diff --git a/testrunner/runtest.py b/testrunner/runtest.py
index 34f979fc0..593d11d22 100755
--- a/testrunner/runtest.py
+++ b/testrunner/runtest.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ Based on previous <androidroot>/development/tools/runtest shell script.
 import glob
 import optparse
 import os
-import re
 from sets import Set
 import sys
 
@@ -61,6 +60,10 @@ class TestRunner(object):
     # disable logging of timestamp
     self._root_path = android_build.GetTop()
     logger.SetTimestampLogging(False)
+    self._adb = None
+    self._known_tests = None
+    self._options = None
+    self._test_args = None
 
   def _ProcessOptions(self):
     """Processes command-line options."""
@@ -264,8 +267,8 @@ class TestRunner(object):
 
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
       logger.Log("Exiting...")
-    except errors.AbortError, e:
-      logger.Log(e.msg)
+    except errors.AbortError, error:
+      logger.Log(error.msg)
       logger.SilentLog("Exiting due to AbortError...")
     except errors.WaitForResponseTimedOutError:
       logger.Log("Timed out waiting for response")
diff --git a/testrunner/test_defs/abstract_test.py b/testrunner/test_defs/abstract_test.py
index 7c4d63dde..e0c8db206 100644
--- a/testrunner/test_defs/abstract_test.py
+++ b/testrunner/test_defs/abstract_test.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import xml.parsers
 
 # local imports
 import errors
-import logger
 
 
 class AbstractTestSuite(object):
@@ -32,6 +31,9 @@ class AbstractTestSuite(object):
   This class will parse the XML attributes common to all TestSuite's.
   """
 
+  # name of xml tag a test suite handles. subclasses must define this.
+  TAG_NAME = "unspecified"
+
   _NAME_ATTR = "name"
   _BUILD_ATTR = "build_path"
   _CONTINUOUS_ATTR = "continuous"
diff --git a/testrunner/test_defs/instrumentation_test.py b/testrunner/test_defs/instrumentation_test.py
index fcc9b42c8..24b4b88fd 100644
--- a/testrunner/test_defs/instrumentation_test.py
+++ b/testrunner/test_defs/instrumentation_test.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class InstrumentationTestSuite(AbstractTestSuite):
     if options.test_class is not None:
       test_class = options.test_class.lstrip()
       if test_class.startswith("."):
-        test_class = test_suite.GetPackageName() + test_class
+        test_class = self.GetPackageName() + test_class
     if options.test_method is not None:
       test_class = "%s#%s" % (test_class, options.test_method)
 
diff --git a/testrunner/test_defs/native_test.py b/testrunner/test_defs/native_test.py
index 1e79872ff..e27f3e6d0 100644
--- a/testrunner/test_defs/native_test.py
+++ b/testrunner/test_defs/native_test.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python2.4
 #
 #
-# Copyright 2008, The Android Open Source Project
+# Copyright 2009, 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.
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import os
 # local imports
 from abstract_test import AbstractTestSuite
 import android_build
-import errors
 import logger
 import run_command