diff --git a/Tethering/tests/integration/base/android/net/EthernetTetheringTestBase.java b/Tethering/tests/integration/base/android/net/EthernetTetheringTestBase.java
index 1c4a6629d1..377da91ca4 100644
--- a/Tethering/tests/integration/base/android/net/EthernetTetheringTestBase.java
+++ b/Tethering/tests/integration/base/android/net/EthernetTetheringTestBase.java
@@ -146,8 +146,6 @@ public abstract class EthernetTetheringTestBase {
     private final TetheringManager mTm = mContext.getSystemService(TetheringManager.class);
     private final PackageManager mPackageManager = mContext.getPackageManager();
     private final CtsNetUtils mCtsNetUtils = new CtsNetUtils(mContext);
-    private final UiAutomation mUiAutomation =
-            InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().getUiAutomation();
 
     // Late initialization in setUp()
     private boolean mRunTests;
@@ -276,7 +274,6 @@ public abstract class EthernetTetheringTestBase {
         } finally {
             mHandlerThread.quitSafely();
             mHandlerThread.join();
-            mUiAutomation.dropShellPermissionIdentity();
         }
     }