diff --git a/scripts/autotest_common.sh b/scripts/autotest_common.sh
index b5fd63702..871e78c44 100755
--- a/scripts/autotest_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/autotest_common.sh
@@ -315,11 +315,16 @@ function part_dev_by_gpt () {
 		conf=$1
 		devname=$2
 		rootdir=$3
+		operation=$4
 
 		if [ ! -e $conf ]; then
 			return 1
 		fi
 
+		if [ -z "$operation" ]; then
+			operation="create"
+		fi
+
 		cp $conf ${conf}.gpt
 		echo "[Gpt]" >> ${conf}.gpt
 		echo "  Disable Yes" >> ${conf}.gpt
@@ -332,10 +337,15 @@ function part_dev_by_gpt () {
 		waitforbdev $devname "python $rootdir/scripts/rpc.py"
 
 		if [ -e /dev/nbd0 ]; then
-			parted -s /dev/nbd0 mklabel gpt mkpart first '0%' '50%' mkpart second '50%' '100%'
-			# change the GUID to SPDK GUID value
-			sgdisk -t 1:$SPDK_GPT_GUID /dev/nbd0
-			sgdisk -t 2:$SPDK_GPT_GUID /dev/nbd0
+			if [ "$operation" = create ]; then
+				parted -s /dev/nbd0 mklabel gpt mkpart first '0%' '50%' mkpart second '50%' '100%'
+				# change the GUID to SPDK GUID value
+				sgdisk -t 1:$SPDK_GPT_GUID /dev/nbd0
+				sgdisk -t 2:$SPDK_GPT_GUID /dev/nbd0
+			elif [ "$operation" = reset ]; then
+				# clear the partition table
+				dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/nbd0 bs=4096 count=8 oflag=direct
+			fi
 		fi
 		killprocess $nbd_pid
 		rm -f ${conf}.gpt
diff --git a/test/lib/bdev/blockdev.sh b/test/lib/bdev/blockdev.sh
index 074abf1f4..cd4d210ab 100755
--- a/test/lib/bdev/blockdev.sh
+++ b/test/lib/bdev/blockdev.sh
@@ -42,5 +42,9 @@ if [ $RUN_NIGHTLY -eq 1 ]; then
 	timing_exit unmap
 fi
 
+if grep -q Nvme0 $testdir/bdev.conf; then
+	part_dev_by_gpt $testdir/bdev.conf Nvme0n1 $rootdir reset
+fi
+
 rm -f $testdir/bdev.conf
 timing_exit blockdev