diff --git a/core/java/android/net/NetworkProvider.java b/core/java/android/net/NetworkProvider.java
index d31218d9b6..726b899fc2 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/NetworkProvider.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/NetworkProvider.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class NetworkProvider {
 
     private final Messenger mMessenger;
     private final String mName;
-    private final ConnectivityManager mCm;
+    private final Context mContext;
 
     private int mProviderId = ID_NONE;
 
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ public class NetworkProvider {
      */
     @SystemApi
     public NetworkProvider(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull Looper looper, @NonNull String name) {
-        mCm = ConnectivityManager.from(context);
-
         Handler handler = new Handler(looper) {
             @Override
             public void handleMessage(Message m) {
@@ -102,6 +100,7 @@ public class NetworkProvider {
                 }
             }
         };
+        mContext = context;
         mMessenger = new Messenger(handler);
         mName = name;
     }
@@ -165,6 +164,6 @@ public class NetworkProvider {
     @SystemApi
     @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_FACTORY)
     public void declareNetworkRequestUnfulfillable(@NonNull NetworkRequest request) {
-        mCm.declareNetworkRequestUnfulfillable(request);
+        ConnectivityManager.from(mContext).declareNetworkRequestUnfulfillable(request);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/net/common/java/android/net/NetworkProviderTest.kt b/tests/net/common/java/android/net/NetworkProviderTest.kt
index dd3f5bebdb..77e9f12c71 100644
--- a/tests/net/common/java/android/net/NetworkProviderTest.kt
+++ b/tests/net/common/java/android/net/NetworkProviderTest.kt
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ import org.junit.After
 import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn
+import org.mockito.Mockito.mock
+import org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions
 import java.util.UUID
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 import kotlin.test.assertNotEquals
@@ -87,8 +90,8 @@ class NetworkProviderTest {
         ) = seenEvents.poll(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS) { it is T && predicate(it) }
     }
 
-    private fun createNetworkProvider(): TestNetworkProvider {
-        return TestNetworkProvider(context, mHandlerThread.looper)
+    private fun createNetworkProvider(ctx: Context = context): TestNetworkProvider {
+        return TestNetworkProvider(ctx, mHandlerThread.looper)
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -169,7 +172,12 @@ class NetworkProviderTest {
 
     @Test
     fun testDeclareNetworkRequestUnfulfillable() {
-        val provider = createNetworkProvider()
+        val mockContext = mock(Context::class.java)
+        val provider = createNetworkProvider(mockContext)
+        // ConnectivityManager not required at creation time
+        verifyNoMoreInteractions(mockContext)
+        doReturn(mCm).`when`(mockContext).getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE)
+
         mCm.registerNetworkProvider(provider)
 
         val specifier = StringNetworkSpecifier(UUID.randomUUID().toString())