diff --git a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/EthernetManagerTest.kt b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/EthernetManagerTest.kt
index 1e44440..122eb15 100644
--- a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/EthernetManagerTest.kt
+++ b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/EthernetManagerTest.kt
@@ -381,7 +381,10 @@
         setIncludeTestInterfaces(false)
 
         for (listener in addedListeners) {
+            // Even if a given listener was not registered as both an interface and ethernet state
+            // listener, calling remove is safe.
             em.removeInterfaceStateListener(listener)
+            em.removeEthernetStateListener(listener)
         }
         registeredCallbacks.forEach { cm.unregisterNetworkCallback(it) }
         releaseTetheredInterface()
@@ -409,6 +412,11 @@
         addedListeners.add(listener)
     }
 
+    private fun addEthernetStateListener(listener: EthernetStateListener) {
+        em.addEthernetStateListener(handler::post, listener)
+        addedListeners.add(listener)
+    }
+
     // WARNING: setting hasCarrier to false requires kernel support. Call
     // assumeChangingCarrierSupported() at the top of your test.
     private fun createInterface(hasCarrier: Boolean = true): EthernetTestInterface {
@@ -503,13 +511,8 @@
         runAsShell(NETWORK_SETTINGS) { em.setEthernetEnabled(enabled) }
 
         val listener = EthernetStateListener()
-        em.addEthernetStateListener(handler::post, listener)
-        try {
-            listener.eventuallyExpect(
-                    if (enabled) ETHERNET_STATE_ENABLED else ETHERNET_STATE_DISABLED)
-        } finally {
-            em.removeEthernetStateListener(listener)
-        }
+        addEthernetStateListener(listener)
+        listener.eventuallyExpect(if (enabled) ETHERNET_STATE_ENABLED else ETHERNET_STATE_DISABLED)
     }
 
     // NetworkRequest.Builder does not create a copy of the passed NetworkRequest, so in order to