diff --git a/service/Android.bp b/service/Android.bp
index e58a998b19..911d67fc10 100644
--- a/service/Android.bp
+++ b/service/Android.bp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ java_library {
         "ServiceConnectivityResources",
     ],
     static_libs: [
-        "dnsresolver_aidl_interface-V8-java",
+        "dnsresolver_aidl_interface-V9-java",
         "modules-utils-build",
         "modules-utils-os",
         "net-utils-device-common",
diff --git a/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/DnsManager.java b/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/DnsManager.java
index 05b12bad55..1493cae79a 100644
--- a/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/DnsManager.java
+++ b/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/DnsManager.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import android.net.IDnsResolver;
 import android.net.InetAddresses;
 import android.net.LinkProperties;
 import android.net.Network;
-import android.net.ResolverOptionsParcel;
 import android.net.ResolverParamsParcel;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.net.shared.PrivateDnsConfig;
@@ -384,7 +383,6 @@ public class DnsManager {
                               .collect(Collectors.toList()))
                 : useTls ? paramsParcel.servers  // Opportunistic
                 : new String[0];            // Off
-        paramsParcel.resolverOptions = new ResolverOptionsParcel();
         paramsParcel.transportTypes = transportTypes;
         // Prepare to track the validation status of the DNS servers in the
         // resolver config when private DNS is in opportunistic or strict mode.
diff --git a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/DnsManagerTest.java b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/DnsManagerTest.java
index 9ef558fcea..24aecdb90a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/DnsManagerTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/DnsManagerTest.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.net.ConnectivitySettingsManager;
 import android.net.IDnsResolver;
@@ -106,8 +107,14 @@ public class DnsManagerTest {
     @Mock IDnsResolver mMockDnsResolver;
 
     private void assertResolverOptionsEquals(
-            @NonNull ResolverOptionsParcel actual,
-            @NonNull ResolverOptionsParcel expected) {
+            @Nullable ResolverOptionsParcel actual,
+            @Nullable ResolverOptionsParcel expected) {
+        if (actual == null) {
+            assertNull(expected);
+            return;
+        } else {
+            assertNotNull(expected);
+        }
         assertEquals(actual.hosts, expected.hosts);
         assertEquals(actual.tcMode, expected.tcMode);
         assertEquals(actual.enforceDnsUid, expected.enforceDnsUid);
@@ -365,7 +372,7 @@ public class DnsManagerTest {
         expectedParams.tlsName = "";
         expectedParams.tlsServers = new String[]{"3.3.3.3", "4.4.4.4"};
         expectedParams.transportTypes = TEST_TRANSPORT_TYPES;
-        expectedParams.resolverOptions = new ResolverOptionsParcel();
+        expectedParams.resolverOptions = null;
         assertResolverParamsEquals(actualParams, expectedParams);
     }