diff --git a/mysql-test/r/flush_read_lock.result b/mysql-test/r/flush_read_lock.result
index cd7083405bf..85ed3d52d0c 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/flush_read_lock.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/flush_read_lock.result
@@ -544,11 +544,10 @@ Success: Was not able to run 'drop table t2_base' under FTWRL.
 Success: 'drop table t2_base' is blocked by FTWRL active in another connection.
 Success: FTWRL is blocked when 'drop table t2_base' is active in another connection.
 # 13.1.b) DROP TABLES which affects only temporary tables
-#         in theory can be compatible with FTWRL.
-#         In practice it is not yet.
-Success: Was not able to run 'drop table t2_temp' under FTWRL.
-Success: 'drop table t2_temp' is blocked by FTWRL active in another connection.
-Success: FTWRL is blocked when 'drop table t2_temp' is active in another connection.
+#         is compatible with FTWRL.
+Success: Was able to run 'drop table t2_temp' under FTWRL.
+Success: Was able to run 'drop table t2_temp' with FTWRL active in another connection.
+Success: Was able to run FTWRL while 'drop table t2_temp' was active in another connection.
 #
 # 13.1.c) DROP TEMPORARY TABLES should be compatible with FTWRL.
 Success: Was able to run 'drop temporary table t2_temp' under FTWRL.
@@ -1461,24 +1460,10 @@ Success: Was able to run 'analyze table t3_temp_trans' under FTWRL.
 Success: Was able to run 'analyze table t3_temp_trans' with FTWRL active in another connection.
 Success: Was able to run FTWRL while 'analyze table t3_temp_trans' was active in another connection.
 #
-# 39.2.c) Some statements do implicit commit and not
-#         considered read-only. As result they are 
-#         not compatible with FTWRL.
-#
-flush tables with read lock;
-# Implicit commits are allowed under FTWRL.
-alter table t3_temp_trans add column c1 int;
-unlock tables;
-#
-# Switching to connection 'con1'.
-flush tables with read lock;
-# Switching to connection 'default'.
-alter table t3_temp_trans drop column c1;
-# Switching to connection 'con1'.
-# Check that ALTER TABLE is blocked.
-unlock tables;
-# Switching to connection 'default'.
-# Reap ALTER TABLE
+# And ALTER TABLE:
+Success: Was able to run 'alter table t3_temp_trans add column c1 int' under FTWRL.
+Success: Was able to run 'alter table t3_temp_trans add column c1 int' with FTWRL active in another connection.
+Success: Was able to run FTWRL while 'alter table t3_temp_trans add column c1 int' was active in another connection.
 #
 # 40) Test effect of implicit commit for DDL which is otherwise
 #     compatible with FTWRL. Implicit commit at the start of DDL
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/flush_read_lock.test b/mysql-test/t/flush_read_lock.test
index 9da93dd40a1..48be5425d3c 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/flush_read_lock.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/flush_read_lock.test
@@ -708,11 +708,10 @@ let $cleanup_stmt1= create table t2_base(j int);
 --source include/check_ftwrl_incompatible.inc
 
 --echo # 13.1.b) DROP TABLES which affects only temporary tables
---echo #         in theory can be compatible with FTWRL.
---echo #         In practice it is not yet.
+--echo #         is compatible with FTWRL.
 let $statement= drop table t2_temp;
-let $cleanup_stmt1= create temporary table t2_temp(j int);
---source include/check_ftwrl_incompatible.inc
+let $cleanup_stmt= create temporary table t2_temp(j int);
+--source include/check_ftwrl_compatible.inc
 
 --echo #
 --echo # 13.1.c) DROP TEMPORARY TABLES should be compatible with FTWRL.
@@ -1902,35 +1901,10 @@ let $statement= analyze table t3_temp_trans;
 let $cleanup_stmt= ;
 --source include/check_ftwrl_compatible.inc
 --echo #
---echo # 39.2.c) Some statements do implicit commit and not
---echo #         considered read-only. As result they are 
---echo #         not compatible with FTWRL.
---echo #
-flush tables with read lock;
---echo # Implicit commits are allowed under FTWRL.
-alter table t3_temp_trans add column c1 int;
-unlock tables;
---echo #
---echo # Switching to connection '$con_aux1'.
-connection $con_aux1;
-flush tables with read lock;
---echo # Switching to connection 'default'.
-connection default;
---send alter table t3_temp_trans drop column c1
---echo # Switching to connection '$con_aux1'.
-connection $con_aux1;
---echo # Check that ALTER TABLE is blocked.
-let $wait_condition=
-  select count(*) = 1 from information_schema.processlist
-  where state = "Waiting for commit lock" and
-        info = "alter table t3_temp_trans drop column c1";
---source include/wait_condition.inc
-unlock tables;
---echo # Switching to connection 'default'.
-connection default;
---echo # Reap ALTER TABLE
---reap
-
+--echo # And ALTER TABLE:
+let $statement= alter table t3_temp_trans add column c1 int;
+let $cleanup_stmt= alter table t3_temp_trans drop column c1;
+--source include/check_ftwrl_compatible.inc
 
 --echo #
 --echo # 40) Test effect of implicit commit for DDL which is otherwise