diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/BooleanFlagWithInvalidValue.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/BooleanFlagWithInvalidValue.java
index 0c59079bb8e..55278a67bc2 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/BooleanFlagWithInvalidValue.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/BooleanFlagWithInvalidValue.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 8006298
  * @summary Setting an invalid value for a bool argument should result in a useful error message
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/CompilerConfigFileWarning.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/CompilerConfigFileWarning.java
index 028f50d253b..c1807e4b3ec 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/CompilerConfigFileWarning.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/CompilerConfigFileWarning.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 7167142
  * @summary Warn if unused .hotspot_compiler file is present
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/ConfigFileParsing.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/ConfigFileParsing.java
index b2b31ce6f75..471c71a0046 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/ConfigFileParsing.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/ConfigFileParsing.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * @test ConfigFileParsing
  * @bug 7158804
  * @summary Improve config file parsing
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/ConfigFileWarning.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/ConfigFileWarning.java
index 862ef4c9ce0..62aef23b580 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/ConfigFileWarning.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/ConfigFileWarning.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 7167142
  * @summary Warn if unused .hotspot_rc file is present
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/DoubleFlagWithIntegerValue.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/DoubleFlagWithIntegerValue.java
index 861160ee787..e24fd8f9ae0 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/DoubleFlagWithIntegerValue.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/DoubleFlagWithIntegerValue.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * @test DoubleFlagWithIntegerValue
  * @bug 8178364
  * @summary Command-line flags of type double should accept integer values
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/FlagWithInvalidValue.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/FlagWithInvalidValue.java
index 053aa1c850d..5cfc3497a94 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/FlagWithInvalidValue.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/FlagWithInvalidValue.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 8006298
  * @summary Setting a flag to an invalid value should print a useful error message
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions.java
index 0ebfdb56c4a..36f58fb3a97 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import jdk.test.lib.Platform;
  * @test
  * @bug 8129855
  * @summary -XX:+IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions should work according to the spec from JDK-8129855
- *
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/NonBooleanFlagWithInvalidBooleanPrefix.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/NonBooleanFlagWithInvalidBooleanPrefix.java
index b1fff188907..0aead709245 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/NonBooleanFlagWithInvalidBooleanPrefix.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/NonBooleanFlagWithInvalidBooleanPrefix.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 8006298
  * @summary Using a bool (+/-) prefix on non-bool flag should result in a useful error message
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/ObsoleteFlagErrorMessage.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/ObsoleteFlagErrorMessage.java
index 485d3cc57f5..8de8292611b 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/ObsoleteFlagErrorMessage.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/ObsoleteFlagErrorMessage.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  * @library /test/lib
  * @requires vm.debug == true
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @run driver ObsoleteFlagErrorMessage
  */
 
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestJcmdOutput.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestJcmdOutput.java
index b946945a800..b56cc376788 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestJcmdOutput.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestJcmdOutput.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  * @summary Verify jcmd error message for out-of-range value and for
  *          value which is not allowed by constraint. Also check that
  *          jcmd does not print an error message to the target process output.
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges.java
index ffa88a9d009..a5d7a6bfa74 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 8205633
  * @summary Test VM Options with ranges (1 of 10)
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib /runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/common
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 8205633
  * @summary Test VM Options with ranges (2 of 10)
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib /runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/common
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 8205633
  * @summary Test VM Options with ranges (3 of 10)
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib /runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/common
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 8205633
  * @summary Test VM Options with ranges (4 of 10)
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib /runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/common
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
@@ -71,6 +75,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 8205633
  * @summary Test VM Options with ranges (5 of 10)
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib /runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/common
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
@@ -82,6 +87,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 8205633
  * @summary Test VM Options with ranges (6 of 10)
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib /runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/common
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
@@ -93,6 +99,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 8205633
  * @summary Test VM Options with ranges (7 of 10)
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib /runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/common
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
@@ -104,6 +111,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 8205633
  * @summary Test VM Options with ranges (8 of 10)
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib /runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/common
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
@@ -115,6 +123,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 8205633
  * @summary Test VM Options with ranges (9 of 10)
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib /runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/common
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
@@ -126,6 +135,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 8205633
  * @summary Test VM Options with ranges (10 of 10)
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib /runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/common
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRangesDynamic.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRangesDynamic.java
index 04bc2f76965..480e8929ff8 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRangesDynamic.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRangesDynamic.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 /*
  * @test
  * @summary Test writeable VM Options with ranges.
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib /runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/common
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          jdk.attach/sun.tools.attach
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges_generate.sh b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges_generate.sh
index 1fe8015c54d..73d8f2b31af 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges_generate.sh
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges_generate.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2018, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2018, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 # DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
 #
 # This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@
 echo "// --- start auto-generated"
 echo "// the following portion is auto-generated by $0. Do not edit manually."
 
-for i in {1..10}; do 
+for i in {1..10}; do
     cat <<EOF
 /*
  * @test
  * @bug 8205633
  * @summary Test VM Options with ranges ($i of 10)
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib /runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/common
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/TestHexArguments.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/TestHexArguments.java
index 9d864610c57..3d0dab15ce1 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/TestHexArguments.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/TestHexArguments.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  * @bug 8042885
  * @summary Make sure there is no error using hexadecimal format in vm options
  * @author Yumin Qi
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/TestLongUnrecognizedVMOption.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/TestLongUnrecognizedVMOption.java
index 26fd50b6bfe..bae2aaf5ceb 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/TestLongUnrecognizedVMOption.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/TestLongUnrecognizedVMOption.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 8129786
  * @summary Verify that JVM correctly processes very long unrecognized VM option
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  * @modules java.management
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/TestNullTerminatedFlags.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/TestNullTerminatedFlags.java
index cc1b09d6442..20a6f73ad1e 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/TestNullTerminatedFlags.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/TestNullTerminatedFlags.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import jdk.test.lib.process.OutputAnalyzer;
  * @test TestNullTerminatedFlags
  * @bug 6522873
  * @summary Test that the VM don't allow random junk characters at the end of valid command line flags.
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
@@ -64,4 +65,3 @@ public class TestNullTerminatedFlags {
         }
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/TestVMOptions.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/TestVMOptions.java
index 8d13e1ab50d..58a7307cafa 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/TestVMOptions.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/TestVMOptions.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 8060256
  * @summary Test various command line options
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/TraceExceptionsTest.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/TraceExceptionsTest.java
index 5a363114882..3f719849f08 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/TraceExceptionsTest.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/TraceExceptionsTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 8048933
  * @summary -Xlog:exceptions=info output should have the exception message - useful for ClassNotFoundExceptions especially
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/UnrecognizedVMOption.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/UnrecognizedVMOption.java
index 9c1cd8cb254..388b4e9fa5f 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/UnrecognizedVMOption.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/UnrecognizedVMOption.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 8006298 8204055
  * @summary Using an unrecognized VM option should print the name of the option
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMAliasOptions.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMAliasOptions.java
index d3c4abc1bd1..d7262a8b8d6 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMAliasOptions.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMAliasOptions.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import jdk.test.lib.cli.*;
  * @test
  * @bug 8061611
  * @summary Test that various alias options correctly set the target options. See aliased_jvm_flags in arguments.cpp.
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  * @library /test/lib
  * @run driver VMAliasOptions
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMDeprecatedOptions.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMDeprecatedOptions.java
index 0029304f9de..6d847088f0d 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMDeprecatedOptions.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMDeprecatedOptions.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import jdk.test.whitebox.WhiteBox;
  * @test
  * @bug 8066821
  * @summary Test that various options are deprecated. See deprecated_jvm_flags in arguments.cpp.
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  * @library /test/lib
  * @build jdk.test.whitebox.WhiteBox
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMOptionWarning.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMOptionWarning.java
index 01305cc9162..32f9bab43c6 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMOptionWarning.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMOptionWarning.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 8027314
  * @summary Warn if diagnostic or experimental vm option is used and -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions or -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions, respectively, isn't specified. Warn if develop or notproduct vm option is used with product version of VM.
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  *          java.management
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMOptionsFile/TestVMOptionsFile.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMOptionsFile/TestVMOptionsFile.java
index 24d84a03f93..e9daf2575f7 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMOptionsFile/TestVMOptionsFile.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMOptionsFile/TestVMOptionsFile.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 8061999 8135195 8136552
  * @summary Test "-XX:VMOptionsFile" VM option
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  * @modules jdk.management