diff --git a/core/java/android/net/VpnService.java b/core/java/android/net/VpnService.java
index d7dc7f5..7385dff 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/VpnService.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/VpnService.java
@@ -151,9 +151,10 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Protect a socket from VPN connections. The socket will be bound to the
-     * current default network interface, so its traffic will not be forwarded
-     * through VPN. This method is useful if some connections need to be kept
+     * Protect a socket from VPN connections. After protecting, data sent
+     * through this socket will go directly to the underlying network,
+     * so its traffic will not be forwarded through the VPN.
+     * This method is useful if some connections need to be kept
      * outside of VPN. For example, a VPN tunnel should protect itself if its
      * destination is covered by VPN routes. Otherwise its outgoing packets
      * will be sent back to the VPN interface and cause an infinite loop. This
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 9349730..7056191 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -3567,8 +3567,7 @@
             int user = UserHandle.getUserId(Binder.getCallingUid());
             if (ConnectivityManager.isNetworkTypeValid(type) && mNetTrackers[type] != null) {
                 synchronized(mVpns) {
-                    mVpns.get(user).protect(socket,
-                            mNetTrackers[type].getLinkProperties().getInterfaceName());
+                    mVpns.get(user).protect(socket);
                 }
                 return true;
             }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Vpn.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Vpn.java
index d87387f..bb79111 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Vpn.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Vpn.java
@@ -277,13 +277,12 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Protect a socket from routing changes by binding it to the given
-     * interface. The socket is NOT closed by this method.
+     * Protect a socket from VPN rules by binding it to the main routing table.
+     * The socket is NOT closed by this method.
      *
      * @param socket The socket to be bound.
-     * @param interfaze The name of the interface.
      */
-    public void protect(ParcelFileDescriptor socket, String interfaze) throws Exception {
+    public void protect(ParcelFileDescriptor socket) throws Exception {
 
         PackageManager pm = mContext.getPackageManager();
         int appUid = pm.getPackageUid(mPackage, mUserId);
@@ -297,8 +296,6 @@
         } finally {
             Binder.restoreCallingIdentity(token);
         }
-        // bind the socket to the interface
-        jniProtect(socket.getFd(), interfaze);
 
     }
 
@@ -665,7 +662,6 @@
     private native int jniSetRoutes(String interfaze, String routes);
     private native void jniReset(String interfaze);
     private native int jniCheck(String interfaze);
-    private native void jniProtect(int socket, String interfaze);
 
     private static RouteInfo findIPv4DefaultRoute(LinkProperties prop) {
         for (RouteInfo route : prop.getAllRoutes()) {
diff --git a/services/core/jni/com_android_server_connectivity_Vpn.cpp b/services/core/jni/com_android_server_connectivity_Vpn.cpp
index ab8c959..bf34a74 100644
--- a/services/core/jni/com_android_server_connectivity_Vpn.cpp
+++ b/services/core/jni/com_android_server_connectivity_Vpn.cpp
@@ -302,15 +302,6 @@
     return ifr4.ifr_flags;
 }
 
-static int bind_to_interface(int socket, const char *name)
-{
-    if (setsockopt(socket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BINDTODEVICE, name, strlen(name))) {
-        ALOGE("Cannot bind socket to %s: %s", name, strerror(errno));
-        return SYSTEM_ERROR;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 static void throwException(JNIEnv *env, int error, const char *message)
@@ -433,19 +424,6 @@
     return flags;
 }
 
-static void protect(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz, jint socket, jstring jName)
-{
-    const char *name = jName ? env->GetStringUTFChars(jName, NULL) : NULL;
-    if (!name) {
-        jniThrowNullPointerException(env, "name");
-        return;
-    }
-    if (bind_to_interface(socket, name) < 0) {
-        throwException(env, SYSTEM_ERROR, "Cannot protect socket");
-    }
-    env->ReleaseStringUTFChars(jName, name);
-}
-
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 static JNINativeMethod gMethods[] = {
@@ -455,7 +433,6 @@
     {"jniSetRoutes", "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I", (void *)setRoutes},
     {"jniReset", "(Ljava/lang/String;)V", (void *)reset},
     {"jniCheck", "(Ljava/lang/String;)I", (void *)check},
-    {"jniProtect", "(ILjava/lang/String;)V", (void *)protect},
 };
 
 int register_android_server_connectivity_Vpn(JNIEnv *env)