diff --git a/browser/components/tabview/test/browser.ini b/browser/components/tabview/test/browser.ini
index d8b11e52fb54..1ff67d017ef4 100644
--- a/browser/components/tabview/test/browser.ini
+++ b/browser/components/tabview/test/browser.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [DEFAULT]
-skip-if = e10s # Most of these tests fail due to Bug ?????? - SessionStore is disabled in e10s
 support-files =
   dummy_page.html
   head.js
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ skip-if = buildapp == 'mulet'
 [browser_tabview_bug587990.js]
 [browser_tabview_bug588265.js]
 [browser_tabview_bug589324.js]
+skip-if = e10s # Bug 1086190
 [browser_tabview_bug590606.js]
 [browser_tabview_bug591706.js]
 [browser_tabview_bug593283.js]
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ skip-if = buildapp == 'mulet'
 [browser_tabview_bug595930.js]
 [browser_tabview_bug595943.js]
 [browser_tabview_bug595965.js]
+skip-if = e10s # Bug 1086190
 [browser_tabview_bug596781.js]
 [browser_tabview_bug597360.js]
 [browser_tabview_bug597399.js]
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ skip-if = true # Bug 704417
 [browser_tabview_bug607108.js]
 skip-if = os == 'linux' # Bug 947521
 [browser_tabview_bug608037.js]
+skip-if = e10s # Bug 1086190
 [browser_tabview_bug608153.js]
 [browser_tabview_bug608158.js]
 [browser_tabview_bug608184.js]
@@ -74,12 +76,14 @@ skip-if = buildapp == 'mulet'
 [browser_tabview_bug619937.js]
 [browser_tabview_bug622835.js]
 [browser_tabview_bug623768.js]
+skip-if = e10s # Bug 1086190
 [browser_tabview_bug624265_perwindowpb.js]
 skip-if = true # Bug 921984, hopefully fixed by bug 930202
 [browser_tabview_bug624692.js]
 [browser_tabview_bug624727_perwindowpb.js]
 skip-if = buildapp == 'mulet'
 [browser_tabview_bug624847.js]
+skip-if = e10s # Bug 1086190
 [browser_tabview_bug624931.js]
 [browser_tabview_bug624953.js]
 [browser_tabview_bug625195.js]
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ skip-if = buildapp == 'mulet'
 [browser_tabview_bug625955.js]
 [browser_tabview_bug626368.js]
 [browser_tabview_bug626455.js]
+skip-if = e10s # Bug 1086190
 [browser_tabview_bug626525.js]
 [browser_tabview_bug626791.js]
 skip-if = buildapp == 'mulet'
@@ -173,6 +178,7 @@ skip-if = buildapp == 'mulet'
 skip-if = os == "mac" || os == "win" # Bug 945687
 [browser_tabview_launch.js]
 [browser_tabview_multiwindow_search.js]
+skip-if = e10s # Bug 1086190
 [browser_tabview_pending_tabs.js]
 [browser_tabview_privatebrowsing_perwindowpb.js]
 skip-if = os == 'linux' || e10s # linux: Bug 944300; e10s: bug ?????? - "leaked until shutdown [nsGlobalWindow #82 about:blank]"
diff --git a/browser/components/tabview/test/browser_tabview_firstrun_pref.js b/browser/components/tabview/test/browser_tabview_firstrun_pref.js
index 24b27cf5a6d4..36a43f22d907 100644
--- a/browser/components/tabview/test/browser_tabview_firstrun_pref.js
+++ b/browser/components/tabview/test/browser_tabview_firstrun_pref.js
@@ -63,9 +63,8 @@ function endGame() {
 }
 
 function newWindowWithTabView(callback, completeCallback) {
-  let charsetArg = "charset=" + window.content.document.characterSet;
   let win = window.openDialog(getBrowserURL(), "_blank", "chrome,all,dialog=no,height=800,width=800",
-                              "about:blank", charsetArg, null, null, true);
+                              "about:blank", null, null, null, true);
   let onLoad = function() {
     win.removeEventListener("load", onLoad, false);
     let onShown = function() {
diff --git a/browser/components/tabview/test/browser_tabview_startup_transitions.js b/browser/components/tabview/test/browser_tabview_startup_transitions.js
index a57e29466892..7eef96934316 100644
--- a/browser/components/tabview/test/browser_tabview_startup_transitions.js
+++ b/browser/components/tabview/test/browser_tabview_startup_transitions.js
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@ function animateZoom() prefsBranch.getBoolPref("animate_zoom");
 
 function test() {
   waitForExplicitFinish();
-  
-  let charsetArg = "charset=" + window.content.document.characterSet;
+
   let win = window.openDialog(getBrowserURL(), "_blank", "chrome,all,dialog=no",
-                              "about:blank", charsetArg, null, null, true);
+                              "about:blank", null, null, null, true);
 
   registerCleanupFunction(function() {
     prefsBranch.setBoolPref("animate_zoom", true);