diff --git a/proprietary/samplePlayer/src/com/widevine/demo/VideoPlayerView.java b/proprietary/samplePlayer/src/com/widevine/demo/VideoPlayerView.java
index 833eae37..f6929611 100644
--- a/proprietary/samplePlayer/src/com/widevine/demo/VideoPlayerView.java
+++ b/proprietary/samplePlayer/src/com/widevine/demo/VideoPlayerView.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package com.widevine.demo;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.net.Uri;
-import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Message;
@@ -455,9 +454,7 @@ public class VideoPlayerView extends Activity {
         buttonsLeft.addView(checkConstraints, params);
 
         LinearLayout buttonsRight = new LinearLayout(this);
-        if (context.getApplicationInfo().targetSdkVersion < Build.VERSION_CODES.L) {
-            buttonsRight.addView(mediaCodecModeButton, params);
-        }
+        buttonsRight.addView(mediaCodecModeButton, params);
         buttonsRight.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);
         buttonsRight.addView(checkButton, params);
         buttonsRight.addView(removeButton, params);