diff --git a/packages/selected-network-controller/package.json b/packages/selected-network-controller/package.json
index c3a305d8fb..e2473295ac 100644
--- a/packages/selected-network-controller/package.json
+++ b/packages/selected-network-controller/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     "@metamask/base-controller": "^4.1.1",
     "@metamask/json-rpc-engine": "^7.3.2",
     "@metamask/network-controller": "^17.2.0",
-    "@metamask/permission-controller": "^8.0.0",
     "@metamask/swappable-obj-proxy": "^2.2.0",
     "@metamask/utils": "^8.3.0"
   },
@@ -53,8 +52,7 @@
     "typescript": "~4.8.4"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@metamask/network-controller": "^17.2.0",
-    "@metamask/permission-controller": "^8.0.0"
+    "@metamask/network-controller": "^17.2.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=16.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/selected-network-controller/src/SelectedNetworkController.ts b/packages/selected-network-controller/src/SelectedNetworkController.ts
index d8cabe0539..047265b75d 100644
--- a/packages/selected-network-controller/src/SelectedNetworkController.ts
+++ b/packages/selected-network-controller/src/SelectedNetworkController.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import type {
   NetworkControllerStateChangeEvent,
   ProviderProxy,
 } from '@metamask/network-controller';
-import type { HasPermissions } from '@metamask/permission-controller';
 import { createEventEmitterProxy } from '@metamask/swappable-obj-proxy';
 import type { Patch } from 'immer';
 
@@ -77,6 +76,11 @@ export type SelectedNetworkControllerSetNetworkClientIdForDomainAction = {
   handler: SelectedNetworkController['setNetworkClientIdForDomain'];
 };
 
+type PermissionControllerHasPermissions = {
+  type: `PermissionController:hasPermissions`;
+  handler: (domain: string) => boolean;
+};
+
 export type SelectedNetworkControllerActions =
   | SelectedNetworkControllerGetSelectedNetworkStateAction
   | SelectedNetworkControllerGetNetworkClientIdForDomainAction
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ export type SelectedNetworkControllerActions =
 export type AllowedActions =
   | NetworkControllerGetNetworkClientByIdAction
   | NetworkControllerGetStateAction
-  | HasPermissions;
+  | PermissionControllerHasPermissions;
 
 export type SelectedNetworkControllerEvents =
   SelectedNetworkControllerStateChangeEvent;
@@ -145,10 +149,7 @@ export class SelectedNetworkController extends BaseController<
       const { selectedNetworkClientId } = this.messagingSystem.call(
         'NetworkController:getState',
       );
-      this.setNetworkClientIdForDomain(
-        METAMASK_DOMAIN,
-        selectedNetworkClientId,
-      );
+      this.setNetworkClientIdForMetamask(selectedNetworkClientId);
     }
 
     this.messagingSystem.subscribe(
@@ -217,17 +218,15 @@ export class SelectedNetworkController extends BaseController<
     domain: Domain,
     networkClientId: NetworkClientId,
   ) {
-    // Early return if perDomainNetwork is disabled and the domain is not Metamask, unless it's setting for Metamask specifically
     if (domain !== METAMASK_DOMAIN && !this.state.perDomainNetwork) {
       return;
     }
 
-    // Check and, if not a metamask request, return early if the domain lacks permissions
     if (domain !== METAMASK_DOMAIN && !this.#domainHasPermissions(domain)) {
       return;
     }
 
-    // If setting for Metamask and perDomainNetwork is disabled, update all domains to the Metamask networkClientId
+    // If setting for Metamask and perDomainNetwork is disabled, update all domains to the Metamask networkClientId in order to keep the proxies in sync
     if (domain === METAMASK_DOMAIN && !this.state.perDomainNetwork) {
       Object.entries(this.state.domains).forEach(
         ([entryDomain, networkClientIdForDomain]) => {
@@ -240,7 +239,7 @@ export class SelectedNetworkController extends BaseController<
         },
       );
     }
-    // Update the network client ID for the specified domain
+
     this.#setNetworkClientIdForDomain(domain, networkClientId);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/selected-network-controller/tests/SelectedNetworkMiddleware.test.ts b/packages/selected-network-controller/tests/SelectedNetworkMiddleware.test.ts
index efcdd64813..ece981ffa1 100644
--- a/packages/selected-network-controller/tests/SelectedNetworkMiddleware.test.ts
+++ b/packages/selected-network-controller/tests/SelectedNetworkMiddleware.test.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe('createSelectedNetworkMiddleware', () => {
     expect(req.networkClientId).toBe('mockNetworkClientId');
   });
 
-  it('puts metamask selected networkClientId on request if requesting origin does not have one set', async () => {
+  it('puts metamask selected networkClientId on the request object if the requesting origin does not have one set', async () => {
     const messenger = buildMessenger();
     const middleware = createSelectedNetworkMiddleware(messenger);
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index cb8dfe9747..fcc17862f2 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2412,7 +2412,26 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@metamask/permission-controller@^8.0.0, @metamask/permission-controller@workspace:packages/permission-controller":
+"@metamask/permission-controller@npm:^7.0.0, @metamask/permission-controller@npm:^7.1.0":
+  version: 7.1.0
+  resolution: "@metamask/permission-controller@npm:7.1.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@metamask/base-controller": ^4.0.1
+    "@metamask/controller-utils": ^8.0.1
+    "@metamask/json-rpc-engine": ^7.3.1
+    "@metamask/rpc-errors": ^6.1.0
+    "@metamask/utils": ^8.2.0
+    "@types/deep-freeze-strict": ^1.1.0
+    deep-freeze-strict: ^1.1.1
+    immer: ^9.0.6
+    nanoid: ^3.1.31
+  peerDependencies:
+    "@metamask/approval-controller": ^5.1.1
+  checksum: 889213cca32cbf5b32b7e71c70ded0aeea32eae169ec67fb0d0bc8dcaa183b222f9d5417f657e331d7fb21ecb71f250cf1c932110d4b1e2167972b30bd012098
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"@metamask/permission-controller@workspace:packages/permission-controller":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@metamask/permission-controller@workspace:packages/permission-controller"
   dependencies:
@@ -2439,25 +2458,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@metamask/permission-controller@npm:^7.0.0, @metamask/permission-controller@npm:^7.1.0":
-  version: 7.1.0
-  resolution: "@metamask/permission-controller@npm:7.1.0"
-  dependencies:
-    "@metamask/base-controller": ^4.0.1
-    "@metamask/controller-utils": ^8.0.1
-    "@metamask/json-rpc-engine": ^7.3.1
-    "@metamask/rpc-errors": ^6.1.0
-    "@metamask/utils": ^8.2.0
-    "@types/deep-freeze-strict": ^1.1.0
-    deep-freeze-strict: ^1.1.1
-    immer: ^9.0.6
-    nanoid: ^3.1.31
-  peerDependencies:
-    "@metamask/approval-controller": ^5.1.1
-  checksum: 889213cca32cbf5b32b7e71c70ded0aeea32eae169ec67fb0d0bc8dcaa183b222f9d5417f657e331d7fb21ecb71f250cf1c932110d4b1e2167972b30bd012098
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@metamask/permission-log-controller@workspace:packages/permission-log-controller":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@metamask/permission-log-controller@workspace:packages/permission-log-controller"
@@ -2668,7 +2668,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@metamask/base-controller": ^4.1.1
     "@metamask/json-rpc-engine": ^7.3.2
     "@metamask/network-controller": ^17.2.0
-    "@metamask/permission-controller": ^8.0.0
     "@metamask/swappable-obj-proxy": ^2.2.0
     "@metamask/utils": ^8.3.0
     "@types/jest": ^27.4.1
@@ -2684,7 +2683,6 @@ __metadata:
     typescript: ~4.8.4
   peerDependencies:
     "@metamask/network-controller": ^17.2.0
-    "@metamask/permission-controller": ^8.0.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft