diff --git a/src/com/android/providers/downloads/DownloadInfo.java b/src/com/android/providers/downloads/DownloadInfo.java
index 28adfbd..9ce58cd 100644
--- a/src/com/android/providers/downloads/DownloadInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/android/providers/downloads/DownloadInfo.java
@@ -316,11 +316,8 @@
                 // is the media mounted?
                 return Environment.getExternalStorageState().equals(Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED);
             case Downloads.Impl.STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_SPACE_ERROR:
-                // should check space to make sure it is worth retrying the download.
-                // but thats the first thing done by the thread when it retries to download
-                // it will fail pretty quickly if there is no space.
-                // so, it is not that bad to skip checking space availability here.
-                return true;
+                // avoids repetition of retrying download
+                return false;
         }
         return false;
     }