diff --git a/lighthouse-core/gather/driver/network-monitor.js b/lighthouse-core/gather/driver/network-monitor.js
index bbc6c86405fe..495daae6c57b 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/gather/driver/network-monitor.js
+++ b/lighthouse-core/gather/driver/network-monitor.js
@@ -106,10 +106,17 @@ class NetworkMonitor {
     this._networkRecorder.on('requestloaded', reEmit('requestloaded'));
 
     this._session.on('Page.frameNavigated', this._onFrameNavigated);
-    this._targetManager.addTargetAttachedListener(this._onTargetAttached);
-
     await this._session.sendCommand('Page.enable');
-    await this._targetManager.enable();
+
+    // Legacy driver does its own target management.
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    const isLegacyRunner = Boolean(this._session._domainEnabledCounts);
+    if (isLegacyRunner) {
+      this._session.addProtocolMessageListener(this._onProtocolMessage);
+    } else {
+      this._targetManager.addTargetAttachedListener(this._onTargetAttached);
+      await this._targetManager.enable();
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -119,13 +126,21 @@ class NetworkMonitor {
     if (!this._targetManager) return;
 
     this._session.off('Page.frameNavigated', this._onFrameNavigated);
-    this._targetManager.removeTargetAttachedListener(this._onTargetAttached);
 
-    for (const session of this._sessions.values()) {
-      session.removeProtocolMessageListener(this._onProtocolMessage);
-    }
+    // Legacy driver does its own target management.
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    const isLegacyRunner = Boolean(this._session._domainEnabledCounts);
+    if (isLegacyRunner) {
+      this._session.removeProtocolMessageListener(this._onProtocolMessage);
+    } else {
+      this._targetManager.removeTargetAttachedListener(this._onTargetAttached);
 
-    await this._targetManager.disable();
+      for (const session of this._sessions.values()) {
+        session.removeProtocolMessageListener(this._onProtocolMessage);
+      }
+
+      await this._targetManager.disable();
+    }
 
     this._frameNavigations = [];
     this._networkRecorder = undefined;