diff --git a/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/DefaultVideoFrameProcessorVideoFrameRenderingTest.java b/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/DefaultVideoFrameProcessorVideoFrameRenderingTest.java
index 56a11a590f..fea005d1d2 100644
--- a/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/DefaultVideoFrameProcessorVideoFrameRenderingTest.java
+++ b/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/DefaultVideoFrameProcessorVideoFrameRenderingTest.java
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
-import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.EnsuresNonNull;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.MonotonicNonNull;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -274,7 +273,6 @@ public final class DefaultVideoFrameProcessorVideoFrameRenderingTest {
     void onFrameAvailableForRendering(long presentationTimeUs);
   }
 
-  @EnsuresNonNull("defaultVideoFrameProcessor")
   private void processFramesToEndOfStream(
       List<Long> inputPresentationTimesUs,
       OnOutputFrameAvailableForRenderingListener onFrameAvailableListener,
diff --git a/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/FrameDropTest.java b/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/FrameDropTest.java
index e0f87f9d9d..7faf564025 100644
--- a/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/FrameDropTest.java
+++ b/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/FrameDropTest.java
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ import androidx.media3.common.util.Consumer;
 import androidx.media3.test.utils.TextureBitmapReader;
 import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
-import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.EnsuresNonNull;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.MonotonicNonNull;
-import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.RequiresNonNull;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -49,7 +47,6 @@ public class FrameDropTest {
   private @MonotonicNonNull TextureBitmapReader textureBitmapReader;
   private String testId;
 
-  @EnsuresNonNull({"textureBitmapReader"})
   @Before
   public void setUp() {
     textureBitmapReader = new TextureBitmapReader();
@@ -57,7 +54,6 @@ public class FrameDropTest {
   }
 
   @Test
-  @RequiresNonNull({"textureBitmapReader"})
   public void frameDrop_withDefaultStrategy_outputsFramesAtTheCorrectPresentationTimesUs()
       throws Exception {
     ImmutableList<Long> frameTimesUs =
@@ -73,7 +69,6 @@ public class FrameDropTest {
   }
 
   @Test
-  @RequiresNonNull({"textureBitmapReader"})
   public void frameDrop_withSimpleStrategy_outputsFramesAtTheCorrectPresentationTimesUs()
       throws Exception {
     ImmutableList<Long> frameTimesUs =
@@ -90,7 +85,6 @@ public class FrameDropTest {
   }
 
   @Test
-  @RequiresNonNull({"textureBitmapReader"})
   public void frameDrop_withSimpleStrategy_outputsAllFrames() throws Exception {
     ImmutableList<Long> frameTimesUs = ImmutableList.of(0L, 333_333L, 666_667L);
     FrameDropEffect frameDropEffect =
diff --git a/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/GaussianBlurTest.java b/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/GaussianBlurTest.java
index 0c0aaf7eed..1bc0bba153 100644
--- a/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/GaussianBlurTest.java
+++ b/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/GaussianBlurTest.java
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ import androidx.media3.common.util.Consumer;
 import androidx.media3.test.utils.TextureBitmapReader;
 import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
-import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.EnsuresNonNull;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.MonotonicNonNull;
-import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.RequiresNonNull;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -74,7 +72,6 @@ public class GaussianBlurTest {
   private String testId;
   private @MonotonicNonNull TextureBitmapReader textureBitmapReader;
 
-  @EnsuresNonNull({"textureBitmapReader"})
   @Before
   public void setUp() {
     textureBitmapReader = new TextureBitmapReader();
@@ -85,7 +82,6 @@ public class GaussianBlurTest {
   // different text rendering implementation that leads to a larger pixel difference.
 
   @Test
-  @RequiresNonNull({"textureBitmapReader"})
   public void gaussianBlur_blursFrame() throws Exception {
     ImmutableList<Long> frameTimesUs = ImmutableList.of(22_000L);
     ImmutableList<Long> actualPresentationTimesUs =
diff --git a/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/GaussianBlurWithFrameOverlaidTest.java b/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/GaussianBlurWithFrameOverlaidTest.java
index cd4c252cd3..9c0557f32c 100644
--- a/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/GaussianBlurWithFrameOverlaidTest.java
+++ b/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/GaussianBlurWithFrameOverlaidTest.java
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ import androidx.media3.common.util.Consumer;
 import androidx.media3.test.utils.TextureBitmapReader;
 import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
-import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.EnsuresNonNull;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.MonotonicNonNull;
-import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.RequiresNonNull;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -77,7 +75,6 @@ public class GaussianBlurWithFrameOverlaidTest {
   private String testId;
   private @MonotonicNonNull TextureBitmapReader textureBitmapReader;
 
-  @EnsuresNonNull({"textureBitmapReader"})
   @Before
   public void setUp() {
     textureBitmapReader = new TextureBitmapReader();
@@ -88,7 +85,6 @@ public class GaussianBlurWithFrameOverlaidTest {
   // different text rendering implementation that leads to a larger pixel difference.
 
   @Test
-  @RequiresNonNull({"textureBitmapReader"})
   public void gaussianBlurWithFrameOverlaid_blursFrameAndOverlaysSharpImage() throws Exception {
     ImmutableList<Long> frameTimesUs = ImmutableList.of(32_000L);
     ImmutableList<Long> actualPresentationTimesUs =
@@ -106,7 +102,6 @@ public class GaussianBlurWithFrameOverlaidTest {
   }
 
   @Test
-  @RequiresNonNull({"textureBitmapReader"})
   public void gaussianBlurWithFrameOverlaid_sigmaChangesWithTime_differentFramesHaveDifferentBlurs()
       throws Exception {
     ImmutableList<Long> frameTimesUs = ImmutableList.of(32_000L, 71_000L);
diff --git a/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/TimestampAdjustmentTest.java b/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/TimestampAdjustmentTest.java
index f548c9ae0e..d15075fb4b 100644
--- a/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/TimestampAdjustmentTest.java
+++ b/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/TimestampAdjustmentTest.java
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ import androidx.media3.common.util.Consumer;
 import androidx.media3.test.utils.TextureBitmapReader;
 import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
-import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.EnsuresNonNull;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.MonotonicNonNull;
-import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.RequiresNonNull;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -49,7 +47,6 @@ public class TimestampAdjustmentTest {
   private @MonotonicNonNull TextureBitmapReader textureBitmapReader;
   private String testId;
 
-  @EnsuresNonNull({"textureBitmapReader"})
   @Before
   public void setUp() {
     textureBitmapReader = new TextureBitmapReader();
@@ -57,7 +54,6 @@ public class TimestampAdjustmentTest {
   }
 
   @Test
-  @RequiresNonNull({"textureBitmapReader"})
   public void timestampAdjustmentTest_outputsFramesAtTheCorrectPresentationTimesUs()
       throws Exception {
     ImmutableList<Long> frameTimesUs = ImmutableList.of(0L, 32_000L, 71_000L);