diff --git a/tests/cts/hostside/app/src/com/android/cts/net/hostside/TetheringTest.java b/tests/cts/hostside/app/src/com/android/cts/net/hostside/TetheringTest.java
index ad98a29938..ac60b0f09e 100644
--- a/tests/cts/hostside/app/src/com/android/cts/net/hostside/TetheringTest.java
+++ b/tests/cts/hostside/app/src/com/android/cts/net/hostside/TetheringTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.net.TetheringInterface;
 import android.net.cts.util.CtsTetheringUtils;
+import android.net.cts.util.CtsTetheringUtils.TestTetheringEventCallback;
 import android.net.wifi.SoftApConfiguration;
 import android.net.wifi.WifiSsid;
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 public class TetheringTest {
     private CtsTetheringUtils mCtsTetheringUtils;
     private TetheringHelperClient mTetheringHelperClient;
+    private TestTetheringEventCallback mTetheringEventCallback;
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
@@ -44,11 +46,14 @@ public class TetheringTest {
         mCtsTetheringUtils = new CtsTetheringUtils(targetContext);
         mTetheringHelperClient = new TetheringHelperClient(targetContext);
         mTetheringHelperClient.bind();
+        mTetheringEventCallback = mCtsTetheringUtils.registerTetheringEventCallback();
     }
 
     @After
     public void tearDown() throws Exception {
         mTetheringHelperClient.unbind();
+        mCtsTetheringUtils.unregisterTetheringEventCallback(mTetheringEventCallback);
+        mCtsTetheringUtils.stopAllTethering();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -57,24 +62,20 @@ public class TetheringTest {
      */
     @Test
     public void testSoftApConfigurationRedactedForOtherUids() throws Exception {
-        final CtsTetheringUtils.TestTetheringEventCallback tetherEventCallback =
-                mCtsTetheringUtils.registerTetheringEventCallback();
+        mTetheringEventCallback.assumeWifiTetheringSupported(
+                getInstrumentation().getTargetContext());
         SoftApConfiguration softApConfig = new SoftApConfiguration.Builder()
                 .setWifiSsid(WifiSsid.fromBytes("This is an SSID!"
                         .getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8))).build();
         final TetheringInterface tetheringInterface =
-                mCtsTetheringUtils.startWifiTethering(tetherEventCallback, softApConfig);
+                mCtsTetheringUtils.startWifiTethering(mTetheringEventCallback, softApConfig);
         assertNotNull(tetheringInterface);
         assertEquals(softApConfig, tetheringInterface.getSoftApConfiguration());
-        try {
-            TetheringInterface tetheringInterfaceForApp2 =
-                    mTetheringHelperClient.getTetheredWifiInterface();
-            assertNotNull(tetheringInterfaceForApp2);
-            assertNull(tetheringInterfaceForApp2.getSoftApConfiguration());
-            assertEquals(
-                    tetheringInterface.getInterface(), tetheringInterfaceForApp2.getInterface());
-        } finally {
-            mCtsTetheringUtils.stopWifiTethering(tetherEventCallback);
-        }
+        TetheringInterface tetheringInterfaceForApp2 =
+                mTetheringHelperClient.getTetheredWifiInterface();
+        assertNotNull(tetheringInterfaceForApp2);
+        assertNull(tetheringInterfaceForApp2.getSoftApConfiguration());
+        assertEquals(
+                tetheringInterface.getInterface(), tetheringInterfaceForApp2.getInterface());
     }
 }