diff --git a/libs/binder/tests/binderLibTest.cpp b/libs/binder/tests/binderLibTest.cpp
index fb51f98..4f0c969 100644
--- a/libs/binder/tests/binderLibTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/tests/binderLibTest.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
     BINDER_LIB_TEST_LINK_DEATH_TRANSACTION,
     BINDER_LIB_TEST_WRITE_FILE_TRANSACTION,
     BINDER_LIB_TEST_WRITE_PARCEL_FILE_DESCRIPTOR_TRANSACTION,
-    BINDER_LIB_TEST_PROMOTE_WEAK_REF_TRANSACTION,
     BINDER_LIB_TEST_EXIT_TRANSACTION,
     BINDER_LIB_TEST_DELAYED_EXIT_TRANSACTION,
     BINDER_LIB_TEST_GET_PTR_SIZE_TRANSACTION,
@@ -767,22 +766,6 @@
     EXPECT_TRUE(strong_from_weak == nullptr);
 }
 
-TEST_F(BinderLibTest, PromoteRemote) {
-    int ret;
-    Parcel data, reply;
-    sp<IBinder> strong = new BBinder();
-    sp<IBinder> server = addServer();
-
-    ASSERT_TRUE(server != nullptr);
-    ASSERT_TRUE(strong != nullptr);
-
-    ret = data.writeWeakBinder(strong);
-    EXPECT_EQ(NO_ERROR, ret);
-
-    ret = server->transact(BINDER_LIB_TEST_PROMOTE_WEAK_REF_TRANSACTION, data, &reply);
-    EXPECT_GE(ret, 0);
-}
-
 TEST_F(BinderLibTest, CheckHandleZeroBinderHighBitsZeroCookie) {
     status_t ret;
     Parcel data, reply;
@@ -808,7 +791,6 @@
     wp<IBinder> keepFreedBinder;
     {
         Parcel data, reply;
-        data.writeBool(false); /* request weak reference */
         ret = server->transact(BINDER_LIB_TEST_CREATE_BINDER_TRANSACTION, data, &reply);
         ASSERT_EQ(NO_ERROR, ret);
         struct flat_binder_object *freed = (struct flat_binder_object *)(reply.data());
@@ -817,8 +799,9 @@
          * delete its reference to it - otherwise the transaction
          * fails regardless of whether the driver is fixed.
          */
-        keepFreedBinder = reply.readWeakBinder();
+        keepFreedBinder = reply.readStrongBinder();
     }
+    IPCThreadState::self()->flushCommands();
     {
         Parcel data, reply;
         data.writeStrongBinder(server);
@@ -1151,29 +1134,6 @@
                 if (ret != size) return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
                 return NO_ERROR;
             }
-            case BINDER_LIB_TEST_PROMOTE_WEAK_REF_TRANSACTION: {
-                int ret;
-                wp<IBinder> weak;
-                sp<IBinder> strong;
-                Parcel data2, reply2;
-                sp<IServiceManager> sm = defaultServiceManager();
-                sp<IBinder> server = sm->getService(binderLibTestServiceName);
-
-                weak = data.readWeakBinder();
-                if (weak == nullptr) {
-                    return BAD_VALUE;
-                }
-                strong = weak.promote();
-
-                ret = server->transact(BINDER_LIB_TEST_NOP_TRANSACTION, data2, &reply2);
-                if (ret != NO_ERROR)
-                    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-
-                if (strong == nullptr) {
-                    reply->setError(1);
-                }
-                return NO_ERROR;
-            }
             case BINDER_LIB_TEST_DELAYED_EXIT_TRANSACTION:
                 alarm(10);
                 return NO_ERROR;
@@ -1182,13 +1142,8 @@
                     ;
                 exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
             case BINDER_LIB_TEST_CREATE_BINDER_TRANSACTION: {
-                bool strongRef = data.readBool();
                 sp<IBinder> binder = new BBinder();
-                if (strongRef) {
-                    reply->writeStrongBinder(binder);
-                } else {
-                    reply->writeWeakBinder(binder);
-                }
+                reply->writeStrongBinder(binder);
                 return NO_ERROR;
             }
             default: