diff --git a/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/ServiceDiscoveryTest.java b/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/ServiceDiscoveryTest.java
index 6c2a9bbf7b..f959ccfe58 100644
--- a/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/ServiceDiscoveryTest.java
+++ b/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/ServiceDiscoveryTest.java
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ public class ServiceDiscoveryTest {
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
-        mOtCtl.factoryReset();
         mController.setEnabledAndWait(true);
+        mController.leaveAndWait();
         mController.joinAndWait(DEFAULT_DATASET);
         mNsdManager = mContext.getSystemService(NsdManager.class);
 
diff --git a/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/ThreadIntegrationTest.java b/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/ThreadIntegrationTest.java
index 7a5895fed1..2641a77364 100644
--- a/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/ThreadIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/ThreadIntegrationTest.java
@@ -132,10 +132,6 @@ public class ThreadIntegrationTest {
         mOtCtl = new OtDaemonController();
         mController.setEnabledAndWait(true);
         mController.leaveAndWait();
-
-        // TODO: b/323301831 - This is a workaround to avoid unnecessary delay to re-form a network
-        mOtCtl.factoryReset();
-
         mFtd = new FullThreadDevice(10 /* nodeId */);
     }
 
@@ -352,7 +348,6 @@ public class ThreadIntegrationTest {
         mOtCtl.executeCommand("netdata register");
 
         mController.leaveAndWait();
-        mOtCtl.factoryReset();
         mController.joinAndWait(DEFAULT_DATASET);
 
         LinkProperties lp = cm.getLinkProperties(getThreadNetwork(CALLBACK_TIMEOUT));
diff --git a/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/ThreadNetworkShellCommandTest.java b/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/ThreadNetworkShellCommandTest.java
index 2f0ab34adf..ac688dda34 100644
--- a/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/ThreadNetworkShellCommandTest.java
+++ b/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/ThreadNetworkShellCommandTest.java
@@ -66,11 +66,7 @@ public class ThreadNetworkShellCommandTest {
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
-        // TODO(b/366141754): The current implementation of "thread_network ot-ctl factoryreset"
-        // results in timeout error.
-        // A future fix will provide proper support for factoryreset, allowing us to replace the
-        // legacy "ot-ctl".
-        mOtCtl.factoryReset();
+        mController.leaveAndWait();
 
         mFtd = new FullThreadDevice(10 /* nodeId */);
         ensureThreadEnabled();
diff --git a/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/utils/IntegrationTestUtils.kt b/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/utils/IntegrationTestUtils.kt
index 801e21e33e..f00c9cdf81 100644
--- a/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/utils/IntegrationTestUtils.kt
+++ b/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/utils/IntegrationTestUtils.kt
@@ -603,11 +603,12 @@ object IntegrationTestUtils {
     /** Enables Thread and joins the specified Thread network. */
     @JvmStatic
     fun enableThreadAndJoinNetwork(dataset: ActiveOperationalDataset) {
-        // TODO: b/323301831 - This is a workaround to avoid unnecessary delay to re-form a network
-        OtDaemonController().factoryReset();
-
         val context: Context = requireNotNull(ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext());
         val controller = requireNotNull(ThreadNetworkControllerWrapper.newInstance(context));
+
+        // TODO: b/323301831 - This is a workaround to avoid unnecessary delay to re-form a network
+        controller.leaveAndWait();
+
         controller.setEnabledAndWait(true);
         controller.joinAndWait(dataset);
     }