diff --git a/wifi/supplicant/1.0/vts/functional/VtsHalWifiSupplicantV1_0TargetTest.cpp b/wifi/supplicant/1.0/vts/functional/VtsHalWifiSupplicantV1_0TargetTest.cpp
index a69d14d1f0..33f30496d2 100644
--- a/wifi/supplicant/1.0/vts/functional/VtsHalWifiSupplicantV1_0TargetTest.cpp
+++ b/wifi/supplicant/1.0/vts/functional/VtsHalWifiSupplicantV1_0TargetTest.cpp
@@ -23,12 +23,9 @@
 class SupplicantHidlEnvironment : public ::testing::Environment {
    public:
     virtual void SetUp() override {
-        stopWifiFramework();
         stopSupplicant();
     }
     virtual void TearDown() override {
-        startWifiFramework();
-        // Framework will start wpa_supplicant.
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/wifi/supplicant/1.0/vts/functional/supplicant_hidl_test_utils.cpp b/wifi/supplicant/1.0/vts/functional/supplicant_hidl_test_utils.cpp
index df4bfa95ca..79be2b043d 100644
--- a/wifi/supplicant/1.0/vts/functional/supplicant_hidl_test_utils.cpp
+++ b/wifi/supplicant/1.0/vts/functional/supplicant_hidl_test_utils.cpp
@@ -135,19 +135,6 @@ class ServiceNotificationListener : public IServiceNotification {
     std::condition_variable condition_;
 };
 
-void stopWifiFramework() {
-    ASSERT_EQ(std::system("stop"), 0);
-    // TODO: Use some other mechanism to wait for the framework to
-    // finish disabling.
-    sleep(5);
-}
-
-void startWifiFramework() {
-    ASSERT_EQ(std::system("start"), 0);
-    // These tests don't care whether the framework
-    // finished enabling or not.
-}
-
 void stopSupplicant() {
     DriverTool driver_tool;
     SupplicantManager supplicant_manager;