diff --git a/tests/SpecialImageTest.cpp b/tests/SpecialImageTest.cpp
index 1144b35..d19f355 100644
--- a/tests/SpecialImageTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/SpecialImageTest.cpp
@@ -78,11 +78,13 @@
     }
 
     //--------------
-    // Test getROPixels - this should always succeed regardless of backing store
-    SkBitmap bitmap;
-    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, img->getROPixels(&bitmap));
-    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, kSmallerSize == bitmap.width());
-    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, kSmallerSize == bitmap.height());
+    // Test getROPixels - this only works for raster-backed special images
+    if (!img->isTextureBacked()) {
+        SkBitmap bitmap;
+        REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, img->getROPixels(&bitmap));
+        REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, kSmallerSize == bitmap.width());
+        REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, kSmallerSize == bitmap.height());
+    }
 
     //--------------
     // Test that draw restricts itself to the subset
@@ -286,41 +288,3 @@
         test_image(subSImg2, reporter, context, true);
     }
 }
-
-DEF_GPUTEST_FOR_RENDERING_CONTEXTS(SpecialImage_ReadbackAndCachingSubsets_Gpu, reporter, ctxInfo) {
-    GrContext* context = ctxInfo.grContext();
-    SkImageInfo ii = SkImageInfo::Make(50, 50, kN32_SkColorType, kPremul_SkAlphaType);
-    auto surface = SkSurface::MakeRenderTarget(context, SkBudgeted::kNo, ii);
-
-    // Fill out our surface:
-    // Green | Blue
-    //  Red  | Green
-    {
-        surface->getCanvas()->clear(SK_ColorGREEN);
-        SkPaint p;
-        p.setColor(SK_ColorRED);
-        surface->getCanvas()->drawRect(SkRect::MakeXYWH(0, 25, 25, 25), p);
-        p.setColor(SK_ColorBLUE);
-        surface->getCanvas()->drawRect(SkRect::MakeXYWH(25, 0, 25, 25), p);
-    }
-
-    auto image = surface->makeImageSnapshot();
-    auto redImg  = SkSpecialImage::MakeFromImage(context, SkIRect::MakeXYWH(10, 30, 10, 10), image);
-    auto blueImg = SkSpecialImage::MakeFromImage(context, SkIRect::MakeXYWH(30, 10, 10, 10), image);
-
-    // This isn't necessary, but if it ever becomes false, then the cache collision bug that we're
-    // checking below is irrelevant.
-    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, redImg->uniqueID() == blueImg->uniqueID());
-
-    SkBitmap redBM, blueBM;
-    SkAssertResult(redImg->getROPixels(&redBM));
-    SkAssertResult(blueImg->getROPixels(&blueBM));
-
-    // Each image should read from the correct sub-rect. Past bugs (skbug.com/8448) have included:
-    // - Always reading back from (0, 0), producing green
-    // - Incorrectly hitting the cache on the 2nd read-back, causing blueBM to be red
-    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, redBM.getColor(0, 0) == SK_ColorRED,
-                    "0x%08x != 0x%08x", redBM.getColor(0, 0), SK_ColorRED);
-    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, blueBM.getColor(0, 0) == SK_ColorBLUE,
-                    "0x%08x != 0x%08x", blueBM.getColor(0, 0), SK_ColorBLUE);
-}