diff --git a/tests/common/helpers/pfcwd_helper.py b/tests/common/helpers/pfcwd_helper.py
index 5b5ecd0c1e6..90f78ef5f82 100644
--- a/tests/common/helpers/pfcwd_helper.py
+++ b/tests/common/helpers/pfcwd_helper.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 from tests.ptf_runner import ptf_runner
 from tests.common import constants
+from tests.common.cisco_data import is_cisco_device
 from tests.common.mellanox_data import is_mellanox_device
 
 # If the version of the Python interpreter is greater or equal to 3, set the unicode variable to the str class.
@@ -490,7 +491,7 @@ def start_background_traffic(
 @contextlib.contextmanager
 def send_background_traffic(duthost, ptfhost, storm_hndle, selected_test_ports, test_ports_info):
     """Send background traffic, stop the background traffic when the context finish """
-    if is_mellanox_device(duthost):
+    if is_mellanox_device(duthost) or is_cisco_device(duthost):
         background_traffic_params = _prepare_background_traffic_params(duthost, storm_hndle,
                                                                        selected_test_ports,
                                                                        test_ports_info)
@@ -498,7 +499,7 @@ def send_background_traffic(duthost, ptfhost, storm_hndle, selected_test_ports,
         # Ensure the background traffic is running before moving on
         time.sleep(1)
     yield
-    if is_mellanox_device(duthost):
+    if is_mellanox_device(duthost) or is_cisco_device(duthost):
         _stop_background_traffic(ptfhost, background_traffic_log)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/pfcwd/test_pfcwd_function.py b/tests/pfcwd/test_pfcwd_function.py
index b9f60a65a59..b6e1b2c01fe 100644
--- a/tests/pfcwd/test_pfcwd_function.py
+++ b/tests/pfcwd/test_pfcwd_function.py
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ def storm_detect_path(self, dut, port, action):
             if self.pfc_wd['fake_storm']:
                 PfcCmd.set_storm_status(dut, self.queue_oid, "enabled")
 
-            if dut.facts['asic_type'] == "mellanox":
+            if dut.facts['asic_type'] == ["mellanox", "cisco-8000"]:
                 # On Mellanox platform, more time is required for PFC storm being triggered
                 # as PFC pause sent from Non-Mellanox leaf fanout is not continuous sometimes.
                 PFC_STORM_TIMEOUT = 30
@@ -754,11 +754,6 @@ def storm_detect_path(self, dut, port, action):
 
         # storm detect
         logger.info("Verify if PFC storm is detected on port {}".format(port))
-        if dut.facts['asic_type'] == "cisco-8000":
-            # The function get_pkt_cnts() works only if pfcwd is triggered.
-            # When the WD is not triggered, this redis-cli command returns
-            # (nil), so this function call fails.
-            self.traffic_inst.verify_tx_egress(self.tx_action)
         loganalyzer.analyze(marker)
 
         self.stats.get_pkt_cnts(self.queue_oid, begin=True)
@@ -924,8 +919,6 @@ def test_pfcwd_actions(self, request, fake_storm, setup_pfc_test, setup_dut_test
                     logger.info("{} on port {}: Tx traffic action {}, Rx traffic action {} ".
                                 format(WD_ACTION_MSG_PFX[action], port, self.tx_action, self.rx_action))
                     self.run_test(self.dut, port, action)
-                except Exception as e:
-                    pytest.fail(str(e))
 
                 finally:
                     if self.storm_hndle:
@@ -1014,9 +1007,6 @@ def test_pfcwd_multi_port(self, request, fake_storm, setup_pfc_test, setup_dut_t
                     self.setup_test_params(port, setup_info['vlan'], init=not idx, detect=False, toggle=idx and count)
                     self.run_test(self.dut, port, "drop", detect=False)
 
-            except Exception as e:
-                pytest.fail(str(e))
-
             finally:
                 logger.info("--- Stop PFC WD ---")
                 self.dut.command("pfcwd stop")
@@ -1106,9 +1096,6 @@ def test_pfcwd_mmu_change(self, request, fake_storm, setup_pfc_test, setup_dut_t
                 self.run_test(self.dut, port, "drop", mmu_action=mmu_action)
                 self.dut.command("pfcwd stop")
 
-        except Exception as e:
-            pytest.fail(str(e))
-
         finally:
             if self.storm_hndle:
                 logger.info("--- Stop pfc storm on port {}".format(port))
@@ -1214,9 +1201,6 @@ def test_pfcwd_port_toggle(self, request, fake_storm, setup_pfc_test, setup_dut_
                 if result["total"]["expected_missing_match"] == 0:
                     pytest.fail(result)
 
-            except Exception as e:
-                pytest.fail(str(e))
-
             finally:
                 if self.storm_hndle:
                     logger.info("--- Stop PFC storm on port {}".format(port))