diff --git a/framework/src/android/net/LinkProperties.java b/framework/src/android/net/LinkProperties.java
index a8f707e..76ca061 100644
--- a/framework/src/android/net/LinkProperties.java
+++ b/framework/src/android/net/LinkProperties.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 
 import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import com.android.modules.utils.build.SdkLevel;
+import com.android.net.module.util.CollectionUtils;
 import com.android.net.module.util.LinkPropertiesUtils;
 
 import java.net.Inet4Address;
@@ -42,7 +44,6 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.StringJoiner;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 /**
  * Describes the properties of a network link.
@@ -759,20 +760,25 @@
      * @return An unmodifiable {@link List} of {@link RouteInfo} for this link.
      */
     public @NonNull List<RouteInfo> getRoutes() {
-        if (CompatChanges.isChangeEnabled(EXCLUDED_ROUTES)) {
+        // Before T, there's no throw routes because VpnService is not updatable, so no need to
+        // filter them out.
+        if (CompatChanges.isChangeEnabled(EXCLUDED_ROUTES) || !SdkLevel.isAtLeastT()) {
             return Collections.unmodifiableList(mRoutes);
         } else {
-            return Collections.unmodifiableList(getUnicastRoutes());
+            // Apps that added a throw route themselves (not obtaining LinkProperties from the
+            // system) will not see it in getRoutes on T+ if they do not have the compat change
+            // enabled (target SDK < T); but this is expected to be rare and typically only affect
+            // tests creating LinkProperties themselves (like CTS v12, which is only running on S).
+            return Collections.unmodifiableList(getNonThrowRoutes());
         }
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns all the {@link RouteInfo} of type {@link RouteInfo#RTN_UNICAST} set on this link.
+     * Returns all the {@link RouteInfo} that are not of type {@link RouteInfo#RTN_THROW} set on
+     * this link.
      */
-    private @NonNull List<RouteInfo> getUnicastRoutes() {
-        return mRoutes.stream()
-                .filter(route -> route.getType() == RouteInfo.RTN_UNICAST)
-                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+    private @NonNull List<RouteInfo> getNonThrowRoutes() {
+        return CollectionUtils.filter(mRoutes, route -> route.getType() != RouteInfo.RTN_THROW);
     }
 
     /**