diff --git a/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs b/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
index ee5f5cd..47ef91a 100644
--- a/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
+++ b/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
@@ -1087,15 +1087,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    if cfg!(paravirtualized_devices) {
-        // TODO(b/340376951): Remove this after tap in CrosvmConfig is connected to tethering.
-        if rustutils::system_properties::read_bool("ro.crosvm.network.setup.done", false)
-            .unwrap_or(false)
-        {
-            command.arg("--net").arg("tap-name=crosvm_tap");
-        }
-    }
-
     if cfg!(network) {
         if let Some(tap) = &config.tap {
             let tap_fd = tap.as_raw_fd();
diff --git a/vmlauncher_app/AndroidManifest.xml b/vmlauncher_app/AndroidManifest.xml
index 48e3200..ecfef86 100644
--- a/vmlauncher_app/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/vmlauncher_app/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
     <uses-feature android:name="android.software.virtualization_framework" android:required="true" />
     <application
-        android:label="VmLauncherApp"
-        android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config">
+        android:label="VmLauncherApp">
         <activity android:name=".MainActivity"
                   android:screenOrientation="landscape"
                   android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize|keyboard|keyboardHidden|navigation|uiMode"
diff --git a/vmlauncher_app/res/xml/network_security_config.xml b/vmlauncher_app/res/xml/network_security_config.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index f27fa56..0000000
--- a/vmlauncher_app/res/xml/network_security_config.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-  ~ Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
-  ~
-  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
-  ~
-  ~      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-  ~
-  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-  ~ limitations under the License.
-  -->
-
-<network-security-config>
-    <domain-config cleartextTrafficPermitted="true">
-        <domain includeSubdomains="true">localhost</domain>
-    </domain-config>
-</network-security-config>