diff --git a/src/dns/nm-dns-systemd-resolved.c b/src/dns/nm-dns-systemd-resolved.c
index 5d262ba3c7..27f106b763 100644
--- a/src/dns/nm-dns-systemd-resolved.c
+++ b/src/dns/nm-dns-systemd-resolved.c
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ nm_dns_systemd_resolved_init (NMDnsSystemdResolved *self)
 
 	c_list_init (&priv->request_queue_lst_head);
 
-	priv->dbus_connection = nm_g_object_ref (nm_dbus_manager_get_dbus_connection (nm_dbus_manager_get ()));
+	priv->dbus_connection = nm_g_object_ref (NM_MAIN_DBUS_CONNECTION_GET);
 	if (!priv->dbus_connection) {
 		_LOGD ("no D-Bus connection");
 		return;
diff --git a/src/nm-connectivity.c b/src/nm-connectivity.c
index de3d8b4dff..a842a4cda7 100644
--- a/src/nm-connectivity.c
+++ b/src/nm-connectivity.c
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ nm_connectivity_check_start (NMConnectivity *self,
 		if (has_systemd_resolved) {
 			GDBusConnection *dbus_connection;
 
-			dbus_connection = nm_dbus_manager_get_dbus_connection (nm_dbus_manager_get ());
+			dbus_connection = NM_MAIN_DBUS_CONNECTION_GET;
 			if (!dbus_connection) {
 				/* we have no D-Bus connection? That might happen in configure and quit mode.
 				 *