diff --git a/soundtrigger/2.0/vts/functional/Android.bp b/soundtrigger/2.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
index f6207c4..13dcdec 100644
--- a/soundtrigger/2.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
+++ b/soundtrigger/2.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
     defaults: ["VtsHalTargetTestDefaults"],
     srcs: ["VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_0TargetTest.cpp"],
     static_libs: ["android.hardware.soundtrigger@2.0"],
-    test_suites: ["general-tests"],
+    test_suites: ["general-tests", "vts-core"],
 }
diff --git a/soundtrigger/2.0/vts/functional/VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_0TargetTest.cpp b/soundtrigger/2.0/vts/functional/VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_0TargetTest.cpp
index 59ac13e..d7a7d08 100644
--- a/soundtrigger/2.0/vts/functional/VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_0TargetTest.cpp
+++ b/soundtrigger/2.0/vts/functional/VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_0TargetTest.cpp
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@
 
 #include <android/log.h>
 #include <cutils/native_handle.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <hidl/GtestPrinter.h>
+#include <hidl/ServiceManagement.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
 
 #include <android/hardware/audio/common/2.0/types.h>
 #include <android/hardware/soundtrigger/2.0/ISoundTriggerHw.h>
 #include <android/hardware/soundtrigger/2.0/types.h>
 
-#include <VtsHalHidlTargetTestBase.h>
-#include <VtsHalHidlTargetTestEnvBase.h>
-
 #define SHORT_TIMEOUT_PERIOD (1)
 
 using ::android::hardware::audio::common::V2_0::AudioDevice;
@@ -86,27 +86,11 @@
   int mCount;
 };
 
-// Test environment for SoundTrigger HIDL HAL.
-class SoundTriggerHidlEnvironment : public ::testing::VtsHalHidlTargetTestEnvBase {
-   public:
-    // get the test environment singleton
-    static SoundTriggerHidlEnvironment* Instance() {
-        static SoundTriggerHidlEnvironment* instance = new SoundTriggerHidlEnvironment;
-        return instance;
-    }
-
-    virtual void registerTestServices() override { registerTestService<ISoundTriggerHw>(); }
-
-   private:
-    SoundTriggerHidlEnvironment() {}
-};
-
 // The main test class for Sound Trigger HIDL HAL.
-class SoundTriggerHidlTest : public ::testing::VtsHalHidlTargetTestBase {
+class SoundTriggerHidlTest : public ::testing::TestWithParam<std::string> {
  public:
   virtual void SetUp() override {
-      mSoundTriggerHal = ::testing::VtsHalHidlTargetTestBase::getService<ISoundTriggerHw>(
-          SoundTriggerHidlEnvironment::Instance()->getServiceName<ISoundTriggerHw>());
+      mSoundTriggerHal = ISoundTriggerHw::getService(GetParam());
       ASSERT_NE(nullptr, mSoundTriggerHal.get());
       mCallback = new SoundTriggerHwCallback(*this);
       ASSERT_NE(nullptr, mCallback.get());
@@ -167,7 +151,7 @@
  *  - the implementation supports at least one sound model and one key phrase
  *  - the implementation supports at least VOICE_TRIGGER recognition mode
  */
-TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, GetProperties) {
+TEST_P(SoundTriggerHidlTest, GetProperties) {
   ISoundTriggerHw::Properties halProperties;
   Return<void> hidlReturn;
   int ret = -ENODEV;
@@ -194,7 +178,7 @@
  * There is no way to verify that implementation actually can load a sound model because each
  * sound model is vendor specific.
  */
-TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, LoadInvalidModelFail) {
+TEST_P(SoundTriggerHidlTest, LoadInvalidModelFail) {
   Return<void> hidlReturn;
   int ret = -ENODEV;
   ISoundTriggerHw::PhraseSoundModel model;
@@ -220,7 +204,7 @@
  * Verifies that:
  *  - the implementation returns error when passed a sound model with random data.
  */
-TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, LoadGenericSoundModelFail) {
+TEST_P(SoundTriggerHidlTest, LoadGenericSoundModelFail) {
   int ret = -ENODEV;
   ISoundTriggerHw::SoundModel model;
   SoundModelHandle handle = 0;
@@ -251,7 +235,7 @@
  *  - the implementation returns an error when called without a valid loaded sound model
  *
  */
-TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, UnloadModelNoModelFail) {
+TEST_P(SoundTriggerHidlTest, UnloadModelNoModelFail) {
   Return<int32_t> hidlReturn(0);
   SoundModelHandle halHandle = 0;
 
@@ -271,7 +255,7 @@
  * There is no way to verify that implementation actually starts recognition because no model can
  * be loaded.
  */
-TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, StartRecognitionNoModelFail) {
+TEST_P(SoundTriggerHidlTest, StartRecognitionNoModelFail) {
     Return<int32_t> hidlReturn(0);
     SoundModelHandle handle = 0;
     PhraseRecognitionExtra phrase;
@@ -299,7 +283,7 @@
  *  - the implementation returns an error when called without an active recognition running
  *
  */
-TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, StopRecognitionNoAStartFail) {
+TEST_P(SoundTriggerHidlTest, StopRecognitionNoAStartFail) {
     Return<int32_t> hidlReturn(0);
     SoundModelHandle handle = 0;
 
@@ -316,7 +300,7 @@
  *  - the implementation implements this optional method or indicates it is not support by
  *  returning -ENOSYS
  */
-TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, stopAllRecognitions) {
+TEST_P(SoundTriggerHidlTest, stopAllRecognitions) {
     Return<int32_t> hidlReturn(0);
 
     hidlReturn = mSoundTriggerHal->stopAllRecognitions();
@@ -325,11 +309,7 @@
     EXPECT_TRUE(hidlReturn == 0 || hidlReturn == -ENOSYS);
 }
 
-int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-    ::testing::AddGlobalTestEnvironment(SoundTriggerHidlEnvironment::Instance());
-    ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
-    SoundTriggerHidlEnvironment::Instance()->init(&argc, argv);
-    int status = RUN_ALL_TESTS();
-    ALOGI("Test result = %d", status);
-    return status;
-}
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(
+        PerInstance, SoundTriggerHidlTest,
+        testing::ValuesIn(android::hardware::getAllHalInstanceNames(ISoundTriggerHw::descriptor)),
+        android::hardware::PrintInstanceNameToString);