diff --git a/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/AutomaticOnOffKeepaliveTracker.java b/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/AutomaticOnOffKeepaliveTracker.java
index 4f2909c5ca..3befcfa43b 100644
--- a/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/AutomaticOnOffKeepaliveTracker.java
+++ b/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/AutomaticOnOffKeepaliveTracker.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import static android.net.SocketKeepalive.ERROR_INVALID_SOCKET;
 import static android.net.SocketKeepalive.MIN_INTERVAL_SEC;
 import static android.net.SocketKeepalive.SUCCESS;
 import static android.net.SocketKeepalive.SUCCESS_PAUSED;
-import static android.provider.DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_TETHERING;
 import static android.system.OsConstants.AF_INET;
 import static android.system.OsConstants.AF_INET6;
 import static android.system.OsConstants.SOL_SOCKET;
@@ -92,8 +91,8 @@ public class AutomaticOnOffKeepaliveTracker {
     private static final int[] ADDRESS_FAMILIES = new int[] {AF_INET6, AF_INET};
     private static final long LOW_TCP_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS = 1_000L;
     private static final int ADJUST_TCP_POLLING_DELAY_MS = 2000;
-    private static final String AUTOMATIC_ON_OFF_KEEPALIVE_VERSION =
-            "automatic_on_off_keepalive_version";
+    private static final String AUTOMATIC_ON_OFF_KEEPALIVE_DISABLE_FLAG =
+            "automatic_on_off_keepalive_disable_flag";
     public static final long METRICS_COLLECTION_DURATION_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1_000L;
 
     // ConnectivityService parses message constants from itself and AutomaticOnOffKeepaliveTracker
@@ -219,8 +218,8 @@ public class AutomaticOnOffKeepaliveTracker {
             // Reading DeviceConfig will check if the calling uid and calling package name are the
             // same. Clear calling identity to align the calling uid and package
             final boolean enabled = BinderUtils.withCleanCallingIdentity(
-                    () -> mDependencies.isFeatureEnabled(AUTOMATIC_ON_OFF_KEEPALIVE_VERSION,
-                            true /* defaultEnabled */));
+                    () -> mDependencies.isTetheringFeatureNotChickenedOut(
+                            AUTOMATIC_ON_OFF_KEEPALIVE_DISABLE_FLAG));
             if (autoOnOff && enabled) {
                 mAutomaticOnOffState = STATE_ENABLED;
                 if (null == ki.mFd) {
@@ -700,8 +699,8 @@ public class AutomaticOnOffKeepaliveTracker {
         // Clear calling identity to align the calling uid and package so that it won't fail if cts
         // would like to call dump()
         final boolean featureEnabled = BinderUtils.withCleanCallingIdentity(
-                () -> mDependencies.isFeatureEnabled(AUTOMATIC_ON_OFF_KEEPALIVE_VERSION,
-                        true /* defaultEnabled */));
+                () -> mDependencies.isTetheringFeatureNotChickenedOut(
+                        AUTOMATIC_ON_OFF_KEEPALIVE_DISABLE_FLAG));
         pw.println("AutomaticOnOff enabled: " + featureEnabled);
         pw.increaseIndent();
         for (AutomaticOnOffKeepalive autoKi : mAutomaticOnOffKeepalives) {
@@ -969,16 +968,13 @@ public class AutomaticOnOffKeepaliveTracker {
         }
 
         /**
-         * Find out if a feature is enabled from DeviceConfig.
+         * Find out if a feature is not disabled from DeviceConfig.
          *
          * @param name The name of the property to look up.
-         * @param defaultEnabled whether to consider the feature enabled in the absence of
-         *                       the flag. This MUST be a statically-known constant.
          * @return whether the feature is enabled
          */
-        public boolean isFeatureEnabled(@NonNull final String name, final boolean defaultEnabled) {
-            return DeviceConfigUtils.isFeatureEnabled(mContext, NAMESPACE_TETHERING, name,
-                    DeviceConfigUtils.TETHERING_MODULE_NAME, defaultEnabled);
+        public boolean isTetheringFeatureNotChickenedOut(@NonNull final String name) {
+            return DeviceConfigUtils.isTetheringFeatureNotChickenedOut(name);
         }
 
         /**
diff --git a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java
index 3688d832d8..708697cdd5 100755
--- a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java
@@ -2301,7 +2301,7 @@ public class ConnectivityServiceTest {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public boolean isFeatureEnabled(@NonNull final String name, final boolean defaultEnabled) {
+        public boolean isTetheringFeatureNotChickenedOut(@NonNull final String name) {
             // Tests for enabling the feature are verified in AutomaticOnOffKeepaliveTrackerTest.
             // Assuming enabled here to focus on ConnectivityService tests.
             return true;
diff --git a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/AutomaticOnOffKeepaliveTrackerTest.java b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/AutomaticOnOffKeepaliveTrackerTest.java
index b69b042667..1b71fb93bf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/AutomaticOnOffKeepaliveTrackerTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/AutomaticOnOffKeepaliveTrackerTest.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertThrows;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
-import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyBoolean;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.longThat;
@@ -359,7 +358,7 @@ public class AutomaticOnOffKeepaliveTrackerTest {
                 .when(mDependencies)
                 .newKeepaliveStatsTracker(mCtx, mTestHandler);
 
-        doReturn(true).when(mDependencies).isFeatureEnabled(any(), anyBoolean());
+        doReturn(true).when(mDependencies).isTetheringFeatureNotChickenedOut(any());
         doReturn(0L).when(mDependencies).getElapsedRealtime();
         mAOOKeepaliveTracker =
                 new AutomaticOnOffKeepaliveTracker(mCtx, mTestHandler, mDependencies);