diff --git a/cosmic-core/cosmic-flyway/src/main/resources/db/migration/V2_38__nullify_DNS_servers_private.sql b/cosmic-core/cosmic-flyway/src/main/resources/db/migration/V2_38__nullify_DNS_servers_private.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ea602d1ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cosmic-core/cosmic-flyway/src/main/resources/db/migration/V2_38__nullify_DNS_servers_private.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- Nullify DNS servers for Private networks
+UPDATE `networks` SET dns1=NULL, dns2=NULL WHERE guest_type = 'Private' AND removed is NULL;
diff --git a/cosmic-core/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/com/cloud/engine/orchestration/NetworkOrchestrator.java b/cosmic-core/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/com/cloud/engine/orchestration/NetworkOrchestrator.java
index f4c65046cf..935ff847fa 100644
--- a/cosmic-core/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/com/cloud/engine/orchestration/NetworkOrchestrator.java
+++ b/cosmic-core/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/com/cloud/engine/orchestration/NetworkOrchestrator.java
@@ -2216,7 +2216,6 @@ public NetworkProfile convertNetworkToNetworkProfile(final long networkId) {
         profile.setDns2(network.getDns2());
         profile.setDhcpTftpServer(network.getDhcpTftpServer());
         profile.setDhcpBootfileName(network.getDhcpBootfileName());
-        guru.updateNetworkProfile(profile);
 
         return profile;
     }
diff --git a/cosmic-core/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/NetworkServiceImpl.java b/cosmic-core/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/NetworkServiceImpl.java
index 9f551a8d15..f6bbe2bae4 100644
--- a/cosmic-core/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/NetworkServiceImpl.java
+++ b/cosmic-core/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/NetworkServiceImpl.java
@@ -901,6 +901,10 @@ && areServicesSupportedByNetworkOffering(ntwkOff.getId(), Service.SourceNat))) {
             ip6Gateway = NetUtils.getCidrHostAddress6(ip6Cidr);
         }
 
+        if (ntwkOff.getGuestType() == GuestType.Private && (dns1 != null || dns2 != null)) {
+            throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Network of type Private does not support setting DNS servers");
+        }
+
         Network network = commitNetwork(networkOfferingId, gateway, startIP, endIP, netmask, networkDomain, vlanId, name, displayText, caller, physicalNetworkId, zoneId, domainId,
                 isDomainSpecific, subdomainAccess, vpcId, startIPv6, endIPv6, ip6Gateway, ip6Cidr, displayNetwork, aclId, isolatedPvlan, ntwkOff, pNtwk, aclType, owner, cidr,
                 createVlan, dns1, dns2, ipExclusionList, getDhcpTftpServer, getDhcpBootfileName);
diff --git a/cosmic-core/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/guru/GuestNetworkGuru.java b/cosmic-core/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/guru/GuestNetworkGuru.java
index 729badf711..6e8bbb9e82 100644
--- a/cosmic-core/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/guru/GuestNetworkGuru.java
+++ b/cosmic-core/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/guru/GuestNetworkGuru.java
@@ -466,7 +466,6 @@ public boolean trash(final Network network, final NetworkOffering offering) {
 
     @Override
     public void updateNetworkProfile(final NetworkProfile networkProfile) {
-        final DataCenter dc = _dcDao.findById(networkProfile.getDataCenterId());
         if (networkProfile.getDns1() != null && networkProfile.getDns1().equals("")) {
             networkProfile.setDns1(null);
         }
diff --git a/cosmic-core/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/guru/PrivateNetworkGuru.java b/cosmic-core/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/guru/PrivateNetworkGuru.java
index 5c961e3c07..784bbee4ab 100644
--- a/cosmic-core/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/guru/PrivateNetworkGuru.java
+++ b/cosmic-core/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/guru/PrivateNetworkGuru.java
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ protected void getIp(final NicProfile nic, final DataCenter dc, final Network ne
             nic.setMacAddress(ip.getMacAddress());
         }
 
-        nic.setIPv4Dns1(dc.getDns1());
-        nic.setIPv4Dns2(dc.getDns2());
+        nic.setIPv4Dns1(null);
+        nic.setIPv4Dns2(null);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -284,10 +284,9 @@ public void deallocate(final Network network, final NicProfile nic, final Virtua
 
     @Override
     public void updateNicProfile(final NicProfile profile, final Network network) {
-        final DataCenter dc = _entityMgr.findById(DataCenter.class, network.getDataCenterId());
         if (profile != null) {
-            profile.setIPv4Dns1(dc.getDns1());
-            profile.setIPv4Dns2(dc.getDns2());
+            profile.setIPv4Dns1(null);
+            profile.setIPv4Dns2(null);
         }
     }
 
@@ -303,9 +302,6 @@ public boolean trash(final Network network, final NetworkOffering offering) {
 
     @Override
     public void updateNetworkProfile(final NetworkProfile networkProfile) {
-        final DataCenter dc = _entityMgr.findById(DataCenter.class, networkProfile.getDataCenterId());
-        networkProfile.setDns1(dc.getDns1());
-        networkProfile.setDns2(dc.getDns2());
     }
 
     @Override