diff --git a/audio/effect/2.0/vts/functional/audio_effect_hidl_hal_test.cpp b/audio/effect/2.0/vts/functional/audio_effect_hidl_hal_test.cpp
index 9b7d0cf5f3..145d4c32f4 100644
--- a/audio/effect/2.0/vts/functional/audio_effect_hidl_hal_test.cpp
+++ b/audio/effect/2.0/vts/functional/audio_effect_hidl_hal_test.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ using ::android::sp;
 class AudioEffectHidlTest : public ::testing::Test {
  public:
   virtual void SetUp() override {
-    // currently test passthrough mode only
-    effectsFactory = IEffectsFactory::getService("audio_effects_factory", true);
+    effectsFactory = IEffectsFactory::getService("audio_effects_factory");
     ASSERT_NE(effectsFactory, nullptr);
   }
 
diff --git a/camera/provider/2.4/vts/functional/camera_hidl_hal_test.cpp b/camera/provider/2.4/vts/functional/camera_hidl_hal_test.cpp
index 0eb291c125..0186371068 100644
--- a/camera/provider/2.4/vts/functional/camera_hidl_hal_test.cpp
+++ b/camera/provider/2.4/vts/functional/camera_hidl_hal_test.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ private:
 
 void CameraHidlEnvironment::SetUp() {
     // TODO: test the binderized mode
-    mProvider = ICameraProvider::getService(CAMERA_PASSTHROUGH_SERVICE_NAME, true);
+    mProvider = ICameraProvider::getService(CAMERA_PASSTHROUGH_SERVICE_NAME);
     // TODO: handle the device doesn't have any camera case
     ALOGI_IF(mProvider, "provider is not nullptr, %p", mProvider.get());
     ASSERT_NE(mProvider, nullptr);
diff --git a/gatekeeper/1.0/vts/functional/gatekeeper_hidl_hal_test.cpp b/gatekeeper/1.0/vts/functional/gatekeeper_hidl_hal_test.cpp
index 09690f8355..67b448222b 100644
--- a/gatekeeper/1.0/vts/functional/gatekeeper_hidl_hal_test.cpp
+++ b/gatekeeper/1.0/vts/functional/gatekeeper_hidl_hal_test.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class GatekeeperHidlTest : public ::testing::Test {
   GatekeeperHidlTest() : uid_(0) {}
   virtual void SetUp() override {
     GatekeeperResponse rsp;
-    gatekeeper_ = IGatekeeper::getService("gatekeeper", false);
+    gatekeeper_ = IGatekeeper::getService("gatekeeper");
     ASSERT_NE(nullptr, gatekeeper_.get());
     doDeleteAllUsers(rsp);
   }
diff --git a/thermal/1.0/vts/functional/thermal_hidl_hal_test.cpp b/thermal/1.0/vts/functional/thermal_hidl_hal_test.cpp
index d922169182..3c887c8986 100644
--- a/thermal/1.0/vts/functional/thermal_hidl_hal_test.cpp
+++ b/thermal/1.0/vts/functional/thermal_hidl_hal_test.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ using ::android::sp;
 class ThermalHidlTest : public ::testing::Test {
  public:
   virtual void SetUp() override {
-    thermal_ = IThermal::getService(THERMAL_SERVICE_NAME, false);
+    thermal_ = IThermal::getService(THERMAL_SERVICE_NAME);
     ASSERT_NE(thermal_, nullptr);
     baseSize_ = 0;
     names_.clear();
diff --git a/vibrator/1.0/vts/functional/vibrator_hidl_hal_test.cpp b/vibrator/1.0/vts/functional/vibrator_hidl_hal_test.cpp
index 782a7636a1..435b002cd9 100644
--- a/vibrator/1.0/vts/functional/vibrator_hidl_hal_test.cpp
+++ b/vibrator/1.0/vts/functional/vibrator_hidl_hal_test.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ using ::android::sp;
 class VibratorHidlTest : public ::testing::Test {
  public:
   virtual void SetUp() override {
-    vibrator = IVibrator::getService(false);
+    vibrator = IVibrator::getService();
     ASSERT_NE(vibrator, nullptr);
   }
 
diff --git a/vr/1.0/vts/functional/vr_hidl_hal_test.cpp b/vr/1.0/vts/functional/vr_hidl_hal_test.cpp
index 85ecbdc8d2..7e85337001 100644
--- a/vr/1.0/vts/functional/vr_hidl_hal_test.cpp
+++ b/vr/1.0/vts/functional/vr_hidl_hal_test.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ using ::android::sp;
 class VrHidlTest : public ::testing::Test {
  public:
   void SetUp() override {
-    // currently test passthrough mode only
-    vr = IVr::getService(VR_SERVICE_NAME, true);
+    vr = IVr::getService(VR_SERVICE_NAME);
     ASSERT_NE(vr, nullptr);
     ASSERT_TRUE(!vr->isRemote());
   }