLOW_ACCOUNT_TYPE";
     private static final String EXTRA_CREATE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL = "EMAIL";
@@ -191,8 +190,10 @@ public class AccountSetupBasics extends AccountSetupActivity
         final Intent intent = getIntent();
         final String action = intent.getAction();
 
-        if (ServiceProxy.getIntentStringForEmailPackage(
-                this, ACTION_CREATE_ACCOUNT).equals(action)) {
+        if (INTENT_CREATE_ACCOUNT == null) {
+            INTENT_CREATE_ACCOUNT = getString(R.string.intent_create_account);
+        }
+        if (INTENT_CREATE_ACCOUNT.equals(action)) {
             mSetupData = new SetupData(SetupData.FLOW_MODE_FORCE_CREATE);
         } else {
             final int intentFlowMode =