diff --git a/tests/dt-workflow/Voltha_DT_PODTests.robot b/tests/dt-workflow/Voltha_DT_PODTests.robot
index 3e06882..3526a5f 100644
--- a/tests/dt-workflow/Voltha_DT_PODTests.robot
+++ b/tests/dt-workflow/Voltha_DT_PODTests.robot
@@ -62,12 +62,10 @@
     ...    should reach the NNI port on the OLT with the expected double tagged vlan ids
     ...    Inner vlans from the RG should not change
     [Tags]    sanityDt
-    [Setup]    Run Keywords    Announce Message    START TEST SanityTestDt
-    ...        AND             Start Logging    SanityTestDt
+    [Setup]    Run Keywords    Start Logging    SanityTestDt
     ...        AND             Setup
     [Teardown]    Run Keywords    Collect Logs
     ...           AND             Stop Logging    SanityTestDt
-    ...           AND             Announce Message    END TEST SanityTestDt
     Run Keyword If    ${has_dataplane}    Clean Up Linux
     Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s    Perform Sanity Test DT
 
@@ -78,11 +76,9 @@
     ...    Disable and Enable the ONU (This is to replicate the existing DT behaviour)
     ...    Re-add the subscriber, and validate that the flows are present and pings are successful
     [Tags]    functionalDt    SubAddDeleteDt
-    [Setup]    Run Keywords    Announce Message    START TEST SubAddDeleteDt
-    ...        AND             Start Logging     SubAddDeleteDt
+    [Setup]    Start Logging     SubAddDeleteDt
     [Teardown]    Run Keywords    Collect Logs
     ...           AND             Stop Logging    SubAddDeleteDt
-    ...           AND             Announce Message    END TEST SubAddDeleteDt
     FOR    ${I}    IN RANGE    0    ${num_onus}
         ${src}=    Set Variable    ${hosts.src[${I}]}
         ${dst}=    Set Variable    ${hosts.dst[${I}]}
@@ -163,11 +159,9 @@
     ...    Perform disable on the ONUs and validate that the pings do not succeed
     ...    Perform enable on the ONUs and validate that the pings are successful
     [Tags]    functionalDt    DisableEnableONUDt
-    [Setup]    Run Keywords    Announce Message    START TEST DisableEnableONUDt
-    ...        AND             Start Logging    DisableEnableONUDt
+    [Setup]    Start Logging    DisableEnableONUDt
     [Teardown]    Run Keywords    Collect Logs
     ...           AND             Stop Logging    DisableEnableONUDt
-    ...           AND             Announce Message    END TEST DisableEnableONUDt
     FOR    ${I}    IN RANGE    0    ${num_onus}
         ${src}=    Set Variable    ${hosts.src[${I}]}
         ${dst}=    Set Variable    ${hosts.dst[${I}]}
@@ -207,11 +201,9 @@
     ...    Perform disable on the OLT and validate ONUs state and that the pings do not succeed
     ...    Perform delete on the OLT, Re-do Setup (Recreate the OLT) and Perform Sanity Test DT
     [Tags]    functionalDt    DisableDeleteOLTDt
-    [Setup]    Run Keywords    Announce Message    START TEST DisableDeleteOLTDt
-    ...        AND             Start Logging    DisableDeleteOLTDt
+    [Setup]    Start Logging    DisableDeleteOLTDt
     [Teardown]    Run Keywords    Collect Logs
     ...           AND             Stop Logging    DisableDeleteOLTDt
-    ...           AND             Announce Message    END TEST DisableDeleteOLTDt
     # Disable and Validate OLT Device
     Disable Device    ${olt_device_id}
     Run Keyword And Continue On Failure    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    5s