diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 00550d9c66..7ba6ac9cdc 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -2640,8 +2640,7 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub
     }
 
     private boolean networkRequiresValidation(NetworkAgentInfo nai) {
-        return isValidationRequired(
-                mDefaultRequest.networkCapabilities, nai.networkCapabilities);
+        return isValidationRequired(nai.networkCapabilities);
     }
 
     private void handleFreshlyValidatedNetwork(NetworkAgentInfo nai) {
diff --git a/tests/net/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java b/tests/net/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java
index 1c264184db..dda44819e6 100644
--- a/tests/net/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java
+++ b/tests/net/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java
@@ -1508,6 +1508,12 @@ public class ConnectivityServiceTest {
         verifyActiveNetwork(TRANSPORT_WIFI);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testRequiresValidation() {
+        assertTrue(NetworkMonitorUtils.isValidationRequired(
+                mCm.getDefaultRequest().networkCapabilities));
+    }
+
     enum CallbackState {
         NONE,
         AVAILABLE,
@@ -4404,8 +4410,7 @@ public class ConnectivityServiceTest {
         mMockVpn.setUids(ranges);
         // VPN networks do not satisfy the default request and are automatically validated
         // by NetworkMonitor
-        assertFalse(NetworkMonitorUtils.isValidationRequired(
-                mCm.getDefaultRequest().networkCapabilities, vpnNetworkAgent.mNetworkCapabilities));
+        assertFalse(NetworkMonitorUtils.isValidationRequired(vpnNetworkAgent.mNetworkCapabilities));
         vpnNetworkAgent.setNetworkValid();
 
         vpnNetworkAgent.connect(false);