diff --git a/android/JackAndroidThread.cpp b/android/JackAndroidThread.cpp
index b30dc78..ac58baf 100644
--- a/android/JackAndroidThread.cpp
+++ b/android/JackAndroidThread.cpp
@@ -125,27 +125,6 @@ int JackAndroidThread::StartImp(jack_native_thread_t* thread, int priority, int
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (realtime) {
-
-        jack_log("JackAndroidThread::StartImp : create RT thread");
-
-        if ((res = pthread_attr_setschedpolicy(&attributes, JACK_SCHED_POLICY))) {
-            jack_error("Cannot set RR scheduling class for RT thread res = %d", res);
-            return -1;
-        }
-
-        memset(&rt_param, 0, sizeof(rt_param));
-        rt_param.sched_priority = priority;
-
-        if ((res = pthread_attr_setschedparam(&attributes, &rt_param))) {
-            jack_error("Cannot set scheduling priority for RT thread res = %d", res);
-            return -1;
-        }
-
-    } else {
-        jack_log("JackAndroidThread::StartImp : create non RT thread");
-    }
-
     if ((res = pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attributes, THREAD_STACK))) {
         jack_error("Cannot set thread stack size res = %d", res);
         return -1;
@@ -238,27 +217,6 @@ int JackAndroidThread::AcquireSelfRealTime(int priority)
 }
 int JackAndroidThread::AcquireRealTimeImp(jack_native_thread_t thread, int priority)
 {
-    struct sched_param rtparam;
-    int res;
-    memset(&rtparam, 0, sizeof(rtparam));
-    rtparam.sched_priority = priority;
-
-    jack_log("JackAndroidThread::AcquireRealTimeImp priority = %d", priority);
-
-#ifndef JACK_ANDROID_REALTIME_SCHED
-    if ((res = pthread_setschedparam(thread, JACK_SCHED_POLICY, &rtparam)) != 0) {
-        jack_error("Cannot use real-time scheduling (RR/%d)"
-                   "(%d: %s)", rtparam.sched_priority, res,
-                   strerror(res));
-        return -1;
-    }
-#else
-    if ((res = android::requestPriority(getpid(), gettid(), priority)) != 0) {
-        jack_log("Failed to get SCHED_FIFO priority pid %d tid %d; error %d",
-		    getpid(), gettid(), res);
-        return -1;
-    }
-#endif
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -274,15 +232,6 @@ int JackAndroidThread::DropSelfRealTime()
 
 int JackAndroidThread::DropRealTimeImp(jack_native_thread_t thread)
 {
-    struct sched_param rtparam;
-    int res;
-    memset(&rtparam, 0, sizeof(rtparam));
-    rtparam.sched_priority = 0;
-
-    if ((res = pthread_setschedparam(thread, SCHED_OTHER, &rtparam)) != 0) {
-        jack_error("Cannot switch to normal scheduling priority(%s)", strerror(errno));
-        return -1;
-    }
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/posix/JackShmMem_os.h b/posix/JackShmMem_os.h
index b572342..5e71b51 100644
--- a/posix/JackShmMem_os.h
+++ b/posix/JackShmMem_os.h
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 
-#define CHECK_MLOCK(ptr, size) (mlock((ptr), (size)) == 0)
-#define CHECK_MUNLOCK(ptr, size) (munlock((ptr), (size)) == 0)
-#define CHECK_MLOCKALL() (mlockall(MCL_CURRENT | MCL_FUTURE) == 0)
-#define CHECK_MUNLOCKALL() (munlockall() == 0)
+#define CHECK_MLOCK(ptr, size) (TRUE)
+#define CHECK_MUNLOCK(ptr, size) (TRUE)
+#define CHECK_MLOCKALL() (TRUE)
+#define CHECK_MUNLOCKALL() (TRUE)
 
 #endif