diff --git a/src/test/java/com/android/tools/r8/kotlin/R8KotlinAccessorTest.java b/src/test/java/com/android/tools/r8/kotlin/R8KotlinAccessorTest.java
index 8c843eb..b3af78a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/android/tools/r8/kotlin/R8KotlinAccessorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/android/tools/r8/kotlin/R8KotlinAccessorTest.java
@@ -376,7 +376,8 @@
               // remove the entire class because we are not reprocessing TestMain.main.
               String propertyName = "property";
               if (kotlinParameters.isNewerThanOrEqualTo(KOTLINC_1_6_0)) {
-                checkFieldIsAbsent(classSubject, JAVA_LANG_STRING, propertyName);
+                FieldSubject field = classSubject.field(JAVA_LANG_STRING, propertyName);
+                assertFalse(field.isPresent());
                 return;
               }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/android/tools/r8/kotlin/metadata/MetadataRewriteInPropertyTest.java b/src/test/java/com/android/tools/r8/kotlin/metadata/MetadataRewriteInPropertyTest.java
index 11e391d..cef1a04 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/android/tools/r8/kotlin/metadata/MetadataRewriteInPropertyTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/android/tools/r8/kotlin/metadata/MetadataRewriteInPropertyTest.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package com.android.tools.r8.kotlin.metadata;
 
 import static com.android.tools.r8.KotlinCompilerTool.KotlinCompilerVersion.KOTLINC_1_5_0;
+import static com.android.tools.r8.KotlinCompilerTool.KotlinCompilerVersion.KOTLINC_1_6_0;
 import static com.android.tools.r8.KotlinCompilerTool.KotlinCompilerVersion.MIN_SUPPORTED_VERSION;
 import static com.android.tools.r8.utils.codeinspector.Matchers.isExtensionProperty;
 import static com.android.tools.r8.utils.codeinspector.Matchers.isPresent;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
 import com.android.tools.r8.utils.codeinspector.MethodSubject;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import org.junit.Assume;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@
 
   @Test
   public void testMetadataInProperty_getterOnly() throws Exception {
+    Assume.assumeTrue(kotlinParameters.isOlderThan(KOTLINC_1_6_0));
     Path libJar =
         testForR8(parameters.getBackend())
             .addClasspathFiles(kotlinc.getKotlinStdlibJar(), kotlinc.getKotlinAnnotationJar())
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/android/tools/r8/kotlin/metadata/MetadataRewriteInSealedClassTest.java b/src/test/java/com/android/tools/r8/kotlin/metadata/MetadataRewriteInSealedClassTest.java
index 833ba26..7dddb76 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/android/tools/r8/kotlin/metadata/MetadataRewriteInSealedClassTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/android/tools/r8/kotlin/metadata/MetadataRewriteInSealedClassTest.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 package com.android.tools.r8.kotlin.metadata;
 
+import static com.android.tools.r8.KotlinCompilerTool.KotlinCompilerVersion.KOTLINC_1_6_0;
 import static com.android.tools.r8.utils.DescriptorUtils.descriptorToJavaType;
 import static com.android.tools.r8.utils.codeinspector.Matchers.isExtensionFunction;
 import static com.android.tools.r8.utils.codeinspector.Matchers.isPresent;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
 import com.android.tools.r8.utils.codeinspector.KmPackageSubject;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import org.junit.Assume;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@
 
   @Test
   public void testMetadataInSealedClass_invalid() throws Exception {
+    Assume.assumeTrue(kotlinParameters.isOlderThan(KOTLINC_1_6_0));
     Path libJar =
         testForR8(parameters.getBackend())
             .addClasspathFiles(kotlinc.getKotlinStdlibJar(), kotlinc.getKotlinAnnotationJar())