diff --git a/test_plans/queue-shortcut-functions.asciidoc b/test_plans/queue-shortcut-functions.asciidoc
index 744b320ca..b79f88281 100644
--- a/test_plans/queue-shortcut-functions.asciidoc
+++ b/test_plans/queue-shortcut-functions.asciidoc
@@ -80,16 +80,16 @@ The below functions are called to set some USM zero-initialized buffer `ptr` to
 ==== Prefetch
 Each of the below functions is called with some USM buffer. It is checked whether the return type of the functions is `event`. The USM buffers are allocation type `shared`. If the used device lacks this capability (aspect `aspect::usm_shared_allocations`), this test is skipped.
 
-* `event prefetch(void* ptr, size_t numBytes)`
-* `event prefetch(void* ptr, size_t numBytes, event depEvent)`
-* `event prefetch(void* ptr, size_t numBytes, const std::vector<event>& depEvents)`
+* `event prefetch(const void* ptr, size_t numBytes)`
+* `event prefetch(const void* ptr, size_t numBytes, event depEvent)`
+* `event prefetch(const void* ptr, size_t numBytes, const std::vector<event>& depEvents)`
 
 ==== Memory advise
 Each of the below functions is called with some USM buffer. It is checked whether the return type of the functions is `event`. The value of `advice` is `0`. The USM buffers are allocation type `device`. If the used device lacks this capability (aspect `aspect::usm_device_allocations`), this test is skipped.
 
-* `event mem_advise(void* ptr, size_t numBytes, int advice)`
-* `event mem_advise(void* ptr, size_t numBytes, int advice, event depEvent)`
-* `event mem_advise(void* ptr, size_t numBytes, int advice, const std::vector<event>& depEvents)`
+* `event mem_advise(const void* ptr, size_t numBytes, int advice)`
+* `event mem_advise(const void* ptr, size_t numBytes, int advice, event depEvent)`
+* `event mem_advise(const void* ptr, size_t numBytes, int advice, const std::vector<event>& depEvents)`
 
 === Explicit copy
 All accessors used are one-dimensional.
diff --git a/tests/queue/queue_shortcuts_usm.h b/tests/queue/queue_shortcuts_usm.h
index 1291f569d..0507db063 100644
--- a/tests/queue/queue_shortcuts_usm.h
+++ b/tests/queue/queue_shortcuts_usm.h
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ template <typename T>
 void test_unified_shared_memory(sycl::queue q, unsigned int element_count) {
   const bool has_usm_device_allocations =
       q.get_device().has(sycl::aspect::usm_device_allocations);
-  const bool has_usm_shared_allocations =
-      q.get_device().has(sycl::aspect::usm_shared_allocations);
 
   runner_memcpy<T> runner(q, element_count);
 
@@ -234,10 +232,16 @@ void test_unified_shared_memory(sycl::queue q, unsigned int element_count) {
         "Device does not support USM device allocations. "
         "Skipping the test case.");
   }
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+void test_prefetch(sycl::queue q, unsigned int element_count) {
+  const bool has_usm_shared_allocations =
+      q.get_device().has(sycl::aspect::usm_shared_allocations);
 
-  // prefetch
   if (has_usm_shared_allocations) {
-    T* ptr = sycl::malloc_shared<T>(element_count, q);
+    const T* ptr =
+        static_cast<const T*>(sycl::malloc_shared<T>(element_count, q));
     sycl::event prefetch_no_events = q.prefetch(ptr, element_count * sizeof(T));
     sycl::event prefetch_single_event =
         q.prefetch(ptr, element_count * sizeof(T), prefetch_no_events);
@@ -246,16 +250,22 @@ void test_unified_shared_memory(sycl::queue q, unsigned int element_count) {
                    {prefetch_no_events, prefetch_single_event});
     prefetch_multiple_events.wait();
     prefetch_no_events.wait();
-    sycl::free(ptr, q);
+    sycl::free(const_cast<T*>(ptr), q);
   } else {
     WARN(
         "Device does not support USM shared allocations. "
         "Skipping the test case.");
   }
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+void test_mem_advise(sycl::queue q, unsigned int element_count) {
+  const bool has_usm_device_allocations =
+      q.get_device().has(sycl::aspect::usm_device_allocations);
 
-  // advise
   if (has_usm_device_allocations) {
-    T* ptr = sycl::malloc_device<T>(element_count, q);
+    const T* ptr =
+        static_cast<const T*>(sycl::malloc_device<T>(element_count, q));
     constexpr int advice = 0;
     sycl::event advise_no_events =
         q.mem_advise(ptr, element_count * sizeof(T), advice);
@@ -266,7 +276,7 @@ void test_unified_shared_memory(sycl::queue q, unsigned int element_count) {
                      {advise_no_events, advise_single_event});
     advise_multiple_events.wait();
     advise_no_events.wait();
-    sycl::free(ptr, q);
+    sycl::free(const_cast<T*>(ptr), q);
   } else {
     WARN(
         "Device does not support USM device allocations. "
@@ -283,6 +293,10 @@ class check_queue_shortcuts_usm_for_type {
     INFO("for type \"" << type_name << "\": ");
 
     test_unified_shared_memory<T>(queue, element_count);
+#if !SYCL_CTS_COMPILING_WITH_SIMSYCL
+    test_prefetch<T>(queue, element_count);
+    test_mem_advise<T>(queue, element_count);
+#endif
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/usm/usm_api.h b/tests/usm/usm_api.h
index 3093cd039..e672b0d95 100644
--- a/tests/usm/usm_api.h
+++ b/tests/usm/usm_api.h
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ class prefetch : public detail::noAdditionalDeviceRequirements {
   }
 
   template <typename parentT, typename... depEventsT>
-  auto call(parentT &parent, T *ptr, depEventsT &&... events) const {
+  auto call(parentT& parent, const T* ptr, depEventsT&&... events) const {
     return parent.prefetch(ptr, size, std::forward<depEventsT>(events)...);
   }
 
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ class mem_advise : public detail::noAdditionalDeviceRequirements {
   }
 
   template <typename parentT, typename... depEventsT>
-  auto call(parentT &parent, T *ptr, depEventsT &&... events) const {
+  auto call(parentT& parent, const T* ptr, depEventsT&&... events) const {
     const int advice = 0;  // Reset to defaults according to the SYCL 2020 spec
     return parent.mem_advise(ptr, size, advice,
                              std::forward<depEventsT>(events)...);
diff --git a/tests/usm/usm_api_mem_advise_handler_no_events.cpp b/tests/usm/usm_api_mem_advise_handler_no_events.cpp
index 1284982c7..61bd75cd4 100644
--- a/tests/usm/usm_api_mem_advise_handler_no_events.cpp
+++ b/tests/usm/usm_api_mem_advise_handler_no_events.cpp
@@ -8,34 +8,16 @@
 *******************************************************************************/
 
 #include "../common/common.h"
+#include "../common/disabled_for_test_case.h"
 #include "usm_api.h"
 
-#define TEST_NAME usm_api_mem_advise_handler_no_events
-
-namespace TEST_NAMESPACE {
+namespace usm_api_mem_advise_handler_no_events {
 using namespace usm_api;
 
-template <typename T>
-using run_tests = run_all_tests<T, tests::mem_advise, caller::handler, 0_events>;
-
-/** Test instance
- */
-class TEST_NAME : public sycl_cts::util::test_base {
- public:
-  /** return information about this test
-   */
-  void get_info(test_base::info &out) const override {
-    set_test_info(out, TOSTRING(TEST_NAME), TEST_FILE);
-  }
-
-  /** execute the test
-   */
-  void run(sycl_cts::util::logger &log) override {
-    run_tests<int>{}(log);
-  }
-};
-
-// construction of this proxy will register the above test
-sycl_cts::util::test_proxy<TEST_NAME> proxy;
+DISABLED_FOR_TEST_CASE(SimSYCL)
+("usm_api_mem_advise_handler_no_events", "[usm]")({
+  sycl_cts::util::logger log;
+  run_all_tests<int, tests::mem_advise, caller::handler, 0_events>{}(log);
+});
 
-}  // namespace TEST_NAMESPACE
+}  // namespace usm_api_mem_advise_handler_no_events
diff --git a/tests/usm/usm_api_mem_advise_queue_multiple_events.cpp b/tests/usm/usm_api_mem_advise_queue_multiple_events.cpp
index e5df3d6cf..ef441a2a1 100644
--- a/tests/usm/usm_api_mem_advise_queue_multiple_events.cpp
+++ b/tests/usm/usm_api_mem_advise_queue_multiple_events.cpp
@@ -8,34 +8,16 @@
 *******************************************************************************/
 
 #include "../common/common.h"
+#include "../common/disabled_for_test_case.h"
 #include "usm_api.h"
 
-#define TEST_NAME usm_api_mem_advise_queue_multiple_events
-
-namespace TEST_NAMESPACE {
+namespace usm_api_mem_advise_queue_multiple_events {
 using namespace usm_api;
 
-template <typename T>
-using run_tests = run_all_tests<T, tests::mem_advise, caller::queue, multiple_events>;
-
-/** Test instance
- */
-class TEST_NAME : public sycl_cts::util::test_base {
- public:
-  /** return information about this test
-   */
-  void get_info(test_base::info &out) const override {
-    set_test_info(out, TOSTRING(TEST_NAME), TEST_FILE);
-  }
-
-  /** execute the test
-   */
-  void run(sycl_cts::util::logger &log) override {
-    run_tests<int>{}(log);
-  }
-};
-
-// construction of this proxy will register the above test
-sycl_cts::util::test_proxy<TEST_NAME> proxy;
+DISABLED_FOR_TEST_CASE(SimSYCL)
+("usm_api_mem_advise_queue_multiple_events", "[usm]")({
+  sycl_cts::util::logger log;
+  run_all_tests<int, tests::mem_advise, caller::queue, multiple_events>{}(log);
+});
 
-}  // namespace TEST_NAMESPACE
+}  // namespace usm_api_mem_advise_queue_multiple_events
diff --git a/tests/usm/usm_api_mem_advise_queue_no_events.cpp b/tests/usm/usm_api_mem_advise_queue_no_events.cpp
index 720139d52..9e2aa287c 100644
--- a/tests/usm/usm_api_mem_advise_queue_no_events.cpp
+++ b/tests/usm/usm_api_mem_advise_queue_no_events.cpp
@@ -7,34 +7,16 @@
 *******************************************************************************/
 
 #include "../common/common.h"
+#include "../common/disabled_for_test_case.h"
 #include "usm_api.h"
 
-#define TEST_NAME usm_api_mem_advise_queue_no_events
-
-namespace TEST_NAMESPACE {
+namespace usm_api_mem_advise_queue_no_events {
 using namespace usm_api;
 
-template <typename T>
-using run_tests = run_all_tests<T, tests::mem_advise, caller::queue, 0_events>;
-
-/** Test instance
- */
-class TEST_NAME : public sycl_cts::util::test_base {
- public:
-  /** return information about this test
-   */
-  void get_info(test_base::info &out) const override {
-    set_test_info(out, TOSTRING(TEST_NAME), TEST_FILE);
-  }
-
-  /** execute the test
-   */
-  void run(sycl_cts::util::logger &log) override {
-    run_tests<int>{}(log);
-  }
-};
-
-// construction of this proxy will register the above test
-sycl_cts::util::test_proxy<TEST_NAME> proxy;
+DISABLED_FOR_TEST_CASE(SimSYCL)
+("usm_api_mem_advise_queue_no_events", "[usm]")({
+  sycl_cts::util::logger log;
+  run_all_tests<int, tests::mem_advise, caller::queue, 0_events>{}(log);
+});
 
-}  // namespace TEST_NAMESPACE
+}  // namespace usm_api_mem_advise_queue_no_events
diff --git a/tests/usm/usm_api_mem_advise_queue_single_event.cpp b/tests/usm/usm_api_mem_advise_queue_single_event.cpp
index b45ac0d32..3237ab96d 100644
--- a/tests/usm/usm_api_mem_advise_queue_single_event.cpp
+++ b/tests/usm/usm_api_mem_advise_queue_single_event.cpp
@@ -7,34 +7,16 @@
 *******************************************************************************/
 
 #include "../common/common.h"
+#include "../common/disabled_for_test_case.h"
 #include "usm_api.h"
 
-#define TEST_NAME usm_api_mem_advise_queue_single_event
-
-namespace TEST_NAMESPACE {
+namespace usm_api_mem_advise_queue_single_event {
 using namespace usm_api;
 
-template <typename T>
-using run_tests = run_all_tests<T, tests::mem_advise, caller::queue, 1_events>;
-
-/** Test instance
- */
-class TEST_NAME : public sycl_cts::util::test_base {
- public:
-  /** return information about this test
-   */
-  void get_info(test_base::info &out) const override {
-    set_test_info(out, TOSTRING(TEST_NAME), TEST_FILE);
-  }
-
-  /** execute the test
-   */
-  void run(sycl_cts::util::logger &log) override {
-    run_tests<int>{}(log);
-  }
-};
-
-// construction of this proxy will register the above test
-sycl_cts::util::test_proxy<TEST_NAME> proxy;
+DISABLED_FOR_TEST_CASE(SimSYCL)
+("usm_api_mem_advise_queue_single_event", "[usm]")({
+  sycl_cts::util::logger log;
+  run_all_tests<int, tests::mem_advise, caller::queue, 1_events>{}(log);
+});
 
-}  // namespace TEST_NAMESPACE
+}  // namespace usm_api_mem_advise_queue_single_event
diff --git a/tests/usm/usm_api_prefetch_handler_no_events.cpp b/tests/usm/usm_api_prefetch_handler_no_events.cpp
index 9472b275a..6d34ed7cb 100644
--- a/tests/usm/usm_api_prefetch_handler_no_events.cpp
+++ b/tests/usm/usm_api_prefetch_handler_no_events.cpp
@@ -8,34 +8,16 @@
 *******************************************************************************/
 
 #include "../common/common.h"
+#include "../common/disabled_for_test_case.h"
 #include "usm_api.h"
 
-#define TEST_NAME usm_api_prefetch_handler_no_events
-
-namespace TEST_NAMESPACE {
+namespace usm_api_prefetch_handler_no_events {
 using namespace usm_api;
 
-template <typename T>
-using run_tests = run_all_tests<T, tests::prefetch, caller::handler, 0_events>;
-
-/** Test instance
- */
-class TEST_NAME : public sycl_cts::util::test_base {
- public:
-  /** return information about this test
-   */
-  void get_info(test_base::info &out) const override {
-    set_test_info(out, TOSTRING(TEST_NAME), TEST_FILE);
-  }
-
-  /** execute the test
-   */
-  void run(sycl_cts::util::logger &log) override {
-    run_tests<int>{}(log);
-  }
-};
-
-// construction of this proxy will register the above test
-sycl_cts::util::test_proxy<TEST_NAME> proxy;
+DISABLED_FOR_TEST_CASE(SimSYCL)
+("usm_api_prefetch_handler_no_events", "[usm]")({
+  sycl_cts::util::logger log;
+  run_all_tests<int, tests::prefetch, caller::handler, 0_events>{}(log);
+});
 
-}  // namespace TEST_NAMESPACE
+}  // namespace usm_api_prefetch_handler_no_events
diff --git a/tests/usm/usm_api_prefetch_queue_multiple_events.cpp b/tests/usm/usm_api_prefetch_queue_multiple_events.cpp
index 5233b2bb7..6ab24fc0a 100644
--- a/tests/usm/usm_api_prefetch_queue_multiple_events.cpp
+++ b/tests/usm/usm_api_prefetch_queue_multiple_events.cpp
@@ -8,34 +8,16 @@
 *******************************************************************************/
 
 #include "../common/common.h"
+#include "../common/disabled_for_test_case.h"
 #include "usm_api.h"
 
-#define TEST_NAME usm_api_prefetch_queue_multiple_events
-
-namespace TEST_NAMESPACE {
+namespace usm_api_prefetch_queue_multiple_events {
 using namespace usm_api;
 
-template <typename T>
-using run_tests = run_all_tests<T, tests::prefetch, caller::queue, multiple_events>;
-
-/** Test instance
- */
-class TEST_NAME : public sycl_cts::util::test_base {
- public:
-  /** return information about this test
-   */
-  void get_info(test_base::info &out) const override {
-    set_test_info(out, TOSTRING(TEST_NAME), TEST_FILE);
-  }
-
-  /** execute the test
-   */
-  void run(sycl_cts::util::logger &log) override {
-    run_tests<int>{}(log);
-  }
-};
-
-// construction of this proxy will register the above test
-sycl_cts::util::test_proxy<TEST_NAME> proxy;
+DISABLED_FOR_TEST_CASE(SimSYCL)
+("usm_api_prefetch_queue_multiple_events", "[usm]")({
+  sycl_cts::util::logger log;
+  run_all_tests<int, tests::prefetch, caller::queue, multiple_events>{}(log);
+});
 
-}  // namespace TEST_NAMESPACE
+}  // namespace usm_api_prefetch_queue_multiple_events
diff --git a/tests/usm/usm_api_prefetch_queue_no_events.cpp b/tests/usm/usm_api_prefetch_queue_no_events.cpp
index fa02a5f06..e70cfdae7 100644
--- a/tests/usm/usm_api_prefetch_queue_no_events.cpp
+++ b/tests/usm/usm_api_prefetch_queue_no_events.cpp
@@ -7,34 +7,16 @@
 *******************************************************************************/
 
 #include "../common/common.h"
+#include "../common/disabled_for_test_case.h"
 #include "usm_api.h"
 
-#define TEST_NAME usm_api_prefetch_queue_no_events
-
-namespace TEST_NAMESPACE {
+namespace usm_api_prefetch_queue_no_events {
 using namespace usm_api;
 
-template <typename T>
-using run_tests = run_all_tests<T, tests::prefetch, caller::queue, 0_events>;
-
-/** Test instance
- */
-class TEST_NAME : public sycl_cts::util::test_base {
- public:
-  /** return information about this test
-   */
-  void get_info(test_base::info &out) const override {
-    set_test_info(out, TOSTRING(TEST_NAME), TEST_FILE);
-  }
-
-  /** execute the test
-   */
-  void run(sycl_cts::util::logger &log) override {
-    run_tests<int>{}(log);
-  }
-};
-
-// construction of this proxy will register the above test
-sycl_cts::util::test_proxy<TEST_NAME> proxy;
+DISABLED_FOR_TEST_CASE(SimSYCL)
+("usm_api_prefetch_queue_no_events", "[usm]")({
+  sycl_cts::util::logger log;
+  run_all_tests<int, tests::prefetch, caller::queue, 0_events>{}(log);
+});
 
-}  // namespace TEST_NAMESPACE
+}  // namespace usm_api_prefetch_queue_no_events
diff --git a/tests/usm/usm_api_prefetch_queue_single_event.cpp b/tests/usm/usm_api_prefetch_queue_single_event.cpp
index b5b2da55e..3d6657f88 100644
--- a/tests/usm/usm_api_prefetch_queue_single_event.cpp
+++ b/tests/usm/usm_api_prefetch_queue_single_event.cpp
@@ -7,34 +7,16 @@
 *******************************************************************************/
 
 #include "../common/common.h"
+#include "../common/disabled_for_test_case.h"
 #include "usm_api.h"
 
-#define TEST_NAME usm_api_prefetch_queue_single_event
-
-namespace TEST_NAMESPACE {
+namespace usm_api_prefetch_queue_single_event {
 using namespace usm_api;
 
-template <typename T>
-using run_tests = run_all_tests<T, tests::prefetch, caller::queue, 1_events>;
-
-/** Test instance
- */
-class TEST_NAME : public sycl_cts::util::test_base {
- public:
-  /** return information about this test
-   */
-  void get_info(test_base::info &out) const override {
-    set_test_info(out, TOSTRING(TEST_NAME), TEST_FILE);
-  }
-
-  /** execute the test
-   */
-  void run(sycl_cts::util::logger &log) override {
-    run_tests<int>{}(log);
-  }
-};
-
-// construction of this proxy will register the above test
-sycl_cts::util::test_proxy<TEST_NAME> proxy;
+DISABLED_FOR_TEST_CASE(SimSYCL)
+("usm_api_prefetch_queue_single_event", "[usm]")({
+  sycl_cts::util::logger log;
+  run_all_tests<int, tests::prefetch, caller::queue, 1_events>{}(log);
+});
 
-}  // namespace TEST_NAMESPACE
+}  // namespace usm_api_prefetch_queue_single_event