diff --git a/InternalPythonModules/android/calllog.py b/InternalPythonModules/android/calllog.py
index 5b3faf0697..13775e80f7 100644
--- a/InternalPythonModules/android/calllog.py
+++ b/InternalPythonModules/android/calllog.py
@@ -103,10 +103,7 @@ class CallLogAnalyzer(general.AndroidComponentAnalyzer):
                                         calleeId = None
                                         
                                         timeStamp = resultSet.getLong("date") / 1000
-                                         
                                         number = resultSet.getString("number")
-                                        if not general.isValidPhoneNumer(number):
-                                            number = None
                                             
                                         duration = resultSet.getLong("duration") # duration of call is in seconds
                                         name = resultSet.getString("name") # name of person dialed or called. None if unregistered
diff --git a/InternalPythonModules/android/general.py b/InternalPythonModules/android/general.py
index daa789a57c..4048c05c0f 100644
--- a/InternalPythonModules/android/general.py
+++ b/InternalPythonModules/android/general.py
@@ -45,19 +45,15 @@ def appendAttachmentList(msgBody, attachmentsList):
 """
 Checks if the given string might be a phone number.
 """
-def isValidPhoneNumer(data):
-    try:
-        return CommunicationsUtils.normalizePhoneNum(data) is not None
-    except TskCoreException as ex:
-        return False
+def isValidPhoneNumber(data):
+    return CommunicationsUtils.isValidPhoneNumber(data)
+   
         
 
 """
 Checks if the given string is a valid email address.
 """
 def isValidEmailAddress(data):
-    try:
-        return CommunicationsUtils.normalizeEmailAddress(data) is not None
-    except TskCoreException as ex:
-        return False
+    return CommunicationsUtils.isValidEmailAddress(data)
+
     
diff --git a/InternalPythonModules/android/textnow.py b/InternalPythonModules/android/textnow.py
index e05763cae9..005e1191dd 100644
--- a/InternalPythonModules/android/textnow.py
+++ b/InternalPythonModules/android/textnow.py
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class TextNowContactsParser(TskContactsParser):
     
     def get_phone(self):
         number = self.result_set.getString("number")
-        return (number if general.isValidPhoneNumer(number) else None)
+        return (number if general.isValidPhoneNumber(number) else None)
         
     def get_email(self):
         # occasionally the 'number' column may have an email address instead
diff --git a/InternalPythonModules/android/whatsapp.py b/InternalPythonModules/android/whatsapp.py
index 5346545450..c67502d22b 100644
--- a/InternalPythonModules/android/whatsapp.py
+++ b/InternalPythonModules/android/whatsapp.py
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ class WhatsAppContactsParser(TskContactsParser):
 
     def get_phone(self):
         number = self.result_set.getString("number")
-        return (number if general.isValidPhoneNumer(number) else None)
+        return (number if general.isValidPhoneNumber(number) else None)
 
     def get_email(self):
         # occasionally the 'number' column may have an email address instead