diff --git a/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp b/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
index 98f7716138cbf..b0835edcb31d9 100644
--- a/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
@@ -817,13 +817,6 @@ int AndroidRuntime::startVm(JavaVM** pJavaVM, JNIEnv** pEnv)
       mOptions.add(opt);
     }
 
-    /*
-     * We don't have /tmp on the device, but we often have an SD card.  Apps
-     * shouldn't use this, but some test suites might want to exercise it.
-     */
-    opt.optionString = "-Djava.io.tmpdir=/sdcard";
-    mOptions.add(opt);
-
     initArgs.version = JNI_VERSION_1_4;
     initArgs.options = mOptions.editArray();
     initArgs.nOptions = mOptions.size();