diff --git a/config.tests/android/android.pro b/config.tests/android/android.pro
deleted file mode 100644
index dcf5df18..00000000
--- a/config.tests/android/android.pro
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG += java
-API_VERSION = android-11
-JAVASOURCES += main.java
-
diff --git a/config.tests/android/main.java b/config.tests/android/main.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ab87259..00000000
--- a/config.tests/android/main.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import android.graphics.SurfaceTexture;
-
-class BuildTest
-{
-    public static void main(String [] args) { }
-}
diff --git a/qtmultimedia.pro b/qtmultimedia.pro
index 53f6b988..672cbc94 100644
--- a/qtmultimedia.pro
+++ b/qtmultimedia.pro
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ win32 {
 } else:mac {
     qtCompileTest(avfoundation)
 } else:android {
-    !qtCompileTest(android):error("QtMultimedia for Android requires API level 11")
+    SDK_ROOT = $$(ANDROID_SDK_ROOT)
+    isEmpty(SDK_ROOT): SDK_ROOT = $$DEFAULT_ANDROID_SDK_ROOT
+    !exists($$SDK_ROOT/platforms/android-11/android.jar): error("QtMultimedia for Android requires API level 11")
 } else {
     qtCompileTest(alsa)
     qtCompileTest(pulseaudio)