diff --git a/camera/provider/aidl/vts/VtsAidlHalCameraProvider_TargetTest.cpp b/camera/provider/aidl/vts/VtsAidlHalCameraProvider_TargetTest.cpp
index e335853..e346010 100644
--- a/camera/provider/aidl/vts/VtsAidlHalCameraProvider_TargetTest.cpp
+++ b/camera/provider/aidl/vts/VtsAidlHalCameraProvider_TargetTest.cpp
@@ -531,11 +531,7 @@
             }
 
             if (ret.isOk()) {
-                const camera_metadata_t* metadata = (camera_metadata_t*)rawMetadata.metadata.data();
-                size_t expectedSize = rawMetadata.metadata.size();
-                int result = validate_camera_metadata_structure(metadata, &expectedSize);
-                ASSERT_TRUE((result == 0) || (result == CAMERA_METADATA_VALIDATION_SHIFTED));
-                verifyRequestTemplate(metadata, reqTemplate);
+                validateDefaultRequestMetadata(reqTemplate, rawMetadata);
             } else {
                 ASSERT_EQ(0u, rawMetadata.metadata.size());
             }
@@ -546,24 +542,12 @@
                     ndk::ScopedAStatus ret2 =
                             device->constructDefaultRequestSettings(reqTemplate, &rawMetadata2);
 
-                    // TODO: Do not allow OPERATION_NOT_SUPPORTED once HAL
-                    // implementation is in place.
-                    if (static_cast<Status>(ret2.getServiceSpecificError()) !=
-                        Status::OPERATION_NOT_SUPPORTED) {
-                        ASSERT_EQ(ret.isOk(), ret2.isOk());
-                        ASSERT_EQ(ret.getStatus(), ret2.getStatus());
+                    ASSERT_EQ(ret.isOk(), ret2.isOk());
+                    ASSERT_EQ(ret.getStatus(), ret2.getStatus());
 
-                        ASSERT_EQ(rawMetadata.metadata.size(), rawMetadata2.metadata.size());
-                        if (ret2.isOk()) {
-                            const camera_metadata_t* metadata =
-                                    (camera_metadata_t*)rawMetadata2.metadata.data();
-                            size_t expectedSize = rawMetadata2.metadata.size();
-                            int result =
-                                    validate_camera_metadata_structure(metadata, &expectedSize);
-                            ASSERT_TRUE((result == 0) ||
-                                        (result == CAMERA_METADATA_VALIDATION_SHIFTED));
-                            verifyRequestTemplate(metadata, reqTemplate);
-                        }
+                    ASSERT_EQ(rawMetadata.metadata.size(), rawMetadata2.metadata.size());
+                    if (ret2.isOk()) {
+                        validateDefaultRequestMetadata(reqTemplate, rawMetadata2);
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/camera/provider/aidl/vts/camera_aidl_test.cpp b/camera/provider/aidl/vts/camera_aidl_test.cpp
index 8e72b3f..68edce0 100644
--- a/camera/provider/aidl/vts/camera_aidl_test.cpp
+++ b/camera/provider/aidl/vts/camera_aidl_test.cpp
@@ -4026,3 +4026,12 @@
         }
     }
 }
+
+void CameraAidlTest::validateDefaultRequestMetadata(RequestTemplate reqTemplate,
+                                                    const CameraMetadata& rawMetadata) {
+    const camera_metadata_t* metadata = (camera_metadata_t*)rawMetadata.metadata.data();
+    size_t expectedSize = rawMetadata.metadata.size();
+    int result = validate_camera_metadata_structure(metadata, &expectedSize);
+    ASSERT_TRUE((result == 0) || (result == CAMERA_METADATA_VALIDATION_SHIFTED));
+    verifyRequestTemplate(metadata, reqTemplate);
+}
diff --git a/camera/provider/aidl/vts/camera_aidl_test.h b/camera/provider/aidl/vts/camera_aidl_test.h
index b51544f..dbfadcf 100644
--- a/camera/provider/aidl/vts/camera_aidl_test.h
+++ b/camera/provider/aidl/vts/camera_aidl_test.h
@@ -588,6 +588,9 @@
     static void waitForReleaseFence(
             std::vector<InFlightRequest::StreamBufferAndTimestamp>& resultOutputBuffers);
 
+    static void validateDefaultRequestMetadata(RequestTemplate reqTemplate,
+                                               const CameraMetadata& rawMetadata);
+
     // Map from frame number to the in-flight request state
     typedef std::unordered_map<uint32_t, std::shared_ptr<InFlightRequest>> InFlightMap;