diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/apks/version_nosys/Android.mk b/core/tests/coretests/apks/version_nosys/Android.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bbc8e12afe8d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/apks/version_nosys/Android.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
+
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(call all-subdir-java-files)
+LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME := version_1_nosys
+LOCAL_AAPT_FLAGS := --version-code 1 --version-name 1.0
+LOCAL_CERTIFICATE := $(LOCAL_PATH)/../../certs/unit_test
+include $(FrameworkCoreTests_BUILD_PACKAGE)
+
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/apks/version_nosys/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/tests/coretests/apks/version_nosys/AndroidManifest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..46aac38cac412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/apks/version_nosys/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- 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.
+-->
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        package="com.android.frameworks.coretests.version_test">
+
+    <!-- Do not ask for this system permission -->
+<!--    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_CACHE_FILESYSTEM" />
+-->
+    <!-- Which permission it uses is not important as long as it's a normal
+         permission -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
+
+    <application android:hasCode="false"/>
+</manifest>
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/apks/version_nosys/res/values/strings.xml b/core/tests/coretests/apks/version_nosys/res/values/strings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3b8b3b1af9b5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/apks/version_nosys/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<!-- Just need this dummy file to have something to build. -->
+<resources xmlns:xliff="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:1.2">
+  <string name="dummy">dummy</string>
+</resources>
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/apks/version_nosys/src/com/android/frameworks/coretests/version_test/NullProvider.java b/core/tests/coretests/apks/version_nosys/src/com/android/frameworks/coretests/version_test/NullProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f5742f0f277fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/apks/version_nosys/src/com/android/frameworks/coretests/version_test/NullProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package com.android.frameworks.coretests.version_test;
+
+import android.content.ContentProvider;
+import android.content.ContentValues;
+import android.database.Cursor;
+import android.net.Uri;
+
+public class NullProvider extends ContentProvider {
+    @Override
+    public boolean onCreate() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Cursor query(Uri uri, String[] projection, String selection, String[] selectionArgs,
+            String sortOrder) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Uri insert(Uri uri, ContentValues values) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int delete(Uri uri, String selection, String[] selectionArgs) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int update(Uri uri, ContentValues values, String selection, String[] selectionArgs) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getType(Uri uri) {
+        return "text/plain";
+    }
+}