diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/ValidateRequest.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/ValidateRequest.cpp
index 2fd9b647f1..a29d158e7d 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/ValidateRequest.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/ValidateRequest.cpp
@@ -142,16 +142,14 @@ static void validate(const sp<IPreparedModel>& preparedModel, const std::string&
     // dispatch
     {
         SCOPED_TRACE(message + " [executeFenced]");
-        Return<void> ret = preparedModel->executeFenced(
-                request, {}, MeasureTiming::NO, {}, {},
-                [](ErrorStatus error, const hidl_handle& handle,
-                   const sp<IFencedExecutionCallback>& callback) {
-                    if (error != ErrorStatus::DEVICE_UNAVAILABLE) {
-                        ASSERT_EQ(ErrorStatus::INVALID_ARGUMENT, error);
-                    }
-                    ASSERT_EQ(handle.getNativeHandle(), nullptr);
-                    ASSERT_EQ(callback, nullptr);
-                });
+        Return<void> ret =
+                preparedModel->executeFenced(request, {}, MeasureTiming::NO, deadline, {},
+                                             [](ErrorStatus error, const hidl_handle& handle,
+                                                const sp<IFencedExecutionCallback>& callback) {
+                                                 ASSERT_EQ(ErrorStatus::INVALID_ARGUMENT, error);
+                                                 ASSERT_EQ(handle.getNativeHandle(), nullptr);
+                                                 ASSERT_EQ(callback, nullptr);
+                                             });
         ASSERT_TRUE(ret.isOk());
     }
 }
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/VtsHalNeuralnetworks.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/VtsHalNeuralnetworks.cpp
index 896ace65b9..9a87569b46 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/VtsHalNeuralnetworks.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/VtsHalNeuralnetworks.cpp
@@ -140,10 +140,7 @@ void validateExecuteFenced(const sp<IPreparedModel>& preparedModel, const Reques
             request, {hidl_handle(nullptr)}, V1_2::MeasureTiming::NO, {}, {},
             [](ErrorStatus error, const hidl_handle& handle,
                const sp<IFencedExecutionCallback>& callback) {
-                // TODO: fix this once sample driver impl is merged.
-                if (error != ErrorStatus::DEVICE_UNAVAILABLE) {
-                    ASSERT_EQ(ErrorStatus::INVALID_ARGUMENT, error);
-                }
+                ASSERT_EQ(ErrorStatus::INVALID_ARGUMENT, error);
                 ASSERT_EQ(handle.getNativeHandle(), nullptr);
                 ASSERT_EQ(callback, nullptr);
             });