diff --git a/dom/browser-element/mochitest/chrome.ini b/dom/browser-element/mochitest/chrome.ini
index 022165f6a500..02f228be9c70 100644
--- a/dom/browser-element/mochitest/chrome.ini
+++ b/dom/browser-element/mochitest/chrome.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [DEFAULT]
-skip-if = (buildapp == 'b2g' && (toolkit != 'gonk' || debug)) || e10s
+skip-if = (buildapp == 'b2g' && (toolkit != 'gonk' || debug)) || e10s || toolkit == 'android' # Bug 1287720: takes too long on android
 
 support-files =
   audio.ogg
diff --git a/dom/contacts/tests/chrome.ini b/dom/contacts/tests/chrome.ini
index 798b28646470..01553d3a63dc 100644
--- a/dom/contacts/tests/chrome.ini
+++ b/dom/contacts/tests/chrome.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [DEFAULT]
-
+skip-if = toolkit == 'android' # Bug 1287455: takes too long to complete on Android
 support-files =
   shared.js
   file_contacts_basics.html
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ support-files =
 # did opened the database. those should really be xpcshell and not chrome
 # mochitests maybe ...
 [test_contacts_a_shutdown.xul]
-skip-if = os == "android" || buildapp == 'b2g'
+skip-if = buildapp == 'b2g'
 [test_contacts_a_upgrade.xul]
-skip-if = os == "android" || buildapp == 'b2g'
+skip-if = buildapp == 'b2g'
 [test_contacts_a_cache.xul]
-skip-if = os == "android" || buildapp == 'b2g'
+skip-if = buildapp == 'b2g'
 [test_contacts_basics.html]
 skip-if = (toolkit == 'gonk' && debug) #debug-only failure
 [test_contacts_basics2.html]
@@ -42,4 +42,3 @@ skip-if = (toolkit == 'gonk' && debug) #debug-only failure
 [test_contacts_substringmatchingCL.html]
 [test_migration.html]
   support-files +=
-  skip-if = os == "android"
diff --git a/dom/settings/tests/chrome.ini b/dom/settings/tests/chrome.ini
index ba8624dac608..92b1554a00aa 100644
--- a/dom/settings/tests/chrome.ini
+++ b/dom/settings/tests/chrome.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [DEFAULT]
+skip-if = toolkit == 'android' # Bug 1287455: takes too long to complete on Android
 support-files =
   file_loadserver.js
   file_bug1110872.js
diff --git a/dom/tests/mochitest/notification/chrome.ini b/dom/tests/mochitest/notification/chrome.ini
index 2f6b3b4932d1..171745999a7a 100644
--- a/dom/tests/mochitest/notification/chrome.ini
+++ b/dom/tests/mochitest/notification/chrome.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [DEFAULT]
-
+skip-if = toolkit == 'android' # Bug 1287455: takes too long to complete on Android
 support-files =
   MockServices.js
   NotificationTest.js
diff --git a/dom/tv/test/mochitest/chrome.ini b/dom/tv/test/mochitest/chrome.ini
index 02c214efb20d..05c2bb78581a 100644
--- a/dom/tv/test/mochitest/chrome.ini
+++ b/dom/tv/test/mochitest/chrome.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [DEFAULT]
+skip-if = toolkit == 'android' # Bug 1287455: takes too long to complete on Android
 support-files =
   head.js
   mock_data.json