diff --git a/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/BreakIteratorTest.java b/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/BreakIteratorTest.java
index afbd308f3a7..614e311cec8 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/BreakIteratorTest.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/BreakIteratorTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2008, International Business Machines Corporation and         *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008-2015, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
  * others. All Rights Reserved.                                                *
  *******************************************************************************
  */
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class BreakIteratorTest extends TestFmwk {
      */
     public void TestGetInstance() {
         for (Locale loc : BreakIterator.getAvailableLocales()) {
-            if (TestUtil.isProblematicIBMLocale(loc)) {
+            if (TestUtil.isExcluded(loc)) {
                 logln("Skipped " + loc);
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/CollatorTest.java b/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/CollatorTest.java
index 9b4677801b3..e51ed6b823e 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/CollatorTest.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/CollatorTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2008-2012, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008-2015, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
  * others. All Rights Reserved.                                                *
  *******************************************************************************
  */
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class CollatorTest extends TestFmwk {
      */
     public void TestGetInstance() {
         for (Locale loc : Collator.getAvailableLocales()) {
-            if (TestUtil.isProblematicIBMLocale(loc)) {
+            if (TestUtil.isExcluded(loc)) {
                 logln("Skipped " + loc);
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/CurrencyNameTest.java b/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/CurrencyNameTest.java
index 599e1e011c2..7f8080c1f95 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/CurrencyNameTest.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/CurrencyNameTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2008-2012, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008-2015, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
  * others. All Rights Reserved.                                                *
  *******************************************************************************
  */
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class CurrencyNameTest extends TestFmwk {
             String currencyCode = currency.getCurrencyCode();
             com.ibm.icu.util.Currency currencyIcu = com.ibm.icu.util.Currency.getInstance(currencyCode);
             for (Locale loc : Locale.getAvailableLocales()) {
-                if (TestUtil.isProblematicIBMLocale(loc)) {
+                if (TestUtil.isExcluded(loc)) {
                     logln("Skipped " + loc);
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class CurrencyNameTest extends TestFmwk {
             String currencyCode = currency.getCurrencyCode();
             com.ibm.icu.util.Currency currencyIcu = com.ibm.icu.util.Currency.getInstance(currencyCode);
             for (Locale loc : Locale.getAvailableLocales()) {
-                if (TestUtil.isProblematicIBMLocale(loc)) {
+                if (TestUtil.isExcluded(loc)) {
                     logln("Skipped " + loc);
                     continue;
                 }
diff --git a/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/DateFormatSymbolsTest.java b/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/DateFormatSymbolsTest.java
index 770430e2a95..29a5e82592c 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/DateFormatSymbolsTest.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/DateFormatSymbolsTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2008-2012, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008-2015, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
  * others. All Rights Reserved.                                                *
  *******************************************************************************
  */
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class DateFormatSymbolsTest extends TestFmwk {
      */
     public void TestGetInstance() {
         for (Locale loc : DateFormatSymbols.getAvailableLocales()) {
-            if (TestUtil.isProblematicIBMLocale(loc)) {
+            if (TestUtil.isExcluded(loc)) {
                 logln("Skipped " + loc);
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/DateFormatTest.java b/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/DateFormatTest.java
index 8f2c0b672aa..a99f8a8b51f 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/DateFormatTest.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/DateFormatTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2008-2012, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008-2015, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
  * others. All Rights Reserved.                                                *
  *******************************************************************************
  */
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class DateFormatTest extends TestFmwk {
      */
     public void TestGetInstance() {
         for (Locale loc : DateFormat.getAvailableLocales()) {
-            if (TestUtil.isProblematicIBMLocale(loc)) {
+            if (TestUtil.isExcluded(loc)) {
                 logln("Skipped " + loc);
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/DecimalFormatSymbolsTest.java b/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/DecimalFormatSymbolsTest.java
index d1fb4c64aa4..02e702fc76f 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/DecimalFormatSymbolsTest.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/DecimalFormatSymbolsTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2008-2014, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008-2015, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
  * others. All Rights Reserved.                                                *
  *******************************************************************************
  */
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class DecimalFormatSymbolsTest extends TestFmwk {
      */
     public void TestGetInstance() {
         for (Locale loc : DecimalFormatSymbols.getAvailableLocales()) {
-            if (TestUtil.isProblematicIBMLocale(loc)) {
+            if (TestUtil.isExcluded(loc)) {
                 logln("Skipped " + loc);
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/LocaleNameTest.java b/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/LocaleNameTest.java
index 34cb1ef7874..05f4f4a3aeb 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/LocaleNameTest.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/LocaleNameTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2008-2012, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008-2015, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
  * others. All Rights Reserved.                                                *
  *******************************************************************************
  */
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class LocaleNameTest extends TestFmwk {
         Locale[] locales = Locale.getAvailableLocales();
         StringBuffer icuid = new StringBuffer();
         for (Locale inLocale : locales) {
-            if (TestUtil.isProblematicIBMLocale(inLocale)) {
+            if (TestUtil.isExcluded(inLocale)) {
                 logln("Skipped " + inLocale);
                 continue;
             }
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class LocaleNameTest extends TestFmwk {
 
         Locale[] locales = Locale.getAvailableLocales();
         for (Locale inLocale : locales) {
-            if (TestUtil.isProblematicIBMLocale(inLocale)) {
+            if (TestUtil.isExcluded(inLocale)) {
                 logln("Skipped " + inLocale);
                 continue;
             }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class LocaleNameTest extends TestFmwk {
     public void TestCountryNames() {
         Locale[] locales = Locale.getAvailableLocales();
         for (Locale inLocale : locales) {
-            if (TestUtil.isProblematicIBMLocale(inLocale)) {
+            if (TestUtil.isExcluded(inLocale)) {
                 logln("Skipped " + inLocale);
                 continue;
             }
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public class LocaleNameTest extends TestFmwk {
         }
 
         for (Locale inLocale : locales) {
-            if (TestUtil.isProblematicIBMLocale(inLocale)) {
+            if (TestUtil.isExcluded(inLocale)) {
                 logln("Skipped " + inLocale);
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/NumberFormatTest.java b/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/NumberFormatTest.java
index 4ae63877a2a..cbc22cd348d 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/NumberFormatTest.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/NumberFormatTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2008-2012, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008-2015, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
  * others. All Rights Reserved.                                                *
  *******************************************************************************
  */
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class NumberFormatTest extends TestFmwk {
      */
     public void TestGetInstance() {
         for (Locale loc : NumberFormat.getAvailableLocales()) {
-            if (TestUtil.isProblematicIBMLocale(loc)) {
+            if (TestUtil.isExcluded(loc)) {
                 logln("Skipped " + loc);
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/TestUtil.java b/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/TestUtil.java
index f182d911488..f2104865c28 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/TestUtil.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/TestUtil.java
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 /*
  *******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2008-2012, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008-2015, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
  * others. All Rights Reserved.                                                *
  *******************************************************************************
  */
 package com.ibm.icu.dev.test.localespi;
 
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import com.ibm.icu.util.ULocale;
 import com.ibm.icu.util.ULocale.Builder;
@@ -95,6 +97,23 @@ public class TestUtil {
         return IBMJRE;
     }
 
+    private static final Set<Locale> EXCLUDED_LOCALES = new HashSet<Locale>();
+    static {
+        EXCLUDED_LOCALES.add(Locale.ROOT);
+        // de-GR is supported by Java 8, but not supported by CLDR / ICU
+        EXCLUDED_LOCALES.add(new Locale("de", "GR"));
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Checks if the given locale is excluded from locale SPI test
+     */
+    public static boolean isExcluded(Locale loc) {
+        if (EXCLUDED_LOCALES.contains(loc)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return isProblematicIBMLocale(loc);
+    }
+
     /*
      * Ticket#6368
      * 
diff --git a/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/TimeZoneNameTest.java b/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/TimeZoneNameTest.java
index f2d86baacfa..f1cfcb420ee 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/TimeZoneNameTest.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/tests/localespi/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/localespi/TimeZoneNameTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2008-2014, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008-2015, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
  * others. All Rights Reserved.                                                *
  *******************************************************************************
  */
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class TimeZoneNameTest extends TestFmwk {
 
         for (Locale loc : locales) {
             boolean warningOnly = false;
-            if (TestUtil.isProblematicIBMLocale(loc)) {
+            if (TestUtil.isExcluded(loc)) {
                 warningOnly = true;
             }