diff --git a/radio/1.6/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_api.cpp b/radio/1.6/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_api.cpp
index 9f530b3..f909676 100644
--- a/radio/1.6/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_api.cpp
+++ b/radio/1.6/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_api.cpp
@@ -239,18 +239,13 @@
     EXPECT_EQ(std::cv_status::no_timeout, wait());
     EXPECT_EQ(RadioResponseType::SOLICITED, radioRsp_v1_6->rspInfo.type);
     EXPECT_EQ(serial, radioRsp_v1_6->rspInfo.serial);
-    if (getRadioHalCapabilities()) {
-        ASSERT_TRUE(CheckAnyOfErrors(
-                radioRsp_v1_6->rspInfo.error,
-                {::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::RadioError::REQUEST_NOT_SUPPORTED}));
-    } else {
-        ASSERT_TRUE(
-                CheckAnyOfErrors(radioRsp_v1_6->rspInfo.error,
-                                 {::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::RadioError::NONE,
-                                  ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::RadioError::RADIO_NOT_AVAILABLE,
-                                  ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::RadioError::INTERNAL_ERR,
-                                  ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::RadioError::MODEM_ERR}));
-    }
+    ASSERT_TRUE(CheckAnyOfErrors(
+            radioRsp_v1_6->rspInfo.error,
+            {::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::RadioError::NONE,
+             ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::RadioError::REQUEST_NOT_SUPPORTED,
+             ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::RadioError::RADIO_NOT_AVAILABLE,
+             ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::RadioError::INTERNAL_ERR,
+             ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::RadioError::MODEM_ERR}));
 }
 
 /*