diff --git a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/ConnectivityManagerTest.java b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/ConnectivityManagerTest.java
index 00c87a3818..aa7d618eb8 100644
--- a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/ConnectivityManagerTest.java
+++ b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/ConnectivityManagerTest.java
@@ -4087,4 +4087,11 @@ public class ConnectivityManagerTest {
         // shims, and @IgnoreUpTo does not check that.
         assumeTrue(TestUtils.shouldTestSApis());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testLegacyTetherApisThrowUnsupportedOperationExceptionAfterV() {
+        assumeTrue(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > Build.VERSION_CODES.VANILLA_ICE_CREAM);
+        assertThrows(UnsupportedOperationException.class, () -> mCm.tether("iface"));
+        assertThrows(UnsupportedOperationException.class, () -> mCm.untether("iface"));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/java/android/net/ConnectivityManagerTest.java b/tests/unit/java/android/net/ConnectivityManagerTest.java
index b41538274d..9a77c8989d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/java/android/net/ConnectivityManagerTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit/java/android/net/ConnectivityManagerTest.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
-import static org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyBoolean;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.nullable;
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ import android.app.PendingIntent;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
 import android.net.ConnectivityManager.NetworkCallback;
-import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
@@ -671,12 +669,4 @@ public class ConnectivityManagerTest {
                 // No callbacks overridden -> do not use the optimization
                 eq(~0));
     }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testLegacyTetherApisThrowUnsupportedOperationExceptionAfterV() {
-        assumeTrue(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > Build.VERSION_CODES.VANILLA_ICE_CREAM);
-        final ConnectivityManager manager = new ConnectivityManager(mCtx, mService);
-        assertThrows(UnsupportedOperationException.class, () -> manager.tether("iface"));
-        assertThrows(UnsupportedOperationException.class, () -> manager.untether("iface"));
-    }
 }