diff --git a/service-t/src/com/android/server/NsdService.java b/service-t/src/com/android/server/NsdService.java
index c47c572..47a1022 100644
--- a/service-t/src/com/android/server/NsdService.java
+++ b/service-t/src/com/android/server/NsdService.java
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@
                             final MdnsSearchOptions.Builder optionsBuilder =
                                     MdnsSearchOptions.newBuilder()
                                             .setNetwork(info.getNetwork())
+                                            .setRemoveExpiredService(true)
                                             .setIsPassiveMode(true);
                             if (typeAndSubtype.second != null) {
                                 // The parsing ensures subtype starts with an underscore.
@@ -813,6 +814,7 @@
                                     .setNetwork(info.getNetwork())
                                     .setIsPassiveMode(true)
                                     .setResolveInstanceName(info.getServiceName())
+                                    .setRemoveExpiredService(true)
                                     .build();
                             mMdnsDiscoveryManager.registerListener(
                                     resolveServiceType, listener, options);
@@ -906,6 +908,7 @@
                                 .setNetwork(info.getNetwork())
                                 .setIsPassiveMode(true)
                                 .setResolveInstanceName(info.getServiceName())
+                                .setRemoveExpiredService(true)
                                 .build();
                         mMdnsDiscoveryManager.registerListener(
                                 resolveServiceType, listener, options);
diff --git a/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsConfigs.java b/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsConfigs.java
index 75c7e6c..761c477 100644
--- a/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsConfigs.java
+++ b/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsConfigs.java
@@ -94,10 +94,6 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    public static boolean allowSearchOptionsToRemoveExpiredService() {
-        return false;
-    }
-
     public static boolean allowNetworkInterfaceIndexPropagation() {
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsServiceTypeClient.java b/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsServiceTypeClient.java
index c2c0db2..d7eaea5 100644
--- a/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsServiceTypeClient.java
+++ b/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsServiceTypeClient.java
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@
     private final Map<String, MdnsResponse> instanceNameToResponse = new HashMap<>();
     private final boolean removeServiceAfterTtlExpires =
             MdnsConfigs.removeServiceAfterTtlExpires();
-    private final boolean allowSearchOptionsToRemoveExpiredService =
-            MdnsConfigs.allowSearchOptionsToRemoveExpiredService();
-
     private final MdnsResponseDecoder.Clock clock;
 
     @Nullable private MdnsSearchOptions searchOptions;
@@ -374,9 +371,7 @@
         if (removeServiceAfterTtlExpires) {
             return true;
         }
-        return allowSearchOptionsToRemoveExpiredService
-                && searchOptions != null
-                && searchOptions.removeExpiredService();
+        return searchOptions != null && searchOptions.removeExpiredService();
     }
 
     @VisibleForTesting