diff --git a/Tethering/Android.bp b/Tethering/Android.bp
index b1ffbb1622..c551f7a2b6 100644
--- a/Tethering/Android.bp
+++ b/Tethering/Android.bp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ java_defaults {
         "net-utils-framework-common",
         "net-utils-device-common",
         "netd-client",
+        "NetworkStackApiCurrentShims",
     ],
     libs: [
         "framework-connectivity",
diff --git a/Tethering/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/TetheringService.java b/Tethering/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/TetheringService.java
index 92dd921db7..722ec8f90d 100644
--- a/Tethering/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/TetheringService.java
+++ b/Tethering/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/TetheringService.java
@@ -46,13 +46,14 @@ import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.Looper;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.ResultReceiver;
-import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import com.android.networkstack.apishim.SettingsShimImpl;
+import com.android.networkstack.apishim.common.SettingsShim;
 
 import java.io.FileDescriptor;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ public class TetheringService extends Service {
     private static final String TAG = TetheringService.class.getSimpleName();
 
     private TetheringConnector mConnector;
+    private SettingsShim mSettingsShim;
 
     @Override
     public void onCreate() {
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ public class TetheringService extends Service {
         // The Tethering object needs a fully functional context to start, so this can't be done
         // in the constructor.
         mConnector = new TetheringConnector(makeTethering(deps), TetheringService.this);
+
+        mSettingsShim = SettingsShimImpl.newInstance();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -294,7 +298,7 @@ public class TetheringService extends Service {
     boolean checkAndNoteWriteSettingsOperation(@NonNull Context context, int uid,
             @NonNull String callingPackage, @Nullable String callingAttributionTag,
             boolean throwException) {
-        return Settings.checkAndNoteWriteSettingsOperation(context, uid, callingPackage,
+        return mSettingsShim.checkAndNoteWriteSettingsOperation(context, uid, callingPackage,
                 callingAttributionTag, throwException);
     }