diff --git a/ic-os/guestos/rootfs/etc/systemd/system/ipv4-connectivity-check.service b/ic-os/guestos/rootfs/etc/systemd/system/ipv4-connectivity-check.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e0cf06e9fa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ic-os/guestos/rootfs/etc/systemd/system/ipv4-connectivity-check.service
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Check IPv4 connectivity
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/opt/ic/bin/ipv4-connectivity-check.sh
diff --git a/ic-os/guestos/rootfs/etc/systemd/system/ipv4-connectivity-check.timer b/ic-os/guestos/rootfs/etc/systemd/system/ipv4-connectivity-check.timer
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a288ef78f58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ic-os/guestos/rootfs/etc/systemd/system/ipv4-connectivity-check.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=IPv4 connectivity timer
+
+[Timer]
+OnBootSec=60s
+OnUnitActiveSec=60s
+Unit=ipv4-connectivity-check.service
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
diff --git a/ic-os/guestos/rootfs/opt/ic/bin/ipv4-connectivity-check.sh b/ic-os/guestos/rootfs/opt/ic/bin/ipv4-connectivity-check.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b819007a4ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ic-os/guestos/rootfs/opt/ic/bin/ipv4-connectivity-check.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -o nounset
+set -o pipefail
+
+METRICS_DIR="/run/node_exporter/collector_textfile"
+
+write_metric() {
+    local name=$1
+    local value=$2
+    local help=$3
+    local type=$4
+
+    echo -e "# HELP ${name} ${help}\n# TYPE ${type}\n${name} ${value}" >"${METRICS_DIR}/${name}.prom"
+}
+
+endpoints=("1.1.1.1" "8.8.8.8" "9.9.9.9")
+
+connectivity_status=0
+
+for endpoint in "${endpoints[@]}"; do
+    # Using curl instead of ping as it requires less permissions
+    if curl --connect-timeout 10 "${endpoint}" &>/dev/null; then
+        connectivity_status=1
+        break
+    fi
+done
+
+write_metric "ipv4_connectivity_status" "${connectivity_status}" "Status of IPv4 connectivity" "gauge"
diff --git a/rs/ic_os/guestos_tool/src/main.rs b/rs/ic_os/guestos_tool/src/main.rs
index 3e673e08095..d3206585e17 100644
--- a/rs/ic_os/guestos_tool/src/main.rs
+++ b/rs/ic_os/guestos_tool/src/main.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ mod node_gen;
 use node_gen::get_node_gen_metric;
 
 mod prometheus_metric;
-use prometheus_metric::{write_single_metric, LabelPair, MetricType};
+use prometheus_metric::write_single_metric;
 
-use network::interfaces::has_ipv4_connectivity;
 mod generate_network_config;
 use generate_network_config::{
     generate_networkd_config, validate_and_construct_ipv4_address_info,
@@ -18,10 +17,6 @@ use generate_network_config::{
 
 use network::systemd::{restart_systemd_networkd, DEFAULT_SYSTEMD_NETWORK_DIR};
 
-use crate::prometheus_metric::PrometheusMetric;
-
-static NODE_EXPORTER_METRIC_PATH: &str = "/run/node_exporter/collector_textfile";
-
 #[derive(Subcommand)]
 pub enum Commands {
     /// Generate systemd network configuration files.
@@ -117,33 +112,6 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<()> {
             eprintln!("Restarting systemd networkd");
             restart_systemd_networkd();
 
-            if ipv4_gateway.is_some() {
-                let connectivity_metric_value = if has_ipv4_connectivity() {
-                    eprintln!("Ipv4 configuration successful!");
-                    1.0
-                } else {
-                    eprintln!("ERROR: Ipv4 configuration failed!");
-                    0.0
-                };
-
-                let prometheus_metric = PrometheusMetric {
-                    name: "ipv4_connectivity_status".into(),
-                    help: "Status of IPv4 connectivity".into(),
-                    metric_type: MetricType::Gauge,
-                    labels: [LabelPair {
-                        label: "target".into(),
-                        value: "ipv4_connectivity".into(),
-                    }]
-                    .to_vec(),
-                    value: connectivity_metric_value,
-                };
-
-                let output_path = format!("{}/ipv4_connectivity.prom", NODE_EXPORTER_METRIC_PATH);
-                let output_path = Path::new(&output_path);
-
-                write_single_metric(&prometheus_metric, output_path)?;
-            }
-
             Ok(())
         }
         None => Ok(()),
diff --git a/rs/ic_os/network/src/interfaces.rs b/rs/ic_os/network/src/interfaces.rs
index 1a0e79440dc..ce4a41dbc4d 100644
--- a/rs/ic_os/network/src/interfaces.rs
+++ b/rs/ic_os/network/src/interfaces.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::fs;
-use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv6Addr, TcpStream};
+use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv6Addr};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::thread::sleep;
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -79,40 +79,6 @@ pub fn get_interface_name(interface_path: &PathBuf) -> Result<String> {
         ))
 }
 
-pub fn has_ipv4_connectivity() -> bool {
-    let wait_time: Duration = Duration::from_secs(2);
-    let dns_servers = ["1.1.1.1", "1.0.0.1"];
-    let result = retry(
-        10,
-        || {
-            eprintln!(
-            "Waiting for {} seconds before attempting a TCP connection with the following DNS servers: {:?}",
-            wait_time.as_secs(),
-            dns_servers
-        );
-
-            for &server in &dns_servers {
-                let connection_target_with_port = format!("{}:80", server);
-                match TcpStream::connect(&connection_target_with_port) {
-                    Ok(_) => {
-                        eprintln!("Successfully connected to {}", connection_target_with_port);
-                        return Ok(true);
-                    }
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        eprintln!(
-                            "Failed to connect to {}: {}",
-                            connection_target_with_port, e
-                        );
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            Err(anyhow::Error::msg("All connection attempts failed"))
-        },
-        wait_time,
-    );
-    matches!(result, Ok(true))
-}
-
 fn qualify_and_generate_interface(interface_name: &str) -> Result<Option<Interface>> {
     let ethtool_output = get_command_stdout("ethtool", [interface_name])?;
     let link_is_up = is_link_up_from_ethool_output(&ethtool_output)?;