diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
index 86abeda7bd7..61851cf1b6d 100644
--- a/Android.mk
+++ b/Android.mk
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ include $(BUILD_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY)
 # Build the Settings APK
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
-# See b/74756073.
-LOCAL_USE_R8 := false
-
 LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME := Settings
 LOCAL_PRIVATE_PLATFORM_APIS := true
 LOCAL_CERTIFICATE := platform
diff --git a/proguard.flags b/proguard.flags
index 21c5cfda9cd..b1b8a516ec9 100644
--- a/proguard.flags
+++ b/proguard.flags
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # This is a configuration file for ProGuard.
 # http://proguard.sourceforge.net/index.html#manual/usage.html
 
+# Some tests use thenThrow from Mockito which require information on
+# checked exceptions.
+-keepattributes Exceptions
+
 # Keep all Fragments in this package, which are used by reflection.
 -keep public class com.android.settings.** extends android.app.Fragment
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/bluetooth/Utf8ByteLengthFilter.java b/src/com/android/settings/bluetooth/Utf8ByteLengthFilter.java
index ab498183bc7..536f4cc9391 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/bluetooth/Utf8ByteLengthFilter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/bluetooth/Utf8ByteLengthFilter.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.android.settings.bluetooth;
 
+import android.support.annotation.Keep;
 import android.text.InputFilter;
 import android.text.Spanned;
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ import android.text.Spanned;
 public class Utf8ByteLengthFilter implements InputFilter {
     private final int mMaxBytes;
 
+    @Keep
     Utf8ByteLengthFilter(int maxBytes) {
         mMaxBytes = maxBytes;
     }