diff --git a/Tethering/src/android/net/ip/IpServer.java b/Tethering/src/android/net/ip/IpServer.java
index 609d759..d2fd103 100644
--- a/Tethering/src/android/net/ip/IpServer.java
+++ b/Tethering/src/android/net/ip/IpServer.java
@@ -852,16 +852,13 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void removeRoutesFromNetworkAndLinkProperties(int netId,
-            @NonNull final List<RouteInfo> toBeRemoved) {
+    private void removeRoutesFromNetwork(int netId, @NonNull final List<RouteInfo> toBeRemoved) {
         final int removalFailures = NetdUtils.removeRoutesFromNetwork(
                 mNetd, netId, toBeRemoved);
         if (removalFailures > 0) {
             mLog.e("Failed to remove " + removalFailures
                     + " IPv6 routes from network " + netId + ".");
         }
-
-        for (RouteInfo route : toBeRemoved) mLinkProperties.removeRoute(route);
     }
 
     private void addInterfaceToNetwork(final int netId, @NonNull final String ifaceName) {
@@ -888,7 +885,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void addRoutesToNetworkAndLinkProperties(int netId,
+    private void addRoutesToNetwork(int netId,
             @NonNull final List<RouteInfo> toBeAdded) {
         // It's safe to call addInterfaceToNetwork() even if
         // the interface is already in the network.
@@ -901,16 +898,16 @@
             mLog.e("Failed to add IPv4/v6 routes to local table: " + e);
             return;
         }
-
-        for (RouteInfo route : toBeAdded) mLinkProperties.addRoute(route);
     }
 
     private void configureLocalIPv6Routes(
             ArraySet<IpPrefix> deprecatedPrefixes, ArraySet<IpPrefix> newPrefixes) {
         // [1] Remove the routes that are deprecated.
         if (!deprecatedPrefixes.isEmpty()) {
-            removeRoutesFromNetworkAndLinkProperties(LOCAL_NET_ID,
-                    getLocalRoutesFor(mIfaceName, deprecatedPrefixes));
+            final List<RouteInfo> routesToBeRemoved =
+                    getLocalRoutesFor(mIfaceName, deprecatedPrefixes);
+            removeRoutesFromNetwork(LOCAL_NET_ID, routesToBeRemoved);
+            for (RouteInfo route : routesToBeRemoved) mLinkProperties.removeRoute(route);
         }
 
         // [2] Add only the routes that have not previously been added.
@@ -921,8 +918,10 @@
             }
 
             if (!addedPrefixes.isEmpty()) {
-                addRoutesToNetworkAndLinkProperties(LOCAL_NET_ID,
-                        getLocalRoutesFor(mIfaceName, addedPrefixes));
+                final List<RouteInfo> routesToBeAdded =
+                        getLocalRoutesFor(mIfaceName, addedPrefixes);
+                addRoutesToNetwork(LOCAL_NET_ID, routesToBeAdded);
+                for (RouteInfo route : routesToBeAdded) mLinkProperties.addRoute(route);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1126,8 +1125,13 @@
             }
 
             try {
-                NetdUtils.tetherInterface(mNetd, LOCAL_NET_ID, mIfaceName,
-                        asIpPrefix(mIpv4Address));
+                NetdUtils.tetherInterface(mNetd, LOCAL_NET_ID, mIfaceName);
+                // Activate a route to dest and IPv6 link local.
+                NetdUtils.modifyRoute(mNetd, NetdUtils.ModifyOperation.ADD, LOCAL_NET_ID,
+                        new RouteInfo(asIpPrefix(mIpv4Address), null, mIfaceName, RTN_UNICAST));
+                NetdUtils.modifyRoute(mNetd, NetdUtils.ModifyOperation.ADD, LOCAL_NET_ID,
+                        new RouteInfo(new IpPrefix("fe80::/64"), null, mIfaceName,
+                                RTN_UNICAST));
             } catch (RemoteException | ServiceSpecificException | IllegalStateException e) {
                 mLog.e("Error Tethering", e);
                 mLastError = TETHER_ERROR_TETHER_IFACE_ERROR;
@@ -1227,13 +1231,16 @@
             }
 
             // Remove deprecated routes from downstream network.
-            removeRoutesFromNetworkAndLinkProperties(LOCAL_NET_ID,
-                    List.of(getDirectConnectedRoute(deprecatedLinkAddress)));
+            final List<RouteInfo> routesToBeRemoved =
+                    List.of(getDirectConnectedRoute(deprecatedLinkAddress));
+            removeRoutesFromNetwork(LOCAL_NET_ID, routesToBeRemoved);
+            for (RouteInfo route : routesToBeRemoved) mLinkProperties.removeRoute(route);
             mLinkProperties.removeLinkAddress(deprecatedLinkAddress);
 
             // Add new routes to downstream network.
-            addRoutesToNetworkAndLinkProperties(LOCAL_NET_ID,
-                    List.of(getDirectConnectedRoute(mIpv4Address)));
+            final List<RouteInfo> routesToBeAdded = List.of(getDirectConnectedRoute(mIpv4Address));
+            addRoutesToNetwork(LOCAL_NET_ID, routesToBeAdded);
+            for (RouteInfo route : routesToBeAdded) mLinkProperties.addRoute(route);
             mLinkProperties.addLinkAddress(mIpv4Address);
 
             // Update local DNS caching server with new IPv4 address, otherwise, dnsmasq doesn't
diff --git a/staticlibs/client-libs/netd/com/android/net/module/util/NetdUtils.java b/staticlibs/client-libs/netd/com/android/net/module/util/NetdUtils.java
index 8b2fe58..7e261ba 100644
--- a/staticlibs/client-libs/netd/com/android/net/module/util/NetdUtils.java
+++ b/staticlibs/client-libs/netd/com/android/net/module/util/NetdUtils.java
@@ -149,22 +149,17 @@
     }
 
     /** Setup interface for tethering. */
-    public static void tetherInterface(final INetd netd, int netId, final String iface,
-            final IpPrefix dest) throws RemoteException, ServiceSpecificException {
-        tetherInterface(netd, netId, iface, dest, 20 /* maxAttempts */, 50 /* pollingIntervalMs */);
+    public static void tetherInterface(final INetd netd, int netId, final String iface)
+            throws RemoteException, ServiceSpecificException {
+        tetherInterface(netd, netId, iface, 20 /* maxAttempts */, 50 /* pollingIntervalMs */);
     }
 
     /** Setup interface with configurable retries for tethering. */
     public static void tetherInterface(final INetd netd, int netId, final String iface,
-            final IpPrefix dest, int maxAttempts, int pollingIntervalMs)
+            int maxAttempts, int pollingIntervalMs)
             throws RemoteException, ServiceSpecificException {
         netd.tetherInterfaceAdd(iface);
         networkAddInterface(netd, netId, iface, maxAttempts, pollingIntervalMs);
-        // Activate a route to dest and IPv6 link local.
-        modifyRoute(netd, ModifyOperation.ADD, netId,
-                new RouteInfo(dest, null, iface, RTN_UNICAST));
-        modifyRoute(netd, ModifyOperation.ADD, netId,
-                new RouteInfo(new IpPrefix("fe80::/64"), null, iface, RTN_UNICAST));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/staticlibs/client-libs/tests/unit/src/com/android/net/module/util/NetdUtilsTest.java b/staticlibs/client-libs/tests/unit/src/com/android/net/module/util/NetdUtilsTest.java
index c2fbb56..03128fa 100644
--- a/staticlibs/client-libs/tests/unit/src/com/android/net/module/util/NetdUtilsTest.java
+++ b/staticlibs/client-libs/tests/unit/src/com/android/net/module/util/NetdUtilsTest.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 
 import android.net.INetd;
 import android.net.InterfaceConfigurationParcel;
-import android.net.IpPrefix;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.ServiceSpecificException;
 
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@
     @Mock private INetd mNetd;
 
     private static final String IFACE = "TEST_IFACE";
-    private static final IpPrefix TEST_IPPREFIX = new IpPrefix("192.168.42.1/24");
     private static final int TEST_NET_ID = 123;
 
     @Before
@@ -163,7 +161,7 @@
         setNetworkAddInterfaceOutcome(new ServiceSpecificException(expectedCode), expectedTries);
 
         try {
-            NetdUtils.tetherInterface(mNetd, TEST_NET_ID, IFACE, TEST_IPPREFIX, 20, 0);
+            NetdUtils.tetherInterface(mNetd, TEST_NET_ID, IFACE, 20, 0);
             fail("Expect throw ServiceSpecificException");
         } catch (ServiceSpecificException e) {
             assertEquals(e.errorCode, expectedCode);
@@ -177,7 +175,7 @@
         setNetworkAddInterfaceOutcome(new RemoteException(), expectedTries);
 
         try {
-            NetdUtils.tetherInterface(mNetd, TEST_NET_ID, IFACE, TEST_IPPREFIX, 20, 0);
+            NetdUtils.tetherInterface(mNetd, TEST_NET_ID, IFACE, 20, 0);
             fail("Expect throw RemoteException");
         } catch (RemoteException e) { }
 
@@ -196,10 +194,9 @@
     private void verifyTetherInterfaceSucceeds(int expectedTries) throws Exception {
         setNetworkAddInterfaceOutcome(null, expectedTries);
 
-        NetdUtils.tetherInterface(mNetd, TEST_NET_ID, IFACE, TEST_IPPREFIX);
+        NetdUtils.tetherInterface(mNetd, TEST_NET_ID, IFACE);
         verify(mNetd).tetherInterfaceAdd(IFACE);
         verify(mNetd, times(expectedTries)).networkAddInterface(TEST_NET_ID, IFACE);
-        verify(mNetd, times(2)).networkAddRoute(eq(TEST_NET_ID), eq(IFACE), any(), any());
         verifyNoMoreInteractions(mNetd);
         reset(mNetd);
     }