diff --git a/mysql-test/include/mtr_check.sql b/mysql-test/include/mtr_check.sql
index ea1435d750c..798b0774849 100644
--- a/mysql-test/include/mtr_check.sql
+++ b/mysql-test/include/mtr_check.sql
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ BEGIN
   -- Dump all global variables except those
   -- that are supposed to change
   SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_VARIABLES
-   WHERE variable_name != 'timestamp' AND variable_name != "debug"
+   WHERE variable_name != 'timestamp'
      AND variable_name != 'INNODB_IBUF_MAX_SIZE'
    ORDER BY variable_name;
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/mysqlbinlog_row_big.result b/mysql-test/r/mysqlbinlog_row_big.result
index 57105d46fbd..46fa0dc79cd 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/mysqlbinlog_row_big.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/mysqlbinlog_row_big.result
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 #
-# We need big packets.
-#
-SET @old_global_max_allowed_packet=@@global.max_allowed_packet;
-SET @@global.max_allowed_packet= 1024*1024*1024;
-#
 # Preparatory cleanup.
 #
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1;
@@ -104,5 +99,4 @@ FLUSH LOGS;
 # reset variable value to pass testcase checks
 SET @@global.max_allowed_packet = 1048576;
 DROP TABLE t1;
-SET @@global.max_allowed_packet=@old_global_max_allowed_packet;
 remove_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/mysqlbinlog_big_1.out
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/variables-big.result b/mysql-test/r/variables-big.result
index 2c178999a2c..960fc6d22f4 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/variables-big.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/variables-big.result
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
-set session transaction_prealloc_size=1024*1024*1024*1;
-select @pid_temp = (select ID from information_schema.processlist) as 'TRUE';
-TRUE
-1
-set session transaction_prealloc_size=1024*1024*1024*2;
-select @pid_temp = (select ID from information_schema.processlist) as 'TRUE';
-TRUE
-1
-set session transaction_prealloc_size=1024*1024*1024*3;
-select @pid_temp = (select ID from information_schema.processlist) as 'TRUE';
-TRUE
-1
-set session transaction_prealloc_size=1024*1024*1024*4;
-select @pid_temp = (select ID from information_schema.processlist) as 'TRUE';
-TRUE
-1
-set session transaction_prealloc_size=1024*1024*1024*5;
-select @pid_temp = (select ID from information_schema.processlist) as 'TRUE';
-TRUE
-1
+SET SESSION transaction_prealloc_size=1024*1024*1024*1;
+SHOW PROCESSLIST;
+Id	User	Host	db	Command	Time	State	Info
+<Id>	root	localhost	test	Query	<Time>	NULL	SHOW PROCESSLIST
+SET SESSION transaction_prealloc_size=1024*1024*1024*2;
+SHOW PROCESSLIST;
+Id	User	Host	db	Command	Time	State	Info
+<Id>	root	localhost	test	Query	<Time>	NULL	SHOW PROCESSLIST
+SET SESSION transaction_prealloc_size=1024*1024*1024*3;
+SHOW PROCESSLIST;
+Id	User	Host	db	Command	Time	State	Info
+<Id>	root	localhost	test	Query	<Time>	NULL	SHOW PROCESSLIST
+SET SESSION transaction_prealloc_size=1024*1024*1024*4;
+SHOW PROCESSLIST;
+Id	User	Host	db	Command	Time	State	Info
+<Id>	root	localhost	test	Query	<Time>	NULL	SHOW PROCESSLIST
+SET SESSION transaction_prealloc_size=1024*1024*1024*5;
+SHOW PROCESSLIST;
+Id	User	Host	db	Command	Time	State	Info
+<Id>	root	localhost	test	Query	<Time>	NULL	SHOW PROCESSLIST
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/mysqlbinlog_row_big.test b/mysql-test/t/mysqlbinlog_row_big.test
index 2a274d217dc..75f3b90269f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/mysqlbinlog_row_big.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/mysqlbinlog_row_big.test
@@ -23,16 +23,6 @@
 # This is a big test.
 --source include/big_test.inc
 
---echo #
---echo # We need big packets.
---echo #
-connect (con1, localhost, root,,);
-connection con1;
-SET @old_global_max_allowed_packet=@@global.max_allowed_packet;
-SET @@global.max_allowed_packet= 1024*1024*1024;
-connect (con2, localhost, root,,);
-connection con2;
-
 --echo #
 --echo # Preparatory cleanup.
 --echo #
@@ -154,14 +144,9 @@ let $MYSQLD_DATADIR= `select @@datadir`;
 eval SET @@global.max_allowed_packet = $orig_max_allowed_packet;
 DROP TABLE t1;
 
-connection con1;
-SET @@global.max_allowed_packet=@old_global_max_allowed_packet;
-
 --echo remove_file \$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/$mysqlbinlog_output
 #
 # NOTE: If you want to see the *huge* mysqlbinlog output, disable next line:
 #
 --remove_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/$mysqlbinlog_output
 
-disconnect con1
-disconnect con2
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/variables-big.test b/mysql-test/t/variables-big.test
index b82fe784abd..fdb11ffa907 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/variables-big.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/variables-big.test
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 --source include/big_test.inc
 
 #
-# Bug #27322  	failure to allocate transaction_prealloc_size causes crash
+# Bug#27322 failure to allocate transaction_prealloc_size causes crash
 #
 #
 # Manual (6.0):
@@ -35,20 +35,21 @@
 # timeout if the testing box is not powerful enough.
 #
 
-set @pid_temp = (select ID from information_schema.processlist);
-set session transaction_prealloc_size=1024*1024*1024*1;
---replace_column 1 #
-select @pid_temp = (select ID from information_schema.processlist) as 'TRUE';
-set session transaction_prealloc_size=1024*1024*1024*2;
---replace_column 1 #
-select @pid_temp = (select ID from information_schema.processlist) as 'TRUE';
---replace_column 1 #
-set session transaction_prealloc_size=1024*1024*1024*3;
---replace_column 1 #
-select @pid_temp = (select ID from information_schema.processlist) as 'TRUE';
-set session transaction_prealloc_size=1024*1024*1024*4;
---replace_column 1 #
-select @pid_temp = (select ID from information_schema.processlist) as 'TRUE';
-set session transaction_prealloc_size=1024*1024*1024*5;
---replace_column 1 #
-select @pid_temp = (select ID from information_schema.processlist) as 'TRUE';
+--disable_warnings
+SET SESSION transaction_prealloc_size=1024*1024*1024*1;
+--replace_column 1 <Id> 6 <Time>
+SHOW PROCESSLIST;
+SET SESSION transaction_prealloc_size=1024*1024*1024*2;
+--replace_column 1 <Id> 6 <Time>
+SHOW PROCESSLIST;
+SET SESSION transaction_prealloc_size=1024*1024*1024*3;
+--replace_column 1 <Id> 6 <Time>
+SHOW PROCESSLIST;
+SET SESSION transaction_prealloc_size=1024*1024*1024*4;
+--replace_column 1 <Id> 6 <Time>
+SHOW PROCESSLIST;
+SET SESSION transaction_prealloc_size=1024*1024*1024*5;
+--replace_column 1 <Id> 6 <Time>
+SHOW PROCESSLIST;
+--enable_warnings
+