diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputTestsBase.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputTestsBase.java
index f91adcd96..dead53da2 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputTestsBase.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputTestsBase.java
@@ -107,12 +107,15 @@ public class InputTestsBase extends ServiceTestCase<LatinIMEForTests> {
                 throw new RuntimeException("Expected one span, found " + spans.length);
             }
         }
+        public SuggestionSpan getSpan() {
+            return (SuggestionSpan) mSpan;
+        }
         public boolean isAutoCorrectionIndicator() {
             return (mSpan instanceof SuggestionSpan) &&
-                    0 != (SuggestionSpan.FLAG_AUTO_CORRECTION & ((SuggestionSpan)mSpan).getFlags());
+                    0 != (SuggestionSpan.FLAG_AUTO_CORRECTION & getSpan().getFlags());
         }
         public String[] getSuggestions() {
-            return ((SuggestionSpan)mSpan).getSuggestions();
+            return getSpan().getSuggestions();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/AndroidSpellCheckerServiceTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/AndroidSpellCheckerServiceTest.java
index 2272d6ba0..e7c48da19 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/AndroidSpellCheckerServiceTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/AndroidSpellCheckerServiceTest.java
@@ -53,14 +53,8 @@ public class AndroidSpellCheckerServiceTest extends InputTestsBase {
         sleep(1000);
 
         final SpanGetter span = new SpanGetter(mEditText.getText(), SuggestionSpan.class);
-        // If no span, the following will crash
-        final String[] suggestions = span.getSuggestions();
-        // For this test we consider "годп" should yield at least 2 suggestions (at this moment
-        // it yields 5).
-        assertTrue(suggestions.length >= 2);
-        // We also assume the top suggestion should be "года", which is the top word in the
-        // Russian dictionary.
-        assertEquals("", "года", suggestions[0]);
+        // We don't ship with Russian LM
+        assertNull(span.getSpan());
     }
 
     public void testSpellcheckWithPeriods() {