diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 5ed23cfdc0e2d..c83a919efa60d 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -2306,20 +2306,6 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub {
 
         boolean routesChanged = (routeDiff.removed.size() != 0 || routeDiff.added.size() != 0);
 
-        // look for a radio-added default route (v4-only for now TODO)
-        RouteInfo[] routes = new RouteInfo[0];
-        try {
-            routes = mNetd.getRoutes(newLp.getInterfaceName());
-        } catch (Exception e) {}
-
-        for (RouteInfo route : routes) {
-            if (route.isDefaultRoute() && route.getGateway() instanceof Inet4Address &&
-                    mAddedRoutes.contains(route) == false) {
-                throw new IllegalStateException("Unexpected default route found for interface "
-                        + newLp.getInterfaceName());
-            }
-        }
-
         for (RouteInfo r : routeDiff.removed) {
             if (isLinkDefault || ! r.isDefaultRoute()) {
                 removeRoute(curLp, r, TO_DEFAULT_TABLE);
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/NetworkManagementService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/NetworkManagementService.java
index 8d3127136208c..768670575baa7 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/NetworkManagementService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/NetworkManagementService.java
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ public class NetworkManagementService extends INetworkManagementService.Stub
                         InetAddress gatewayAddr =
                                 NetworkUtils.intToInetAddress((int)Long.parseLong(gate, 16));
 
-                        RouteInfo route = new RouteInfo(linkAddress, gatewayAddr, iface);
+                        RouteInfo route = new RouteInfo(linkAddress, gatewayAddr);
                         routes.add(route);
                     } catch (Exception e) {
                         Log.e(TAG, "Error parsing route " + s + " : " + e);
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ public class NetworkManagementService extends INetworkManagementService.Stub
 
                         InetAddress gateAddr = NetworkUtils.hexToInet6Address(gate);
 
-                        RouteInfo route = new RouteInfo(linkAddress, gateAddr, iface);
+                        RouteInfo route = new RouteInfo(linkAddress, gateAddr);
                         routes.add(route);
                     } catch (Exception e) {
                         Log.e(TAG, "Error parsing route " + s + " : " + e);