diff --git a/server/TetherController.cpp b/server/TetherController.cpp
index 47b620d..fbee5a2 100644
--- a/server/TetherController.cpp
+++ b/server/TetherController.cpp
@@ -33,10 +33,8 @@
 
 #include "NetdConstants.h"
 #include "TetherController.h"
-#include "NetworkController.h"
 
-TetherController::TetherController(NetworkController* networkController) :
-        mNetworkController(networkController) {
+TetherController::TetherController() {
     mInterfaces = new InterfaceCollection();
     mDnsForwarders = new NetAddressCollection();
     mDaemonFd = -1;
@@ -172,17 +170,6 @@
         ALOGD("Tethering services running");
     }
 
-    unsigned netId = mNetworkController->getNetIdForLocalNetwork();
-    if (int ret = mNetworkController->createLocalNetwork(netId)) {
-        return ret;
-    }
-    // If any interfaces have already been configured, add them to the local network now.
-    for (InterfaceCollection::iterator it = mInterfaces->begin(); it != mInterfaces->end(); ++it) {
-        if (int ret = mNetworkController->addInterfaceToNetwork(netId, *it)) {
-            return ret;
-        }
-    }
-
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -195,9 +182,6 @@
 
     ALOGD("Stopping tethering services");
 
-    // Ignore any error.
-    (void) mNetworkController->destroyNetwork(mNetworkController->getNetIdForLocalNetwork());
-
     kill(mDaemonPid, SIGTERM);
     waitpid(mDaemonPid, NULL, 0);
     mDaemonPid = 0;
@@ -307,10 +291,6 @@
         }
         return -1;
     } else {
-        if (isTetheringStarted()) {
-            unsigned netId = mNetworkController->getNetIdForLocalNetwork();
-            return mNetworkController->addInterfaceToNetwork(netId, interface);
-        }
         return 0;
     }
 }
@@ -320,12 +300,6 @@
 
     ALOGD("untetherInterface(%s)", interface);
 
-    if (isTetheringStarted()) {
-        unsigned netId = mNetworkController->getNetIdForLocalNetwork();
-        // Ignore any error.
-        (void) mNetworkController->removeInterfaceFromNetwork(netId, interface);
-    }
-
     for (it = mInterfaces->begin(); it != mInterfaces->end(); ++it) {
         if (!strcmp(interface, *it)) {
             free(*it);