diff --git a/tests/cfi_test.cpp b/tests/cfi_test.cpp
index 5324c68..79a9e35 100644
--- a/tests/cfi_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/cfi_test.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@
 TEST(cfi_test, early_init) {
 #if defined(__BIONIC__)
   std::string helper = GetTestLibRoot() + "/cfi_test_helper";
-  chmod(helper.c_str(), 0755); // TODO: "x" lost in CTS, b/34945607
   ExecTestHelper eth;
   eth.SetArgs({ helper.c_str(), nullptr });
   eth.Run([&]() { execve(helper.c_str(), eth.GetArgs(), eth.GetEnv()); }, 0, nullptr);
@@ -173,7 +172,6 @@
 TEST(cfi_test, early_init2) {
 #if defined(__BIONIC__)
   std::string helper = GetTestLibRoot() + "/cfi_test_helper2";
-  chmod(helper.c_str(), 0755); // TODO: "x" lost in CTS, b/34945607
   ExecTestHelper eth;
   eth.SetArgs({ helper.c_str(), nullptr });
   eth.Run([&]() { execve(helper.c_str(), eth.GetArgs(), eth.GetEnv()); }, 0, nullptr);
diff --git a/tests/dl_test.cpp b/tests/dl_test.cpp
index 434eee5..e986af2 100644
--- a/tests/dl_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/dl_test.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@
 #if defined(__BIONIC__)
   SKIP_WITH_HWASAN << "hwasan not initialized in preinit_array, b/124007027";
   std::string helper = GetTestLibRoot() + "/preinit_syscall_test_helper";
-  chmod(helper.c_str(), 0755); // TODO: "x" lost in CTS, b/34945607
   ExecTestHelper eth;
   eth.SetArgs({ helper.c_str(), nullptr });
   eth.Run([&]() { execve(helper.c_str(), eth.GetArgs(), eth.GetEnv()); }, 0, nullptr);
@@ -173,7 +172,6 @@
 #if defined(__BIONIC__)
   SKIP_WITH_HWASAN << "hwasan not initialized in preinit_array, b/124007027";
   std::string helper = GetTestLibRoot() + "/preinit_getauxval_test_helper";
-  chmod(helper.c_str(), 0755); // TODO: "x" lost in CTS, b/34945607
   ExecTestHelper eth;
   eth.SetArgs({ helper.c_str(), nullptr });
   eth.Run([&]() { execve(helper.c_str(), eth.GetArgs(), eth.GetEnv()); }, 0, nullptr);
@@ -187,7 +185,6 @@
 TEST(dl, exec_without_ld_preload) {
 #if defined(__BIONIC__)
   std::string helper = GetTestLibRoot() + "/ld_preload_test_helper";
-  chmod(helper.c_str(), 0755);
   ExecTestHelper eth;
   eth.SetArgs({ helper.c_str(), nullptr });
   eth.Run([&]() { execve(helper.c_str(), eth.GetArgs(), eth.GetEnv()); }, 0, "12345");
@@ -198,7 +195,6 @@
 #if defined(__BIONIC__)
   std::string helper = GetTestLibRoot() + "/ld_preload_test_helper";
   std::string env = std::string("LD_PRELOAD=") + GetTestLibRoot() + "/ld_preload_test_helper_lib2.so";
-  chmod(helper.c_str(), 0755);
   ExecTestHelper eth;
   eth.SetArgs({ helper.c_str(), nullptr });
   eth.SetEnv({ env.c_str(), nullptr });
@@ -226,7 +222,6 @@
                               "/ld_config_test_helper\": library \"ld_config_test_helper_lib1.so\" "
                               "not found: needed by main executable\n";
   std::string helper = GetTestLibRoot() + "/ld_config_test_helper";
-  chmod(helper.c_str(), 0755);
   ExecTestHelper eth;
   eth.SetArgs({ helper.c_str(), nullptr });
   eth.Run([&]() { execve(helper.c_str(), eth.GetArgs(), eth.GetEnv()); }, EXIT_FAILURE, error_message.c_str());
@@ -283,7 +278,6 @@
   TemporaryFile config_file;
   create_ld_config_file(config_file.path);
   std::string env = std::string("LD_CONFIG_FILE=") + config_file.path;
-  chmod(helper.c_str(), 0755);
   ExecTestHelper eth;
   eth.SetArgs({ helper.c_str(), nullptr });
   eth.SetEnv({ env.c_str(), nullptr });
@@ -320,7 +314,6 @@
   create_ld_config_file(config_file.path);
   std::string env = std::string("LD_CONFIG_FILE=") + config_file.path;
   std::string env2 = std::string("LD_PRELOAD=") + GetTestLibRoot() + "/ld_config_test_helper_lib3.so";
-  chmod(helper.c_str(), 0755);
   ExecTestHelper eth;
   eth.SetArgs({ helper.c_str(), nullptr });
   eth.SetEnv({ env.c_str(), env2.c_str(), nullptr });
@@ -360,7 +353,6 @@
   TemporaryFile config_file;
   create_ld_config_file(config_file.path);
   std::string env = std::string("LD_CONFIG_FILE=") + config_file.path;
-  chmod(helper.c_str(), 0755);
   ExecTestHelper eth;
   eth.SetArgs({ helper.c_str(), nullptr });
   eth.SetEnv({ env.c_str(), nullptr });
diff --git a/tests/dlext_test.cpp b/tests/dlext_test.cpp
index d55e5b4..570da2a 100644
--- a/tests/dlext_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/dlext_test.cpp
@@ -2084,7 +2084,6 @@
   ExecTestHelper eth;
 
   std::string helper = GetTestLibRoot() + "/ns_hidden_child_helper";
-  chmod(helper.c_str(), 0755); // TODO: "x" lost in CTS, b/34945607
   std::string app_ns_dir = GetTestLibRoot() + "/ns_hidden_child_app";
   eth.SetArgs({ helper.c_str(), app_ns_dir.c_str(), nullptr });
 
diff --git a/tests/elftls_dl_test.cpp b/tests/elftls_dl_test.cpp
index e160958..e759e15 100644
--- a/tests/elftls_dl_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/elftls_dl_test.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
   std::string error = "success\n";
 #endif
 
-  chmod(helper.c_str(), 0755); // TODO: "x" lost in CTS, b/34945607
   ExecTestHelper eth;
   eth.SetArgs({ helper.c_str(), nullptr });
   eth.Run([&]() { execve(helper.c_str(), eth.GetArgs(), eth.GetEnv()); }, 0, error.c_str());
@@ -155,7 +154,6 @@
 TEST(elftls_dl, dtv_resize) {
 #if defined(__BIONIC__)
   std::string helper = GetTestLibRoot() + "/elftls_dtv_resize_helper";
-  chmod(helper.c_str(), 0755);  // TODO: "x" lost in CTS, b/34945607
   ExecTestHelper eth;
   eth.SetArgs({helper.c_str(), nullptr});
   eth.Run([&]() { execve(helper.c_str(), eth.GetArgs(), eth.GetEnv()); }, 0, nullptr);
diff --git a/tests/heap_tagging_level_test.cpp b/tests/heap_tagging_level_test.cpp
index dd8eea3..c0aa176 100644
--- a/tests/heap_tagging_level_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/heap_tagging_level_test.cpp
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@
   std::string helper_base = std::string("heap_tagging_") + (isStatic ? "static_" : "") +
                             kNoteSuffix[static_cast<int>(note)] + "_helper";
   std::string helper = GetTestLibRoot() + "/" + helper_base;
-  chmod(helper.c_str(), 0755);
   ExecTestHelper eth;
   eth.SetArgs({helper.c_str(), nullptr});
   eth.Run([&]() { execve(helper.c_str(), eth.GetArgs(), eth.GetEnv()); }, 0,
diff --git a/tests/memtag_stack_test.cpp b/tests/memtag_stack_test.cpp
index 163fc11..9d02830 100644
--- a/tests/memtag_stack_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/memtag_stack_test.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
   std::string helper =
       GetTestLibRoot() + (is_static ? "/stack_tagging_static_helper" : "/stack_tagging_helper");
   const char* arg = std::get<0>(GetParam());
-  chmod(helper.c_str(), 0755);
   ExecTestHelper eth;
   eth.SetArgs({helper.c_str(), arg, nullptr});
   eth.Run([&]() { execve(helper.c_str(), eth.GetArgs(), eth.GetEnv()); }, 0, "");
diff --git a/tests/sys_thread_properties_test.cpp b/tests/sys_thread_properties_test.cpp
index cf1a6ba..816be41 100644
--- a/tests/sys_thread_properties_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/sys_thread_properties_test.cpp
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
   const char expected_out[] =
       "got test_static_tls_bounds\niterate_cb i = 0\ndone_iterate_dynamic_tls\n";
   std::string helper = GetTestLibRoot() + "tls_properties_helper/tls_properties_helper";
-  chmod(helper.c_str(), 0755);  // TODO: "x" lost in CTS, b/34945607
-
   ExecTestHelper eth;
   eth.SetArgs({helper.c_str(), nullptr});
   eth.Run([&]() { execve(helper.c_str(), eth.GetArgs(), eth.GetEnv()); }, 0, expected_out);
@@ -37,11 +35,8 @@
   // tests/libs/thread_exit_cb_helper.cpp
   const char expected_out[] = "exit_cb_1 called exit_cb_2 called exit_cb_3 called";
   std::string helper = GetTestLibRoot() + "thread_exit_cb_helper/thread_exit_cb_helper";
-  chmod(helper.c_str(), 0755);  // TODO: "x" lost in CTS, b/34945607
-
   ExecTestHelper eth;
   eth.SetArgs({helper.c_str(), nullptr});
   eth.Run([&]() { execve(helper.c_str(), eth.GetArgs(), eth.GetEnv()); }, 0, expected_out);
-
 #endif
 }