diff --git a/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/TunInterfaceController.java b/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/TunInterfaceController.java
index c3f6ace3f6..eba8f3b4cb 100644
--- a/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/TunInterfaceController.java
+++ b/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/TunInterfaceController.java
@@ -23,23 +23,18 @@ import android.net.IpPrefix;
 import android.net.LinkAddress;
 import android.net.LinkProperties;
 import android.net.RouteInfo;
-import android.net.util.SocketUtils;
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.system.ErrnoException;
 import android.system.Os;
-import android.system.OsConstants;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.android.net.module.util.LinkPropertiesUtils.CompareResult;
 import com.android.net.module.util.netlink.NetlinkUtils;
-import com.android.net.module.util.netlink.RtNetlinkAddressMessage;
 import com.android.server.thread.openthread.Ipv6AddressInfo;
 import com.android.server.thread.openthread.OnMeshPrefixConfig;
 
-import java.io.FileDescriptor;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InterruptedIOException;
 import java.net.Inet6Address;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
@@ -62,14 +57,13 @@ public class TunInterfaceController {
 
     private final String mIfName;
     private final LinkProperties mLinkProperties = new LinkProperties();
-    private ParcelFileDescriptor mParcelTunFd;
-    private FileDescriptor mNetlinkSocket;
-    private static int sNetlinkSeqNo = 0;
     private final MulticastSocket mMulticastSocket; // For join group and leave group
-    private NetworkInterface mNetworkInterface;
     private final List<InetAddress> mMulticastAddresses = new ArrayList<>();
     private final List<RouteInfo> mNetDataPrefixes = new ArrayList<>();
 
+    private ParcelFileDescriptor mParcelTunFd;
+    private NetworkInterface mNetworkInterface;
+
     /** Creates a new {@link TunInterfaceController} instance for given interface. */
     public TunInterfaceController(String interfaceName) {
         mIfName = interfaceName;
@@ -90,11 +84,6 @@ public class TunInterfaceController {
      */
     public void createTunInterface() throws IOException {
         mParcelTunFd = ParcelFileDescriptor.adoptFd(nativeCreateTunInterface(mIfName, MTU));
-        try {
-            mNetlinkSocket = NetlinkUtils.netlinkSocketForProto(OsConstants.NETLINK_ROUTE);
-        } catch (ErrnoException e) {
-            throw new IOException("Failed to create netlink socket", e);
-        }
         try {
             mNetworkInterface = NetworkInterface.getByName(mIfName);
         } catch (SocketException e) {
@@ -105,12 +94,10 @@ public class TunInterfaceController {
     public void destroyTunInterface() {
         try {
             mParcelTunFd.close();
-            SocketUtils.closeSocket(mNetlinkSocket);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             // Should never fail
         }
         mParcelTunFd = null;
-        mNetlinkSocket = null;
         mNetworkInterface = null;
     }
 
@@ -138,14 +125,14 @@ public class TunInterfaceController {
     public void addAddress(LinkAddress address) {
         Log.d(TAG, "Adding address " + address + " with flags: " + address.getFlags());
 
-        long validLifetimeSeconds;
         long preferredLifetimeSeconds;
+        long validLifetimeSeconds;
 
         if (address.getDeprecationTime() == LinkAddress.LIFETIME_PERMANENT
                 || address.getDeprecationTime() == LinkAddress.LIFETIME_UNKNOWN) {
-            validLifetimeSeconds = INFINITE_LIFETIME;
+            preferredLifetimeSeconds = INFINITE_LIFETIME;
         } else {
-            validLifetimeSeconds =
+            preferredLifetimeSeconds =
                     Math.max(
                             (address.getDeprecationTime() - SystemClock.elapsedRealtime()) / 1000L,
                             0L);
@@ -153,28 +140,23 @@ public class TunInterfaceController {
 
         if (address.getExpirationTime() == LinkAddress.LIFETIME_PERMANENT
                 || address.getExpirationTime() == LinkAddress.LIFETIME_UNKNOWN) {
-            preferredLifetimeSeconds = INFINITE_LIFETIME;
+            validLifetimeSeconds = INFINITE_LIFETIME;
         } else {
-            preferredLifetimeSeconds =
+            validLifetimeSeconds =
                     Math.max(
                             (address.getExpirationTime() - SystemClock.elapsedRealtime()) / 1000L,
                             0L);
         }
 
-        byte[] message =
-                RtNetlinkAddressMessage.newRtmNewAddressMessage(
-                        sNetlinkSeqNo++,
-                        address.getAddress(),
-                        (short) address.getPrefixLength(),
-                        address.getFlags(),
-                        (byte) address.getScope(),
-                        Os.if_nametoindex(mIfName),
-                        validLifetimeSeconds,
-                        preferredLifetimeSeconds);
-        try {
-            Os.write(mNetlinkSocket, message, 0, message.length);
-        } catch (ErrnoException | InterruptedIOException e) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "Failed to add address " + address, e);
+        if (!NetlinkUtils.sendRtmNewAddressRequest(
+                Os.if_nametoindex(mIfName),
+                address.getAddress(),
+                (short) address.getPrefixLength(),
+                address.getFlags(),
+                (byte) address.getScope(),
+                preferredLifetimeSeconds,
+                validLifetimeSeconds)) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Failed to add address " + address.getAddress().getHostAddress());
             return;
         }
         mLinkProperties.addLinkAddress(address);
@@ -184,22 +166,17 @@ public class TunInterfaceController {
     /** Removes an address from the interface. */
     public void removeAddress(LinkAddress address) {
         Log.d(TAG, "Removing address " + address);
-        byte[] message =
-                RtNetlinkAddressMessage.newRtmDelAddressMessage(
-                        sNetlinkSeqNo++,
-                        address.getAddress(),
-                        (short) address.getPrefixLength(),
-                        Os.if_nametoindex(mIfName));
 
         // Intentionally update the mLinkProperties before send netlink message because the
         // address is already removed from ot-daemon and apps can't reach to the address even
         // when the netlink request below fails
         mLinkProperties.removeLinkAddress(address);
         mLinkProperties.removeRoute(getRouteForAddress(address));
-        try {
-            Os.write(mNetlinkSocket, message, 0, message.length);
-        } catch (ErrnoException | InterruptedIOException e) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "Failed to remove address " + address, e);
+        if (!NetlinkUtils.sendRtmDelAddressRequest(
+                Os.if_nametoindex(mIfName),
+                (Inet6Address) address.getAddress(),
+                (short) address.getPrefixLength())) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Failed to remove address " + address.getAddress().getHostAddress());
         }
     }