diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/AndroidTest.xml b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/AndroidTest.xml
index ad4ccc0288ad6..574a9f4da627f 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/AndroidTest.xml
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/AndroidTest.xml
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@
         <!-- restart launcher to activate TAPL -->
         <option name="run-command" value="setprop ro.test_harness 1 ; am force-stop com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher" />
     </target_preparer>
-    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.DeviceCleaner">
-        <!-- reboot the device to teardown any crashed tests -->
-        <option name="cleanup-action" value="REBOOT" />
-    </target_preparer>
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.suite.SuiteApkInstaller">
         <option name="cleanup-apks" value="true"/>
         <option name="test-file-name" value="WMShellFlickerTests.apk"/>
diff --git a/tests/FlickerTests/AndroidTest.xml b/tests/FlickerTests/AndroidTest.xml
index 896ec9ae922c7..566c725a3414b 100644
--- a/tests/FlickerTests/AndroidTest.xml
+++ b/tests/FlickerTests/AndroidTest.xml
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@
         <!-- restart launcher to activate TAPL -->
         <option name="run-command" value="setprop ro.test_harness 1 ; am force-stop com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher" />
     </target_preparer>
-    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.DeviceCleaner">
-        <!-- reboot the device to teardown any crashed tests -->
-        <option name="cleanup-action" value="REBOOT" />
-    </target_preparer>
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.suite.SuiteApkInstaller">
         <option name="cleanup-apks" value="true"/>
         <option name="test-file-name" value="FlickerTests.apk"/>