diff --git a/android/defaults_test.go b/android/defaults_test.go
index d80f40c..a7542ab 100644
--- a/android/defaults_test.go
+++ b/android/defaults_test.go
@@ -19,14 +19,7 @@
 )
 
 type defaultsTestProperties struct {
-	Foo    []string
-	Bar    []string
-	Nested struct {
-		Fizz *bool
-	}
-	Other struct {
-		Buzz *string
-	}
+	Foo []string
 }
 
 type defaultsTestModule struct {
@@ -137,167 +130,3 @@
 	// TODO: missing transitive defaults is currently not handled
 	_ = missingTransitiveDefaults
 }
-
-func TestProtectedProperties_ProtectedPropertyNotSet(t *testing.T) {
-	bp := `
-		defaults {
-			name: "transitive",
-			protected_properties: ["foo"],
-		}
-	`
-
-	GroupFixturePreparers(
-		prepareForDefaultsTest,
-		FixtureWithRootAndroidBp(bp),
-	).ExtendWithErrorHandler(FixtureExpectsAtLeastOneErrorMatchingPattern(
-		"module \"transitive\": foo: is not set; protected properties must be explicitly set")).
-		RunTest(t)
-}
-
-func TestProtectedProperties_ProtectedPropertyNotLeaf(t *testing.T) {
-	bp := `
-		defaults {
-			name: "transitive",
-			protected_properties: ["nested"],
-			nested: {
-				fizz: true,
-			},
-		}
-	`
-
-	GroupFixturePreparers(
-		prepareForDefaultsTest,
-		FixtureWithRootAndroidBp(bp),
-	).ExtendWithErrorHandler(FixtureExpectsAtLeastOneErrorMatchingPattern(
-		`\Qmodule "transitive": nested: property is not supported by this module type "defaults"\E`)).
-		RunTest(t)
-}
-
-// TestProtectedProperties_ApplyDefaults makes sure that the protected_properties property has
-// defaults applied.
-func TestProtectedProperties_HasDefaultsApplied(t *testing.T) {
-
-	bp := `
-		defaults {
-			name: "transitive",
-			protected_properties: ["foo"],
-			foo: ["transitive"],
-		}
-
-		defaults {
-			name: "defaults",
-			defaults: ["transitive"],
-			protected_properties: ["bar"],
-			bar: ["defaults"],
-		}
-	`
-
-	result := GroupFixturePreparers(
-		prepareForDefaultsTest,
-		FixtureWithRootAndroidBp(bp),
-	).RunTest(t)
-
-	defaults := result.Module("defaults", "").(DefaultsModule)
-	AssertDeepEquals(t, "defaults protected properties", []string{"foo", "bar"}, defaults.protectedProperties())
-}
-
-// TestProtectedProperties_ProtectAllProperties makes sure that protected_properties: ["*"] protects
-// all properties.
-func TestProtectedProperties_ProtectAllProperties(t *testing.T) {
-
-	bp := `
-		defaults {
-			name: "transitive",
-			protected_properties: ["other.buzz"],
-			other: {
-				buzz: "transitive",
-			},
-		}
-
-		defaults {
-			name: "defaults",
-			defaults: ["transitive"],
-			visibility: ["//visibility:private"],
-			protected_properties: ["*"],
-			foo: ["other"],
-			bar: ["defaults"],
-			nested: {
-				fizz: true,
-			}
-		}
-	`
-
-	result := GroupFixturePreparers(
-		prepareForDefaultsTest,
-		FixtureWithRootAndroidBp(bp),
-	).RunTest(t)
-
-	defaults := result.Module("defaults", "").(DefaultsModule)
-	AssertDeepEquals(t, "defaults protected properties", []string{"other.buzz", "bar", "foo", "nested.fizz"},
-		defaults.protectedProperties())
-}
-
-func TestProtectedProperties_DetectedOverride(t *testing.T) {
-	bp := `
-		defaults {
-			name: "defaults",
-			protected_properties: ["foo", "nested.fizz"],
-			foo: ["defaults"],
-			nested: {
-				fizz: true,
-			},
-		}
-
-		test {
-			name: "foo",
-			defaults: ["defaults"],
-			foo: ["module"],
-			nested: {
-				fizz: false,
-			},
-		}
-	`
-
-	GroupFixturePreparers(
-		prepareForDefaultsTest,
-		FixtureWithRootAndroidBp(bp),
-	).ExtendWithErrorHandler(FixtureExpectsAllErrorsToMatchAPattern(
-		[]string{
-			`\Qmodule "foo": attempts to append ["module"] to protected property "foo"'s value of ["defaults"] defined in module "defaults"\E`,
-			`\Qmodule "foo": attempts to override protected property "nested.fizz" defined in module "defaults" with a different value (override true with false) so removing the property may necessitate other changes.\E`,
-		})).RunTest(t)
-}
-
-func TestProtectedProperties_DefaultsConflict(t *testing.T) {
-	bp := `
-		defaults {
-			name: "defaults1",
-			protected_properties: ["other.buzz"],
-			other: {
-				buzz: "value",
-			},
-		}
-
-		defaults {
-			name: "defaults2",
-			protected_properties: ["other.buzz"],
-			other: {
-				buzz: "another",
-			},
-		}
-
-		test {
-			name: "foo",
-			defaults: ["defaults1", "defaults2"],
-		}
-	`
-
-	GroupFixturePreparers(
-		prepareForDefaultsTest,
-		FixtureWithRootAndroidBp(bp),
-	).ExtendWithErrorHandler(FixtureExpectsAtLeastOneErrorMatchingPattern(
-		`\Qmodule "foo": has conflicting default values for protected property "other.buzz":
-    defaults module "defaults1" provides value "value"
-    defaults module "defaults2" provides value "another"\E`,
-	)).RunTest(t)
-}