diff --git a/service-t/src/com/android/server/NsdService.java b/service-t/src/com/android/server/NsdService.java
index 555549c871..4af8b0e981 100644
--- a/service-t/src/com/android/server/NsdService.java
+++ b/service-t/src/com/android/server/NsdService.java
@@ -1942,7 +1942,7 @@ public class NsdService extends INsdManager.Stub {
                         mContext, MdnsFeatureFlags.NSD_QUERY_WITH_KNOWN_ANSWER))
                 .setAvoidAdvertisingEmptyTxtRecords(mDeps.isTetheringFeatureNotChickenedOut(
                         mContext, MdnsFeatureFlags.NSD_AVOID_ADVERTISING_EMPTY_TXT_RECORDS))
-                .setIsCachedServicesRemovalEnabled(mDeps.isFeatureEnabled(
+                .setIsCachedServicesRemovalEnabled(mDeps.isTetheringFeatureNotChickenedOut(
                         mContext, MdnsFeatureFlags.NSD_CACHED_SERVICES_REMOVAL))
                 .setCachedServicesRetentionTime(mDeps.getDeviceConfigPropertyInt(
                         MdnsFeatureFlags.NSD_CACHED_SERVICES_RETENTION_TIME,
diff --git a/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsFeatureFlags.java b/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsFeatureFlags.java
index 1cf5e4d854..11a374d9c8 100644
--- a/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsFeatureFlags.java
+++ b/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsFeatureFlags.java
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ public class MdnsFeatureFlags {
             mIsAggressiveQueryModeEnabled = false;
             mIsQueryWithKnownAnswerEnabled = false;
             mAvoidAdvertisingEmptyTxtRecords = true; // Default enabled.
-            mIsCachedServicesRemovalEnabled = false;
+            mIsCachedServicesRemovalEnabled = true; // Default enabled.
             mCachedServicesRetentionTime = DEFAULT_CACHED_SERVICES_RETENTION_TIME_MILLISECONDS;
             mIsAccurateDelayCallbackEnabled = false;
             mIsShortHostnamesEnabled = true; // Default enabled.