diff --git a/src/ethernet_interface.cpp b/src/ethernet_interface.cpp
index 1abcad2..8476136 100644
--- a/src/ethernet_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/ethernet_interface.cpp
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@
                                      const InterfaceInfo& info,
                                      std::string_view objRoot,
                                      const config::Parser& config,
-                                     bool emitSignal, bool enabled) :
+                                     bool enabled) :
     EthernetInterface(bus, manager, info, makeObjPath(objRoot, *info.name),
-                      config, emitSignal, enabled)
+                      config, enabled)
 {
 }
 
@@ -83,10 +83,8 @@
                                      const InterfaceInfo& info,
                                      std::string&& objPath,
                                      const config::Parser& config,
-                                     bool emitSignal, bool enabled) :
-    Ifaces(bus, objPath.c_str(),
-           emitSignal ? Ifaces::action::defer_emit
-                      : Ifaces::action::emit_no_signals),
+                                     bool enabled) :
+    Ifaces(bus, objPath.c_str(), Ifaces::action::defer_emit),
     manager(manager), bus(bus), objPath(std::move(objPath)), ifIdx(info.idx)
 {
     interfaceName(*info.name);
@@ -107,14 +105,10 @@
         {
             std::runtime_error("Missing parent link");
         }
-        vlan.emplace(bus, this->objPath.c_str(), info, *this, emitSignal);
+        vlan.emplace(bus, this->objPath.c_str(), info, *this);
     }
 
-    // Emit deferred signal.
-    if (emitSignal)
-    {
-        this->emit_object_added();
-    }
+    this->emit_object_added();
 }
 
 void EthernetInterface::updateInfo(const InterfaceInfo& info)
@@ -559,8 +553,7 @@
     // Pass the parents nicEnabled property, so that the child
     // VLAN interface can inherit.
     auto vlanIntf = std::make_unique<EthernetInterface>(
-        bus, manager, info, objRoot, config::Parser(), /*emit=*/true,
-        nicEnabled());
+        bus, manager, info, objRoot, config::Parser(), nicEnabled());
     ObjectPath ret = vlanIntf->objPath;
 
     manager.interfaces.emplace(intfName, std::move(vlanIntf));
@@ -860,17 +853,12 @@
 
 EthernetInterface::VlanProperties::VlanProperties(
     sdbusplus::bus_t& bus, stdplus::const_zstring objPath,
-    const InterfaceInfo& info, EthernetInterface& eth, bool emitSignal) :
-    VlanIfaces(bus, objPath.c_str(),
-               emitSignal ? VlanIfaces::action::defer_emit
-                          : VlanIfaces::action::emit_no_signals),
+    const InterfaceInfo& info, EthernetInterface& eth) :
+    VlanIfaces(bus, objPath.c_str(), VlanIfaces::action::defer_emit),
     parentIdx(*info.parent_idx), eth(eth)
 {
     VlanIntf::id(*info.vlan_id);
-    if (emitSignal)
-    {
-        this->emit_object_added();
-    }
+    this->emit_object_added();
 }
 
 void EthernetInterface::VlanProperties::delete_()
diff --git a/src/ethernet_interface.hpp b/src/ethernet_interface.hpp
index f29efa2..2ef2f95 100644
--- a/src/ethernet_interface.hpp
+++ b/src/ethernet_interface.hpp
@@ -77,14 +77,11 @@
      *  @param[in] objRoot - Path to attach at.
      *  @param[in] config - The parsed configuation file.
      *  @param[in] vlan - The id of the vlan if configured
-     *  @param[in] emitSignal - true if the object added signal needs to be
-     *                          send.
      *  @param[in] enabled - Determine if systemd-networkd is managing this link
      */
     EthernetInterface(sdbusplus::bus_t& bus, Manager& manager,
                       const InterfaceInfo& info, std::string_view objRoot,
-                      const config::Parser& config, bool emitSignal,
-                      bool enabled);
+                      const config::Parser& config, bool enabled);
 
     /** @brief Network Manager object. */
     Manager& manager;
@@ -234,8 +231,7 @@
     struct VlanProperties : VlanIfaces
     {
         VlanProperties(sdbusplus::bus_t& bus, stdplus::const_zstring objPath,
-                       const InterfaceInfo& info, EthernetInterface& eth,
-                       bool emitSignal = true);
+                       const InterfaceInfo& info, EthernetInterface& eth);
         void delete_() override;
         unsigned parentIdx;
         EthernetInterface& eth;
@@ -248,8 +244,7 @@
   private:
     EthernetInterface(sdbusplus::bus_t& bus, Manager& manager,
                       const InterfaceInfo& info, std::string&& objPath,
-                      const config::Parser& config, bool emitSignal,
-                      bool enabled);
+                      const config::Parser& config, bool enabled);
 
     /** @brief Determines if the address is manually assigned
      *  @param[in] origin - The origin entry of the IP::Address
diff --git a/src/network_manager.cpp b/src/network_manager.cpp
index 99bedaa..82eb2c5 100644
--- a/src/network_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/network_manager.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
     }
     config::Parser config(config::pathForIntfConf(confDir, *info.intf.name));
     auto intf = std::make_unique<EthernetInterface>(
-        bus, *this, info.intf, objPath.str, config, true, enabled);
+        bus, *this, info.intf, objPath.str, config, enabled);
     if (info.defgw4)
     {
         intf->EthernetInterface::defaultGateway(std::to_string(*info.defgw4));
diff --git a/test/mock_ethernet_interface.hpp b/test/mock_ethernet_interface.hpp
index ff1b324..91e9bf5 100644
--- a/test/mock_ethernet_interface.hpp
+++ b/test/mock_ethernet_interface.hpp
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
   public:
     template <typename... Args>
     MockEthernetInterface(Args&&... args) :
-        EthernetInterface(std::forward<Args>(args)..., /*emitSignal=*/false,
-                          /*nicEnabled=*/true)
+        EthernetInterface(std::forward<Args>(args)..., /*nicEnabled=*/true)
     {
     }