diff --git a/core/java/android/net/LinkProperties.java b/core/java/android/net/LinkProperties.java
index 02e9b5061f..2c356e43d9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/LinkProperties.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/LinkProperties.java
@@ -167,7 +167,19 @@ public final class LinkProperties implements Parcelable {
         this(source, false /* parcelSensitiveFields */);
     }
 
-    private LinkProperties(@Nullable LinkProperties source, boolean parcelSensitiveFields) {
+    /**
+     * Create a copy of a {@link LinkProperties} that may preserve fields that were set
+     * based on the permissions of the process that originally received it.
+     *
+     * <p>By default {@link LinkProperties} does not preserve such fields during parceling, as
+     * they should not be shared outside of the process that receives them without appropriate
+     * checks.
+     * @param parcelSensitiveFields Whether the sensitive fields should be kept when parceling
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @SystemApi
+    @TestApi
+    public LinkProperties(@Nullable LinkProperties source, boolean parcelSensitiveFields) {
         mParcelSensitiveFields = parcelSensitiveFields;
         if (source == null) return;
         mIfaceName = source.mIfaceName;
@@ -1582,22 +1594,6 @@ public final class LinkProperties implements Parcelable {
         return mCaptivePortalData;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Create a copy of this {@link LinkProperties} that will preserve fields that were set
-     * based on the permissions of the process that received this {@link LinkProperties}.
-     *
-     * <p>By default {@link LinkProperties} does not preserve such fields during parceling, as
-     * they should not be shared outside of the process that receives them without appropriate
-     * checks.
-     * @hide
-     */
-    @SystemApi
-    @TestApi
-    @NonNull
-    public LinkProperties makeSensitiveFieldsParcelingCopy() {
-        return new LinkProperties(this, true /* parcelSensitiveFields */);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Compares this {@code LinkProperties} instance against the target
      * LinkProperties in {@code obj}. Two LinkPropertieses are equal if
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 748c366558..4309b849d4 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -1713,7 +1713,7 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub
         }
 
         if (checkSettingsPermission(callerPid, callerUid)) {
-            return lp.makeSensitiveFieldsParcelingCopy();
+            return new LinkProperties(lp, true /* parcelSensitiveFields */);
         }
 
         final LinkProperties newLp = new LinkProperties(lp);
diff --git a/tests/net/common/java/android/net/LinkPropertiesTest.java b/tests/net/common/java/android/net/LinkPropertiesTest.java
index 2cbe48ce76..2b5720a47e 100644
--- a/tests/net/common/java/android/net/LinkPropertiesTest.java
+++ b/tests/net/common/java/android/net/LinkPropertiesTest.java
@@ -1028,7 +1028,8 @@ public class LinkPropertiesTest {
         source.setCaptivePortalApiUrl(CAPPORT_API_URL);
         source.setCaptivePortalData((CaptivePortalData) getCaptivePortalData());
         source.setDhcpServerAddress((Inet4Address) GATEWAY1);
-        assertParcelSane(source.makeSensitiveFieldsParcelingCopy(), 18 /* fieldCount */);
+        assertParcelSane(new LinkProperties(source, true /* parcelSensitiveFields */),
+                18 /* fieldCount */);
 
         // Verify that without using a sensitiveFieldsParcelingCopy, sensitive fields are cleared.
         final LinkProperties sanitized = new LinkProperties(source);