diff --git a/Tethering/tests/mts/src/android/tethering/mts/TetheringModuleTest.java b/Tethering/tests/mts/src/android/tethering/mts/TetheringModuleTest.java
index 4525568..85ee466 100644
--- a/Tethering/tests/mts/src/android/tethering/mts/TetheringModuleTest.java
+++ b/Tethering/tests/mts/src/android/tethering/mts/TetheringModuleTest.java
@@ -15,27 +15,23 @@
  */
 package android.tethering.mts;
 
-import static android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE;
 import static android.Manifest.permission.MANAGE_TEST_NETWORKS;
-import static android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_SETTINGS;
 import static android.Manifest.permission.READ_DEVICE_CONFIG;
-import static android.Manifest.permission.TETHER_PRIVILEGED;
 import static android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS;
 import static android.net.TetheringManager.TETHERING_WIFI;
 import static android.provider.DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_CONNECTIVITY;
 
 import static com.android.testutils.TestNetworkTrackerKt.initTestNetwork;
+import static com.android.testutils.TestPermissionUtil.runAsShell;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
-import android.app.UiAutomation;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.net.IpPrefix;
 import android.net.LinkAddress;
 import android.net.TetheringInterface;
-import android.net.TetheringManager;
 import android.net.cts.util.CtsTetheringUtils;
 import android.net.cts.util.CtsTetheringUtils.TestTetheringEventCallback;
 import android.provider.DeviceConfig;
@@ -46,7 +42,6 @@
 
 import com.android.testutils.TestNetworkTracker;
 
-import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -60,26 +55,14 @@
 @RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
 public class TetheringModuleTest {
     private Context mContext;
-    private TetheringManager mTm;
     private CtsTetheringUtils mCtsTetheringUtils;
 
-    private UiAutomation mUiAutomation =
-            InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().getUiAutomation();
-
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
-        mUiAutomation.adoptShellPermissionIdentity(MANAGE_TEST_NETWORKS, NETWORK_SETTINGS,
-                WRITE_SETTINGS, READ_DEVICE_CONFIG, TETHER_PRIVILEGED, ACCESS_WIFI_STATE);
         mContext = InstrumentationRegistry.getContext();
-        mTm = mContext.getSystemService(TetheringManager.class);
         mCtsTetheringUtils = new CtsTetheringUtils(mContext);
     }
 
-    @After
-    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
-        mUiAutomation.dropShellPermissionIdentity();
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void testSwitchBasePrefixRangeWhenConflict() throws Exception {
         addressConflictTest(true);
@@ -130,10 +113,8 @@
 
             mCtsTetheringUtils.stopWifiTethering(tetherEventCallback);
         } finally {
-            if (tnt != null) {
-                tnt.teardown();
-            }
-            mTm.stopAllTethering();
+            teardown(tnt);
+            mCtsTetheringUtils.stopAllTethering();
             mCtsTetheringUtils.unregisterTetheringEventCallback(tetherEventCallback);
         }
     }
@@ -169,11 +150,19 @@
     }
 
     private TestNetworkTracker setUpTestNetwork(final LinkAddress address) throws Exception {
-        return initTestNetwork(mContext, address, 10_000L /* test timeout ms*/);
+        return runAsShell(MANAGE_TEST_NETWORKS, WRITE_SETTINGS,
+                () -> initTestNetwork(mContext, address, 10_000L /* test timeout ms*/));
 
     }
 
+    private void teardown(TestNetworkTracker tracker) throws Exception {
+        if (tracker == null) return;
+
+        runAsShell(MANAGE_TEST_NETWORKS, () -> tracker.teardown());
+    }
+
     public static boolean isFeatureEnabled(final String name, final boolean defaultValue) {
-        return DeviceConfig.getBoolean(NAMESPACE_CONNECTIVITY, name, defaultValue);
+        return runAsShell(READ_DEVICE_CONFIG,
+                () -> DeviceConfig.getBoolean(NAMESPACE_CONNECTIVITY, name, defaultValue));
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/ConnectivityManagerTest.java b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/ConnectivityManagerTest.java
index 766d62f..a416c6a0 100644
--- a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/ConnectivityManagerTest.java
+++ b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/ConnectivityManagerTest.java
@@ -2500,13 +2500,11 @@
         final CtsTetheringUtils tetherUtils = new CtsTetheringUtils(mContext);
         try {
             tetherEventCallback = tetherUtils.registerTetheringEventCallback();
-            // Adopt for NETWORK_SETTINGS permission.
-            mUiAutomation.adoptShellPermissionIdentity();
             // start tethering
             tetherEventCallback.assumeWifiTetheringSupported(mContext);
             tetherUtils.startWifiTethering(tetherEventCallback);
             // Update setting to verify the behavior.
-            mCm.setAirplaneMode(true);
+            setAirplaneMode(true);
             ConnectivitySettingsManager.setPrivateDnsMode(mContext,
                     ConnectivitySettingsManager.PRIVATE_DNS_MODE_OFF);
             ConnectivitySettingsManager.setNetworkAvoidBadWifi(mContext,
@@ -2514,7 +2512,7 @@
             assertEquals(AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, Settings.Global.getInt(
                     mContext.getContentResolver(), Settings.Global.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON));
             // Verify factoryReset
-            mCm.factoryReset();
+            runAsShell(NETWORK_SETTINGS, () -> mCm.factoryReset());
             verifySettings(AIRPLANE_MODE_OFF,
                     ConnectivitySettingsManager.PRIVATE_DNS_MODE_OPPORTUNISTIC,
                     ConnectivitySettingsManager.NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI_PROMPT);
@@ -2522,17 +2520,20 @@
             tetherEventCallback.expectNoTetheringActive();
         } finally {
             // Restore settings.
-            mCm.setAirplaneMode(false);
+            setAirplaneMode(false);
             ConnectivitySettingsManager.setNetworkAvoidBadWifi(mContext, curAvoidBadWifi);
             ConnectivitySettingsManager.setPrivateDnsMode(mContext, curPrivateDnsMode);
             if (tetherEventCallback != null) {
                 tetherUtils.unregisterTetheringEventCallback(tetherEventCallback);
             }
             tetherUtils.stopAllTethering();
-            mUiAutomation.dropShellPermissionIdentity();
         }
     }
 
+    private void setAirplaneMode(boolean enable) {
+        runAsShell(NETWORK_SETTINGS, () -> mCm.setAirplaneMode(enable));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Verify that {@link ConnectivityManager#setProfileNetworkPreference} cannot be called
      * without required NETWORK_STACK permissions.
diff --git a/tests/cts/net/util/java/android/net/cts/util/CtsTetheringUtils.java b/tests/cts/net/util/java/android/net/cts/util/CtsTetheringUtils.java
index 8c5372d..d5e9c9e 100644
--- a/tests/cts/net/util/java/android/net/cts/util/CtsTetheringUtils.java
+++ b/tests/cts/net/util/java/android/net/cts/util/CtsTetheringUtils.java
@@ -16,12 +16,18 @@
 
 package android.net.cts.util;
 
+import static android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE;
+import static android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE;
+import static android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_SETTINGS;
+import static android.Manifest.permission.TETHER_PRIVILEGED;
 import static android.net.TetheringManager.TETHERING_WIFI;
 import static android.net.TetheringManager.TETHER_ERROR_NO_ERROR;
 import static android.net.TetheringManager.TETHER_HARDWARE_OFFLOAD_FAILED;
 import static android.net.TetheringManager.TETHER_HARDWARE_OFFLOAD_STARTED;
 import static android.net.TetheringManager.TETHER_HARDWARE_OFFLOAD_STOPPED;
 
+import static com.android.testutils.TestPermissionUtil.runAsShell;
+
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
@@ -396,9 +402,14 @@
         }
     }
 
+    private static boolean isWifiEnabled(final WifiManager wm) {
+        return runAsShell(ACCESS_WIFI_STATE, () -> wm.isWifiEnabled());
+
+    }
+
     private static void waitForWifiEnabled(final Context ctx) throws Exception {
         WifiManager wm = ctx.getSystemService(WifiManager.class);
-        if (wm.isWifiEnabled()) return;
+        if (isWifiEnabled(wm)) return;
 
         final ConditionVariable mWaiting = new ConditionVariable();
         final BroadcastReceiver receiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
@@ -406,7 +417,7 @@
             public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
                 String action = intent.getAction();
                 if (WifiManager.WIFI_STATE_CHANGED_ACTION.equals(action)) {
-                    if (wm.isWifiEnabled()) mWaiting.open();
+                    if (isWifiEnabled(wm)) mWaiting.open();
                 }
             }
         };
@@ -414,7 +425,7 @@
             ctx.registerReceiver(receiver, new IntentFilter(WifiManager.WIFI_STATE_CHANGED_ACTION));
             if (!mWaiting.block(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS)) {
                 assertTrue("Wifi did not become enabled after " + DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS + "ms",
-                        wm.isWifiEnabled());
+                        isWifiEnabled(wm));
             }
         } finally {
             ctx.unregisterReceiver(receiver);
@@ -425,14 +436,16 @@
         final TestTetheringEventCallback tetherEventCallback =
                 new TestTetheringEventCallback();
 
-        mTm.registerTetheringEventCallback(c -> c.run() /* executor */, tetherEventCallback);
-        tetherEventCallback.expectCallbackStarted();
+        runAsShell(ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE, NETWORK_SETTINGS, () -> {
+            mTm.registerTetheringEventCallback(c -> c.run() /* executor */, tetherEventCallback);
+            tetherEventCallback.expectCallbackStarted();
+        });
 
         return tetherEventCallback;
     }
 
     public void unregisterTetheringEventCallback(final TestTetheringEventCallback callback) {
-        mTm.unregisterTetheringEventCallback(callback);
+        runAsShell(ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE, () -> mTm.unregisterTetheringEventCallback(callback));
     }
 
     private static List<String> getWifiTetherableInterfaceRegexps(
@@ -446,11 +459,11 @@
         if (!pm.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_WIFI)) return false;
         final WifiManager wm = ctx.getSystemService(WifiManager.class);
         // Wifi feature flags only work when wifi is on.
-        final boolean previousWifiEnabledState = wm.isWifiEnabled();
+        final boolean previousWifiEnabledState = isWifiEnabled(wm);
         try {
             if (!previousWifiEnabledState) SystemUtil.runShellCommand("svc wifi enable");
             waitForWifiEnabled(ctx);
-            return wm.isPortableHotspotSupported();
+            return runAsShell(ACCESS_WIFI_STATE, () -> wm.isPortableHotspotSupported());
         } finally {
             if (!previousWifiEnabledState) SystemUtil.runShellCommand("svc wifi disable");
         }
@@ -463,17 +476,20 @@
         final StartTetheringCallback startTetheringCallback = new StartTetheringCallback();
         final TetheringRequest request = new TetheringRequest.Builder(TETHERING_WIFI)
                 .setShouldShowEntitlementUi(false).build();
-        mTm.startTethering(request, c -> c.run() /* executor */, startTetheringCallback);
-        startTetheringCallback.verifyTetheringStarted();
 
-        final TetheringInterface iface =
-                callback.expectTetheredInterfacesChanged(wifiRegexs, TETHERING_WIFI);
+        return runAsShell(TETHER_PRIVILEGED, () -> {
+            mTm.startTethering(request, c -> c.run() /* executor */, startTetheringCallback);
+            startTetheringCallback.verifyTetheringStarted();
 
-        callback.expectOneOfOffloadStatusChanged(
-                TETHER_HARDWARE_OFFLOAD_STARTED,
-                TETHER_HARDWARE_OFFLOAD_FAILED);
+            final TetheringInterface iface =
+                    callback.expectTetheredInterfacesChanged(wifiRegexs, TETHERING_WIFI);
 
-        return iface;
+            callback.expectOneOfOffloadStatusChanged(
+                    TETHER_HARDWARE_OFFLOAD_STARTED,
+                    TETHER_HARDWARE_OFFLOAD_FAILED);
+
+            return iface;
+        });
     }
 
     private static class StopSoftApCallback implements SoftApCallback {
@@ -501,23 +517,33 @@
     public void expectSoftApDisabled() {
         final StopSoftApCallback callback = new StopSoftApCallback();
         try {
-            mWm.registerSoftApCallback(c -> c.run(), callback);
+            runAsShell(NETWORK_SETTINGS, () -> mWm.registerSoftApCallback(c -> c.run(), callback));
             // registerSoftApCallback will immediately call the callback with the current state, so
             // this callback will fire even if softAp is already disabled.
             callback.waitForSoftApStopped();
         } finally {
-            mWm.unregisterSoftApCallback(callback);
+            runAsShell(NETWORK_SETTINGS, () -> mWm.unregisterSoftApCallback(callback));
         }
     }
 
     public void stopWifiTethering(final TestTetheringEventCallback callback) {
-        mTm.stopTethering(TETHERING_WIFI);
+        runAsShell(TETHER_PRIVILEGED, () -> {
+            mTm.stopTethering(TETHERING_WIFI);
+            callback.expectNoTetheringActive();
+            callback.expectOneOfOffloadStatusChanged(TETHER_HARDWARE_OFFLOAD_STOPPED);
+        });
         expectSoftApDisabled();
-        callback.expectNoTetheringActive();
-        callback.expectOneOfOffloadStatusChanged(TETHER_HARDWARE_OFFLOAD_STOPPED);
     }
 
     public void stopAllTethering() {
-        mTm.stopAllTethering();
+        final TestTetheringEventCallback callback = registerTetheringEventCallback();
+        try {
+            runAsShell(TETHER_PRIVILEGED, () -> {
+                mTm.stopAllTethering();
+                callback.expectNoTetheringActive();
+            });
+        } finally {
+            unregisterTetheringEventCallback(callback);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/cts/tethering/src/android/tethering/cts/TetheringManagerTest.java b/tests/cts/tethering/src/android/tethering/cts/TetheringManagerTest.java
index bd1b74a..274596f 100644
--- a/tests/cts/tethering/src/android/tethering/cts/TetheringManagerTest.java
+++ b/tests/cts/tethering/src/android/tethering/cts/TetheringManagerTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package android.tethering.test;
 
+import static android.Manifest.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE;
+import static android.Manifest.permission.TETHER_PRIVILEGED;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.FEATURE_TELEPHONY;
 import static android.net.NetworkCapabilities.NET_CAPABILITY_DUN;
 import static android.net.NetworkCapabilities.NET_CAPABILITY_INTERNET;
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@
 import static android.net.TetheringManager.TETHER_ERROR_NO_ERROR;
 import static android.net.cts.util.CtsTetheringUtils.isAnyIfaceMatch;
 
+import static com.android.testutils.TestPermissionUtil.runAsShell;
+
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
@@ -37,7 +41,6 @@
 import static org.junit.Assume.assumeFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue;
 
-import android.app.UiAutomation;
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
@@ -97,21 +100,8 @@
 
     private static final int DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS = 60_000;
 
-    private void adoptShellPermissionIdentity() {
-        final UiAutomation uiAutomation =
-                InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().getUiAutomation();
-        uiAutomation.adoptShellPermissionIdentity();
-    }
-
-    private void dropShellPermissionIdentity() {
-        final UiAutomation uiAutomation =
-                InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().getUiAutomation();
-        uiAutomation.dropShellPermissionIdentity();
-    }
-
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
-        adoptShellPermissionIdentity();
         mContext = InstrumentationRegistry.getContext();
         mCm = (ConnectivityManager) mContext.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
         mTM = (TetheringManager) mContext.getSystemService(Context.TETHERING_SERVICE);
@@ -128,9 +118,8 @@
 
     @After
     public void tearDown() throws Exception {
-        mTM.stopAllTethering();
+        mCtsTetheringUtils.stopAllTethering();
         mContext.unregisterReceiver(mTetherChangeReceiver);
-        dropShellPermissionIdentity();
     }
 
     private class TetherChangeReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
@@ -208,22 +197,19 @@
                 mCtsTetheringUtils.registerTetheringEventCallback();
         try {
             tetherEventCallback.assumeWifiTetheringSupported(mContext);
+            tetherEventCallback.expectNoTetheringActive();
+
+            final String[] wifiRegexs = mTM.getTetherableWifiRegexs();
+            mCtsTetheringUtils.startWifiTethering(tetherEventCallback);
+
+            mTetherChangeReceiver.expectTethering(true /* active */, wifiRegexs);
+
+            mCtsTetheringUtils.stopWifiTethering(tetherEventCallback);
+            mTetherChangeReceiver.expectTethering(false /* active */, wifiRegexs);
         } finally {
             mCtsTetheringUtils.unregisterTetheringEventCallback(tetherEventCallback);
         }
 
-        final String[] wifiRegexs = mTM.getTetherableWifiRegexs();
-        final StartTetheringCallback startTetheringCallback = new StartTetheringCallback();
-        final TetheringRequest request = new TetheringRequest.Builder(TETHERING_WIFI)
-                .setShouldShowEntitlementUi(false).build();
-        mTM.startTethering(request, c -> c.run() /* executor */, startTetheringCallback);
-        startTetheringCallback.verifyTetheringStarted();
-
-        mTetherChangeReceiver.expectTethering(true /* active */, wifiRegexs);
-
-        mTM.stopTethering(TETHERING_WIFI);
-        mCtsTetheringUtils.expectSoftApDisabled();
-        mTetherChangeReceiver.expectTethering(false /* active */, wifiRegexs);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -267,7 +253,7 @@
             mCtsTetheringUtils.stopWifiTethering(tetherEventCallback);
 
             try {
-                final int ret = mTM.tether(wifiTetheringIface);
+                final int ret = runAsShell(TETHER_PRIVILEGED, () -> mTM.tether(wifiTetheringIface));
                 // There is no guarantee that the wifi interface will be available after disabling
                 // the hotspot, so don't fail the test if the call to tether() fails.
                 if (ret == TETHER_ERROR_NO_ERROR) {
@@ -277,7 +263,7 @@
                             new TetheringInterface(TETHERING_WIFI, wifiTetheringIface));
                 }
             } finally {
-                mTM.untether(wifiTetheringIface);
+                runAsShell(TETHER_PRIVILEGED, () -> mTM.untether(wifiTetheringIface));
             }
         } finally {
             mCtsTetheringUtils.unregisterTetheringEventCallback(tetherEventCallback);
@@ -320,7 +306,7 @@
 
             mCtsTetheringUtils.startWifiTethering(tetherEventCallback);
 
-            mTM.stopAllTethering();
+            mCtsTetheringUtils.stopAllTethering();
             tetherEventCallback.expectNoTetheringActive();
         } finally {
             mCtsTetheringUtils.unregisterTetheringEventCallback(tetherEventCallback);
@@ -329,7 +315,6 @@
 
     @Test
     public void testEnableTetheringPermission() throws Exception {
-        dropShellPermissionIdentity();
         final StartTetheringCallback startTetheringCallback = new StartTetheringCallback();
         mTM.startTethering(new TetheringRequest.Builder(TETHERING_WIFI).build(),
                 c -> c.run() /* executor */, startTetheringCallback);
@@ -352,15 +337,21 @@
 
     private void assertEntitlementResult(final Consumer<EntitlementResultListener> functor,
             final int expect) throws Exception {
-        final EntitlementResultListener listener = new EntitlementResultListener();
-        functor.accept(listener);
+        runAsShell(TETHER_PRIVILEGED, () -> {
+            final EntitlementResultListener listener = new EntitlementResultListener();
+            functor.accept(listener);
 
-        assertEquals(expect, listener.get(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
+            assertEquals(expect, listener.get(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
+        });
+    }
+
+    private boolean isTetheringSupported() {
+        return runAsShell(TETHER_PRIVILEGED, () -> mTM.isTetheringSupported());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testRequestLatestEntitlementResult() throws Exception {
-        assumeTrue(mTM.isTetheringSupported());
+        assumeTrue(isTetheringSupported());
         assumeTrue(mPm.hasSystemFeature(FEATURE_TELEPHONY));
         // Verify that requestLatestTetheringEntitlementResult() can get entitlement
         // result(TETHER_ERROR_ENTITLEMENT_UNKNOWN due to invalid downstream type) via listener.
@@ -407,7 +398,13 @@
         final CarrierConfigManager configManager = (CarrierConfigManager) mContext
                 .getSystemService(Context.CARRIER_CONFIG_SERVICE);
         final int subId = SubscriptionManager.getDefaultSubscriptionId();
-        configManager.overrideConfig(subId, bundle);
+        runAsShell(MODIFY_PHONE_STATE, () -> configManager.overrideConfig(subId, bundle));
+    }
+
+    private boolean isTetheringApnRequired() {
+        final TelephonyManager tm = mContext.getSystemService(TelephonyManager.class);
+        return runAsShell(MODIFY_PHONE_STATE, () -> tm.isTetheringApnRequired());
+
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -447,10 +444,8 @@
 
             mCtsTetheringUtils.startWifiTethering(tetherEventCallback);
 
-            final TelephonyManager telephonyManager = (TelephonyManager) mContext.getSystemService(
-                    Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
-            final boolean dunRequired = telephonyManager.isTetheringApnRequired();
-            final int expectedCap = dunRequired ? NET_CAPABILITY_DUN : NET_CAPABILITY_INTERNET;
+            final int expectedCap = isTetheringApnRequired()
+                    ? NET_CAPABILITY_DUN : NET_CAPABILITY_INTERNET;
             final Network network = tetherEventCallback.getCurrentValidUpstream();
             final NetworkCapabilities netCap = mCm.getNetworkCapabilities(network);
             assertTrue(netCap.hasTransport(TRANSPORT_CELLULAR));