diff --git a/docs/devel/fuzzing.rst b/docs/devel/fuzzing.rst
index 715330c856..3bfcb33fc4 100644
--- a/docs/devel/fuzzing.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/fuzzing.rst
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ responsibility to ensure that state is reset between fuzzing-runs.
 Building the fuzzers
 --------------------
 
-*NOTE*: If possible, build a 32-bit binary. When forking, the 32-bit fuzzer is
-much faster, since the page-map has a smaller size. This is due to the fact that
-AddressSanitizer maps ~20TB of memory, as part of its detection. This results
-in a large page-map, and a much slower ``fork()``.
-
 To build the fuzzers, install a recent version of clang:
 Configure with (substitute the clang binaries with the version you installed).
 Here, enable-sanitizers, is optional but it allows us to reliably detect bugs
@@ -296,10 +291,9 @@ input. It is also responsible for manually calling ``main_loop_wait`` to ensure
 that bottom halves are executed and any cleanup required before the next input.
 
 Since the same process is reused for many fuzzing runs, QEMU state needs to
-be reset at the end of each run. There are currently two implemented
-options for resetting state:
+be reset at the end of each run. For example, this can be done by rebooting the
+VM, after each run.
 
-- Reboot the guest between runs.
   - *Pros*: Straightforward and fast for simple fuzz targets.
 
   - *Cons*: Depending on the device, does not reset all device state. If the
@@ -308,15 +302,3 @@ options for resetting state:
     reboot.
 
   - *Example target*: ``i440fx-qtest-reboot-fuzz``
-
-- Run each test case in a separate forked process and copy the coverage
-   information back to the parent. This is fairly similar to AFL's "deferred"
-   fork-server mode [3]
-
-  - *Pros*: Relatively fast. Devices only need to be initialized once. No need to
-    do slow reboots or vmloads.
-
-  - *Cons*: Not officially supported by libfuzzer. Does not work well for
-     devices that rely on dedicated threads.
-
-  - *Example target*: ``virtio-net-fork-fuzz``
diff --git a/hw/mem/sparse-mem.c b/hw/mem/sparse-mem.c
index e6640eb8e7..72f038d47d 100644
--- a/hw/mem/sparse-mem.c
+++ b/hw/mem/sparse-mem.c
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ static void sparse_mem_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, uint64_t v,
 
 }
 
+static void sparse_mem_enter_reset(Object *obj, ResetType type)
+{
+    SparseMemState *s = SPARSE_MEM(obj);
+    g_hash_table_remove_all(s->mapped);
+    return;
+}
+
 static const MemoryRegionOps sparse_mem_ops = {
     .read = sparse_mem_read,
     .write = sparse_mem_write,
@@ -123,7 +130,8 @@ static void sparse_mem_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     assert(s->baseaddr + s->length > s->baseaddr);
 
-    s->mapped = g_hash_table_new(NULL, NULL);
+    s->mapped = g_hash_table_new_full(NULL, NULL, NULL,
+                                      (GDestroyNotify)g_free);
     memory_region_init_io(&s->mmio, OBJECT(s), &sparse_mem_ops, s,
                           "sparse-mem", s->length);
     sysbus_init_mmio(sbd, &s->mmio);
@@ -131,12 +139,15 @@ static void sparse_mem_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
 static void sparse_mem_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
+    ResettableClass *rc = RESETTABLE_CLASS(klass);
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
 
     device_class_set_props(dc, sparse_mem_properties);
 
     dc->desc = "Sparse Memory Device";
     dc->realize = sparse_mem_realize;
+
+    rc->phases.enter = sparse_mem_enter_reset;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo sparse_mem_types[] = {
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index adfc0e28b5..bc7e5b1d15 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -215,10 +215,6 @@ endif
 # Specify linker-script with add_project_link_arguments so that it is not placed
 # within a linker --start-group/--end-group pair
 if get_option('fuzzing')
-  add_project_link_arguments(['-Wl,-T,',
-                              (meson.current_source_dir() / 'tests/qtest/fuzz/fork_fuzz.ld')],
-                             native: false, language: all_languages)
-
   # Specify a filter to only instrument code that is directly related to
   # virtual-devices.
   configure_file(output: 'instrumentation-filter',
diff --git a/tests/qtest/fuzz/fork_fuzz.c b/tests/qtest/fuzz/fork_fuzz.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ffb2a7937..0000000000
--- a/tests/qtest/fuzz/fork_fuzz.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Fork-based fuzzing helpers
- *
- * Copyright Red Hat Inc., 2019
- *
- * Authors:
- *  Alexander Bulekov   <alxndr@bu.edu>
- *
- * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
- * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
- *
- */
-
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "fork_fuzz.h"
-
-
-void counter_shm_init(void)
-{
-    /* Copy what's in the counter region to a temporary buffer.. */
-    void *copy = malloc(&__FUZZ_COUNTERS_END - &__FUZZ_COUNTERS_START);
-    memcpy(copy,
-           &__FUZZ_COUNTERS_START,
-           &__FUZZ_COUNTERS_END - &__FUZZ_COUNTERS_START);
-
-    /* Map a shared region over the counter region */
-    if (mmap(&__FUZZ_COUNTERS_START,
-             &__FUZZ_COUNTERS_END - &__FUZZ_COUNTERS_START,
-             PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED | MAP_FIXED | MAP_ANONYMOUS,
-             0, 0) == MAP_FAILED) {
-        perror("Error: ");
-        exit(1);
-    }
-
-    /* Copy the original data back to the counter-region */
-    memcpy(&__FUZZ_COUNTERS_START, copy,
-           &__FUZZ_COUNTERS_END - &__FUZZ_COUNTERS_START);
-    free(copy);
-}
-
-
diff --git a/tests/qtest/fuzz/fork_fuzz.h b/tests/qtest/fuzz/fork_fuzz.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ecb8b58ef..0000000000
--- a/tests/qtest/fuzz/fork_fuzz.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Fork-based fuzzing helpers
- *
- * Copyright Red Hat Inc., 2019
- *
- * Authors:
- *  Alexander Bulekov   <alxndr@bu.edu>
- *
- * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
- * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
- *
- */
-
-#ifndef FORK_FUZZ_H
-#define FORK_FUZZ_H
-
-extern uint8_t __FUZZ_COUNTERS_START;
-extern uint8_t __FUZZ_COUNTERS_END;
-
-void counter_shm_init(void);
-
-#endif
-
diff --git a/tests/qtest/fuzz/fork_fuzz.ld b/tests/qtest/fuzz/fork_fuzz.ld
deleted file mode 100644
index cfb88b7fdb..0000000000
--- a/tests/qtest/fuzz/fork_fuzz.ld
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * We adjust linker script modification to place all of the stuff that needs to
- * persist across fuzzing runs into a contiguous section of memory. Then, it is
- * easy to re-map the counter-related memory as shared.
- */
-
-SECTIONS
-{
-  .data.fuzz_start : ALIGN(4K)
-  {
-      __FUZZ_COUNTERS_START = .;
-      __start___sancov_cntrs = .;
-      *(_*sancov_cntrs);
-      __stop___sancov_cntrs = .;
-
-      /* Lowest stack counter */
-      *(__sancov_lowest_stack);
-  }
-}
-INSERT AFTER .data;
-
-SECTIONS
-{
-  .data.fuzz_ordered :
-  {
-      /*
-       * Coverage counters. They're not necessary for fuzzing, but are useful
-       * for analyzing the fuzzing performance
-       */
-      __start___llvm_prf_cnts = .;
-      *(*llvm_prf_cnts);
-      __stop___llvm_prf_cnts = .;
-
-      /* Internal Libfuzzer TracePC object which contains the ValueProfileMap */
-      FuzzerTracePC*(.bss*);
-      /*
-       * In case the above line fails, explicitly specify the (mangled) name of
-       * the object we care about
-       */
-       *(.bss._ZN6fuzzer3TPCE);
-  }
-}
-INSERT AFTER .data.fuzz_start;
-
-SECTIONS
-{
-  .data.fuzz_end : ALIGN(4K)
-  {
-      __FUZZ_COUNTERS_END = .;
-  }
-}
-/*
- * Don't overwrite the SECTIONS in the default linker script. Instead insert the
- * above into the default script
- */
-INSERT AFTER .data.fuzz_ordered;
diff --git a/tests/qtest/fuzz/fuzz.c b/tests/qtest/fuzz/fuzz.c
index eb7520544b..3bedb81b32 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/fuzz/fuzz.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/fuzz/fuzz.c
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ void flush_events(QTestState *s)
     }
 }
 
+void fuzz_reset(QTestState *s)
+{
+    qemu_system_reset(SHUTDOWN_CAUSE_GUEST_RESET);
+    main_loop_wait(true);
+}
+
 static QTestState *qtest_setup(void)
 {
     qtest_server_set_send_handler(&qtest_client_inproc_recv, &fuzz_qts);
diff --git a/tests/qtest/fuzz/fuzz.h b/tests/qtest/fuzz/fuzz.h
index 327c1c5a55..21d1362d65 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/fuzz/fuzz.h
+++ b/tests/qtest/fuzz/fuzz.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ typedef struct FuzzTarget {
 } FuzzTarget;
 
 void flush_events(QTestState *);
-void reboot(QTestState *);
+void fuzz_reset(QTestState *);
 
 /* Use the QTest ASCII protocol or call address_space API directly?*/
 void fuzz_qtest_set_serialize(bool option);
diff --git a/tests/qtest/fuzz/generic_fuzz.c b/tests/qtest/fuzz/generic_fuzz.c
index 7326f6840b..c525d22951 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/fuzz/generic_fuzz.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/fuzz/generic_fuzz.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "tests/qtest/libqtest.h"
 #include "tests/qtest/libqos/pci-pc.h"
 #include "fuzz.h"
-#include "fork_fuzz.h"
 #include "string.h"
 #include "exec/memory.h"
 #include "exec/ramblock.h"
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 #include "generic_fuzz_configs.h"
 #include "hw/mem/sparse-mem.h"
 
+static void pci_enum(gpointer pcidev, gpointer bus);
+
 /*
  * SEPARATOR is used to separate "operations" in the fuzz input
  */
@@ -47,10 +48,10 @@ enum cmds {
     OP_CLOCK_STEP,
 };
 
-#define DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_US 100000
 #define USEC_IN_SEC 1000000000
 
 #define MAX_DMA_FILL_SIZE 0x10000
+#define MAX_TOTAL_DMA_SIZE 0x10000000
 
 #define PCI_HOST_BRIDGE_CFG 0xcf8
 #define PCI_HOST_BRIDGE_DATA 0xcfc
@@ -60,9 +61,8 @@ typedef struct {
     ram_addr_t size; /* The number of bytes until the end of the I/O region */
 } address_range;
 
-static useconds_t timeout = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_US;
-
 static bool qtest_log_enabled;
+size_t dma_bytes_written;
 
 MemoryRegion *sparse_mem_mr;
 
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ void fuzz_dma_read_cb(size_t addr, size_t len, MemoryRegion *mr)
      */
     if (dma_patterns->len == 0
         || len == 0
+        || dma_bytes_written + len > MAX_TOTAL_DMA_SIZE
         || (mr != current_machine->ram && mr != sparse_mem_mr)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -268,6 +269,7 @@ void fuzz_dma_read_cb(size_t addr, size_t len, MemoryRegion *mr)
                 fflush(stderr);
             }
             qtest_memwrite(qts_global, addr, buf, l);
+            dma_bytes_written += l;
         }
         len -= l;
         buf += l;
@@ -589,30 +591,6 @@ static void op_disable_pci(QTestState *s, const unsigned char *data, size_t len)
     pci_disabled = true;
 }
 
-static void handle_timeout(int sig)
-{
-    if (qtest_log_enabled) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "[Timeout]\n");
-        fflush(stderr);
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * If there is a crash, libfuzzer/ASAN forks a child to run an
-     * "llvm-symbolizer" process for printing out a pretty stacktrace. It
-     * communicates with this child using a pipe.  If we timeout+Exit, while
-     * libfuzzer is still communicating with the llvm-symbolizer child, we will
-     * be left with an orphan llvm-symbolizer process. Sometimes, this appears
-     * to lead to a deadlock in the forkserver. Use waitpid to check if there
-     * are any waitable children. If so, exit out of the signal-handler, and
-     * let libfuzzer finish communicating with the child, and exit, on its own.
-     */
-    if (waitpid(-1, NULL, WNOHANG) == 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    _Exit(0);
-}
-
 /*
  * Here, we interpret random bytes from the fuzzer, as a sequence of commands.
  * Some commands can be variable-width, so we use a separator, SEPARATOR, to
@@ -669,64 +647,33 @@ static void generic_fuzz(QTestState *s, const unsigned char *Data, size_t Size)
     size_t cmd_len;
     uint8_t op;
 
-    if (fork() == 0) {
-        struct sigaction sact;
-        struct itimerval timer;
-        sigset_t set;
-        /*
-         * Sometimes the fuzzer will find inputs that take quite a long time to
-         * process. Often times, these inputs do not result in new coverage.
-         * Even if these inputs might be interesting, they can slow down the
-         * fuzzer, overall. Set a timeout for each command to avoid hurting
-         * performance, too much
-         */
-        if (timeout) {
+    op_clear_dma_patterns(s, NULL, 0);
+    pci_disabled = false;
+    dma_bytes_written = 0;
 
-            sigemptyset(&sact.sa_mask);
-            sact.sa_flags   = SA_NODEFER;
-            sact.sa_handler = handle_timeout;
-            sigaction(SIGALRM, &sact, NULL);
+    QPCIBus *pcibus = qpci_new_pc(s, NULL);
+    g_ptr_array_foreach(fuzzable_pci_devices, pci_enum, pcibus);
+    qpci_free_pc(pcibus);
 
-            sigemptyset(&set);
-            sigaddset(&set, SIGALRM);
-            pthread_sigmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &set, NULL);
+    while (cmd && Size) {
+        /* Get the length until the next command or end of input */
+        nextcmd = memmem(cmd, Size, SEPARATOR, strlen(SEPARATOR));
+        cmd_len = nextcmd ? nextcmd - cmd : Size;
 
-            memset(&timer, 0, sizeof(timer));
-            timer.it_value.tv_sec = timeout / USEC_IN_SEC;
-            timer.it_value.tv_usec = timeout % USEC_IN_SEC;
+        if (cmd_len > 0) {
+            /* Interpret the first byte of the command as an opcode */
+            op = *cmd % (sizeof(ops) / sizeof((ops)[0]));
+            ops[op](s, cmd + 1, cmd_len - 1);
+
+            /* Run the main loop */
+            flush_events(s);
         }
-
-        op_clear_dma_patterns(s, NULL, 0);
-        pci_disabled = false;
-
-        while (cmd && Size) {
-            /* Reset the timeout, each time we run a new command */
-            if (timeout) {
-                setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, &timer, NULL);
-            }
-
-            /* Get the length until the next command or end of input */
-            nextcmd = memmem(cmd, Size, SEPARATOR, strlen(SEPARATOR));
-            cmd_len = nextcmd ? nextcmd - cmd : Size;
-
-            if (cmd_len > 0) {
-                /* Interpret the first byte of the command as an opcode */
-                op = *cmd % (sizeof(ops) / sizeof((ops)[0]));
-                ops[op](s, cmd + 1, cmd_len - 1);
-
-                /* Run the main loop */
-                flush_events(s);
-            }
-            /* Advance to the next command */
-            cmd = nextcmd ? nextcmd + sizeof(SEPARATOR) - 1 : nextcmd;
-            Size = Size - (cmd_len + sizeof(SEPARATOR) - 1);
-            g_array_set_size(dma_regions, 0);
-        }
-        _Exit(0);
-    } else {
-        flush_events(s);
-        wait(0);
+        /* Advance to the next command */
+        cmd = nextcmd ? nextcmd + sizeof(SEPARATOR) - 1 : nextcmd;
+        Size = Size - (cmd_len + sizeof(SEPARATOR) - 1);
+        g_array_set_size(dma_regions, 0);
     }
+    fuzz_reset(s);
 }
 
 static void usage(void)
@@ -738,8 +685,6 @@ static void usage(void)
     printf("Optionally: QEMU_AVOID_DOUBLE_FETCH= "
             "Try to avoid racy DMA double fetch bugs? %d by default\n",
             avoid_double_fetches);
-    printf("Optionally: QEMU_FUZZ_TIMEOUT= Specify a custom timeout (us). "
-            "0 to disable. %d by default\n", timeout);
     exit(0);
 }
 
@@ -825,7 +770,6 @@ static void generic_pre_fuzz(QTestState *s)
 {
     GHashTableIter iter;
     MemoryRegion *mr;
-    QPCIBus *pcibus;
     char **result;
     GString *name_pattern;
 
@@ -838,9 +782,6 @@ static void generic_pre_fuzz(QTestState *s)
     if (getenv("QEMU_AVOID_DOUBLE_FETCH")) {
         avoid_double_fetches = 1;
     }
-    if (getenv("QEMU_FUZZ_TIMEOUT")) {
-        timeout = g_ascii_strtoll(getenv("QEMU_FUZZ_TIMEOUT"), NULL, 0);
-    }
     qts_global = s;
 
     /*
@@ -883,12 +824,6 @@ static void generic_pre_fuzz(QTestState *s)
         printf("No fuzzable memory regions found...\n");
         exit(1);
     }
-
-    pcibus = qpci_new_pc(s, NULL);
-    g_ptr_array_foreach(fuzzable_pci_devices, pci_enum, pcibus);
-    qpci_free_pc(pcibus);
-
-    counter_shm_init();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/tests/qtest/fuzz/i440fx_fuzz.c b/tests/qtest/fuzz/i440fx_fuzz.c
index b17fc725df..155fe018f8 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/fuzz/i440fx_fuzz.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/fuzz/i440fx_fuzz.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "tests/qtest/libqos/pci-pc.h"
 #include "fuzz.h"
 #include "qos_fuzz.h"
-#include "fork_fuzz.h"
 
 
 #define I440FX_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE_CFG 0xcf8
@@ -89,6 +88,7 @@ static void i440fx_fuzz_qtest(QTestState *s,
                               size_t Size)
 {
     ioport_fuzz_qtest(s, Data, Size);
+    fuzz_reset(s);
 }
 
 static void pciconfig_fuzz_qos(QTestState *s, QPCIBus *bus,
@@ -145,17 +145,6 @@ static void i440fx_fuzz_qos(QTestState *s,
     pciconfig_fuzz_qos(s, bus, Data, Size);
 }
 
-static void i440fx_fuzz_qos_fork(QTestState *s,
-        const unsigned char *Data, size_t Size) {
-    if (fork() == 0) {
-        i440fx_fuzz_qos(s, Data, Size);
-        _Exit(0);
-    } else {
-        flush_events(s);
-        wait(NULL);
-    }
-}
-
 static const char *i440fx_qtest_argv = TARGET_NAME " -machine accel=qtest"
                                        " -m 0 -display none";
 static GString *i440fx_argv(FuzzTarget *t)
@@ -163,10 +152,6 @@ static GString *i440fx_argv(FuzzTarget *t)
     return g_string_new(i440fx_qtest_argv);
 }
 
-static void fork_init(void)
-{
-    counter_shm_init();
-}
 
 static void register_pci_fuzz_targets(void)
 {
@@ -178,16 +163,6 @@ static void register_pci_fuzz_targets(void)
                 .get_init_cmdline = i440fx_argv,
                 .fuzz = i440fx_fuzz_qtest});
 
-    /* Uses libqos and forks to prevent state leakage */
-    fuzz_add_qos_target(&(FuzzTarget){
-                .name = "i440fx-qos-fork-fuzz",
-                .description = "Fuzz the i440fx using raw qtest commands and "
-                               "rebooting after each run",
-                .pre_vm_init = &fork_init,
-                .fuzz = i440fx_fuzz_qos_fork,},
-                "i440FX-pcihost",
-                &(QOSGraphTestOptions){}
-                );
 
     /*
      * Uses libqos. Doesn't do anything to reset state. Note that if we were to
diff --git a/tests/qtest/fuzz/meson.build b/tests/qtest/fuzz/meson.build
index 189901d4a2..4d10b47b8f 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/fuzz/meson.build
+++ b/tests/qtest/fuzz/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ if not get_option('fuzzing')
   subdir_done()
 endif
 
-specific_fuzz_ss.add(files('fuzz.c', 'fork_fuzz.c', 'qos_fuzz.c',
+specific_fuzz_ss.add(files('fuzz.c', 'qos_fuzz.c',
                            'qtest_wrappers.c'), qos)
 
 # Targets
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ specific_fuzz_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VIRTIO_SCSI', if_true: files('virtio_scsi_fuz
 specific_fuzz_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK', if_true: files('virtio_blk_fuzz.c'))
 specific_fuzz_ss.add(files('generic_fuzz.c'))
 
-fork_fuzz = declare_dependency(
+fuzz_ld = declare_dependency(
   link_args: fuzz_exe_ldflags +
              ['-Wl,-wrap,qtest_inb',
               '-Wl,-wrap,qtest_inw',
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ fork_fuzz = declare_dependency(
               '-Wl,-wrap,qtest_memset']
 )
 
-specific_fuzz_ss.add(fork_fuzz)
+specific_fuzz_ss.add(fuzz_ld)
diff --git a/tests/qtest/fuzz/virtio_blk_fuzz.c b/tests/qtest/fuzz/virtio_blk_fuzz.c
index a9fb9ecf6c..651fd4f043 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/fuzz/virtio_blk_fuzz.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/fuzz/virtio_blk_fuzz.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include "standard-headers/linux/virtio_pci.h"
 #include "standard-headers/linux/virtio_blk.h"
 #include "fuzz.h"
-#include "fork_fuzz.h"
 #include "qos_fuzz.h"
 
 #define TEST_IMAGE_SIZE         (64 * 1024 * 1024)
@@ -128,48 +127,24 @@ static void virtio_blk_fuzz(QTestState *s, QVirtioBlkQueues* queues,
     }
 }
 
-static void virtio_blk_fork_fuzz(QTestState *s,
-        const unsigned char *Data, size_t Size)
-{
-    QVirtioBlk *blk = fuzz_qos_obj;
-    static QVirtioBlkQueues *queues;
-    if (!queues) {
-        queues = qvirtio_blk_init(blk->vdev, 0);
-    }
-    if (fork() == 0) {
-        virtio_blk_fuzz(s, queues, Data, Size);
-        flush_events(s);
-        _Exit(0);
-    } else {
-        flush_events(s);
-        wait(NULL);
-    }
-}
-
 static void virtio_blk_with_flag_fuzz(QTestState *s,
         const unsigned char *Data, size_t Size)
 {
     QVirtioBlk *blk = fuzz_qos_obj;
     static QVirtioBlkQueues *queues;
 
-    if (fork() == 0) {
-        if (Size >= sizeof(uint64_t)) {
-            queues = qvirtio_blk_init(blk->vdev, *(uint64_t *)Data);
-            virtio_blk_fuzz(s, queues,
-                             Data + sizeof(uint64_t), Size - sizeof(uint64_t));
-            flush_events(s);
-        }
-        _Exit(0);
-    } else {
+    if (Size >= sizeof(uint64_t)) {
+        queues = qvirtio_blk_init(blk->vdev, *(uint64_t *)Data);
+        virtio_blk_fuzz(s, queues,
+                Data + sizeof(uint64_t), Size - sizeof(uint64_t));
         flush_events(s);
-        wait(NULL);
     }
+    fuzz_reset(s);
 }
 
 static void virtio_blk_pre_fuzz(QTestState *s)
 {
     qos_init_path(s);
-    counter_shm_init();
 }
 
 static void drive_destroy(void *path)
@@ -208,22 +183,10 @@ static void *virtio_blk_test_setup(GString *cmd_line, void *arg)
 
 static void register_virtio_blk_fuzz_targets(void)
 {
-    fuzz_add_qos_target(&(FuzzTarget){
-                .name = "virtio-blk-fuzz",
-                .description = "Fuzz the virtio-blk virtual queues, forking "
-                                "for each fuzz run",
-                .pre_vm_init = &counter_shm_init,
-                .pre_fuzz = &virtio_blk_pre_fuzz,
-                .fuzz = virtio_blk_fork_fuzz,},
-                "virtio-blk",
-                &(QOSGraphTestOptions){.before = virtio_blk_test_setup}
-                );
-
     fuzz_add_qos_target(&(FuzzTarget){
                 .name = "virtio-blk-flags-fuzz",
-                .description = "Fuzz the virtio-blk virtual queues, forking "
-                "for each fuzz run (also fuzzes the virtio flags)",
-                .pre_vm_init = &counter_shm_init,
+                .description = "Fuzz the virtio-blk virtual queues. "
+                "Also fuzzes the virtio flags)",
                 .pre_fuzz = &virtio_blk_pre_fuzz,
                 .fuzz = virtio_blk_with_flag_fuzz,},
                 "virtio-blk",
diff --git a/tests/qtest/fuzz/virtio_net_fuzz.c b/tests/qtest/fuzz/virtio_net_fuzz.c
index c2c15f07f0..e239875e3b 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/fuzz/virtio_net_fuzz.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/fuzz/virtio_net_fuzz.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include "tests/qtest/libqtest.h"
 #include "tests/qtest/libqos/virtio-net.h"
 #include "fuzz.h"
-#include "fork_fuzz.h"
 #include "qos_fuzz.h"
 
 
@@ -115,36 +114,18 @@ static void virtio_net_fuzz_multi(QTestState *s,
     }
 }
 
-static void virtio_net_fork_fuzz(QTestState *s,
-        const unsigned char *Data, size_t Size)
-{
-    if (fork() == 0) {
-        virtio_net_fuzz_multi(s, Data, Size, false);
-        flush_events(s);
-        _Exit(0);
-    } else {
-        flush_events(s);
-        wait(NULL);
-    }
-}
 
-static void virtio_net_fork_fuzz_check_used(QTestState *s,
+static void virtio_net_fuzz_check_used(QTestState *s,
         const unsigned char *Data, size_t Size)
 {
-    if (fork() == 0) {
-        virtio_net_fuzz_multi(s, Data, Size, true);
-        flush_events(s);
-        _Exit(0);
-    } else {
-        flush_events(s);
-        wait(NULL);
-    }
+    virtio_net_fuzz_multi(s, Data, Size, true);
+    flush_events(s);
+    fuzz_reset(s);
 }
 
 static void virtio_net_pre_fuzz(QTestState *s)
 {
     qos_init_path(s);
-    counter_shm_init();
 }
 
 static void *virtio_net_test_setup_socket(GString *cmd_line, void *arg)
@@ -158,23 +139,8 @@ static void *virtio_net_test_setup_socket(GString *cmd_line, void *arg)
     return arg;
 }
 
-static void *virtio_net_test_setup_user(GString *cmd_line, void *arg)
-{
-    g_string_append_printf(cmd_line, " -netdev user,id=hs0 ");
-    return arg;
-}
-
 static void register_virtio_net_fuzz_targets(void)
 {
-    fuzz_add_qos_target(&(FuzzTarget){
-            .name = "virtio-net-socket",
-            .description = "Fuzz the virtio-net virtual queues. Fuzz incoming "
-            "traffic using the socket backend",
-            .pre_fuzz = &virtio_net_pre_fuzz,
-            .fuzz = virtio_net_fork_fuzz,},
-            "virtio-net",
-            &(QOSGraphTestOptions){.before = virtio_net_test_setup_socket}
-            );
 
     fuzz_add_qos_target(&(FuzzTarget){
             .name = "virtio-net-socket-check-used",
@@ -182,20 +148,10 @@ static void register_virtio_net_fuzz_targets(void)
             "descriptors to be used. Timeout may indicate improperly handled "
             "input",
             .pre_fuzz = &virtio_net_pre_fuzz,
-            .fuzz = virtio_net_fork_fuzz_check_used,},
+            .fuzz = virtio_net_fuzz_check_used,},
             "virtio-net",
             &(QOSGraphTestOptions){.before = virtio_net_test_setup_socket}
             );
-    fuzz_add_qos_target(&(FuzzTarget){
-            .name = "virtio-net-slirp",
-            .description = "Fuzz the virtio-net virtual queues with the slirp "
-            " backend. Warning: May result in network traffic emitted from the "
-            " process. Run in an isolated network environment.",
-            .pre_fuzz = &virtio_net_pre_fuzz,
-            .fuzz = virtio_net_fork_fuzz,},
-            "virtio-net",
-            &(QOSGraphTestOptions){.before = virtio_net_test_setup_user}
-            );
 }
 
 fuzz_target_init(register_virtio_net_fuzz_targets);
diff --git a/tests/qtest/fuzz/virtio_scsi_fuzz.c b/tests/qtest/fuzz/virtio_scsi_fuzz.c
index b3220ef6cb..b6268efd59 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/fuzz/virtio_scsi_fuzz.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/fuzz/virtio_scsi_fuzz.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "standard-headers/linux/virtio_pci.h"
 #include "standard-headers/linux/virtio_scsi.h"
 #include "fuzz.h"
-#include "fork_fuzz.h"
 #include "qos_fuzz.h"
 
 #define PCI_SLOT                0x02
@@ -132,48 +131,24 @@ static void virtio_scsi_fuzz(QTestState *s, QVirtioSCSIQueues* queues,
     }
 }
 
-static void virtio_scsi_fork_fuzz(QTestState *s,
-        const unsigned char *Data, size_t Size)
-{
-    QVirtioSCSI *scsi = fuzz_qos_obj;
-    static QVirtioSCSIQueues *queues;
-    if (!queues) {
-        queues = qvirtio_scsi_init(scsi->vdev, 0);
-    }
-    if (fork() == 0) {
-        virtio_scsi_fuzz(s, queues, Data, Size);
-        flush_events(s);
-        _Exit(0);
-    } else {
-        flush_events(s);
-        wait(NULL);
-    }
-}
-
 static void virtio_scsi_with_flag_fuzz(QTestState *s,
         const unsigned char *Data, size_t Size)
 {
     QVirtioSCSI *scsi = fuzz_qos_obj;
     static QVirtioSCSIQueues *queues;
 
-    if (fork() == 0) {
-        if (Size >= sizeof(uint64_t)) {
-            queues = qvirtio_scsi_init(scsi->vdev, *(uint64_t *)Data);
-            virtio_scsi_fuzz(s, queues,
-                             Data + sizeof(uint64_t), Size - sizeof(uint64_t));
-            flush_events(s);
-        }
-        _Exit(0);
-    } else {
+    if (Size >= sizeof(uint64_t)) {
+        queues = qvirtio_scsi_init(scsi->vdev, *(uint64_t *)Data);
+        virtio_scsi_fuzz(s, queues,
+                Data + sizeof(uint64_t), Size - sizeof(uint64_t));
         flush_events(s);
-        wait(NULL);
     }
+    fuzz_reset(s);
 }
 
 static void virtio_scsi_pre_fuzz(QTestState *s)
 {
     qos_init_path(s);
-    counter_shm_init();
 }
 
 static void *virtio_scsi_test_setup(GString *cmd_line, void *arg)
@@ -189,22 +164,10 @@ static void *virtio_scsi_test_setup(GString *cmd_line, void *arg)
 
 static void register_virtio_scsi_fuzz_targets(void)
 {
-    fuzz_add_qos_target(&(FuzzTarget){
-                .name = "virtio-scsi-fuzz",
-                .description = "Fuzz the virtio-scsi virtual queues, forking "
-                                "for each fuzz run",
-                .pre_vm_init = &counter_shm_init,
-                .pre_fuzz = &virtio_scsi_pre_fuzz,
-                .fuzz = virtio_scsi_fork_fuzz,},
-                "virtio-scsi",
-                &(QOSGraphTestOptions){.before = virtio_scsi_test_setup}
-                );
-
     fuzz_add_qos_target(&(FuzzTarget){
                 .name = "virtio-scsi-flags-fuzz",
-                .description = "Fuzz the virtio-scsi virtual queues, forking "
-                "for each fuzz run (also fuzzes the virtio flags)",
-                .pre_vm_init = &counter_shm_init,
+                .description = "Fuzz the virtio-scsi virtual queues. "
+                "Also fuzzes the virtio flags",
                 .pre_fuzz = &virtio_scsi_pre_fuzz,
                 .fuzz = virtio_scsi_with_flag_fuzz,},
                 "virtio-scsi",