diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/contacts/activities/PeopleActivityTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/contacts/activities/PeopleActivityTest.java
index 84dc748..0fbd312 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/contacts/activities/PeopleActivityTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/contacts/activities/PeopleActivityTest.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.Loader;
 import android.net.Uri;
-import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.provider.ContactsContract;
 import android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts;
 import android.provider.ContactsContract.Directory;
@@ -68,11 +67,6 @@
 public class PeopleActivityTest
         extends ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2<PeopleActivity>
 {
-    static {
-        // AsyncTask class needs to be initialized on the main thread.
-        AsyncTask.init();
-    }
-
     private static final String TEST_ACCOUNT = "testAccount";
     private static final String TEST_ACCOUNT_TYPE = "testAccountType";
 
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/contacts/interactions/ContactDeletionInteractionTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/contacts/interactions/ContactDeletionInteractionTest.java
index 5932c87..0d62376 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/contacts/interactions/ContactDeletionInteractionTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/contacts/interactions/ContactDeletionInteractionTest.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 import android.content.ContentUris;
 import android.net.Uri;
-import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts;
 import android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts.Entity;
 import android.test.ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2;
@@ -50,12 +49,6 @@
 @SmallTest
 public class ContactDeletionInteractionTest
         extends ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2<FragmentTestActivity> {
-
-    static {
-        // AsyncTask class needs to be initialized on the main thread.
-        AsyncTask.init();
-    }
-
     private static final Uri CONTACT_URI = ContentUris.withAppendedId(Contacts.CONTENT_URI, 13);
     private static final Uri ENTITY_URI = Uri.withAppendedPath(
             CONTACT_URI, Entity.CONTENT_DIRECTORY);