diff --git a/service-t/src/com/android/server/ethernet/EthernetNetworkFactory.java b/service-t/src/com/android/server/ethernet/EthernetNetworkFactory.java
index f9e8b00562..aa80e4de2d 100644
--- a/service-t/src/com/android/server/ethernet/EthernetNetworkFactory.java
+++ b/service-t/src/com/android/server/ethernet/EthernetNetworkFactory.java
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ public class EthernetNetworkFactory extends NetworkFactory {
     }
 
     private void updateCapabilityFilter() {
-        NetworkCapabilities capabilitiesFilter = new NetworkCapabilities.Builder()
-                .clearAll()
+        NetworkCapabilities capabilitiesFilter =
+                NetworkCapabilities.Builder.withoutDefaultCapabilities()
                 .addTransportType(NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_ETHERNET)
                 .build();
 
diff --git a/service-t/src/com/android/server/ethernet/EthernetTracker.java b/service-t/src/com/android/server/ethernet/EthernetTracker.java
index a190240edb..b2b60fcb83 100644
--- a/service-t/src/com/android/server/ethernet/EthernetTracker.java
+++ b/service-t/src/com/android/server/ethernet/EthernetTracker.java
@@ -507,10 +507,9 @@ final class EthernetTracker {
             boolean clearDefaultCapabilities, @Nullable String commaSeparatedCapabilities,
             @Nullable String overrideTransport) {
 
-        final NetworkCapabilities.Builder builder = new NetworkCapabilities.Builder();
-        if (clearDefaultCapabilities) {
-            builder.clearAll();  // Remove default capabilities and transports
-        }
+        final NetworkCapabilities.Builder builder = clearDefaultCapabilities
+                ? NetworkCapabilities.Builder.withoutDefaultCapabilities()
+                : new NetworkCapabilities.Builder();
 
         // Determine the transport type. If someone has tried to define an override transport then
         // attempt to add it. Since we can only have one override, all errors with it will
diff --git a/tests/ethernet/java/com/android/server/ethernet/EthernetTrackerTest.java b/tests/ethernet/java/com/android/server/ethernet/EthernetTrackerTest.java
index 22b1b6939e..ee9f349a28 100644
--- a/tests/ethernet/java/com/android/server/ethernet/EthernetTrackerTest.java
+++ b/tests/ethernet/java/com/android/server/ethernet/EthernetTrackerTest.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class EthernetTrackerTest {
 
     private NetworkCapabilities.Builder makeEthernetCapabilitiesBuilder(boolean clearAll) {
         final NetworkCapabilities.Builder builder =
-                clearAll ? new NetworkCapabilities.Builder().clearAll()
+                clearAll ? NetworkCapabilities.Builder.withoutDefaultCapabilities()
                         : new NetworkCapabilities.Builder();
         return builder.addCapability(NetworkCapabilities.NET_CAPABILITY_NOT_ROAMING)
                 .addCapability(NetworkCapabilities.NET_CAPABILITY_NOT_CONGESTED)