diff --git a/jsr166-tests/src/test/java/jsr166/ExecutorsTest.java b/jsr166-tests/src/test/java/jsr166/ExecutorsTest.java
index 2518e63..ae475f1 100644
--- a/jsr166-tests/src/test/java/jsr166/ExecutorsTest.java
+++ b/jsr166-tests/src/test/java/jsr166/ExecutorsTest.java
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@
             public void realRun() throws Exception {
                 final ThreadGroup egroup = Thread.currentThread().getThreadGroup();
                 final ClassLoader thisccl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
-                final AccessControlContext thisacc = AccessController.getContext();
+                // android-note: Removed unsupported access controller check.
+                // final AccessControlContext thisacc = AccessController.getContext();
                 Runnable r = new CheckedRunnable() {
                     public void realRun() {
                         Thread current = Thread.currentThread();
@@ -365,7 +366,7 @@
                         String name = current.getName();
                         assertTrue(name.endsWith("thread-1"));
                         assertSame(thisccl, current.getContextClassLoader());
-                        assertEquals(thisacc, AccessController.getContext());
+                        // assertEquals(thisacc, AccessController.getContext());
                         done.countDown();
                     }};
                 ExecutorService e = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(Executors.privilegedThreadFactory());
diff --git a/jsr166-tests/src/test/java/jsr166/JSR166TestCase.java b/jsr166-tests/src/test/java/jsr166/JSR166TestCase.java
index d07d936..61fa66d 100644
--- a/jsr166-tests/src/test/java/jsr166/JSR166TestCase.java
+++ b/jsr166-tests/src/test/java/jsr166/JSR166TestCase.java
@@ -532,11 +532,7 @@
      * getPolicy/setPolicy.
      */
     public void runWithPermissions(Runnable r, Permission... permissions) {
-        SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
-        if (sm == null) {
-            r.run();
-        }
-        runWithSecurityManagerWithPermissions(r, permissions);
+        r.run();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -548,29 +544,7 @@
      */
     public void runWithSecurityManagerWithPermissions(Runnable r,
                                                       Permission... permissions) {
-        SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
-        if (sm == null) {
-            Policy savedPolicy = Policy.getPolicy();
-            try {
-                Policy.setPolicy(permissivePolicy());
-                System.setSecurityManager(new SecurityManager());
-                runWithSecurityManagerWithPermissions(r, permissions);
-            } finally {
-                System.setSecurityManager(null);
-                Policy.setPolicy(savedPolicy);
-            }
-        } else {
-            Policy savedPolicy = Policy.getPolicy();
-            AdjustablePolicy policy = new AdjustablePolicy(permissions);
-            Policy.setPolicy(policy);
-
-            try {
-                r.run();
-            } finally {
-                policy.addPermission(new SecurityPermission("setPolicy"));
-                Policy.setPolicy(savedPolicy);
-            }
-        }
+        r.run();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/jsr166-tests/src/test/java/jsr166/ThreadTest.java b/jsr166-tests/src/test/java/jsr166/ThreadTest.java
index 2652201..27f22ca 100644
--- a/jsr166-tests/src/test/java/jsr166/ThreadTest.java
+++ b/jsr166-tests/src/test/java/jsr166/ThreadTest.java
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@
      * setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler.
      */
     public void testGetAndSetDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler() {
-        assertEquals(null, Thread.getDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler());
+        // android-note: Removed assertion; all "normal" android apps (including CTS tests) have a
+        // default uncaught exception handler installed by the framework.
+        //
+        // assertEquals(null, Thread.getDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler());
+
         // failure due to securityException is OK.
         // Would be nice to explicitly test both ways, but cannot yet.
         Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler defaultHandler