diff --git a/tests/Android.mk b/tests/Android.mk
index 7786a73..86c141a 100644
--- a/tests/Android.mk
+++ b/tests/Android.mk
@@ -236,8 +236,6 @@
 
 libBionicGtestMain_cppflags := $(test_cppflags)
 
-libBionicGtestMain_static_libraries := libbase
-
 module := libBionicGtestMain
 module_tag := optional
 build_type := target
@@ -262,8 +260,6 @@
 
 libBionicCtsGtestMain_cppflags := $(test_cppflags) -DUSING_GTEST_OUTPUT_FORMAT \
 
-libBionicCtsGtestMain_static_libraries := libbase
-
 module := libBionicCtsGtestMain
 module_tag := optional
 build_type := target
diff --git a/tests/gtest_main.cpp b/tests/gtest_main.cpp
index b707a4a..a662c73 100644
--- a/tests/gtest_main.cpp
+++ b/tests/gtest_main.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include <base/stringprintf.h>
-
 #ifndef TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY
 
 /* Used to retry syscalls that can return EINTR. */
@@ -778,10 +776,10 @@
     int exitcode = WEXITSTATUS(child_proc.exit_status);
     testcase.SetTestResult(test_id, exitcode == 0 ? TEST_SUCCESS : TEST_FAILED);
     if (exitcode != 0) {
-      std::string s = android::base::StringPrintf("%s exited with exitcode %d.\n",
-                                                  testcase.GetTestName(test_id).c_str(),
-                                                  exitcode);
-      testcase.GetTest(test_id).AppendTestOutput(s);
+      char buf[1024];
+      snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s exited with exitcode %d.\n",
+               testcase.GetTestName(test_id).c_str(), exitcode);
+      testcase.GetTest(test_id).AppendTestOutput(buf);
     }
   }
 }