diff --git a/packages/NetworkStack/AndroidManifestBase.xml b/packages/NetworkStack/AndroidManifestBase.xml
index 3da566f88659f..d00a551436058 100644
--- a/packages/NetworkStack/AndroidManifestBase.xml
+++ b/packages/NetworkStack/AndroidManifestBase.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
         android:label="NetworkStack"
         android:defaultToDeviceProtectedStorage="true"
         android:directBootAware="true"
-        android:persistent="true"
         android:usesCleartextTraffic="true">
 
         <service android:name="com.android.server.connectivity.ipmemorystore.RegularMaintenanceJobService"