diff --git a/packages/NetworkStack/src/com/android/server/NetworkStackService.java b/packages/NetworkStack/src/com/android/server/NetworkStackService.java
index 63f057caa26ef..a0a90fde518f0 100644
--- a/packages/NetworkStack/src/com/android/server/NetworkStackService.java
+++ b/packages/NetworkStack/src/com/android/server/NetworkStackService.java
@@ -302,12 +302,6 @@ public class NetworkStackService extends Service {
             mNm.notifyDnsResponse(returnCode);
         }
 
-        @Override
-        public void notifySystemReady() {
-            checkNetworkStackCallingPermission();
-            mNm.notifySystemReady();
-        }
-
         @Override
         public void notifyNetworkConnected(LinkProperties lp, NetworkCapabilities nc) {
             checkNetworkStackCallingPermission();
diff --git a/packages/NetworkStack/src/com/android/server/connectivity/NetworkMonitor.java b/packages/NetworkStack/src/com/android/server/connectivity/NetworkMonitor.java
index c000fc6b721d8..6f31f9b56ace2 100644
--- a/packages/NetworkStack/src/com/android/server/connectivity/NetworkMonitor.java
+++ b/packages/NetworkStack/src/com/android/server/connectivity/NetworkMonitor.java
@@ -298,8 +298,6 @@ public class NetworkMonitor extends StateMachine {
     // Avoids surfacing "Sign in to network" notification.
     private boolean mDontDisplaySigninNotification = false;
 
-    private volatile boolean mSystemReady = false;
-
     private final State mDefaultState = new DefaultState();
     private final State mValidatedState = new ValidatedState();
     private final State mMaybeNotifyState = new MaybeNotifyState();
@@ -433,15 +431,6 @@ public class NetworkMonitor extends StateMachine {
         sendMessage(CMD_PRIVATE_DNS_SETTINGS_CHANGED, newCfg);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Send a notification to NetworkMonitor indicating that the system is ready.
-     */
-    public void notifySystemReady() {
-        // No need to run on the handler thread: mSystemReady is volatile and read only once on the
-        // isCaptivePortal() thread.
-        mSystemReady = true;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Send a notification to NetworkMonitor indicating that the network is now connected.
      */
@@ -1592,10 +1581,6 @@ public class NetworkMonitor extends StateMachine {
      */
     private void sendNetworkConditionsBroadcast(boolean responseReceived, boolean isCaptivePortal,
             long requestTimestampMs, long responseTimestampMs) {
-        if (!mSystemReady) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         Intent latencyBroadcast =
                 new Intent(NetworkMonitorUtils.ACTION_NETWORK_CONDITIONS_MEASURED);
         if (mNetworkCapabilities.hasTransport(TRANSPORT_WIFI)) {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index ed0399f1e8831..2c31896ab04ce 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -3738,16 +3738,6 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub
                     break;
                 }
                 case EVENT_SYSTEM_READY: {
-                    for (NetworkAgentInfo nai : mNetworkAgentInfos.values()) {
-                        // Might have been called already in handleRegisterNetworkAgent since
-                        // mSystemReady is set before sending EVENT_SYSTEM_READY, but calling
-                        // this several times is fine.
-                        try {
-                            nai.networkMonitor().notifySystemReady();
-                        } catch (RemoteException e) {
-                            e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
-                        }
-                    }
                     mMultipathPolicyTracker.start();
                     break;
                 }
@@ -5416,15 +5406,6 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub
         synchronized (mNetworkForNetId) {
             mNetworkForNetId.put(nai.network.netId, nai);
         }
-        synchronized (this) {
-            if (mSystemReady) {
-                try {
-                    networkMonitor.notifySystemReady();
-                } catch (RemoteException e) {
-                    e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
-                }
-            }
-        }
 
         try {
             networkMonitor.start();
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
index d4ccb0b77bca0..9d09c4c3637ba 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
@@ -2133,6 +2133,11 @@ public final class SystemServer {
 
             traceBeginAndSlog("StartNetworkStack");
             try {
+                // Note : the network stack is creating on-demand objects that need to send
+                // broadcasts, which means it currently depends on being started after
+                // ActivityManagerService.mSystemReady and ActivityManagerService.mProcessesReady
+                // are set to true. Be careful if moving this to a different place in the
+                // startup sequence.
                 NetworkStackClient.getInstance().start(context);
             } catch (Throwable e) {
                 reportWtf("starting Network Stack", e);
diff --git a/services/net/java/android/net/INetworkMonitor.aidl b/services/net/java/android/net/INetworkMonitor.aidl
index 3ed4640525c6c..b32ef12ab24d3 100644
--- a/services/net/java/android/net/INetworkMonitor.aidl
+++ b/services/net/java/android/net/INetworkMonitor.aidl
@@ -47,9 +47,8 @@ oneway interface INetworkMonitor {
     void forceReevaluation(int uid);
     void notifyPrivateDnsChanged(in PrivateDnsConfigParcel config);
     void notifyDnsResponse(int returnCode);
-    void notifySystemReady();
     void notifyNetworkConnected(in LinkProperties lp, in NetworkCapabilities nc);
     void notifyNetworkDisconnected();
     void notifyLinkPropertiesChanged(in LinkProperties lp);
     void notifyNetworkCapabilitiesChanged(in NetworkCapabilities nc);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}