diff --git a/framework/api/module-lib-current.txt b/framework/api/module-lib-current.txt
index d2ed73ef82..65a44f05cc 100644
--- a/framework/api/module-lib-current.txt
+++ b/framework/api/module-lib-current.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ package android.net {
   public class ConnectivityManager {
     method @NonNull @RequiresPermission(anyOf={android.net.NetworkStack.PERMISSION_MAINLINE_NETWORK_STACK, android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_STACK, android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_SETTINGS}) public java.util.List<android.net.NetworkStateSnapshot> getAllNetworkStateSnapshot();
     method @RequiresPermission(anyOf={android.net.NetworkStack.PERMISSION_MAINLINE_NETWORK_STACK, android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_SETTINGS}) public void registerSystemDefaultNetworkCallback(@NonNull android.net.ConnectivityManager.NetworkCallback, @NonNull android.os.Handler);
-    method @RequiresPermission(anyOf={android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_SETTINGS, android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_STACK, android.net.NetworkStack.PERMISSION_MAINLINE_NETWORK_STACK}) public void requestBackgroundNetwork(@NonNull android.net.NetworkRequest, @Nullable android.os.Handler, @NonNull android.net.ConnectivityManager.NetworkCallback);
+    method @RequiresPermission(anyOf={android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_SETTINGS, android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_STACK, android.net.NetworkStack.PERMISSION_MAINLINE_NETWORK_STACK}) public void requestBackgroundNetwork(@NonNull android.net.NetworkRequest, @NonNull android.os.Handler, @NonNull android.net.ConnectivityManager.NetworkCallback);
     method @RequiresPermission(anyOf={android.Manifest.permission.MANAGE_TEST_NETWORKS, android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_STACK}) public void simulateDataStall(int, long, @NonNull android.net.Network, @NonNull android.os.PersistableBundle);
   }
 
diff --git a/framework/src/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java b/framework/src/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
index 3d1da91cf3..adf22da5be 100644
--- a/framework/src/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
+++ b/framework/src/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
@@ -4992,10 +4992,10 @@ public class ConnectivityManager {
             NetworkStack.PERMISSION_MAINLINE_NETWORK_STACK
     })
     public void requestBackgroundNetwork(@NonNull NetworkRequest request,
-            @Nullable Handler handler, @NonNull NetworkCallback networkCallback) {
+            @NonNull Handler handler, @NonNull NetworkCallback networkCallback) {
         final NetworkCapabilities nc = request.networkCapabilities;
         sendRequestForNetwork(nc, networkCallback, 0, BACKGROUND_REQUEST,
-                TYPE_NONE, handler == null ? getDefaultHandler() : new CallbackHandler(handler));
+                TYPE_NONE, new CallbackHandler(handler));
     }
 
     /**