diff --git a/internal/netxlite/netx.go b/internal/netxlite/netx.go
index 96cd4a9dd4..23eb9be6e4 100644
--- a/internal/netxlite/netx.go
+++ b/internal/netxlite/netx.go
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ func (netx *Netx) maybeCustomUnderlyingNetwork() *MaybeCustomUnderlyingNetwork {
 	return &MaybeCustomUnderlyingNetwork{netx.Underlying}
 }
 
-// NewTLSHandshakerStdlib is like [netxlite.NewTLSHandshakerStdlib] but the constructed [model.TLSHandshaker]
-// uses the [model.UnderlyingNetwork] configured inside the [Netx] structure.
-func (n *Netx) NewTLSHandshakerStdlib(logger model.DebugLogger) model.TLSHandshaker {
-	return newTLSHandshakerLogger(&tlsHandshakerConfigurable{provider: n.maybeCustomUnderlyingNetwork()}, logger)
-}
-
 // NewHTTPTransportStdlib is like [netxlite.NewHTTPTransportStdlib] but the constructed [model.HTTPTransport]
 // uses the [model.UnderlyingNetwork] configured inside the [Netx] structure.
 func (n *Netx) NewHTTPTransportStdlib(logger model.DebugLogger) model.HTTPTransport {
diff --git a/internal/netxlite/tls.go b/internal/netxlite/tls.go
index a8ed747deb..7e31e2a8bd 100644
--- a/internal/netxlite/tls.go
+++ b/internal/netxlite/tls.go
@@ -163,8 +163,16 @@ var _ TLSConn = &tls.Conn{}
 //
 // 3. that we are going to use Mozilla CA if the [tls.Config]
 // RootCAs field is zero initialized.
+func (netx *Netx) NewTLSHandshakerStdlib(logger model.DebugLogger) model.TLSHandshaker {
+	return newTLSHandshakerLogger(
+		&tlsHandshakerConfigurable{provider: netx.maybeCustomUnderlyingNetwork()}, logger)
+}
+
+// NewTLSHandshakerStdlib is equivalent to creating an empty [*Netx]
+// and calling its NewTLSHandshakerStdlib method.
 func NewTLSHandshakerStdlib(logger model.DebugLogger) model.TLSHandshaker {
-	return newTLSHandshakerLogger(&tlsHandshakerConfigurable{}, logger)
+	netx := &Netx{Underlying: nil}
+	return netx.NewTLSHandshakerStdlib(logger)
 }
 
 // newTLSHandshakerLogger creates a new tlsHandshakerLogger instance.