diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Android.mk b/services/audioflinger/Android.mk
index 8473fab..c2d2790 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Android.mk
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Android.mk
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DSTATE_QUEUE_INSTANTIATIONS='"StateQueueInstantiations.cpp"'
 
-LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_REQUEST_PRIORITY -UFAST_TRACKS_AT_NON_NATIVE_SAMPLE_RATE -USOAKER
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -UFAST_TRACKS_AT_NON_NATIVE_SAMPLE_RATE
 
 # uncomment for systrace
 # LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DATRACE_TAG=ATRACE_TAG_AUDIO
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index 65255ba..5bcbaf4 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -83,13 +83,7 @@
 #include "PipeReader.h"
 #include "SourceAudioBufferProvider.h"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_REQUEST_PRIORITY
 #include "SchedulingPolicyService.h"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef SOAKER
-#include "Soaker.h"
-#endif
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -1805,7 +1799,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_REQUEST_PRIORITY
     if ((flags & IAudioFlinger::TRACK_FAST) && (tid != -1)) {
         pid_t callingPid = IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingPid();
         // we don't have CAP_SYS_NICE, nor do we want to have it as it's too powerful,
@@ -1816,7 +1809,6 @@
                     1, callingPid, tid, err);
         }
     }
-#endif
 
     lStatus = NO_ERROR;
 
@@ -2196,9 +2188,6 @@
         audio_io_handle_t id, uint32_t device, type_t type)
     :   PlaybackThread(audioFlinger, output, id, device, type),
         // mAudioMixer below
-#ifdef SOAKER
-        mSoaker(NULL),
-#endif
         // mFastMixer below
         mFastMixerFutex(0)
         // mOutputSink below
@@ -2268,13 +2257,6 @@
         mTeeSource = teeSource;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef SOAKER
-        // create a soaker as workaround for governor issues
-        mSoaker = new Soaker();
-        // FIXME Soaker should only run when needed, i.e. when FastMixer is not in COLD_IDLE
-        mSoaker->run("Soaker", PRIORITY_LOWEST);
-#endif
-
         // create fast mixer and configure it initially with just one fast track for our submix
         mFastMixer = new FastMixer();
         FastMixerStateQueue *sq = mFastMixer->sq();
@@ -2306,14 +2288,12 @@
 
         // start the fast mixer
         mFastMixer->run("FastMixer", PRIORITY_URGENT_AUDIO);
-#ifdef HAVE_REQUEST_PRIORITY
         pid_t tid = mFastMixer->getTid();
         int err = requestPriority(getpid_cached, tid, 2);
         if (err != 0) {
             ALOGW("Policy SCHED_FIFO priority %d is unavailable for pid %d tid %d; error %d",
                     2, getpid_cached, tid, err);
         }
-#endif
 
 #ifdef AUDIO_WATCHDOG
         // create and start the watchdog
@@ -2371,12 +2351,6 @@
         delete fastTrack->mBufferProvider;
         sq->end(false /*didModify*/);
         delete mFastMixer;
-#ifdef SOAKER
-        if (mSoaker != NULL) {
-            mSoaker->requestExitAndWait();
-        }
-        delete mSoaker;
-#endif
         if (mAudioWatchdog != 0) {
             mAudioWatchdog->requestExit();
             mAudioWatchdog->requestExitAndWait();
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
index cd157ec..685764f 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
@@ -1168,9 +1168,6 @@
 
                     AudioMixer* mAudioMixer;    // normal mixer
     private:
-#ifdef SOAKER
-                    Thread*     mSoaker;
-#endif
                     // one-time initialization, no locks required
                     FastMixer*  mFastMixer;         // non-NULL if there is also a fast mixer
                     sp<AudioWatchdog> mAudioWatchdog; // non-0 if there is an audio watchdog thread
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Soaker.h b/services/audioflinger/Soaker.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 43d9d2f..0000000
--- a/services/audioflinger/Soaker.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2012 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#ifndef _ANDROID_AUDIO_SOAKER_H
-#define _ANDROID_AUDIO_SOAKER_H
-
-#include <utils/Thread.h>
-
-namespace android {
-
-class Soaker : public Thread {
-public:
-    Soaker() : Thread() { }
-    virtual ~Soaker() { }
-protected:
-    virtual bool threadLoop() {
-        int j = 0;
-        for (;;) {
-            for (int i = 0; i < 10000; ++i) {
-                j += i * i;
-            }
-            if (exitPending()) {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-        return j < 555555;
-    }
-};
-
-}   // namespace android
-
-#endif  // _ANDROID_AUDIO_SOAKER_H