diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/listener/ListenerContainerTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/listener/ListenerContainerTests.java
index 6cacf031..5344de04 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/listener/ListenerContainerTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/listener/ListenerContainerTests.java
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
 package org.springframework.data.gemfire.listener;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
-import java.util.concurrent.BlockingDeque;
-import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingDeque;
 
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.query.CqEvent;
  */
 public class ListenerContainerTests {
 
-	private final BlockingDeque<CqEvent> bag = new LinkedBlockingDeque<CqEvent>();
+	private final List<CqEvent> bag = new ArrayList<CqEvent>();
 	protected ContinuousQueryListenerContainer container;
 
 	private static RegionService cache = null;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/listener/StubErrorHandler.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/listener/StubErrorHandler.java
index 6d2454cf..7aad6baf 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/listener/StubErrorHandler.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/listener/StubErrorHandler.java
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.gemfire.listener;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.BlockingDeque;
-import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingDeque;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.util.ErrorHandler;
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ErrorHandler;
  */
 public class StubErrorHandler implements ErrorHandler {
 
-	public BlockingDeque<Throwable> throwables = new LinkedBlockingDeque<Throwable>();
+	public List<Throwable> throwables = new ArrayList<Throwable>();
 
 
 	public void handleError(Throwable t) {