diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index fc20d96923..81b8d40b0a 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub {
      */
     private List mNetRequestersPids[];
 
-    private WifiWatchdogService mWifiWatchdogService;
-
     // priority order of the nettrackers
     // (excluding dynamically set mNetworkPreference)
     // TODO - move mNetworkTypePreference into this
@@ -298,11 +296,10 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub {
                 WifiStateTracker wst = new WifiStateTracker(context, mHandler);
                 WifiService wifiService = new WifiService(context, wst);
                 ServiceManager.addService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE, wifiService);
+                wifiService.startWifi();
                 mNetTrackers[ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI] = wst;
                 wst.startMonitoring();
 
-                // Constructing this starts it too
-                mWifiWatchdogService = new WifiWatchdogService(context, wst);
                 break;
             case ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBILE:
                 mNetTrackers[netType] = new MobileDataStateTracker(context, mHandler,