diff --git a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/net/NetworkStatsServiceTest.java b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/net/NetworkStatsServiceTest.java
index 513f485d8e..d82a756ae8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/net/NetworkStatsServiceTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/net/NetworkStatsServiceTest.java
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ public class NetworkStatsServiceTest extends NetworkStatsBaseTest {
 
             @Override
             public NetworkStatsSubscriptionsMonitor makeSubscriptionsMonitor(
-                    @NonNull Context context, @NonNull Looper looper, @NonNull Executor executor,
+                    @NonNull Context context, @NonNull Executor executor,
                     @NonNull NetworkStatsService service) {
 
                 return mNetworkStatsSubscriptionsMonitor;
diff --git a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/net/NetworkStatsSubscriptionsMonitorTest.java b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/net/NetworkStatsSubscriptionsMonitorTest.java
index 2add3ee618..58cdc7f4f1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/net/NetworkStatsSubscriptionsMonitorTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/net/NetworkStatsSubscriptionsMonitorTest.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.net.NetworkTemplate;
 import android.os.Build;
-import android.os.test.TestLooper;
+import android.os.Looper;
 import android.telephony.NetworkRegistrationInfo;
 import android.telephony.PhoneStateListener;
 import android.telephony.ServiceState;
@@ -79,19 +79,23 @@ public final class NetworkStatsSubscriptionsMonitorTest {
 
     private final Executor mExecutor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
     private NetworkStatsSubscriptionsMonitor mMonitor;
-    private TestLooper mTestLooper = new TestLooper();
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
 
+        // TODO(b/213280079): Start a different thread and prepare the looper, create the monitor
+        //  on that thread instead of using the test main thread looper.
+        if (Looper.myLooper() == null) {
+            Looper.prepare();
+        }
+
         when(mContext.getSystemService(eq(Context.TELEPHONY_SUBSCRIPTION_SERVICE)))
                 .thenReturn(mSubscriptionManager);
         when(mContext.getSystemService(eq(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE)))
                 .thenReturn(mTelephonyManager);
 
-        mMonitor = new NetworkStatsSubscriptionsMonitor(mContext, mTestLooper.getLooper(),
-                mExecutor, mDelegate);
+        mMonitor = new NetworkStatsSubscriptionsMonitor(mContext, mExecutor, mDelegate);
     }
 
     @Test