diff --git a/packages/CMSettingsProvider/src/org/cyanogenmod/cmsettings/CMSettingsProvider.java b/packages/CMSettingsProvider/src/org/cyanogenmod/cmsettings/CMSettingsProvider.java
index 5b1453c..4cda3d3 100644
--- a/packages/CMSettingsProvider/src/org/cyanogenmod/cmsettings/CMSettingsProvider.java
+++ b/packages/CMSettingsProvider/src/org/cyanogenmod/cmsettings/CMSettingsProvider.java
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ public class CMSettingsProvider extends ContentProvider {
 
         int code = sUriMatcher.match(uri);
         String tableName = getTableNameFromUriMatchCode(code);
-        checkWritePermissions(tableName);
 
         CMDatabaseHelper dbHelper = getOrEstablishDatabase(getUserIdForTable(tableName, userId));
         SQLiteDatabase db = dbHelper.getReadableDatabase();
diff --git a/src/java/cyanogenmod/providers/CMSettings.java b/src/java/cyanogenmod/providers/CMSettings.java
index 3178378..b554ccf 100644
--- a/src/java/cyanogenmod/providers/CMSettings.java
+++ b/src/java/cyanogenmod/providers/CMSettings.java
@@ -1367,6 +1367,9 @@ public final class CMSettings {
         public static final String HEADS_UP_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED =
                 "heads_up_notifications_enabled";
 
+        /** @hide */ public static final int HEADS_UP_OFF = 0;
+        /** @hide */ public static final int HEADS_UP_ON = 1;
+
         // endregion
     }
 }
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