In systems and methods of managing tracking area updates, tracking area update messages received from a wireless device are monitored, where the tracking area update messages are received from a wireless device when the wireless device changes between communicating over a first channel associated with a first tracking area identifier and a second channel associated with a second tracking area identifier. The first tracking area identifier comprises a unique tracking area code and a first network identifier, and the second tracking area identifier comprises the unique tracking area code and a second network identifier. When a number of the tracking area update messages received from the wireless device meets a message threshold, the wireless device is instructed to not send a next tracking area update message.