diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/text/method/ForwardDeleteTest.java b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/text/method/ForwardDeleteTest.java
index 0fed77cc481f2..c9ae2e30c292f 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/text/method/ForwardDeleteTest.java
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/text/method/ForwardDeleteTest.java
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ public class ForwardDeleteTest extends KeyListenerTestCase {
         // ZERO WIDTH JOINER + regional indicator symbol
         state.setByString("| U+1F469 U+200D U+1F1FA");
         forwardDelete(state, 0);
-        state.assertEquals("| U+1F1FA");
+        state.assertEquals("|");
 
         // Regional indicator symbol + end with ZERO WIDTH JOINER
         state.setByString("| U+1F1FA U+200D");
@@ -340,8 +340,6 @@ public class ForwardDeleteTest extends KeyListenerTestCase {
         // Regional indicator symbol + ZERO WIDTH JOINER
         state.setByString("| U+1F1FA U+200D U+1F469");
         forwardDelete(state, 0);
-        state.assertEquals("| U+1F469");
-        forwardDelete(state, 0);
         state.assertEquals("|");
 
         // Start with ZERO WIDTH JOINER + emoji modifier
@@ -352,7 +350,7 @@ public class ForwardDeleteTest extends KeyListenerTestCase {
         // ZERO WIDTH JOINER + emoji modifier
         state.setByString("| U+1F469 U+200D U+1F3FB");
         forwardDelete(state, 0);
-        state.assertEquals("| U+1F3FB");
+        state.assertEquals("|");
 
         // Emoji modifier + end with ZERO WIDTH JOINER
         state.setByString("| U+1F466 U+1F3FB U+200D");
@@ -362,8 +360,6 @@ public class ForwardDeleteTest extends KeyListenerTestCase {
         // Emoji modifier + ZERO WIDTH JOINER
         state.setByString("| U+1F466 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1F469");
         forwardDelete(state, 0);
-        state.assertEquals("| U+1F469");
-        forwardDelete(state, 0);
         state.assertEquals("|");
 
         // Regional indicator symbol + emoji modifier