diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/timezonedetector/location/BinderLocationTimeZoneProvider.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/timezonedetector/location/BinderLocationTimeZoneProvider.java
index f054c5756e20a..59df6ff3582e8 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/timezonedetector/location/BinderLocationTimeZoneProvider.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/timezonedetector/location/BinderLocationTimeZoneProvider.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class BinderLocationTimeZoneProvider extends LocationTimeZoneProvider {
 
             @Override
             public void onProviderUnbound() {
-                handleProviderLost("onProviderUnbound()");
+                handleTemporaryFailure("onProviderUnbound()");
             }
         });
     }
@@ -77,50 +77,6 @@ class BinderLocationTimeZoneProvider extends LocationTimeZoneProvider {
         mProxy.destroy();
     }
 
-    private void handleProviderLost(String reason) {
-        mThreadingDomain.assertCurrentThread();
-
-        synchronized (mSharedLock) {
-            ProviderState currentState = mCurrentState.get();
-            switch (currentState.stateEnum) {
-                case PROVIDER_STATE_STARTED_INITIALIZING:
-                case PROVIDER_STATE_STARTED_UNCERTAIN:
-                case PROVIDER_STATE_STARTED_CERTAIN: {
-                    // Losing a remote provider is treated as becoming uncertain.
-                    String msg = "handleProviderLost reason=" + reason
-                            + ", mProviderName=" + mProviderName
-                            + ", currentState=" + currentState;
-                    debugLog(msg);
-                    // This is an unusual PROVIDER_STATE_STARTED_UNCERTAIN state because
-                    // event == null
-                    ProviderState newState = currentState.newState(
-                            PROVIDER_STATE_STARTED_UNCERTAIN, null,
-                            currentState.currentUserConfiguration, msg);
-                    setCurrentState(newState, true);
-                    break;
-                }
-                case PROVIDER_STATE_STOPPED: {
-                    debugLog("handleProviderLost reason=" + reason
-                            + ", mProviderName=" + mProviderName
-                            + ", currentState=" + currentState
-                            + ": No state change required, provider is stopped.");
-                    break;
-                }
-                case PROVIDER_STATE_PERM_FAILED:
-                case PROVIDER_STATE_DESTROYED: {
-                    debugLog("handleProviderLost reason=" + reason
-                            + ", mProviderName=" + mProviderName
-                            + ", currentState=" + currentState
-                            + ": No state change required, provider is terminated.");
-                    break;
-                }
-                default: {
-                    throw new IllegalStateException("Unknown currentState=" + currentState);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     private void handleOnProviderBound() {
         mThreadingDomain.assertCurrentThread();
 
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/timezonedetector/location/LocationTimeZoneProvider.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/timezonedetector/location/LocationTimeZoneProvider.java
index e116a8742208d..c2add2d85d260 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/timezonedetector/location/LocationTimeZoneProvider.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/timezonedetector/location/LocationTimeZoneProvider.java
@@ -592,9 +592,7 @@ abstract class LocationTimeZoneProvider implements Dumpable {
                     PROVIDER_STATE_STOPPED, null, null, "stopUpdates() called");
             setCurrentState(newState, false);
 
-            if (mInitializationTimeoutQueue.hasQueued()) {
-                mInitializationTimeoutQueue.cancel();
-            }
+            cancelInitializationTimeoutIfSet();
 
             onStopUpdates();
         }
@@ -656,9 +654,7 @@ abstract class LocationTimeZoneProvider implements Dumpable {
                             ProviderState newState = currentState.newState(
                                     PROVIDER_STATE_PERM_FAILED, null, null, msg);
                             setCurrentState(newState, true);
-                            if (mInitializationTimeoutQueue.hasQueued()) {
-                                mInitializationTimeoutQueue.cancel();
-                            }
+                            cancelInitializationTimeoutIfSet();
                             return;
                         }
                         case EVENT_TYPE_SUGGESTION:
@@ -691,9 +687,7 @@ abstract class LocationTimeZoneProvider implements Dumpable {
                             ProviderState newState = currentState.newState(
                                     PROVIDER_STATE_PERM_FAILED, null, null, msg);
                             setCurrentState(newState, true);
-                            if (mInitializationTimeoutQueue.hasQueued()) {
-                                mInitializationTimeoutQueue.cancel();
-                            }
+                            cancelInitializationTimeoutIfSet();
 
                             return;
                         }
@@ -709,9 +703,7 @@ abstract class LocationTimeZoneProvider implements Dumpable {
                                     timeZoneProviderEvent, currentState.currentUserConfiguration,
                                     "handleTimeZoneProviderEvent() when started");
                             setCurrentState(newState, true);
-                            if (mInitializationTimeoutQueue.hasQueued()) {
-                                mInitializationTimeoutQueue.cancel();
-                            }
+                            cancelInitializationTimeoutIfSet();
                             return;
                         }
                         default: {
@@ -727,6 +719,52 @@ abstract class LocationTimeZoneProvider implements Dumpable {
         }
     }
 
+    /** For subclasses to invoke when needing to report a temporary failure. */
+    final void handleTemporaryFailure(String reason) {
+        mThreadingDomain.assertCurrentThread();
+
+        synchronized (mSharedLock) {
+            ProviderState currentState = mCurrentState.get();
+            switch (currentState.stateEnum) {
+                case PROVIDER_STATE_STARTED_INITIALIZING:
+                case PROVIDER_STATE_STARTED_UNCERTAIN:
+                case PROVIDER_STATE_STARTED_CERTAIN: {
+                    // A temporary failure is treated as becoming uncertain.
+                    String msg = "handleProviderLost reason=" + reason
+                            + ", mProviderName=" + mProviderName
+                            + ", currentState=" + currentState;
+                    debugLog(msg);
+                    // This is an unusual PROVIDER_STATE_STARTED_UNCERTAIN state because
+                    // event == null
+                    ProviderState newState = currentState.newState(
+                            PROVIDER_STATE_STARTED_UNCERTAIN, null,
+                            currentState.currentUserConfiguration, msg);
+                    setCurrentState(newState, true);
+                    cancelInitializationTimeoutIfSet();
+                    break;
+                }
+                case PROVIDER_STATE_STOPPED: {
+                    debugLog("handleProviderLost reason=" + reason
+                            + ", mProviderName=" + mProviderName
+                            + ", currentState=" + currentState
+                            + ": No state change required, provider is stopped.");
+                    break;
+                }
+                case PROVIDER_STATE_PERM_FAILED:
+                case PROVIDER_STATE_DESTROYED: {
+                    debugLog("handleProviderLost reason=" + reason
+                            + ", mProviderName=" + mProviderName
+                            + ", currentState=" + currentState
+                            + ": No state change required, provider is terminated.");
+                    break;
+                }
+                default: {
+                    throw new IllegalStateException("Unknown currentState=" + currentState);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @GuardedBy("mSharedLock")
     private void assertIsStarted() {
         ProviderState currentState = mCurrentState.get();
@@ -751,6 +789,13 @@ abstract class LocationTimeZoneProvider implements Dumpable {
         }
     }
 
+    @GuardedBy("mSharedLock")
+    private void cancelInitializationTimeoutIfSet() {
+        if (mInitializationTimeoutQueue.hasQueued()) {
+            mInitializationTimeoutQueue.cancel();
+        }
+    }
+
     @VisibleForTesting
     Duration getInitializationTimeoutDelay() {
         synchronized (mSharedLock) {