diff --git a/src/DevtoolsUtils.ts b/src/DevtoolsUtils.ts
index 7a4abe9dc..98463007c 100644
--- a/src/DevtoolsUtils.ts
+++ b/src/DevtoolsUtils.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import {PuppeteerDevToolsConnection} from './DevToolsConnectionAdapter.js';
 import {Mutex} from './Mutex.js';
 import {DevTools} from './third_party/index.js';
+import {NetworkManager} from '../node_modules/chrome-devtools-frontend/front_end/core/sdk/NetworkManager.js';
 import type {
   Browser,
   ConsoleMessage,
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ const DEFAULT_FACTORY: TargetUniverseFactoryFn = async (page: Page) => {
 
   const targetManager = universe.context.get(DevTools.TargetManager);
   targetManager.observeModels(DevTools.DebuggerModel, SKIP_ALL_PAUSES);
+  targetManager.observeModels(NetworkManager, DISABLE_NETWORK);
 
   const target = targetManager.createTarget(
     'main',
@@ -172,6 +174,23 @@ const SKIP_ALL_PAUSES = {
   },
 };
 
+// Not recording network requests in the DevTools universe.
+//
+// The network requests are collected through pptr and there isn't a use case for
+// enabling devtools SDK's network domain.
+//
+// If enabled, the NetworkManager collects NetworkRequests that are not properly
+// deleted when the page navigates away. See http://b/493046293 for context (internal).
+const DISABLE_NETWORK = {
+  modelAdded(model: NetworkManager): void {
+    void model.target().networkAgent().invoke_disable();
+  },
+
+  modelRemoved(): void {
+    // Do nothing.
+  },
+};
+
 /**
  * Constructed from Runtime.ExceptionDetails of an uncaught error.
  *
diff --git a/tests/DevtoolsUtils.test.ts b/tests/DevtoolsUtils.test.ts
index 8f9aa3794..dfc3ef020 100644
--- a/tests/DevtoolsUtils.test.ts
+++ b/tests/DevtoolsUtils.test.ts
@@ -12,15 +12,20 @@ import sinon from 'sinon';
 import {UniverseManager} from '../src/DevtoolsUtils.js';
 import {DevTools} from '../src/third_party/index.js';
 import type {Browser, Target} from '../src/third_party/index.js';
+import {Events as NetworkManagerEvents, NetworkManager} from '../node_modules/chrome-devtools-frontend/front_end/core/sdk/NetworkManager.js';
 
+import {serverHooks} from './server.js';
 import {
   getMockBrowser,
   getMockPage,
+  html,
   mockListener,
   withBrowser,
 } from './utils.js';
 
 describe('UniverseManager', () => {
+  const server = serverHooks();
+
   afterEach(() => {
     sinon.restore();
   });
@@ -86,4 +91,25 @@ describe('UniverseManager', () => {
       sinon.assert.notCalled(pausedSpy);
     });
   });
+
+  it('disables network domain', async () => {
+    server.addHtmlRoute('/test', html`<div>Test</div>`);
+
+    await withBrowser(async (browser, page) => {
+      const manager = new UniverseManager(browser);
+      await manager.init([page]);
+      const targetUniverse = manager.get(page);
+      assert.ok(targetUniverse);
+
+      const networkManager = targetUniverse.target.model(NetworkManager);
+      assert.ok(networkManager);
+
+      const requestStartedSpy = sinon.stub();
+      networkManager.addEventListener(NetworkManagerEvents.RequestStarted as any, requestStartedSpy);
+
+      await page.goto(server.getRoute('/test'));
+
+      sinon.assert.notCalled(requestStartedSpy);
+    });
+  });
 });