diff --git a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/Ikev2VpnTest.java b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/Ikev2VpnTest.java
index ec5c8c5413..a3a65b6400 100644
--- a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/Ikev2VpnTest.java
+++ b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/Ikev2VpnTest.java
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertThrows;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 import static org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assume.assumeFalse;
 
 import android.Manifest;
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.app.AppOpsManager;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
 import android.net.Ikev2VpnProfile;
 import android.net.IpSecAlgorithm;
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ import com.android.testutils.TestableNetworkCallback;
 
 import org.bouncycastle.x509.X509V1CertificateGenerator;
 import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -200,6 +203,12 @@ public class Ikev2VpnTest {
         mUserCertKey = generateRandomCertAndKeyPair();
     }
 
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        assumeFalse("Skipping test because watches don't support VPN",
+            sContext.getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_WATCH));
+    }
+
     @After
     public void tearDown() {
         for (TestableNetworkCallback callback : mCallbacksToUnregister) {
diff --git a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/VpnServiceTest.java b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/VpnServiceTest.java
index 5c7b5ca082..f343e83c97 100644
--- a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/VpnServiceTest.java
+++ b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/VpnServiceTest.java
@@ -15,12 +15,28 @@
  */
 package android.net.cts;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assume.assumeFalse;
+
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.net.VpnService;
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
 import android.platform.test.annotations.AppModeFull;
 import android.test.AndroidTestCase;
 
+import androidx.test.InstrumentationRegistry;
+import androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.net.DatagramSocket;
 import java.net.Socket;
@@ -30,12 +46,21 @@ import java.net.Socket;
  * blocks us from writing tests for positive cases. For now we only test for
  * negative cases, and we will try to cover the rest in the future.
  */
-public class VpnServiceTest extends AndroidTestCase {
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
+public class VpnServiceTest {
 
     private static final String TAG = VpnServiceTest.class.getSimpleName();
 
+    private final Context mContext = InstrumentationRegistry.getContext();
     private VpnService mVpnService = new VpnService();
 
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        assumeFalse("Skipping test because watches don't support VPN",
+            mContext.getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_WATCH));
+    }
+
+    @Test
     @AppModeFull(reason = "PackageManager#queryIntentActivities cannot access in instant app mode")
     public void testPrepare() throws Exception {
         // Should never return null since we are not prepared.
@@ -47,6 +72,7 @@ public class VpnServiceTest extends AndroidTestCase {
         assertEquals(1, count);
     }
 
+    @Test
     @AppModeFull(reason = "establish() requires prepare(), which requires PackageManager access")
     public void testEstablish() throws Exception {
         ParcelFileDescriptor descriptor = null;
@@ -63,6 +89,7 @@ public class VpnServiceTest extends AndroidTestCase {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
     @AppModeFull(reason = "Protecting sockets requires prepare(), which requires PackageManager")
     public void testProtect_DatagramSocket() throws Exception {
         DatagramSocket socket = new DatagramSocket();
@@ -78,6 +105,7 @@ public class VpnServiceTest extends AndroidTestCase {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
     @AppModeFull(reason = "Protecting sockets requires prepare(), which requires PackageManager")
     public void testProtect_Socket() throws Exception {
         Socket socket = new Socket();
@@ -93,6 +121,7 @@ public class VpnServiceTest extends AndroidTestCase {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
     @AppModeFull(reason = "Protecting sockets requires prepare(), which requires PackageManager")
     public void testProtect_int() throws Exception {
         DatagramSocket socket = new DatagramSocket();
@@ -114,6 +143,7 @@ public class VpnServiceTest extends AndroidTestCase {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
     public void testTunDevice() throws Exception {
         File file = new File("/dev/tun");
         assertTrue(file.exists());
diff --git a/tests/unit/java/android/net/VpnManagerTest.java b/tests/unit/java/android/net/VpnManagerTest.java
index 532081a946..2ab4e45412 100644
--- a/tests/unit/java/android/net/VpnManagerTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit/java/android/net/VpnManagerTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package android.net;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assume.assumeFalse;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.eq;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
@@ -27,11 +28,13 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.test.mock.MockContext;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
 
 import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest;
+import androidx.test.InstrumentationRegistry;
 
 import com.android.internal.net.VpnProfile;
 import com.android.internal.util.MessageUtils;
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 @RunWith(DevSdkIgnoreRunner.class)
 @DevSdkIgnoreRule.IgnoreUpTo(Build.VERSION_CODES.R)
 public class VpnManagerTest {
+
     private static final String PKG_NAME = "fooPackage";
 
     private static final String SESSION_NAME_STRING = "testSession";
@@ -66,6 +70,9 @@ public class VpnManagerTest {
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        assumeFalse("Skipping test because watches don't support VPN",
+            InstrumentationRegistry.getContext().getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(
+                PackageManager.FEATURE_WATCH));
         mMockService = mock(IVpnManager.class);
         mVpnManager = new VpnManager(mMockContext, mMockService);
     }