diff --git a/examples/autoplug/autoplug.c b/examples/autoplug/autoplug.c
index 70ac4b7a2b..04ce6c83d8 100644
--- a/examples/autoplug/autoplug.c
+++ b/examples/autoplug/autoplug.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ gst_play_have_type (GstElement *typefind, GstCaps *caps, GstElement *pipeline)
 
   /* and an video sink */
   videosink = gst_elementfactory_make("xvideosink", "play_video");
+  //videosink = gst_elementfactory_make("aasink", "play_video");
   g_assert(videosink != NULL);
 
   autoplug = gst_autoplugfactory_make ("staticrender");
diff --git a/examples/queue/queue.c b/examples/queue/queue.c
index 0d34a4bf96..7137f114b3 100644
--- a/examples/queue/queue.c
+++ b/examples/queue/queue.c
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
   osssink = gst_elementfactory_make("osssink", "play_audio");
   g_assert(osssink != NULL);
 
-  gst_bin_use_cothreads (GST_BIN (bin), TRUE);
-
   /* add objects to the main pipeline */
   gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(bin), disksrc);
   gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(bin), parse);
diff --git a/test/mp2toavi.c b/test/mp2toavi.c
index fd5a7b7e82..99653b0bfb 100644
--- a/test/mp2toavi.c
+++ b/test/mp2toavi.c
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ void mp2tomp1(GstElement *parser,GstPad *pad, GstElement *pipeline) {
     gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(video_thread),GST_ELEMENT(smooth));
     gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(video_thread),GST_ELEMENT(videoscale));
     gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(video_thread),GST_ELEMENT(encode));
-    gst_bin_use_cothreads(GST_BIN(video_thread), FALSE);
 
     // set up pad connections
     gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(video_thread),
diff --git a/test/mp2tomp1.c b/test/mp2tomp1.c
index 3a609f1162..0c2cfc9cda 100644
--- a/test/mp2tomp1.c
+++ b/test/mp2tomp1.c
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ mp2tomp1 (GstElement *parser, GstPad *pad, GstElement *pipeline)
     gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(video_thread),GST_ELEMENT(smooth));
     gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(video_thread),GST_ELEMENT(videoscale));
     gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(video_thread),GST_ELEMENT(encode));
-    gst_bin_use_cothreads(GST_BIN(video_thread), FALSE);
 
     // set up pad connections
     gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(video_thread),
diff --git a/test/mpeg2parse.c b/test/mpeg2parse.c
index 50aeb0162c..f46a86a6bf 100644
--- a/test/mpeg2parse.c
+++ b/test/mpeg2parse.c
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ void mpeg2parse_newpad(GstElement *parser,GstPad *pad, GstElement *pipeline) {
     gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(video_thread),GST_ELEMENT(decode_video));
     gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(video_thread),GST_ELEMENT(merge_subtitles));
     gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(video_thread),GST_ELEMENT(show));
-    gst_bin_use_cothreads(GST_BIN(video_thread), FALSE);
 
     // set up pad connections
     gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(video_thread),
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/autoplug/autoplug.c b/tests/old/examples/autoplug/autoplug.c
index 70ac4b7a2b..04ce6c83d8 100644
--- a/tests/old/examples/autoplug/autoplug.c
+++ b/tests/old/examples/autoplug/autoplug.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ gst_play_have_type (GstElement *typefind, GstCaps *caps, GstElement *pipeline)
 
   /* and an video sink */
   videosink = gst_elementfactory_make("xvideosink", "play_video");
+  //videosink = gst_elementfactory_make("aasink", "play_video");
   g_assert(videosink != NULL);
 
   autoplug = gst_autoplugfactory_make ("staticrender");
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/queue/queue.c b/tests/old/examples/queue/queue.c
index 0d34a4bf96..7137f114b3 100644
--- a/tests/old/examples/queue/queue.c
+++ b/tests/old/examples/queue/queue.c
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
   osssink = gst_elementfactory_make("osssink", "play_audio");
   g_assert(osssink != NULL);
 
-  gst_bin_use_cothreads (GST_BIN (bin), TRUE);
-
   /* add objects to the main pipeline */
   gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(bin), disksrc);
   gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(bin), parse);