diff --git a/logd/logd_test.cpp b/logd/logd_test.cpp
index ed34ea4..307610e 100644
--- a/logd/logd_test.cpp
+++ b/logd/logd_test.cpp
@@ -832,127 +832,3 @@
     GTEST_LOG_(INFO) << "This test does nothing.\n";
 #endif
 }
-
-#ifdef __ANDROID__
-static inline uint32_t get4LE(const uint8_t* src) {
-  return src[0] | (src[1] << 8) | (src[2] << 16) | (src[3] << 24);
-}
-
-static inline uint32_t get4LE(const char* src) {
-  return get4LE(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(src));
-}
-#endif
-
-void __android_log_btwrite_multiple__helper(int count) {
-#ifdef __ANDROID__
-    log_time ts(CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
-    usleep(100);
-    log_time ts1(CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
-
-    // We fork to create a unique pid for the submitted log messages
-    // so that we do not collide with the other _multiple_ tests.
-
-    pid_t pid = fork();
-
-    if (pid == 0) {
-        // child
-        for (int i = count; i; --i) {
-            ASSERT_LT(
-                0, __android_log_btwrite(0, EVENT_TYPE_LONG, &ts, sizeof(ts)));
-            usleep(100);
-        }
-        ASSERT_LT(0,
-                  __android_log_btwrite(0, EVENT_TYPE_LONG, &ts1, sizeof(ts1)));
-        usleep(1000000);
-
-        _exit(0);
-    }
-
-    siginfo_t info = {};
-    ASSERT_EQ(0, TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(waitid(P_PID, pid, &info, WEXITED)));
-    ASSERT_EQ(0, info.si_status);
-
-    struct logger_list* logger_list;
-    ASSERT_TRUE(nullptr != (logger_list = android_logger_list_open(LOG_ID_EVENTS,
-                                                                   ANDROID_LOG_NONBLOCK, 0, pid)));
-
-    int expected_count = (count < 2) ? count : 2;
-    int expected_chatty_count = (count <= 2) ? 0 : 1;
-    int expected_identical_count = (count < 2) ? 0 : (count - 2);
-    static const int expected_expire_count = 0;
-
-    count = 0;
-    int second_count = 0;
-    int chatty_count = 0;
-    int identical_count = 0;
-    int expire_count = 0;
-
-    for (;;) {
-        log_msg log_msg;
-        if (android_logger_list_read(logger_list, &log_msg) <= 0) break;
-
-        if ((log_msg.entry.pid != pid) || (log_msg.entry.len < (4 + 1 + 8)) ||
-            (log_msg.id() != LOG_ID_EVENTS))
-            continue;
-
-        char* eventData = log_msg.msg();
-        if (!eventData) continue;
-
-        uint32_t tag = get4LE(eventData);
-
-        if ((eventData[4] == EVENT_TYPE_LONG) &&
-            (log_msg.entry.len == (4 + 1 + 8))) {
-            if (tag != 0) continue;
-
-            log_time* tx = reinterpret_cast<log_time*>(eventData + 4 + 1);
-            if (ts == *tx) {
-                ++count;
-            } else if (ts1 == *tx) {
-                ++second_count;
-            }
-        } else if (eventData[4] == EVENT_TYPE_STRING) {
-            if (tag != CHATTY_LOG_TAG) continue;
-            ++chatty_count;
-            // int len = get4LE(eventData + 4 + 1);
-            log_msg.buf[LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_LEN] = '\0';
-            const char* cp;
-            if ((cp = strstr(eventData + 4 + 1 + 4, " identical "))) {
-                unsigned val = 0;
-                sscanf(cp, " identical %u lines", &val);
-                identical_count += val;
-            } else if ((cp = strstr(eventData + 4 + 1 + 4, " expire "))) {
-                unsigned val = 0;
-                sscanf(cp, " expire %u lines", &val);
-                expire_count += val;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    android_logger_list_close(logger_list);
-
-    EXPECT_EQ(expected_count, count);
-    EXPECT_EQ(1, second_count);
-    EXPECT_EQ(expected_chatty_count, chatty_count);
-    EXPECT_EQ(expected_identical_count, identical_count);
-    EXPECT_EQ(expected_expire_count, expire_count);
-#else
-    count = 0;
-    GTEST_LOG_(INFO) << "This test does nothing.\n";
-#endif
-}
-
-TEST(logd, multiple_test_1) {
-    __android_log_btwrite_multiple__helper(1);
-}
-
-TEST(logd, multiple_test_2) {
-    __android_log_btwrite_multiple__helper(2);
-}
-
-TEST(logd, multiple_test_3) {
-    __android_log_btwrite_multiple__helper(3);
-}
-
-TEST(logd, multiple_test_10) {
-    __android_log_btwrite_multiple__helper(10);
-}
diff --git a/logd/main.cpp b/logd/main.cpp
index 897e11e..e7a69eb 100644
--- a/logd/main.cpp
+++ b/logd/main.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
     // Pruning configuration.
     PruneList prune_list;
 
-    std::string buffer_type = GetProperty("logd.buffer_type", "chatty");
+    std::string buffer_type = GetProperty("logd.buffer_type", "serialized");
 
     // Partial (required for chatty) or full logging statistics.
     bool enable_full_log_statistics = __android_logger_property_get_bool(