diff --git a/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java b/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
index 4187ba0a10a5a..f5f2fe0d02921 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ import android.app.timezonedetector.TimeZoneDetectorImpl;
 import android.app.trust.TrustManager;
 import android.app.usage.IStorageStatsManager;
 import android.app.usage.IUsageStatsManager;
-import android.app.usage.NetworkStatsManager;
 import android.app.usage.StorageStatsManager;
 import android.app.usage.UsageStatsManager;
 import android.app.wallpapereffectsgeneration.IWallpaperEffectsGenerationManager;
@@ -140,7 +139,6 @@ import android.net.ConnectivityFrameworkInitializerTiramisu;
 import android.net.EthernetManager;
 import android.net.IEthernetManager;
 import android.net.INetworkPolicyManager;
-import android.net.INetworkStatsService;
 import android.net.IPacProxyManager;
 import android.net.IVpnManager;
 import android.net.NetworkPolicyManager;
@@ -1013,17 +1011,6 @@ public final class SystemServiceRegistry {
                 return new UsageStatsManager(ctx.getOuterContext(), service);
             }});
 
-        registerService(Context.NETWORK_STATS_SERVICE, NetworkStatsManager.class,
-                new CachedServiceFetcher<NetworkStatsManager>() {
-            @Override
-            public NetworkStatsManager createService(ContextImpl ctx) throws ServiceNotFoundException {
-                // TODO: Replace with an initializer in the module, see
-                //  {@code ConnectivityFrameworkInitializer}.
-                final INetworkStatsService service = INetworkStatsService.Stub.asInterface(
-                        ServiceManager.getServiceOrThrow(Context.NETWORK_STATS_SERVICE));
-                return new NetworkStatsManager(ctx.getOuterContext(), service);
-            }});
-
         registerService(Context.PERSISTENT_DATA_BLOCK_SERVICE, PersistentDataBlockManager.class,
                 new StaticServiceFetcher<PersistentDataBlockManager>() {
             @Override
diff --git a/packages/ConnectivityT/framework-t/src/android/net/ConnectivityFrameworkInitializerTiramisu.java b/packages/ConnectivityT/framework-t/src/android/net/ConnectivityFrameworkInitializerTiramisu.java
index 577ac54666927..9bffbfb27a8d3 100644
--- a/packages/ConnectivityT/framework-t/src/android/net/ConnectivityFrameworkInitializerTiramisu.java
+++ b/packages/ConnectivityT/framework-t/src/android/net/ConnectivityFrameworkInitializerTiramisu.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package android.net;
 
 import android.annotation.SystemApi;
 import android.app.SystemServiceRegistry;
+import android.app.usage.NetworkStatsManager;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.net.nsd.INsdManager;
 import android.net.nsd.NsdManager;
@@ -57,5 +58,15 @@ public final class ConnectivityFrameworkInitializerTiramisu {
                     return new IpSecManager(context, service);
                 }
         );
+
+        SystemServiceRegistry.registerContextAwareService(
+                Context.NETWORK_STATS_SERVICE,
+                NetworkStatsManager.class,
+                (context, serviceBinder) -> {
+                    INetworkStatsService service =
+                            INetworkStatsService.Stub.asInterface(serviceBinder);
+                    return new NetworkStatsManager(context, service);
+                }
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
index a111831fbfc43..7d95d1039efe7 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ import android.hardware.display.DisplayManagerInternal;
 import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
 import android.net.ConnectivityModuleConnector;
 import android.net.NetworkStackClient;
-import android.net.TrafficStats;
 import android.os.BaseBundle;
 import android.os.Binder;
 import android.os.Build;
@@ -143,7 +142,6 @@ import com.android.server.media.MediaRouterService;
 import com.android.server.media.metrics.MediaMetricsManagerService;
 import com.android.server.media.projection.MediaProjectionManagerService;
 import com.android.server.net.NetworkPolicyManagerService;
-import com.android.server.net.NetworkStatsService;
 import com.android.server.net.watchlist.NetworkWatchlistService;
 import com.android.server.notification.NotificationManagerService;
 import com.android.server.oemlock.OemLockService;
@@ -397,6 +395,8 @@ public final class SystemServer implements Dumpable {
             "com.android.server.media.MediaResourceMonitorService";
     private static final String CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE_INITIALIZER_CLASS =
             "com.android.server.ConnectivityServiceInitializer";
+    private static final String NETWORK_STATS_SERVICE_INITIALIZER_CLASS =
+            "com.android.server.NetworkStatsServiceInitializer";
     private static final String IP_CONNECTIVITY_METRICS_CLASS =
             "com.android.server.connectivity.IpConnectivityMetrics";
     private static final String MEDIA_COMMUNICATION_SERVICE_CLASS =
@@ -1395,7 +1395,6 @@ public final class SystemServer implements Dumpable {
         NetworkManagementService networkManagement = null;
         VpnManagerService vpnManager = null;
         VcnManagementService vcnManagement = null;
-        NetworkStatsService networkStats = null;
         NetworkPolicyManagerService networkPolicy = null;
         WindowManagerService wm = null;
         SerialService serial = null;
@@ -1917,13 +1916,10 @@ public final class SystemServer implements Dumpable {
             t.traceEnd();
 
             t.traceBegin("StartNetworkStatsService");
-            try {
-                networkStats = NetworkStatsService.create(context);
-                ServiceManager.addService(Context.NETWORK_STATS_SERVICE, networkStats);
-                TrafficStats.init(context);
-            } catch (Throwable e) {
-                reportWtf("starting NetworkStats Service", e);
-            }
+            // This has to be called before NetworkPolicyManager because NetworkPolicyManager
+            // needs to take NetworkStatsService to initialize.
+            mSystemServiceManager.startServiceFromJar(NETWORK_STATS_SERVICE_INITIALIZER_CLASS,
+                    CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE_APEX_PATH);
             t.traceEnd();
 
             t.traceBegin("StartNetworkPolicyManagerService");
@@ -2775,7 +2771,6 @@ public final class SystemServer implements Dumpable {
 
         // These are needed to propagate to the runnable below.
         final NetworkManagementService networkManagementF = networkManagement;
-        final NetworkStatsService networkStatsF = networkStats;
         final NetworkPolicyManagerService networkPolicyF = networkPolicy;
         final CountryDetectorService countryDetectorF = countryDetector;
         final NetworkTimeUpdateService networkTimeUpdaterF = networkTimeUpdater;
@@ -2874,15 +2869,6 @@ public final class SystemServer implements Dumpable {
                         .networkScoreAndNetworkManagementServiceReady();
             }
             t.traceEnd();
-            t.traceBegin("MakeNetworkStatsServiceReady");
-            try {
-                if (networkStatsF != null) {
-                    networkStatsF.systemReady();
-                }
-            } catch (Throwable e) {
-                reportWtf("making Network Stats Service ready", e);
-            }
-            t.traceEnd();
             t.traceBegin("MakeConnectivityServiceReady");
             try {
                 if (connectivityF != null) {