diff --git a/.yarn/patches/@metamask-network-controller-npm-18.0.1-c4d0cfaecd.patch b/.yarn/patches/@metamask-network-controller-npm-18.0.1-c4d0cfaecd.patch
index 6b27f32635bb..9469548a639d 100644
--- a/.yarn/patches/@metamask-network-controller-npm-18.0.1-c4d0cfaecd.patch
+++ b/.yarn/patches/@metamask-network-controller-npm-18.0.1-c4d0cfaecd.patch
@@ -1,55 +1,24 @@
 diff --git a/dist/chunk-VNCJZRDU.js b/dist/chunk-VNCJZRDU.js
-index 78251fc9517438d90261ed53172d2a4133d3a5fd..d9fa7bc4b4fdc7d2cc9687cf9ad34c2e65cf809e 100644
+index 78251fc9517438d90261ed53172d2a4133d3a5fd..3ecc0c2838ac12c0ff5b5521a82b08955287956b 100644
 --- a/dist/chunk-VNCJZRDU.js
 +++ b/dist/chunk-VNCJZRDU.js
-@@ -320,10 +320,14 @@ var NetworkController = class extends _basecontroller.BaseController {
-    * Populates the network clients and establishes the initial network based on
-    * the provider configuration in state.
-    */
--  async initializeProvider() {
-+  async initializeProvider(lookup) {
+@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ var NetworkController = class extends _basecontroller.BaseController {
+   async initializeProvider() {
      _chunkZ4BLTVTBjs.__privateMethod.call(void 0, this, _ensureAutoManagedNetworkClientRegistryPopulated, ensureAutoManagedNetworkClientRegistryPopulated_fn).call(this);
      _chunkZ4BLTVTBjs.__privateMethod.call(void 0, this, _applyNetworkSelection, applyNetworkSelection_fn).call(this);
 -    await this.lookupNetwork();
-+
-+    lookup = lookup !== undefined ? lookup : true;
-+    if (lookup) {
-+      await this.lookupNetwork();
-+    }
    }
    /**
     * Refreshes the network meta with EIP-1559 support and the network status
 diff --git a/dist/chunk-XWP6GXMK.mjs b/dist/chunk-XWP6GXMK.mjs
-index fb7e30d27367a38e8a357ff9e744894a4505b5a5..670117818e9634c360eeef632e7b614bbc6df9ea 100644
+index fb7e30d27367a38e8a357ff9e744894a4505b5a5..884bb1d124934a613847d7fd398fbc6cb02cade8 100644
 --- a/dist/chunk-XWP6GXMK.mjs
 +++ b/dist/chunk-XWP6GXMK.mjs
-@@ -320,10 +320,14 @@ var NetworkController = class extends BaseController {
-    * Populates the network clients and establishes the initial network based on
-    * the provider configuration in state.
-    */
--  async initializeProvider() {
-+  async initializeProvider(lookup) {
+@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ var NetworkController = class extends BaseController {
+   async initializeProvider() {
      __privateMethod(this, _ensureAutoManagedNetworkClientRegistryPopulated, ensureAutoManagedNetworkClientRegistryPopulated_fn).call(this);
      __privateMethod(this, _applyNetworkSelection, applyNetworkSelection_fn).call(this);
 -    await this.lookupNetwork();
-+
-+    lookup = lookup !== undefined ? lookup : true;
-+    if (lookup) {
-+      await this.lookupNetwork();
-+    }
    }
    /**
     * Refreshes the network meta with EIP-1559 support and the network status
-diff --git a/dist/types/NetworkController.d.ts b/dist/types/NetworkController.d.ts
-index f1e1e49de2461d7606374d6a1a406abd54581bf7..a06f3c627bf1e31a2ca3ef351a74c3615474fea2 100644
---- a/dist/types/NetworkController.d.ts
-+++ b/dist/types/NetworkController.d.ts
-@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ export declare class NetworkController extends BaseController<typeof name, Netwo
-      * Populates the network clients and establishes the initial network based on
-      * the provider configuration in state.
-      */
--    initializeProvider(): Promise<void>;
-+    initializeProvider(lookup: Boolean): Promise<void>;
-     /**
-      * Refreshes the network meta with EIP-1559 support and the network status
-      * based on the given network client ID.
diff --git a/.yarn/patches/PATCH.txt b/.yarn/patches/PATCH.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cc75703faaa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.yarn/patches/PATCH.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+@metamask-network-controller-npm-18.0.1-c4d0cfaecd.patch
+
+We remove lookupNetwork from initializeProvider in the network controller to prevent network requests before user onboarding is completed.
+The network lookup is done after onboarding is completed, and when the extension reloads if onboarding has been completed.
+This patch is part of a temporary fix that will be reverted soon to make way for a more permanent solution. https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/pull/23005
+You can see the changes before compilation on this branch: https://github.com/MetaMask/core/compare/pnf/ext-23622-review?expand=1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index 73b175f059bb..e0895451ee92 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
       trackMetaMetricsEvent: (...args) =>
         this.metaMetricsController.trackEvent(...args),
     });
-    this.networkController.initializeProvider(false);
+    this.networkController.initializeProvider();
     this.provider =
       this.networkController.getProviderAndBlockTracker().provider;
     this.blockTracker =
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 29aa31de0433..620d820f6e8c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4901,7 +4901,7 @@ __metadata:
 
 "@metamask/network-controller@patch:@metamask/network-controller@npm%3A18.0.1#~/.yarn/patches/@metamask-network-controller-npm-18.0.1-c4d0cfaecd.patch":
   version: 18.0.1
-  resolution: "@metamask/network-controller@patch:@metamask/network-controller@npm%3A18.0.1#~/.yarn/patches/@metamask-network-controller-npm-18.0.1-c4d0cfaecd.patch::version=18.0.1&hash=621add"
+  resolution: "@metamask/network-controller@patch:@metamask/network-controller@npm%3A18.0.1#~/.yarn/patches/@metamask-network-controller-npm-18.0.1-c4d0cfaecd.patch::version=18.0.1&hash=be87e4"
   dependencies:
     "@metamask/base-controller": "npm:^5.0.1"
     "@metamask/controller-utils": "npm:^9.0.1"
@@ -4917,7 +4917,7 @@ __metadata:
     eth-block-tracker: "npm:^8.0.0"
     immer: "npm:^9.0.6"
     uuid: "npm:^8.3.2"
-  checksum: fe4aafe65964a85a7e9828b8a797334839d6a8d93471b3a3f8e7402cdc4891e89133d526077a8fc9a97e20443cd3e48eed8049754513b11eb626f162d4a882f0
+  checksum: 348114ad32db34d4a197422f57f0f394442d1b7a2c79249768b6b061ce64ea0cf6a39d23b743075ef6b8d5778243545061f11aa74d839ec58c14f0386ed96598
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard