diff --git a/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/DataPage.java b/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/DataPage.java
index c8eb55b86fc..62cce3351b6 100644
--- a/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/DataPage.java
+++ b/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/DataPage.java
@@ -308,9 +308,6 @@ public String getPClass() {
              */
             private boolean setTests(List<CheckStatus> testList) {
                 tests = ImmutableList.copyOf(testList);
-                // remove coverage level errors from payload
-                tests.removeIf((status) -> status.getSubtype() == Subtype.coverageLevel);
-
                 boolean weHaveTests = false;
                 int errorCount = 0;
                 int warningCount = 0;
@@ -752,6 +749,7 @@ private void setShimTests(String base_xpath_string, TestResultBundle checkCldr)
                 CandidateItem shimItem = new CandidateItem(null);
                 List<CheckStatus> iTests = new ArrayList<>();
                 checkCldr.check(base_xpath_string, iTests, null);
+                STFactory.removeExcludedChecks(iTests);
                 if (!iTests.isEmpty()) {
                     // Got a bite.
                     if (shimItem.setTests(iTests)) {
@@ -868,6 +866,7 @@ private void updateInheritedValue(CLDRFile ourSrc, TestResultBundle checkCldr) {
                 List<CheckStatus> iTests = new ArrayList<>();
 
                 checkCldr.check(xpath, iTests, inheritedValue);
+                STFactory.removeExcludedChecks(iTests);
 
                 if (TRACE_TIME) {
                     System.err.println("@@6:" + (System.currentTimeMillis() - lastTime));
@@ -1928,6 +1927,7 @@ private void populateFromThisXpath(
         List<CheckStatus> examplesResult = new ArrayList<>();
         if (checkCldr != null) {
             checkCldr.check(xpath, checkCldrResult, isExtraPath ? null : ourValue);
+            STFactory.removeExcludedChecks(checkCldrResult);
             checkCldr.getExamples(xpath, isExtraPath ? null : ourValue, examplesResult);
         }
         if (ourValue != null && ourValue.length() > 0) {
@@ -1959,6 +1959,7 @@ private void populateFromThisXpathAddItemsForVotes(
             if (avalue != null && checkCldr != null) {
                 List<CheckStatus> item2Result = new ArrayList<>();
                 checkCldr.check(xpath, item2Result, avalue);
+                STFactory.removeExcludedChecks(item2Result);
                 if (!item2Result.isEmpty()) {
                     item2.setTests(item2Result);
                 }
diff --git a/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/STFactory.java b/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/STFactory.java
index c9b4fc7cab2..cb1e0b39274 100644
--- a/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/STFactory.java
+++ b/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/STFactory.java
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.unicode.cldr.test.CheckCLDR;
+import org.unicode.cldr.test.CheckCLDR.CheckStatus;
+import org.unicode.cldr.test.CheckCLDR.CheckStatus.Subtype;
 import org.unicode.cldr.test.TestCache;
 import org.unicode.cldr.util.CLDRConfig;
 import org.unicode.cldr.util.CLDRFile;
@@ -2032,4 +2034,10 @@ public boolean isVisibleInSurveyTool(CLDRLocale l, String dPath) {
 
         return true; // OK.
     }
+
+    /** remove tests excluded by SurveyTool */
+    public static List<CheckStatus> removeExcludedChecks(List<CheckStatus> tests) {
+        tests.removeIf((status) -> status.getSubtype() == Subtype.coverageLevel);
+        return tests;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/test/CheckCLDR.java b/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/test/CheckCLDR.java
index 7e70dddf0cb..9b9eabcf4fb 100644
--- a/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/test/CheckCLDR.java
+++ b/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/test/CheckCLDR.java
@@ -447,6 +447,15 @@ public Options(Options options2) {
             this.locale = options2.locale;
         }
 
+        public Options(CLDRLocale locale) {
+            this.locale = locale;
+            options = new String[Option.values().length];
+            set(Option.locale, locale.getBaseName());
+            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+            sb.append(locale.getBaseName()).append('/');
+            key = sb.toString().intern();
+        }
+
         public Options(
                 CLDRLocale locale,
                 CheckCLDR.Phase testPhase,
diff --git a/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/util/VettingViewer.java b/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/util/VettingViewer.java
index 745c9274cee..6696998312d 100644
--- a/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/util/VettingViewer.java
+++ b/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/util/VettingViewer.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 import org.unicode.cldr.test.CheckCLDR;
 import org.unicode.cldr.test.CheckCLDR.CheckStatus;
 import org.unicode.cldr.test.CheckCLDR.CheckStatus.Subtype;
-import org.unicode.cldr.test.CheckCLDR.Options;
 import org.unicode.cldr.test.CheckCoverage;
 import org.unicode.cldr.test.CheckNew;
 import org.unicode.cldr.test.CoverageLevel2;
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ Status getErrorStatus(
     private static class DefaultErrorStatus implements ErrorChecker {
 
         private CheckCLDR checkCldr;
-        private HashMap<String, String> options = new HashMap<>();
+        private CheckCLDR.Options options = null;
         private ArrayList<CheckStatus> result = new ArrayList<>();
         private CLDRFile cldrFile;
         private final Factory factory;
@@ -170,18 +169,16 @@ private DefaultErrorStatus(Factory cldrFactory) {
         @Override
         public Status initErrorStatus(CLDRFile cldrFile) {
             this.cldrFile = cldrFile;
-            options = new HashMap<>();
+            options = new CheckCLDR.Options(CLDRLocale.getInstance(cldrFile.getLocaleID()));
             result = new ArrayList<>();
-            checkCldr = CheckCLDR.getCheckAll(factory, ".*");
-            checkCldr.setCldrFileToCheck(cldrFile, new Options(options), result);
+            // test initialization is handled by TestCache
             return Status.ok;
         }
 
         @Override
         public List<CheckStatus> getErrorCheckStatus(String path, String value) {
-            String fullPath = cldrFile.getFullXPath(path);
             ArrayList<CheckStatus> result2 = new ArrayList<>();
-            checkCldr.check(path, fullPath, value, new CheckCLDR.Options(options), result2);
+            factory.getTestCache().getBundle(options).check(path, result2, value);
             return result2;
         }
 
@@ -198,8 +195,7 @@ public Status getErrorStatus(
                 EnumSet<Subtype> outputSubtypes) {
             Status result0 = Status.ok;
             StringBuilder errorMessage = new StringBuilder();
-            String fullPath = cldrFile.getFullXPath(path);
-            checkCldr.check(path, fullPath, value, new CheckCLDR.Options(options), result);
+            factory.getTestCache().getBundle(options).check(path, result, value);
             for (CheckStatus checkStatus : result) {
                 final CheckCLDR cause = checkStatus.getCause();
                 /*