diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/connmark.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/connmark.json
index 0de2f79ea329..3d0f9310bde4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/connmark.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/connmark.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
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+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action connmark",
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@
             "actions",
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+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action connmark",
@@ -54,6 +60,9 @@
             "actions",
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+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action connmark",
@@ -78,6 +87,9 @@
             "actions",
             "connmark"
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+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action connmark",
@@ -102,6 +114,9 @@
             "actions",
             "connmark"
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+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action connmark",
@@ -126,6 +141,9 @@
             "actions",
             "connmark"
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+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action connmark",
@@ -150,6 +168,9 @@
             "actions",
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+        "plugins": {
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action connmark",
@@ -174,6 +195,9 @@
             "actions",
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+        "plugins": {
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         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action connmark",
@@ -198,6 +222,9 @@
             "actions",
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         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action connmark",
@@ -222,6 +249,9 @@
             "actions",
             "connmark"
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+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action connmark",
@@ -246,6 +276,9 @@
             "actions",
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         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action connmark",
@@ -271,6 +304,9 @@
             "actions",
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+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action connmark",
@@ -295,6 +331,9 @@
             "actions",
             "connmark"
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+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
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         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action connmark",
@@ -320,6 +359,9 @@
             "actions",
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action connmark",
@@ -345,6 +387,9 @@
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+        },
         "setup": [
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diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/csum.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/csum.json
index 072febf25f55..56e11136d0f6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/csum.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/csum.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
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             "csum"
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+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@
             "actions",
             "csum"
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+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -54,6 +60,9 @@
             "actions",
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         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -78,6 +87,9 @@
             "actions",
             "csum"
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+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -102,6 +114,9 @@
             "actions",
             "csum"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -126,6 +141,9 @@
             "actions",
             "csum"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -150,6 +168,9 @@
             "actions",
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+        "plugins": {
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -174,6 +195,9 @@
             "actions",
             "csum"
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+        "plugins": {
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -198,6 +222,9 @@
             "actions",
             "csum"
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+        "plugins": {
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -222,6 +249,9 @@
             "actions",
             "csum"
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+        "plugins": {
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -246,6 +276,9 @@
             "actions",
             "csum"
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+        "plugins": {
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -270,6 +303,9 @@
             "actions",
             "csum"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -294,6 +330,9 @@
             "actions",
             "csum"
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+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -318,6 +357,9 @@
             "actions",
             "csum"
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -342,6 +384,9 @@
             "actions",
             "csum"
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+        "plugins": {
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -366,6 +411,9 @@
             "actions",
             "csum"
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+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -390,6 +438,9 @@
             "actions",
             "csum"
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -414,6 +465,9 @@
             "actions",
             "csum"
         ],
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -438,6 +492,9 @@
             "actions",
             "csum"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -461,6 +518,9 @@
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         ],
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -485,6 +545,9 @@
             "actions",
             "csum"
         ],
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -508,6 +571,9 @@
             "actions",
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action csum",
@@ -533,6 +599,9 @@
             "actions",
             "csum"
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+        },
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diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/ct.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/ct.json
index bd843ab00a58..7d07c55bb668 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/ct.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/ct.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ct"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action ct",
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ct"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action ct",
@@ -54,6 +60,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ct"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action ct",
@@ -78,6 +87,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ct"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action ct",
@@ -102,6 +114,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ct"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action ct",
@@ -126,6 +141,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ct"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action ct",
@@ -150,6 +168,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ct"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action ct",
@@ -174,6 +195,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ct"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action ct",
@@ -198,6 +222,9 @@
             "actions",
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         ],
+        "plugins": {
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action ct",
@@ -222,6 +249,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ct"
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action ct",
@@ -246,6 +276,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ct"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action ct",
@@ -270,6 +303,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ct"
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+        "plugins": {
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action ct",
@@ -294,6 +330,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ct"
         ],
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action ct",
@@ -318,6 +357,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ct"
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action ct",
@@ -342,6 +384,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ct"
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action ct",
@@ -366,6 +411,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ct"
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action ct",
@@ -390,6 +438,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ct"
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action ct",
@@ -415,6 +466,9 @@
             "ct",
 	    "scapy"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
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diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/ctinfo.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/ctinfo.json
index d9710c067eb7..bb54d71241a0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/ctinfo.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/ctinfo.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ctinfo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC action flush action ctinfo",
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ctinfo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action ctinfo",
@@ -54,6 +60,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ctinfo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC action flush action ctinfo",
@@ -78,6 +87,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ctinfo"
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+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC action flush action ctinfo",
@@ -102,6 +114,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ctinfo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action ctinfo",
@@ -132,6 +147,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ctinfo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action ctinfo",
@@ -162,6 +180,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ctinfo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action ctinfo",
@@ -192,6 +213,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ctinfo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC action flush action ctinfo",
@@ -219,6 +243,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ctinfo"
         ],
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action ctinfo",
@@ -246,6 +273,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ctinfo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action ctinfo",
@@ -271,6 +301,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ctinfo"
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action ctinfo",
@@ -295,6 +328,9 @@
             "actions",
             "ctinfo"
         ],
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action ctinfo",
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/gact.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/gact.json
index c652e8c1157d..0fcd52742939 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/gact.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/gact.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -54,6 +60,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -78,6 +87,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -102,6 +114,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
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+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -126,6 +141,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -150,6 +168,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
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+        "plugins": {
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -175,6 +196,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -199,6 +223,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
         ],
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -223,6 +250,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -252,6 +282,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
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+        },
         "setup": [
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             "$TC actions add action reclassify index 102",
@@ -273,6 +306,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
         ],
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -298,6 +334,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -323,6 +362,9 @@
             "actions",
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -348,6 +390,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
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+        "plugins": {
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -373,6 +418,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -398,6 +446,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -422,6 +473,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -448,6 +502,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
         ],
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -473,6 +530,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -497,6 +557,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
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+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -521,6 +584,9 @@
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+        "plugins": {
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -544,6 +610,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
         ],
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -568,6 +637,9 @@
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             "gact"
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+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
@@ -593,6 +665,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gact"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action gact",
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/gate.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/gate.json
index e16a4963fdd2..db645c22ad7b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/gate.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/gate.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gate"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC action flush action gate",
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gate"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action gate",
@@ -54,6 +60,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gate"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC action flush action gate",
@@ -78,6 +87,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gate"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC action flush action gate",
@@ -102,6 +114,9 @@
             "actions",
             "gate"
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+        "plugins": {
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+        },
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index 459bcad35810..f587a32e44c4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/ife.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/ife.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
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@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@
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@@ -54,6 +60,9 @@
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@@ -102,6 +114,9 @@
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@@ -126,6 +141,9 @@
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@@ -174,6 +195,9 @@
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@@ -220,6 +247,9 @@
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@@ -292,6 +328,9 @@
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@@ -340,6 +382,9 @@
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@@ -364,6 +409,9 @@
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@@ -386,6 +434,9 @@
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@@ -410,6 +461,9 @@
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@@ -482,6 +542,9 @@
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@@ -506,6 +569,9 @@
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@@ -554,6 +623,9 @@
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@@ -578,6 +650,9 @@
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@@ -648,6 +729,9 @@
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@@ -840,6 +945,9 @@
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@@ -888,6 +999,9 @@
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@@ -912,6 +1026,9 @@
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@@ -934,6 +1051,9 @@
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@@ -956,6 +1076,9 @@
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@@ -980,6 +1103,9 @@
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@@ -1002,6 +1128,9 @@
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@@ -1024,6 +1153,9 @@
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@@ -1046,6 +1178,9 @@
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@@ -1093,6 +1231,9 @@
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@@ -1118,6 +1259,9 @@
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diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/mirred.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/mirred.json
index 12a2fe0e1472..b53d12909962 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/mirred.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/mirred.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
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                 "$TC actions flush action mirred",
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@
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@@ -55,6 +61,9 @@
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@@ -81,6 +90,9 @@
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@@ -105,6 +117,9 @@
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                 "$TC actions flush action mirred",
@@ -129,6 +144,9 @@
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@@ -153,6 +171,9 @@
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@@ -178,6 +199,9 @@
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@@ -202,6 +226,9 @@
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@@ -226,6 +253,9 @@
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@@ -250,6 +280,9 @@
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@@ -274,6 +307,9 @@
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@@ -298,6 +334,9 @@
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@@ -322,6 +361,9 @@
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@@ -346,6 +388,9 @@
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@@ -370,6 +415,9 @@
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@@ -392,6 +440,9 @@
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@@ -417,6 +468,9 @@
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@@ -442,6 +496,9 @@
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@@ -467,6 +524,9 @@
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@@ -491,6 +551,9 @@
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@@ -514,6 +577,9 @@
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@@ -538,6 +604,9 @@
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@@ -561,6 +630,9 @@
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diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/mpls.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/mpls.json
index 866f0efd0859..b1c5dd27a70d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/mpls.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/mpls.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
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                 "$TC actions flush action mpls",
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@
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                 "$TC actions flush action mpls",
@@ -54,6 +60,9 @@
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                 "$TC actions flush action mpls",
@@ -78,6 +87,9 @@
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                 "$TC actions flush action mpls",
@@ -102,6 +114,9 @@
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                 "$TC actions flush action mpls",
@@ -126,6 +141,9 @@
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                 "$TC actions flush action mpls",
@@ -150,6 +168,9 @@
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                 "$TC actions flush action mpls",
@@ -174,6 +195,9 @@
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                 "$TC actions flush action mpls",
@@ -198,6 +222,9 @@
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@@ -222,6 +249,9 @@
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@@ -244,6 +274,9 @@
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                 "$TC actions flush action mpls",
@@ -266,6 +299,9 @@
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@@ -288,6 +324,9 @@
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@@ -310,6 +349,9 @@
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@@ -332,6 +374,9 @@
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@@ -356,6 +401,9 @@
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@@ -380,6 +428,9 @@
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@@ -404,6 +455,9 @@
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@@ -426,6 +480,9 @@
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@@ -448,6 +505,9 @@
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@@ -470,6 +530,9 @@
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@@ -492,6 +555,9 @@
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@@ -514,6 +580,9 @@
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@@ -538,6 +607,9 @@
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index 0a3c491edbc5..ee2792998c89 100644
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+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/nat.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
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@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@
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@@ -54,6 +60,9 @@
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@@ -78,6 +87,9 @@
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@@ -102,6 +114,9 @@
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@@ -126,6 +141,9 @@
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@@ -573,6 +642,9 @@
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diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/pedit.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/pedit.json
index 72cdc3c800a5..37c410332174 100644
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+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/pedit.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
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@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@
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@@ -56,6 +62,9 @@
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@@ -81,6 +90,9 @@
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@@ -106,6 +118,9 @@
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@@ -131,6 +146,9 @@
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@@ -156,6 +174,9 @@
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@@ -206,6 +227,9 @@
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@@ -256,6 +283,9 @@
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@@ -281,6 +311,9 @@
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@@ -331,6 +367,9 @@
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@@ -456,6 +507,9 @@
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@@ -531,6 +591,9 @@
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@@ -681,6 +759,9 @@
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@@ -731,6 +815,9 @@
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@@ -954,6 +1065,9 @@
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index b7205a069534..dd8109768f8f 100644
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@@ -603,6 +675,9 @@
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index 148d8bcb8606..af35e2f30a95 100644
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+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/sample.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
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@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@
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@@ -54,6 +60,9 @@
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@@ -126,6 +141,9 @@
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@@ -284,6 +320,9 @@
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@@ -402,6 +453,9 @@
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                 "$TC actions flush action sample",
@@ -424,6 +478,9 @@
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                 "$TC actions flush action sample",
@@ -446,6 +503,9 @@
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@@ -468,6 +528,9 @@
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@@ -492,6 +555,9 @@
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@@ -516,6 +582,9 @@
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@@ -541,6 +610,9 @@
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@@ -566,6 +638,9 @@
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@@ -591,6 +666,9 @@
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@@ -616,6 +694,9 @@
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@@ -641,6 +722,9 @@
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@@ -666,6 +750,9 @@
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diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/simple.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/simple.json
index e0c5f060ccb9..ac960e70dc9b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/simple.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/simple.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
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         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action simple",
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@
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                 "$TC actions flush action simple",
@@ -54,6 +60,9 @@
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         "setup": [
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                 "$TC actions flush action simple",
@@ -79,6 +88,9 @@
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                 "$TC actions flush action simple",
@@ -106,6 +118,9 @@
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                 "$TC actions flush action simple",
@@ -131,6 +146,9 @@
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                 "$TC actions flush action simple",
@@ -158,6 +176,9 @@
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@@ -183,6 +204,9 @@
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                 "$TC actions flush action simple",
@@ -213,6 +237,9 @@
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diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/skbedit.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/skbedit.json
index 9cdd2e31ac2c..27ba0f72e904 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/skbedit.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/skbedit.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
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                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@
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@@ -54,6 +60,9 @@
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@@ -76,6 +85,9 @@
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@@ -100,6 +112,9 @@
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@@ -124,6 +139,9 @@
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@@ -146,6 +164,9 @@
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@@ -168,6 +189,9 @@
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@@ -193,6 +217,9 @@
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+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -217,6 +244,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -241,6 +271,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -265,6 +298,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -289,6 +325,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -313,6 +352,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -337,6 +379,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -361,6 +406,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -385,6 +433,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -409,6 +460,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -433,6 +487,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -457,6 +514,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -481,6 +541,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -505,6 +568,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -529,6 +595,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -557,6 +626,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -581,6 +653,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -603,6 +678,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -628,6 +706,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             "$TC actions add action skbedit mark 500",
             "$TC actions add action skbedit mark 501",
@@ -653,6 +734,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -678,6 +762,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
@@ -702,6 +789,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbedit",
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/skbmod.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/skbmod.json
index 742f2290973e..33ed7a8099e2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/skbmod.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/skbmod.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbmod"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbmod",
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbmod"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbmod",
@@ -54,6 +60,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbmod"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbmod",
@@ -78,6 +87,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbmod"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbmod",
@@ -102,6 +114,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbmod"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbmod",
@@ -126,6 +141,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbmod"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbmod",
@@ -150,6 +168,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbmod"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbmod",
@@ -174,6 +195,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbmod"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbmod",
@@ -198,6 +222,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbmod"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbmod",
@@ -222,6 +249,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbmod"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbmod",
@@ -246,6 +276,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbmod"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbmod",
@@ -270,6 +303,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbmod"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbmod",
@@ -294,6 +330,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbmod"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbmod",
@@ -323,6 +362,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbmod"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbmod",
@@ -352,6 +394,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbmod"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbmod",
@@ -377,6 +422,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbmod"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             "$TC actions add action skbmod set etype 0x0001",
             "$TC actions add action skbmod set etype 0x0011",
@@ -400,6 +448,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbmod"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbmod",
@@ -425,6 +476,9 @@
             "actions",
             "skbmod"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action skbmod",
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/tunnel_key.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/tunnel_key.json
index b5b47fbf6c00..0b6f0b5aeaad 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/tunnel_key.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/tunnel_key.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -59,6 +65,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -88,6 +97,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -117,6 +129,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -146,6 +161,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -175,6 +193,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -204,6 +225,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -228,6 +252,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -252,6 +279,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -281,6 +311,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -305,6 +338,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -334,6 +370,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -358,6 +397,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -387,6 +429,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -411,6 +456,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -435,6 +483,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -459,6 +510,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -488,6 +542,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -517,6 +574,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -541,6 +601,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -565,6 +628,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -594,6 +660,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -618,6 +687,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -642,6 +714,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -666,6 +741,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -690,6 +768,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -714,6 +795,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -738,6 +822,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -762,6 +849,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -786,6 +876,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -811,6 +904,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -836,6 +932,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -864,6 +963,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -892,6 +994,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -917,6 +1022,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -941,6 +1049,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -966,6 +1077,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key",
@@ -991,6 +1105,9 @@
             "actions",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "dependsOn": "$TC actions add action tunnel_key help 2>&1 | grep -q nofrag",
         "setup": [
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diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/vlan.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/vlan.json
index 2aad4caa8581..e5fe8762978a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/vlan.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/vlan.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -54,6 +60,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -78,6 +87,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -102,6 +114,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -126,6 +141,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -150,6 +168,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -174,6 +195,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -196,6 +220,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -220,6 +247,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -242,6 +272,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -264,6 +297,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -286,6 +322,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -310,6 +349,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -334,6 +376,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -358,6 +403,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -382,6 +430,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -406,6 +457,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -430,6 +484,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -452,6 +509,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -476,6 +536,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -500,6 +563,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -524,6 +590,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -549,6 +618,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -574,6 +646,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -599,6 +674,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -624,6 +702,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -647,6 +728,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -670,6 +754,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -696,6 +783,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -720,6 +810,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -745,6 +838,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -769,6 +865,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -792,6 +891,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -816,6 +918,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
@@ -839,6 +944,9 @@
             "actions",
             "vlan"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action vlan",
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/xt.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/xt.json
index c9f002aea6d4..1a92e8898fec 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/xt.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/xt.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
             "actions",
             "xt"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action xt",
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@
             "actions",
             "xt"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action xt",
@@ -60,6 +66,9 @@
             "actions",
             "xt"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action xt",
@@ -90,6 +99,9 @@
             "actions",
             "xt"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action xt",
@@ -120,6 +132,9 @@
             "actions",
             "xt"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC action flush action xt",
@@ -147,6 +162,9 @@
             "actions",
             "xt"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
 		"$TC actions flush action xt",
@@ -174,6 +192,9 @@
             "actions",
             "xt"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action xt",
@@ -199,6 +220,9 @@
             "actions",
             "xt"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+           "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
             [
                 "$TC actions flush action xt",
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/filters/bpf.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/filters/bpf.json
index 1f0cae474db2..013fb983bc3f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/filters/bpf.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/filters/bpf.json
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@
             "bpf-filter"
         ],
         "plugins": {
-            "requires": "buildebpfPlugin"
+            "requires": [
+               "buildebpfPlugin",
+               "nsPlugin"
+            ]
         },
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
@@ -73,7 +76,10 @@
             "bpf-filter"
         ],
         "plugins": {
-            "requires": "buildebpfPlugin"
+            "requires": [
+               "buildebpfPlugin",
+               "nsPlugin"
+            ]
         },
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/filters/fw.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/filters/fw.json
index 5272049566d6..742ebc34e15c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/filters/fw.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/filters/fw.json
@@ -53,111 +53,6 @@
 	"plugins": {
 		"requires": "nsPlugin"
 	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
-	"plugins": {
-		"requires": "nsPlugin"
-	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -173,14 +68,15 @@
     {
         "id": "c591",
         "name": "Add fw filter with action ok by reference",
-        "__comment": "We add sleep here because action might have not been deleted by workqueue just yet. Remove this when the behaviour is fixed.",
         "category": [
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress",
-            "/bin/sleep 1",
             "$TC actions add action gact ok index 1"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC filter add dev $DEV1 parent ffff: handle 1 prio 1 fw action gact index 1",
@@ -189,9 +85,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "handle 0x1.*gact action pass.*index 1 ref 2 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DEV1 ingress",
-            "/bin/sleep 1",
-            "$TC actions del action gact index 1"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -201,6 +95,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -216,14 +113,15 @@
     {
         "id": "38b3",
         "name": "Add fw filter with action continue by reference",
-        "__comment": "We add sleep here because action might have not been deleted by workqueue just yet. Remove this when the behaviour is fixed.",
         "category": [
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress",
-            "/bin/sleep 1",
             "$TC actions add action gact continue index 1"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC filter add dev $DEV1 parent ffff: handle 1 prio 1 fw action gact index 1",
@@ -232,9 +130,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "handle 0x1.*gact action continue.*index 1 ref 2 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DEV1 ingress",
-            "/bin/sleep 1",
-            "$TC actions del action gact index 1"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -244,6 +140,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -259,14 +158,15 @@
     {
         "id": "6753",
         "name": "Add fw filter with action pipe by reference",
-        "__comment": "We add sleep here because action might have not been deleted by workqueue just yet.",
         "category": [
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress",
-            "/bin/sleep 1",
             "$TC actions add action gact pipe index 1"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC filter add dev $DEV1 parent ffff: handle 1 prio 1 fw action gact index 1",
@@ -275,9 +175,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "handle 0x1.*gact action pipe.*index 1 ref 2 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DEV1 ingress",
-            "/bin/sleep 1",
-            "$TC actions del action gact index 1"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -287,6 +185,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -302,14 +203,15 @@
     {
         "id": "6dc6",
         "name": "Add fw filter with action drop by reference",
-        "__comment": "We add sleep here because action might have not been deleted by workqueue just yet.",
         "category": [
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress",
-            "/bin/sleep 1",
             "$TC actions add action gact drop index 1"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC filter add dev $DEV1 parent ffff: handle 1 prio 1 fw action gact index 1",
@@ -318,9 +220,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "handle 0x1.*gact action drop.*index 1 ref 2 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DEV1 ingress",
-            "/bin/sleep 1",
-            "$TC actions del action gact index 1"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -330,6 +230,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -345,14 +248,15 @@
     {
         "id": "3bc2",
         "name": "Add fw filter with action reclassify by reference",
-        "__comment": "We add sleep here because action might have not been deleted by workqueue just yet.",
         "category": [
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress",
-            "/bin/sleep 1",
             "$TC actions add action gact reclassify index 1"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC filter add dev $DEV1 parent ffff: handle 1 prio 1 fw action gact index 1",
@@ -361,9 +265,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "handle 0x1.*gact action reclassify.*index 1 ref 2 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DEV1 ingress",
-            "/bin/sleep 1",
-            "$TC actions del action gact index 1"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -373,6 +275,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -388,14 +293,15 @@
     {
         "id": "36f7",
         "name": "Add fw filter with action jump 10 by reference",
-        "__comment": "We add sleep here because action might have not been deleted by workqueue just yet.",
         "category": [
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress",
-            "/bin/sleep 1",
             "$TC actions add action gact jump 10 index 1"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC filter add dev $DEV1 parent ffff: handle 1 prio 1 fw action gact index 1",
@@ -404,9 +310,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "handle 0x1.*gact action jump 10.*index 1 ref 2 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DEV1 ingress",
-            "/bin/sleep 1",
-            "$TC actions del action gact index 1"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -416,6 +320,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -435,6 +342,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -454,6 +364,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -473,6 +386,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -492,6 +408,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -511,6 +430,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -530,6 +452,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -549,6 +474,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -568,6 +496,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -587,6 +518,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -606,6 +540,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -625,6 +562,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -644,6 +584,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -663,6 +606,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -682,6 +628,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -701,6 +650,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -720,6 +672,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -739,6 +694,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -758,6 +716,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -777,6 +738,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -796,6 +760,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -815,6 +782,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -834,6 +804,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -853,6 +826,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -872,6 +848,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -891,6 +870,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -910,6 +892,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -929,6 +914,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -948,6 +936,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -967,6 +958,9 @@
             "filter",
             "fw"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress"
         ],
@@ -1096,7 +1090,6 @@
     {
         "id": "0e99",
         "name": "Del single fw filter x1",
-        "__comment__": "First of two tests to check that one filter is there and the other isn't",
         "category": [
             "filter",
             "fw"
@@ -1121,7 +1114,6 @@
     {
         "id": "f54c",
         "name": "Del single fw filter x2",
-        "__comment__": "Second of two tests to check that one filter is there and the other isn't",
         "category": [
             "filter",
             "fw"
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/filters/matchall.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/filters/matchall.json
index 2df68017dfb8..afa1b9b0c856 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/filters/matchall.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/filters/matchall.json
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent ffff: handle 0x1 prio 1 protocol ip matchall action ok",
@@ -16,8 +18,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*gact action pass.*ref 1 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -27,8 +28,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent 1: handle 0x1 prio 1 protocol ip matchall action ok",
@@ -37,8 +40,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent 1: protocol ip pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*gact action pass.*ref 1 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -48,8 +50,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent ffff: handle 0x1 prio 1 protocol ipv6 matchall action drop",
@@ -58,8 +62,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ipv6 pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*gact action drop.*ref 1 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -69,8 +72,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent 1: handle 0x1 prio 1 protocol ipv6 matchall action drop",
@@ -79,8 +84,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent 1: protocol ipv6 pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*gact action drop.*ref 1 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -90,8 +94,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent ffff: handle 0x1 prio 65535 protocol ipv4 matchall action pass",
@@ -100,8 +106,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 65535 matchall.*handle 0x1.*gact action pass.*ref 1 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -111,8 +116,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent 1: handle 0x1 prio 65535 protocol ipv4 matchall action pass",
@@ -121,8 +128,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent 1: protocol ip pref 65535 matchall.*handle 0x1.*gact action pass.*ref 1 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -132,8 +138,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent ffff: handle 0x1 prio 655355 protocol ipv4 matchall action pass",
@@ -142,8 +150,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 655355 matchall.*handle 0x1.*gact action pass.*ref 1 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -153,8 +160,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent 1: handle 0x1 prio 655355 protocol ipv4 matchall action pass",
@@ -163,8 +172,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent 1: protocol ip pref 655355 matchall.*handle 0x1.*gact action pass.*ref 1 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -174,8 +182,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent ffff: handle 0xffffffff prio 1 protocol all matchall action continue",
@@ -184,8 +194,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol all pref 1 matchall.*handle 0xffffffff.*gact action continue.*ref 1 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -195,8 +204,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent 1: handle 0xffffffff prio 1 protocol all matchall action continue",
@@ -205,8 +216,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent 1: protocol all pref 1 matchall.*handle 0xffffffff.*gact action continue.*ref 1 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -216,8 +226,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent ffff: handle 0x1 prio 1 protocol all matchall skip_hw action reclassify",
@@ -226,8 +238,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol all pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*skip_hw.*not_in_hw.*gact action reclassify.*ref 1 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -237,8 +248,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent 1: handle 0x1 prio 1 protocol all matchall skip_hw action reclassify",
@@ -247,8 +260,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent 1: protocol all pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*skip_hw.*not_in_hw.*gact action reclassify.*ref 1 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -258,8 +270,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent ffff: handle 0x1 prio 1 protocol ipv6 matchall classid 1:1 action pass",
@@ -268,8 +282,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ipv6 pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*flowid 1:1.*gact action pass.*ref 1 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -279,8 +292,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent ffff: handle 0x1 prio 1 protocol ipv6 matchall classid 6789defg action pass",
@@ -289,8 +304,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter protocol ipv6 pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*flowid 6789defg.*gact action pass.*ref 1 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -300,8 +314,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent ffff: handle 0x1 prio 1 protocol ipv6 matchall classid 1:2 action pass"
         ],
@@ -311,8 +327,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter protocol ipv6 pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*flowid 1:2.*gact action pass.*ref 1 bind 1",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -322,8 +337,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent ffff: handle 0x1 prio 1 protocol all matchall classid 1:2 action pass",
             "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent ffff: handle 0x2 prio 2 protocol all matchall classid 1:3 action pass",
@@ -336,8 +353,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter protocol all pref.*matchall.*handle.*flowid.*gact action pass",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -347,8 +363,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent ffff: handle 0x1 prio 1 protocol all matchall classid 1:2 action pass",
             "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent ffff: handle 0x2 prio 2 protocol all matchall classid 1:3 action pass",
@@ -361,8 +379,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter protocol all pref 2 matchall.*handle 0x2 flowid 1:2.*gact action pass",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -372,8 +389,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent ffff: handle 0x1 prio 1 protocol all chain 1 matchall classid 1:1 action pass",
             "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent ffff: handle 0x1 prio 1 protocol ipv4 chain 2 matchall classid 1:3 action continue"
@@ -384,8 +403,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter protocol all pref 1 matchall chain 1 handle 0x1 flowid 1:1.*gact action pass",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -395,8 +413,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC actions flush action police",
             "$TC actions add action police rate 1mbit burst 100k index 199 skip_hw"
@@ -408,7 +428,6 @@
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
             "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
             "$TC actions del action police index 199"
         ]
     },
@@ -419,8 +438,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC actions flush action police",
             "$TC actions add action police rate 1mbit burst 100k index 199"
@@ -432,7 +453,6 @@
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
             "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
             "$TC actions del action police index 199"
         ]
     },
@@ -443,8 +463,10 @@
             "filter",
             "matchall"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC actions flush action police",
             "$TC actions add action police rate 1mbit burst 100k index 199"
@@ -456,7 +478,6 @@
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
             "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
             "$TC actions del action police index 199"
         ]
     }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/infra/actions.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/infra/actions.json
index 16f3a83605e4..1ba96c467754 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/infra/actions.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/infra/actions.json
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
             "infra",
             "pedit"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC action add action pedit munge offset 0 u8 clear index 1"
         ],
@@ -17,9 +19,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
-            "$TC actions flush action pedit"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@
             "infra",
             "mpls"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC action add action mpls pop protocol ipv4 index 1"
         ],
@@ -40,9 +42,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
-            "$TC actions flush action mpls"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@
             "infra",
             "bpf"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC action add action bpf bytecode '4,40 0 0 12,21 0 1 2048,6 0 0 262144,6 0 0 0' index 1"
         ],
@@ -63,9 +65,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
-            "$TC actions flush action bpf"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@
             "infra",
             "connmark"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC actions add action connmark"
         ],
@@ -86,9 +88,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
-            "$TC actions flush action connmark"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -98,8 +98,10 @@
             "infra",
             "csum"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC actions add action csum ip4h index 1"
         ],
@@ -109,9 +111,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
-            "$TC actions flush action csum"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -121,8 +121,10 @@
             "infra",
             "ct"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC actions add action ct index 1"
         ],
@@ -132,9 +134,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
-            "$TC actions flush action ct"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -144,8 +144,10 @@
             "infra",
             "ctinfo"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC action add action ctinfo index 1"
         ],
@@ -155,9 +157,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
-            "$TC actions flush action ctinfo"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -167,8 +167,10 @@
             "infra",
             "gact"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC actions add action pass index 1"
         ],
@@ -178,9 +180,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
-            "$TC actions flush action gact"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -190,8 +190,10 @@
             "infra",
             "gate"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC action add action gate priority 1 sched-entry close 100000000ns index 1"
         ],
@@ -201,9 +203,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
-            "$TC actions flush action gate"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -213,8 +213,10 @@
             "infra",
             "ife"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC actions add action ife encode allow mark pass index 1"
         ],
@@ -224,9 +226,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
-            "$TC actions flush action ife"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -236,8 +236,10 @@
             "infra",
             "mirred"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC actions add action mirred egress mirror index 1 dev lo"
         ],
@@ -247,9 +249,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
-            "$TC actions flush action mirred"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -259,8 +259,10 @@
             "infra",
             "nat"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC actions add action nat ingress 192.168.1.1 200.200.200.1"
         ],
@@ -270,9 +272,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
-            "$TC actions flush action nat"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -282,8 +282,10 @@
             "infra",
             "police"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC actions add action police rate 1kbit burst 10k index 1"
         ],
@@ -293,9 +295,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
-            "$TC actions flush action police"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -305,8 +305,10 @@
             "infra",
             "sample"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC actions add action sample rate 10 group 1 index 1"
         ],
@@ -316,9 +318,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
-            "$TC actions flush action sample"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -328,8 +328,10 @@
             "infra",
             "skbedit"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC actions add action skbedit mark 1"
         ],
@@ -339,9 +341,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
-            "$TC actions flush action skbedit"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -351,8 +351,10 @@
             "infra",
             "skbmod"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC actions add action skbmod set dmac 11:22:33:44:55:66 index 1"
         ],
@@ -362,9 +364,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
-            "$TC actions flush action skbmod"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -374,8 +374,10 @@
             "infra",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC actions add action tunnel_key set src_ip 10.10.10.1 dst_ip 20.20.20.2 id 1 index 1"
         ],
@@ -385,9 +387,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
-            "$TC actions flush action tunnel_key"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -397,8 +397,10 @@
             "infra",
             "tunnel_key"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC actions add action vlan pop pipe index 1"
         ],
@@ -408,9 +410,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "^filter parent ffff: protocol ip pref 1 matchall.*handle 0x1.*",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy",
-            "$TC actions flush action vlan"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/infra/filter.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/infra/filter.json
index c4c778e83da2..8d10042b489b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/infra/filter.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/infra/filter.json
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 [
     {
         "id": "c2b4",
-        "name": "soft lockup alarm will be not generated after delete the prio 0 filter of the chain",
+        "name": "Soft lockup alarm will be not generated after delete the prio 0 filter of the chain",
         "category": [
             "filter",
             "chain"
         ],
+	"plugins": {
+		"requires": "nsPlugin"
+	},
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY root handle 1: htb default 1",
             "$TC chain add dev $DUMMY",
             "$TC filter del dev $DUMMY chain 0 parent 1: prio 0"
@@ -18,8 +20,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "chain parent 1: chain 0",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY root handle 1: htb default 1",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY root handle 1: htb default 1"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/cake.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/cake.json
index 1134b72d281d..c4c5f7ba0e0f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/cake.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/cake.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cake 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bandwidth unlimited diffserv3 triple-isolate nonat nowash no-ack-filter split-gso rtt 100ms raw overhead",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake bandwidth 1000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -41,8 +38,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cake 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bandwidth 1Kbit diffserv3 triple-isolate nonat nowash no-ack-filter split-gso rtt 100ms raw overhead",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake autorate-ingress",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -64,8 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cake 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bandwidth unlimited autorate-ingress diffserv3 triple-isolate nonat nowash no-ack-filter split-gso rtt 100ms raw overhead",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -79,7 +73,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake rtt 200",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -87,8 +80,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cake 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bandwidth unlimited diffserv3 triple-isolate nonat nowash no-ack-filter split-gso rtt 200us raw overhead",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -102,7 +94,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake besteffort",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -110,8 +101,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cake 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bandwidth unlimited besteffort triple-isolate nonat nowash no-ack-filter split-gso rtt 100ms raw overhead",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -125,7 +115,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake diffserv8",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -133,8 +122,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cake 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bandwidth unlimited diffserv8 triple-isolate nonat nowash no-ack-filter split-gso rtt 100ms raw overhead",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -148,7 +136,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake diffserv4",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -156,8 +143,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cake 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bandwidth unlimited diffserv4 triple-isolate nonat nowash no-ack-filter split-gso rtt 100ms raw overhead",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -171,7 +157,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake flowblind",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -179,8 +164,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cake 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bandwidth unlimited diffserv3 flowblind nonat nowash no-ack-filter split-gso rtt 100ms raw overhead",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -194,7 +178,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake dsthost nat",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -202,8 +185,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cake 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bandwidth unlimited diffserv3 dsthost nat nowash no-ack-filter split-gso rtt 100ms raw overhead",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -217,7 +199,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake hosts wash",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -225,8 +206,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cake 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bandwidth unlimited diffserv3 hosts nonat wash no-ack-filter split-gso rtt 100ms raw overhead",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -240,7 +220,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake flowblind no-split-gso",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -248,8 +227,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cake 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bandwidth unlimited diffserv3 flowblind nonat nowash no-ack-filter no-split-gso rtt 100ms raw overhead",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -263,7 +241,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake dual-srchost ack-filter",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -271,8 +248,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cake 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bandwidth unlimited diffserv3 dual-srchost nonat nowash ack-filter split-gso rtt 100ms raw overhead",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -286,7 +262,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake dual-dsthost ack-filter-aggressive",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -294,8 +269,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cake 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bandwidth unlimited diffserv3 dual-dsthost nonat nowash ack-filter-aggressive split-gso rtt 100ms raw overhead",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -309,7 +283,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake memlimit 10000 ptm",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -317,8 +290,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cake 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bandwidth unlimited diffserv3 triple-isolate nonat nowash no-ack-filter split-gso rtt 100ms raw ptm overhead 0 memlimit 10000b",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -332,7 +304,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake fwmark 8 atm",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -340,8 +311,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cake 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bandwidth unlimited diffserv3 triple-isolate nonat nowash no-ack-filter split-gso rtt 100ms raw atm overhead 0 fwmark 0x8",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -355,7 +325,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake overhead 128 mpu 256",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -363,8 +332,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cake 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bandwidth unlimited diffserv3 triple-isolate nonat nowash no-ack-filter split-gso rtt 100ms noatm overhead 128 mpu 256",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -378,7 +346,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake conservative ingress",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -386,8 +353,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cake 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bandwidth unlimited diffserv3 triple-isolate nonat nowash ingress no-ack-filter split-gso rtt 100ms atm overhead 48",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -401,7 +367,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake conservative ingress"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
@@ -410,7 +375,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cake 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bandwidth unlimited diffserv3 triple-isolate nonat nowash ingress no-ack-filter split-gso rtt 100ms atm overhead 48",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -424,7 +388,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake overhead 128 mpu 256"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc replace dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake mpu 128",
@@ -433,8 +396,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cake 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bandwidth unlimited diffserv3 triple-isolate nonat nowash no-ack-filter split-gso rtt 100ms noatm overhead 128 mpu 128",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -448,7 +410,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake overhead 128 mpu 256"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc change dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake mpu 128",
@@ -457,8 +418,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cake 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bandwidth unlimited diffserv3 triple-isolate nonat nowash no-ack-filter split-gso rtt 100ms noatm overhead 128 mpu 128",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -472,7 +432,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cake",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -480,8 +439,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class cake",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/cbs.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/cbs.json
index a46bf5ff8277..33ea986176d9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/cbs.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/cbs.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cbs",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cbs 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ hicredit 0 locredit 0 sendslope 0 idleslope 0 offload 0.*qdisc pfifo 0: parent 1: limit 1000p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cbs hicredit 64",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -41,8 +38,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cbs 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ hicredit 64 locredit 0 sendslope 0 idleslope 0 offload 0.*qdisc pfifo 0: parent 1: limit 1000p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cbs locredit 10",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -64,8 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cbs 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ hicredit 0 locredit 10 sendslope 0 idleslope 0 offload 0.*qdisc pfifo 0: parent 1: limit 1000p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -79,7 +73,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cbs sendslope 888",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -87,8 +80,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cbs 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ hicredit 0 locredit 0 sendslope 888 idleslope 0 offload 0.*qdisc pfifo 0: parent 1: limit 1000p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -102,7 +94,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cbs idleslope 666",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -110,8 +101,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cbs 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ hicredit 0 locredit 0 sendslope 0 idleslope 666 offload 0.*qdisc pfifo 0: parent 1: limit 1000p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -125,7 +115,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cbs hicredit 10 locredit 75 sendslope 2 idleslope 666",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -133,8 +122,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cbs 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ hicredit 10 locredit 75 sendslope 2 idleslope 666 offload 0.*qdisc pfifo 0: parent 1: limit 1000p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -148,7 +136,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cbs idleslope 666"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc replace dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cbs sendslope 10",
@@ -157,8 +144,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cbs 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ hicredit 0 locredit 0 sendslope 10 idleslope 0 offload 0.*qdisc pfifo 0: parent 1: limit 1000p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -172,7 +158,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cbs idleslope 666"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc change dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cbs idleslope 1",
@@ -181,8 +166,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cbs 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ hicredit 0 locredit 0 sendslope 0 idleslope 1 offload 0.*qdisc pfifo 0: parent 1: limit 1000p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -196,7 +180,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cbs idleslope 666"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
@@ -205,7 +188,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc cbs 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ hicredit 0 locredit 0 sendslope 0 idleslope 1 offload 0.*qdisc pfifo 0: parent 1: limit 1000p",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -219,7 +201,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root cbs",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -227,8 +208,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class cbs 1:[0-9]+ parent 1:",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/choke.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/choke.json
index 31b7775d25fc..d46e5e2c9430 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/choke.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/choke.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root choke limit 1000 bandwidth 10000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc choke 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1000p min 83p max 250p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root choke limit 1000 bandwidth 10000 min 100",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -41,8 +38,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc choke 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1000p min 100p max 250p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root choke limit 1000 bandwidth 10000 max 900",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -64,8 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc choke 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1000p min.*max 900p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -79,7 +73,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root choke limit 1000 bandwidth 10000 ecn",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -87,8 +80,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc choke 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1000p min 83p max 250p ecn",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -102,7 +94,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root choke limit 1000 bandwidth 10000 burst 100",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -110,8 +101,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc choke 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1000p min 83p max 250p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -125,7 +115,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root choke limit 1000 bandwidth 10000"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
@@ -134,7 +123,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc choke 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1000p min 83p max 250p",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -148,7 +136,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root choke limit 1000 bandwidth 10000"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc replace dev $DUMMY handle 1: root choke limit 1000 bandwidth 10000 min 100",
@@ -157,8 +144,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc choke 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1000p min 100p max 250p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -172,7 +158,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root choke limit 1000 bandwidth 10000"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc change dev $DUMMY handle 1: root choke limit 1000 bandwidth 10000 min 100",
@@ -181,8 +166,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc choke 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1000p min 100p max 250p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/codel.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/codel.json
index ea38099d48e5..e9469ee71e6f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/codel.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/codel.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root codel",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1000p target 5ms interval 100ms",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root codel limit 1500",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -41,8 +38,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1500p target 5ms interval 100ms",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root codel target 100ms",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -64,8 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1000p target 100ms interval 100ms",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -79,7 +73,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root codel interval 20ms",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -87,8 +80,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1000p target 5ms interval 20ms",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -102,7 +94,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root codel ecn",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -110,8 +101,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1000p target 5ms interval 100ms ecn",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -125,7 +115,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root codel ce_threshold 20ms",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -133,8 +122,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1000p target 5ms ce_threshold 20ms interval 100ms",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -148,7 +136,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root codel"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
@@ -157,7 +144,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1000p target 5ms interval 100ms",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -171,7 +157,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root codel"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc replace dev $DUMMY handle 1: root codel limit 5000",
@@ -180,8 +165,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 5000p target 5ms interval 100ms",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -195,7 +179,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root codel"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc change dev $DUMMY handle 1: root codel limit 100",
@@ -204,8 +187,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 100p target 5ms interval 100ms",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/drr.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/drr.json
index 486a425b3c1c..7126ec3485cb 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/drr.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/drr.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root drr",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc drr 1: root refcnt [0-9]+",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root drr"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
@@ -42,7 +39,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc drr 1: root refcnt [0-9]+",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root drr",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -64,8 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class drr 1:",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/etf.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/etf.json
index 0046d44bcd93..2c73ee47bf58 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/etf.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/etf.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root etf clockid CLOCK_TAI",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc etf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ clockid TAI delta 0 offload off deadline_mode off skip_sock_check off",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root etf delta 100 clockid CLOCK_TAI",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -41,8 +38,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc etf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ clockid TAI delta 100 offload off deadline_mode off skip_sock_check off",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root etf clockid CLOCK_TAI deadline_mode",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -64,8 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc etf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ clockid TAI delta 0 offload off deadline_mode on skip_sock_check off",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -79,7 +73,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root etf clockid CLOCK_TAI skip_sock_check",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -87,8 +80,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc etf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ clockid TAI delta 0 offload off deadline_mode off skip_sock_check on",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -102,7 +94,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root etf clockid CLOCK_TAI"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
@@ -111,7 +102,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc etf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ clockid TAI delta 0 offload off deadline_mode off skip_sock_check off",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/ets.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/ets.json
index 180593010675..a5d94cdec605 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/ets.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/ets.json
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 2",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -15,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets 1: root .* bands 2",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -26,8 +27,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets quanta 1000 900 800 700",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -35,8 +38,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets 1: root .*bands 4 quanta 1000 900 800 700",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -46,8 +48,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets strict 3",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -55,8 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets 1: root .*bands 3 strict 3",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -66,8 +69,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 4 quanta 1000 900 800 700",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -75,8 +80,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets 1: root .*bands 4 quanta 1000 900 800 700 priomap",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -86,8 +90,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 3 strict 3",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -95,8 +101,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets 1: root .*bands 3 strict 3 priomap",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -106,8 +111,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets strict 3 quanta 1500 750",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -115,8 +122,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets 1: root .*bands 5 strict 3 quanta 1500 750 priomap",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -126,8 +132,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets strict 0 quanta 1500 750",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -135,8 +143,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets 1: root .*bands 2 quanta 1500 750 priomap",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -146,8 +153,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 5 strict 3 quanta 1500 750",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -155,8 +164,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets 1: root .*bands 5 .*strict 3 quanta 1500 750 priomap",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -166,8 +174,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 2 quanta 1000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -175,8 +185,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets 1: root .*bands 2 .*quanta 1000 [1-9][0-9]* priomap",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -186,8 +195,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 3 strict 1",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -195,8 +206,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets 1: root .*bands 3 strict 1 quanta ([1-9][0-9]* ){2}priomap",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -206,8 +216,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 3 strict 1 quanta 1000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -215,8 +227,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets 1: root .*bands 3 strict 1 quanta 1000 [1-9][0-9]* priomap",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -226,8 +237,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 16",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -235,8 +248,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets 1: root .* bands 16",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -246,8 +258,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 17",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -255,7 +269,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -265,8 +278,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets strict 17",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -274,7 +289,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -284,8 +298,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets quanta 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -293,8 +309,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets 1: root .* bands 16",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -304,8 +319,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets quanta 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17",
         "expExitCode": "2",
@@ -313,7 +330,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -323,8 +339,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets strict 8 quanta 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -332,8 +350,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets 1: root .* bands 16",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -343,8 +360,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets strict 9 quanta 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8",
         "expExitCode": "2",
@@ -352,7 +371,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -362,8 +380,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 5 priomap 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 0",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -371,8 +391,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets 1: root .*priomap 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 0",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -382,8 +401,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets quanta 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 priomap 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 0",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -391,8 +412,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets 1: root .*quanta 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 priomap 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 0",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -402,8 +422,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets strict 5 priomap 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 0",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -411,8 +433,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets 1: root .*bands 5 strict 5 priomap 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 0",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -422,8 +443,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets strict 2 quanta 1000 2000 3000 priomap 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 0",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -431,8 +454,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets 1: root .*strict 2 quanta 1000 2000 3000 priomap 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 0",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -442,8 +464,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets quanta 4000 3000 2000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -451,8 +475,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class ets 1:1 root quantum 4000",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -462,8 +485,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets quanta 4000 3000 2000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -471,8 +496,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class ets 1:2 root quantum 3000",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -482,8 +506,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets quanta 4000 3000 2000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -491,8 +517,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class ets 1:3 root quantum 2000",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -502,8 +527,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets strict 3",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -511,8 +538,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class ets 1:1 root $",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -522,8 +548,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 2 quanta 1000 2000 3000",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -531,7 +559,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -541,8 +568,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 2 strict 3",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -550,7 +579,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -560,8 +588,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 4 strict 2 quanta 1000 2000 3000",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -569,7 +599,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -579,8 +608,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 5 priomap 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -588,7 +619,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -598,8 +628,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 2 priomap 0 1 2",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -607,7 +639,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -617,8 +648,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets quanta 1000 500 priomap 0 1 2",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -626,7 +659,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -636,8 +668,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets strict 2 priomap 0 1 2",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -645,7 +679,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -655,8 +688,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets strict 1 quanta 1000 500 priomap 0 1 2 3",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -664,7 +699,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -674,8 +708,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 4 strict 1 quanta 1000 500 priomap 0 1 2 3",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -683,7 +719,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -693,8 +728,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 4 strict 1 quanta 1000 500 priomap 0 1 2 3 4",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -702,7 +739,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -712,8 +748,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 4 priomap 0 0 0 0",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -721,7 +759,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets .*priomap 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -731,8 +768,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 4",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -740,7 +779,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets .*priomap 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -750,8 +788,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 0",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -759,7 +799,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -769,8 +808,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets bands 17",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -778,7 +819,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -788,8 +828,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -797,7 +839,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -807,8 +848,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets quanta 1000 0 800 700",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -816,7 +859,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -826,8 +868,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets quanta 0",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -835,7 +879,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -845,8 +888,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets quanta",
         "expExitCode": "255",
@@ -854,7 +899,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -864,8 +908,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets quanta 1000 2000 3000"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class change dev $DUMMY classid 1:1 ets quantum 1500",
@@ -874,7 +920,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets 1: root .*quanta 1500 2000 3000 priomap ",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -884,8 +929,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets quanta 1000 2000 3000"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class change dev $DUMMY classid 1:1 ets",
@@ -894,7 +941,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets 1: root .*quanta 1000 2000 3000 priomap ",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -904,8 +950,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets strict 5"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class change dev $DUMMY classid 1:2 ets quantum 1500",
@@ -914,7 +962,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets .*bands 5 .*strict 5",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -924,8 +971,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ets"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root ets strict 5"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class change dev $DUMMY classid 1:2 ets",
@@ -934,7 +983,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ets .*bands 5 .*strict 5",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/fifo.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/fifo.json
index 5ecd93b4c473..ae3d286a32b2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/fifo.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/fifo.json
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
     {
         "id": "a519",
         "name": "Add bfifo qdisc with system default parameters on egress",
-        "__comment": "When omitted, queue size in bfifo is calculated as: txqueuelen * (MTU + LinkLayerHdrSize), where LinkLayerHdrSize=14 for Ethernet",
         "category": [
             "qdisc",
             "fifo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root bfifo",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -16,20 +17,20 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc bfifo 1: root.*limit [0-9]+b",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root bfifo",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root bfifo"
         ]
     },
     {
         "id": "585c",
         "name": "Add pfifo qdisc with system default parameters on egress",
-        "__comment": "When omitted, queue size in pfifo is defaulted to the interface's txqueuelen value.",
         "category": [
             "qdisc",
             "fifo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root pfifo",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -37,8 +38,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc pfifo 1: root.*limit [0-9]+p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root pfifo",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root pfifo"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "fifo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY root handle ffff: bfifo",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -57,8 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc bfifo ffff: root.*limit [0-9]+b",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle ffff: root bfifo",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle ffff: root bfifo"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -68,8 +69,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "fifo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root bfifo limit 3000b",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -77,8 +80,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc bfifo 1: root.*limit 3000b",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root bfifo",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root bfifo"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -88,8 +90,11 @@
             "qdisc",
             "fifo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY txqueuelen 3000 type dummy || /bin/true"
+            "$IP link set dev $DUMMY txqueuelen 3000"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root pfifo limit 3000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -97,8 +102,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc pfifo 1: root.*limit 3000p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root pfifo",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root pfifo"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -108,8 +112,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "fifo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY root handle 10000: bfifo",
         "expExitCode": "255",
@@ -117,7 +123,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc bfifo 10000: root.*limit [0-9]+b",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -127,8 +132,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "fifo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root bfifo foorbar",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -136,7 +143,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc bfifo 1: root",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -146,8 +152,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "fifo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root pfifo foorbar",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -155,7 +163,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc pfifo 1: root",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -165,9 +172,11 @@
             "qdisc",
             "fifo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY txqueuelen 1000 type dummy",
+            "$IP link set dev $DUMMY txqueuelen 1000",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root bfifo"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc replace dev $DUMMY handle 1: root bfifo limit 3000b",
@@ -176,8 +185,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc bfifo 1: root.*limit 3000b",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root bfifo",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root bfifo"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -187,9 +195,11 @@
             "qdisc",
             "fifo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY txqueuelen 1000 type dummy",
+            "$IP link set dev $DUMMY txqueuelen 1000",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root pfifo"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc replace dev $DUMMY handle 1: root pfifo limit 30",
@@ -198,8 +208,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc pfifo 1: root.*limit 30p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root pfifo",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root pfifo"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -209,8 +218,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "fifo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root bfifo limit foo-bar",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -218,7 +229,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc bfifo 1: root.*limit foo-bar",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -228,8 +238,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "fifo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root bfifo"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root bfifo",
@@ -238,8 +250,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc bfifo 1: root",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root bfifo",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root bfifo"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -249,8 +260,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "fifo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY root handle 1: bfifo",
         "expExitCode": "2",
@@ -258,7 +271,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc bfifo 1: root",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -268,8 +280,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "fifo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY root handle 123^ bfifo limit 100b",
         "expExitCode": "255",
@@ -277,7 +291,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc bfifo 123 root",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -287,8 +300,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "fifo"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY root handle 1: bfifo",
             "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY root handle 1: bfifo"
         ],
@@ -298,7 +313,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc bfifo 1: root",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/fq.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/fq.json
index 3593fb8f79ad..be293e7c6d18 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/fq.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/fq.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq limit 3000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -41,8 +38,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 3000p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq flow_limit 300",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -64,8 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10000p flow_limit 300p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -79,7 +73,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq quantum 9000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -87,8 +80,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10000p flow_limit 100p buckets.*orphan_mask 1023 quantum 9000b",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -102,7 +94,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq initial_quantum 900000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -110,8 +101,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10000p flow_limit 100p buckets.*initial_quantum 900000b",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -125,7 +115,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq initial_quantum 0x80000000",
         "expExitCode": "2",
@@ -133,7 +122,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq 1: root.*initial_quantum 2048Mb",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -147,7 +135,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq maxrate 100000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -155,8 +142,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10000p flow_limit 100p buckets.*maxrate 100Kbit",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -170,7 +156,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq nopacing",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -178,8 +163,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10000p flow_limit 100p.*nopacing",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -193,7 +177,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq refill_delay 100ms",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -201,8 +184,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10000p flow_limit 100p.*refill_delay 100ms",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -216,7 +198,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq low_rate_threshold 10000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -224,8 +205,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10000p flow_limit 100p.*low_rate_threshold 10Kbit",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -239,7 +219,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq orphan_mask 255",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -247,8 +226,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10000p flow_limit 100p.*orphan_mask 255",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -262,7 +240,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq timer_slack 100",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -270,8 +247,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10000p flow_limit 100p.*timer_slack 100ns",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -285,7 +261,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq ce_threshold 100",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -293,8 +268,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10000p flow_limit 100p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -308,7 +282,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq horizon 100",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -316,8 +289,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10000p flow_limit 100p.*horizon 100us",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -331,7 +303,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq horizon_cap",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -339,8 +310,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10000p flow_limit 100p.*horizon_cap",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -354,7 +324,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
@@ -363,7 +332,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10000p",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -377,7 +345,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc replace dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq limit 5000",
@@ -386,8 +353,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 5000p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -401,7 +367,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc change dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq limit 100",
@@ -410,8 +375,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 100p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/fq_codel.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/fq_codel.json
index a65266357a9a..9774b1e8801b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/fq_codel.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/fq_codel.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq_codel",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq_codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10240p flows 1024 quantum.*target 5ms interval 100ms memory_limit 32Mb ecn drop_batch 64",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq_codel limit 1000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -41,8 +38,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq_codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1000p flows 1024 quantum.*target 5ms interval 100ms memory_limit 32Mb ecn drop_batch 64",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq_codel memory_limit 100000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -64,8 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq_codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10240p flows 1024 quantum.*target 5ms interval 100ms memory_limit 100000b ecn drop_batch 64",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -79,7 +73,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq_codel target 2000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -87,8 +80,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq_codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10240p flows 1024 quantum.*target 2ms interval 100ms memory_limit 32Mb ecn drop_batch 64",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -102,7 +94,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq_codel interval 5000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -110,8 +101,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq_codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10240p flows 1024 quantum.*target 5ms interval 5ms memory_limit 32Mb ecn drop_batch 64",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -125,7 +115,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq_codel quantum 9000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -133,8 +122,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq_codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10240p flows 1024 quantum 9000 target 5ms interval 100ms memory_limit 32Mb ecn drop_batch 64",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -148,7 +136,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq_codel noecn",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -156,8 +143,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq_codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10240p flows 1024 quantum.*target 5ms interval 100ms memory_limit 32Mb drop_batch 64",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -171,7 +157,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq_codel ce_threshold 1024000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -179,8 +164,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq_codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10240p flows 1024 quantum.*target 5ms ce_threshold 1.02s interval 100ms memory_limit 32Mb ecn drop_batch 64",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -194,7 +178,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq_codel drop_batch 100",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -202,8 +185,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq_codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 10240p flows 1024 quantum.*target 5ms interval 100ms memory_limit 32Mb ecn drop_batch 100",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -217,7 +199,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq_codel limit 1000 flows 256 drop_batch 100",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -225,8 +206,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq_codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1000p flows 256 quantum.*target 5ms interval 100ms memory_limit 32Mb ecn drop_batch 100",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -240,7 +220,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq_codel limit 1000 flows 256 drop_batch 100"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc replace dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq_codel noecn",
@@ -249,8 +228,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq_codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1000p flows 256 quantum.*target 5ms interval 100ms memory_limit 32Mb drop_batch 100",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -264,7 +242,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq_codel limit 1000 flows 256 drop_batch 100"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc change dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq_codel limit 2000",
@@ -273,8 +250,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq_codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 2000p flows 256 quantum.*target 5ms interval 100ms memory_limit 32Mb ecn drop_batch 100",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -288,7 +264,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq_codel limit 1000 flows 256 drop_batch 100"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
@@ -297,7 +272,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq_codel 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1000p flows 256 quantum.*target 5ms interval 100ms memory_limit 32Mb noecn drop_batch 100",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -311,7 +285,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq_codel",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -319,8 +292,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class fq_codel 1:",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/fq_pie.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/fq_pie.json
index 773c5027553d..d012d88d67fe 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/fq_pie.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/fq_pie.json
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "fq_pie"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root fq_pie flows 65536",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -15,7 +17,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc fq_pie 1: root refcnt 2 limit 10240p flows 65536",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/gred.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/gred.json
index 013c8ee037a4..df07fe318de9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/gred.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/gred.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root gred setup vqs 10 default 1",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc gred 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ vqs 10 default 1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root gred setup vqs 10 default 1 grio",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -41,8 +38,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc gred 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ vqs 10 default 1.*grio",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root gred setup vqs 10 default 1 limit 1000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -64,8 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc gred 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ vqs 10 default 1 limit 1000b",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -79,7 +73,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root gred setup vqs 10 default 2 ecn",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -87,8 +80,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc gred 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ vqs 10 default 2.*ecn",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -102,7 +94,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root gred setup vqs 10 default 2 harddrop",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -110,8 +101,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc gred 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ vqs 10 default 2.*harddrop",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -125,7 +115,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root gred setup vqs 10 default 1"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc change dev $DUMMY handle 1: root gred limit 60KB min 15K max 25K burst 64 avpkt 1500 bandwidth 10Mbit DP 1 probability 0.1",
@@ -134,8 +123,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc gred 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ vqs 10 default 1 limit.*vq 1 prio [0-9]+ limit 60Kb min 15Kb max 25Kb",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -149,7 +137,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root gred setup vqs 10 default 1",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -157,8 +144,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class gred 1:",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/hfsc.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/hfsc.json
index af27b2c20e17..0ddb8e1b4369 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/hfsc.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/hfsc.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root hfsc",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc hfsc 1: root refcnt [0-9]+",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root hfsc default 11"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent 1: classid 1:1 hfsc sc rate 20000 ul rate 10000",
@@ -42,8 +39,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class hfsc 1:1 parent 1: sc m1 0bit d 0us m2 20Kbit ul m1 0bit d 0us m2 10Kbit",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -57,7 +53,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root hfsc default 11"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent 1: classid 1:1 hfsc sc umax 1540 dmax 5ms rate 10000 ul rate 10000",
@@ -66,8 +61,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class hfsc 1:1 parent 1: sc m1 2464Kbit d 5ms m2 10Kbit ul m1 0bit d 0us m2 10Kbit",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -81,7 +75,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root hfsc default 11"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent 1: classid 1:1 hfsc rt rate 20000 ls rate 10000",
@@ -90,8 +83,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class hfsc 1:1 parent 1: rt m1 0bit d 0us m2 20Kbit ls m1 0bit d 0us m2 10Kbit",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -105,7 +97,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root hfsc default 11"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent 1: classid 1:1 hfsc rt umax 1540 dmax 5ms rate 10000 ls rate 10000",
@@ -114,8 +105,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class hfsc 1:1 parent 1: rt m1 2464Kbit d 5ms m2 10Kbit ls m1 0bit d 0us m2 10Kbit",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -129,7 +119,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root hfsc default 11"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
@@ -138,7 +127,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc hfsc 1: root refcnt [0-9]+",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -152,7 +140,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root hfsc",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -160,8 +147,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class hfsc 1: root",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/hhf.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/hhf.json
index 949f6e5de902..dbef5474b26b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/hhf.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/hhf.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root hhf",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc hhf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+.*hh_limit 2048 reset_timeout 40ms admit_bytes 128Kb evict_timeout 1s non_hh_weight 2",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root hhf limit 1500",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -41,8 +38,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc hhf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1500p.*hh_limit 2048 reset_timeout 40ms admit_bytes 128Kb evict_timeout 1s non_hh_weight 2",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root hhf quantum 9000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -64,8 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc hhf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+.*quantum 9000b hh_limit 2048 reset_timeout 40ms admit_bytes 128Kb evict_timeout 1s non_hh_weight 2",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -79,7 +73,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root hhf reset_timeout 100ms",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -87,8 +80,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc hhf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+.*hh_limit 2048 reset_timeout 100ms admit_bytes 128Kb evict_timeout 1s non_hh_weight 2",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -102,7 +94,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root hhf admit_bytes 100000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -110,8 +101,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc hhf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+.*hh_limit 2048 reset_timeout 40ms admit_bytes 100000b evict_timeout 1s non_hh_weight 2",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -125,7 +115,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root hhf evict_timeout 0.5s",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -133,8 +122,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc hhf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+.*hh_limit 2048 reset_timeout 40ms admit_bytes 128Kb evict_timeout 500ms non_hh_weight 2",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -148,7 +136,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root hhf non_hh_weight 10",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -156,8 +143,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc hhf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+.*hh_limit 2048 reset_timeout 40ms admit_bytes 128Kb evict_timeout 1s non_hh_weight 10",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -171,7 +157,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root hhf"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc change dev $DUMMY handle 1: root hhf limit 1500",
@@ -180,8 +165,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc hhf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1500p.*hh_limit 2048 reset_timeout 40ms admit_bytes 128Kb evict_timeout 1s non_hh_weight 2",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -195,7 +179,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root hhf",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -203,8 +186,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class hhf 1:",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/htb.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/htb.json
index 9529899482e0..cab745f9a83c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/htb.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/htb.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root htb",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc htb 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ r2q 10 default 0 direct_packets_stat.*direct_qlen",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root htb default 10",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -41,8 +38,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc htb 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ r2q 10 default 0x10 direct_packets_stat.* direct_qlen",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root htb r2q 5",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -64,8 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc htb 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ r2q 5 default 0 direct_packets_stat.*direct_qlen",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -79,7 +73,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root htb direct_qlen 1024",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -87,8 +80,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc htb 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ r2q 10 default 0 direct_packets_stat.*direct_qlen 1024",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -102,7 +94,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root htb"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent 1: classid 1:1 htb rate 20kbit burst 1000",
@@ -111,8 +102,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class htb 1:1 root prio 0 rate 20Kbit ceil 20Kbit burst 1000b cburst 1600b",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -126,7 +116,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root htb"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent 1: classid 1:1 htb rate 20Kbit mpu 64",
@@ -135,8 +124,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class htb 1:1 root prio 0 rate 20Kbit ceil 20Kbit burst 1600b cburst 1600b",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -150,7 +138,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root htb"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent 1: classid 1:1 htb rate 20Kbit prio 1",
@@ -159,8 +146,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class htb 1:1 root prio 1 rate 20Kbit ceil 20Kbit burst 1600b cburst 1600b",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -174,7 +160,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root htb"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent 1: classid 1:1 htb rate 20Kbit ceil 10Kbit",
@@ -183,8 +168,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class htb 1:1 root prio 0 rate 20Kbit ceil 10Kbit burst 1600b cburst 1600b",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -198,7 +182,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root htb"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent 1: classid 1:1 htb rate 20Kbit cburst 2000",
@@ -207,8 +190,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class htb 1:1 root prio 0 rate 20Kbit ceil 20Kbit burst 1600b cburst 2000b",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -222,7 +204,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root htb"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent 1: classid 1:1 htb rate 20Kbit mtu 2048",
@@ -231,8 +212,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class htb 1:1 root prio 0 rate 20Kbit ceil 20Kbit burst 2Kb cburst 2Kb",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -246,7 +226,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root htb"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent 1: classid 1:1 htb rate 20Kbit quantum 2048",
@@ -255,8 +234,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class htb 1:1 root prio 0 rate 20Kbit ceil 20Kbit burst 1600b cburst 1600b",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -270,7 +248,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root htb r2q 5"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
@@ -279,7 +256,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc htb 1: root refcnt [0-9]+",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/ingress.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/ingress.json
index 11d33362408c..57bddc1212d8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/ingress.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/ingress.json
@@ -7,16 +7,17 @@
             "ingress"
         ],
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
         "expExitCode": "0",
         "verifyCmd": "$TC qdisc show dev $DUMMY",
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ingress ffff:",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -26,8 +27,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ingress"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress foorbar",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -35,7 +38,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ingress ffff:",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -45,8 +47,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ingress"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
@@ -55,8 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ingress ffff:",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -66,8 +69,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ingress"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
         "expExitCode": "2",
@@ -75,7 +80,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ingress ffff:",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -85,8 +89,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ingress"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
             "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ],
@@ -96,7 +102,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ingress ffff:",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -106,8 +111,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "ingress"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY ingress",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -115,8 +122,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class ingress",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY ingress"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/netem.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/netem.json
index 7e41f548f8e8..3c4444961488 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/netem.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/netem.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root netem",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc netem 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root netem limit 200",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -41,8 +38,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc netem 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 200",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root netem delay 100ms",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -64,8 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc netem 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ .*delay 100ms",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -79,7 +73,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root netem delay 100ms 10ms distribution normal corrupt 1%",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -87,8 +80,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc netem 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ .*delay 100ms  10ms corrupt 1%",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -102,7 +94,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root netem delay 100ms 10ms distribution normal duplicate 1%",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -110,8 +101,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc netem 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ .*delay 100ms  10ms duplicate 1%",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -125,7 +115,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root netem delay 100ms 10ms distribution pareto loss 1%",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -133,8 +122,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc netem 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ .*delay 100ms  10ms loss 1%",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -148,7 +136,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root netem delay 100ms 10ms distribution paretonormal loss state 1",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -156,8 +143,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc netem 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ .*delay 100ms  10ms loss state p13 1% p31 99% p32 0% p23 100% p14 0%",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -171,7 +157,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root netem loss gemodel 1%",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -179,8 +164,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc netem 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ .*loss gemodel p 1%",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -194,7 +178,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root netem delay 100ms 10ms reorder 2% gap 100",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -202,8 +185,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc netem 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ .*reorder 2%",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -217,7 +199,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root netem rate 20000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -225,8 +206,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc netem 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ .*rate 20Kbit",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -240,7 +220,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root netem slot 10 200 packets 2000 bytes 9000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -248,8 +227,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc netem 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ .*slot 10ns 200ns packets 2000 bytes 9000",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -263,7 +241,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root netem slot distribution pareto 1ms 0.1ms",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -271,8 +248,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc netem 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ .*slot distribution 1ms 100us",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -286,7 +262,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root netem delay 100ms 10ms distribution normal loss 1%"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc change dev $DUMMY handle 1: root netem delay 100ms 10ms distribution normal loss 2%",
@@ -295,8 +270,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc netem 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ .*loss 2%",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -310,7 +284,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root netem delay 100ms 10ms distribution normal loss 1%"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc replace dev $DUMMY handle 1: root netem delay 200ms 10ms",
@@ -319,8 +292,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc netem 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ .*delay 200ms  10ms",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -334,7 +306,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root netem delay 100ms 10ms distribution normal"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
@@ -343,7 +314,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc netem 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ .*delay 100ms  10ms",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -357,7 +327,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root netem",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -365,8 +334,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class netem 1:",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/pfifo_fast.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/pfifo_fast.json
index ab53238f4c5a..30da27fe8806 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/pfifo_fast.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/pfifo_fast.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root pfifo_fast",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc pfifo_fast 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bands 3 priomap",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root pfifo_fast",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -41,8 +38,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "Sent.*bytes.*pkt \\(dropped.*overlimits.*requeues .*\\)",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root pfifo_fast"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc replace dev $DUMMY handle 2: root pfifo_fast",
@@ -65,8 +60,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc pfifo_fast 2: root refcnt [0-9]+ bands 3 priomap",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 2: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 2: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -80,7 +74,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root pfifo_fast"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
@@ -89,7 +82,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc pfifo_fast 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bands 3 priomap",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -103,7 +95,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root pfifo_fast"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 2: root",
@@ -112,8 +103,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc pfifo_fast 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ bands 3 priomap",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/plug.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/plug.json
index 6454518af178..6ec7e0a01265 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/plug.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/plug.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root plug",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc plug 1: root refcnt",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root plug block",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -41,8 +38,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc plug 1: root refcnt",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root plug release",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -64,8 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc plug 1: root refcnt",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -79,7 +73,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root plug release_indefinite",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -87,8 +80,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc plug 1: root refcnt",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -102,7 +94,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root plug limit 100",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -110,8 +101,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc plug 1: root refcnt",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -125,7 +115,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root plug"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
@@ -134,7 +123,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc plug 1: root refcnt",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -148,7 +136,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root plug"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc replace dev $DUMMY handle 1: root plug limit 1000",
@@ -157,8 +144,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc plug 1: root refcnt",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -172,7 +158,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root plug"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc change dev $DUMMY handle 1: root plug limit 1000",
@@ -181,8 +166,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc plug 1: root refcnt",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/prio.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/prio.json
index 8186de2f0dcf..69abf041c799 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/prio.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/prio.json
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "prio"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -15,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc prio 1: root",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -26,8 +27,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "prio"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY root handle ffff: prio",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -35,7 +38,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc prio ffff: root",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -45,8 +47,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "prio"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY root handle 10000: prio",
         "expExitCode": "255",
@@ -54,7 +58,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc prio 10000: root",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -64,8 +67,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "prio"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio foorbar",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -73,7 +78,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc prio 1: root",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -83,8 +87,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "prio"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio bands 4 priomap 1 1 2 2 3 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -92,8 +98,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc prio 1: root.*bands 4 priomap.*1 1 2 2 3 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -103,8 +108,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "prio"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio bands 4 priomap 1 1 2 2 3 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -112,7 +119,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc prio 1: root.*bands 4 priomap.*1 1 2 2 3 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -122,8 +128,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "prio"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio bands 4 priomap 1 1 2 2 7 5 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0",
         "expExitCode": "1",
@@ -131,7 +139,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc prio 1: root.*bands 4 priomap.*1 1 2 2 7 5 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -141,8 +148,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "prio"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio bands 1 priomap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
         "expExitCode": "2",
@@ -150,7 +159,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc prio 1: root.*bands 1 priomap.*0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -160,8 +168,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "prio"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio bands 1024 priomap 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16",
         "expExitCode": "2",
@@ -169,7 +179,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc prio 1: root.*bands 1024 priomap.*1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -179,8 +188,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "prio"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc replace dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio bands 8 priomap 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 0 0",
@@ -189,8 +200,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc prio 1: root.*bands 8 priomap.*1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 0 0",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -200,8 +210,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "prio"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio",
@@ -210,8 +222,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc prio 1: root",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -221,8 +232,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "prio"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio",
         "expExitCode": "2",
@@ -230,7 +243,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc prio 1: root",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -240,8 +252,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "prio"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY root handle 123^ prio",
         "expExitCode": "255",
@@ -249,7 +263,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc prio 123 root",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -259,8 +272,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "prio"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio",
             "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY root handle 1: prio"
         ],
@@ -270,7 +285,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc ingress ffff:",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -280,8 +294,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "prio"
         ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -289,8 +305,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class prio 1:[0-9]+ parent 1:",
         "matchCount": "3",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root prio"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/qfq.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/qfq.json
index 976dffda4654..c95643929841 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/qfq.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/qfq.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root qfq",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc qfq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root qfq"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent 1: classid 1:1 qfq weight 100",
@@ -42,8 +39,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class qfq 1:1 root weight 100 maxpkt",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -57,7 +53,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root qfq"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent 1: classid 1:1 qfq weight 9999",
@@ -66,8 +61,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class qfq 1:1 root weight 9999 maxpkt",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -81,7 +75,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root qfq"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent 1: classid 1:1 qfq maxpkt 2000",
@@ -90,8 +83,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class qfq 1:1 root weight 1 maxpkt 2000",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -105,7 +97,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root qfq"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent 1: classid 1:1 qfq maxpkt 128",
@@ -114,8 +105,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class qfq 1:1 root weight 1 maxpkt 128",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -129,7 +119,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root qfq"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent 1: classid 1:1 qfq maxpkt 99999",
@@ -138,8 +127,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class qfq 1:1 root weight 1 maxpkt 99999",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -153,7 +141,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root qfq",
             "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent 1: classid 1:1 qfq weight 100"
         ],
@@ -163,8 +150,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class qfq 1:[0-9]+ root weight [0-9]+00 maxpkt",
         "matchCount": "2",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -178,7 +164,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root qfq",
             "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent 1: classid 1:1 qfq weight 100"
         ],
@@ -188,7 +173,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc qfq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -202,7 +186,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root qfq",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -210,8 +193,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class qfq 1:",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -225,7 +207,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$IP link set dev $DUMMY mtu 2147483647 || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root qfq"
         ],
@@ -235,7 +216,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "class qfq 1:",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -249,7 +229,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$IP link set dev $DUMMY mtu 256 || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root qfq"
         ],
@@ -259,7 +238,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "class qfq 1:",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -277,7 +255,6 @@
             ]
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$IP link set dev $DUMMY up || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: stab mtu 2048 tsize 512 mpu 0 overhead 999999999 linklayer ethernet root qfq",
             "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent 1: classid 1:1 qfq weight 100",
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/red.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/red.json
index 4b3e449857f2..eec73fda6c80 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/red.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/red.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root red limit 1M avpkt 1500 min 100K max 300K",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc red 1: root .* limit 1Mb min 100Kb max 300Kb $",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root red adaptive limit 1M avpkt 1500 min 100K max 300K",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -41,8 +38,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc red 1: root .* limit 1Mb min 100Kb max 300Kb adaptive $",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root red ecn limit 1M avpkt 1500 min 100K max 300K",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -64,8 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc red 1: root .* limit 1Mb min 100Kb max 300Kb ecn $",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -79,7 +73,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root red ecn adaptive limit 1M avpkt 1500 min 100K max 300K",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -87,8 +80,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc red 1: root .* limit 1Mb min 100Kb max 300Kb ecn adaptive $",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -102,7 +94,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root red ecn harddrop limit 1M avpkt 1500 min 100K max 300K",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -110,8 +101,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc red 1: root .* limit 1Mb min 100Kb max 300Kb ecn harddrop $",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -125,7 +115,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root red ecn nodrop limit 1M avpkt 1500 min 100K max 300K",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -133,8 +122,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc red 1: root .* limit 1Mb min 100Kb max 300Kb ecn nodrop $",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -148,7 +136,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root red nodrop limit 1M avpkt 1500 min 100K max 300K",
         "expExitCode": "2",
@@ -156,7 +143,6 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc red",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -170,7 +156,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root red ecn harddrop nodrop limit 1M avpkt 1500 min 100K max 300K",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -178,8 +163,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc red 1: root .* limit 1Mb min 100Kb max 300Kb ecn harddrop nodrop $",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -193,7 +177,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root red limit 1M avpkt 1500 min 100K max 300K",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -201,8 +184,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class red 1:[0-9]+ parent 1:",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/sfb.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/sfb.json
index e21c7f22c6d4..aa7914c441ea 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/sfb.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/sfb.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfb",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc sfb 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ rehash 600s db 60s",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfb rehash 60",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -41,8 +38,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc sfb 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ rehash 60ms db 60s",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfb db 100",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -64,8 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc sfb 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ rehash 600s db 100ms",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -79,7 +73,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfb limit 100",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -87,8 +80,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc sfb 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ rehash 600s db 60s limit 100p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -102,7 +94,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfb max 100",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -110,8 +101,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc sfb 1: root refcnt 2 rehash 600s db 60s.*max 100p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -125,7 +115,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfb target 100",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -133,8 +122,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc sfb 1: root refcnt 2 rehash 600s db 60s.*target 100p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -148,7 +136,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfb increment 0.1",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -156,8 +143,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc sfb 1: root refcnt 2 rehash 600s db 60s.*increment 0.1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -171,7 +157,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfb decrement 0.1",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -179,8 +164,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc sfb 1: root refcnt 2 rehash 600s db 60s.*decrement 0.1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -194,7 +178,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfb penalty_rate 4000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -202,8 +185,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc sfb 1: root refcnt 2 rehash 600s db 60s.*penalty_rate 4000pps",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -217,7 +199,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfb penalty_burst 64",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -225,8 +206,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc sfb 1: root refcnt 2 rehash 600s db 60s.*penalty_burst 64p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -240,7 +220,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfb penalty_burst 64"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc change dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfb rehash 100",
@@ -249,8 +228,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc sfb 1: root refcnt 2 rehash 100ms db 60s",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -264,7 +242,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfb",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -272,8 +249,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class sfb 1:",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/sfq.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/sfq.json
index b6be718a174a..16d51936b385 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/sfq.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/sfq.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfq",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc sfq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 127p quantum.*depth 127 divisor 1024",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfq limit 8",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -41,8 +38,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc sfq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 8p",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfq perturb 10",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -64,8 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "depth 127 divisor 1024 perturb 10sec",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -79,7 +73,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfq quantum 9000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -87,8 +80,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc sfq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 127p quantum 9000b depth 127 divisor 1024",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -102,7 +94,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfq divisor 512",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -110,8 +101,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc sfq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 127p quantum 1514b depth 127 divisor 512",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -125,7 +115,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfq flows 20",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -133,8 +122,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc sfq 1: root refcnt",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -148,7 +136,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfq depth 64",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -156,8 +143,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc sfq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 127p quantum 1514b depth 64 divisor 1024",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -171,7 +157,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfq headdrop",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -179,8 +164,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc sfq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 127p quantum 1514b depth 127 headdrop divisor 1024",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -194,7 +178,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfq redflowlimit 100000 min 8000 max 60000 probability 0.20 ecn headdrop",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -202,8 +185,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc sfq 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 127p quantum 1514b depth 127 headdrop divisor 1024 ewma 6 min 8000b max 60000b probability 0.2 ecn",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -217,7 +199,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root sfq",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -225,8 +206,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class sfq 1:",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/skbprio.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/skbprio.json
index 5766045c9d33..076d1d69a3a4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/skbprio.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/skbprio.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root skbprio",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc skbprio 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 64",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root skbprio limit 1",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -41,8 +38,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc skbprio 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root skbprio"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc change dev $DUMMY handle 1: root skbprio limit 32",
@@ -65,8 +60,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc skbprio 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ limit 32",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -80,7 +74,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root skbprio",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -88,8 +81,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class skbprio 1:",
         "matchCount": "64",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/tbf.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/tbf.json
index a4b3dfe51ff5..547a44910041 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/tbf.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/tbf.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root tbf limit 1000 burst 1500 rate 10000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc tbf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ rate 10Kbit burst 1500b limit 1000b",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root tbf limit 1000 burst 1500 rate 20000 mtu 2048",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -41,8 +38,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc tbf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ rate 20Kbit burst 1500b limit 1000b",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root tbf limit 1000 burst 1500 rate 20000 mtu 1510 peakrate 30000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -64,8 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc tbf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ rate 20Kbit burst 1500b peakrate 30Kbit minburst.*limit 1000b",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -79,7 +73,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root tbf burst 1500 rate 20000 latency 100ms",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -87,8 +80,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc tbf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ rate 20Kbit burst 1500b lat 100ms",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -102,7 +94,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root tbf limit 1000 burst 1500 rate 20000 overhead 300",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -110,8 +101,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc tbf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ rate 20Kbit burst 1800b limit 1000b overhead 300",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -125,7 +115,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root tbf limit 1000 burst 1500 rate 20000 linklayer atm",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -133,8 +122,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc tbf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ rate 20Kbit burst 1696b limit 1000b linklayer atm",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -148,7 +136,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root tbf limit 1000 burst 1500 rate 20000 linklayer atm"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc replace dev $DUMMY handle 1: root tbf limit 1000 burst 1500 rate 20000 linklayer ethernet",
@@ -157,8 +144,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc tbf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ rate 20Kbit burst 1500b limit 1000b",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -172,7 +158,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root tbf burst 1500 rate 20000 latency 10ms"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc change dev $DUMMY handle 1: root tbf burst 1500 rate 20000 latency 200ms",
@@ -181,8 +166,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc tbf 1: root refcnt [0-9]+ rate 20Kbit burst 1500b lat 200ms",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -196,7 +180,6 @@
             "requires": "nsPlugin"
         },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root tbf limit 1000 burst 1500 rate 10000",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -204,8 +187,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "class tbf.*parent 1:",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
-            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/teql.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/teql.json
index 0082be0e93ac..e5cc31f265f8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/teql.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/teql.json
@@ -6,11 +6,8 @@
             "qdisc",
             "teql"
         ],
-        "plugins": {
-            "requires": "nsPlugin"
-        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
+            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root teql0",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -19,7 +16,7 @@
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
             "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -29,13 +26,10 @@
             "qdisc",
             "teql"
         ],
-        "plugins": {
-            "requires": "nsPlugin"
-        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
-            "echo \"1 1 4\" > /sys/bus/netdevsim/new_device",
-            "$TC qdisc add dev $ETH root handle 1: teql0"
+            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy",
+            "$IP link add dev $ETH type dummy",
+            "$TC qdisc add dev $ETH handle 1: root teql0"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root teql0",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -44,8 +38,8 @@
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
             "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "echo \"1\" > /sys/bus/netdevsim/del_device",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY",
+            "$IP link del dev $ETH"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -55,11 +49,8 @@
             "qdisc",
             "teql"
         ],
-        "plugins": {
-            "requires": "nsPlugin"
-        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true",
+            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy",
             "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root teql0"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
@@ -68,7 +59,7 @@
         "matchPattern": "qdisc teql0 1: root refcnt",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY"
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -78,11 +69,8 @@
             "qdisc",
             "teql"
         ],
-        "plugins": {
-            "requires": "nsPlugin"
-        },
         "setup": [
-            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
+            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy"
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY handle 1: root teql0",
         "expExitCode": "0",
@@ -91,7 +79,7 @@
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
             "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root",
-            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY type dummy"
+            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY"
         ]
     }
 ]
