diff --git a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioV2_0TargetTest.xml b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioV2_0TargetTest.xml
index 67fcdb6..3793bb5 100644
--- a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioV2_0TargetTest.xml
+++ b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioV2_0TargetTest.xml
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct" />
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct-native" />
 
-    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer">
-    </target_preparer>
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer"/>
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.StopServicesSetup"/>
 
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RunCommandTargetPreparer">
-        <option name="run-command" value="stop"/>
         <option name="run-command" value="setprop vts.native_server.on 1"/>
-        <option name="teardown-command" value="start"/>
         <option name="teardown-command" value="setprop vts.native_server.on 0"/>
     </target_preparer>
 
diff --git a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioV4_0TargetTest.xml b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioV4_0TargetTest.xml
index 2084060..f74ca1c 100644
--- a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioV4_0TargetTest.xml
+++ b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioV4_0TargetTest.xml
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct" />
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct-native" />
 
-    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer">
-    </target_preparer>
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer"/>
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.StopServicesSetup"/>
 
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RunCommandTargetPreparer">
-        <option name="run-command" value="stop"/>
         <option name="run-command" value="setprop vts.native_server.on 1"/>
-        <option name="teardown-command" value="start"/>
         <option name="teardown-command" value="setprop vts.native_server.on 0"/>
     </target_preparer>
 
diff --git a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioV5_0TargetTest.xml b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioV5_0TargetTest.xml
index 8b01e41..ccbb629 100644
--- a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioV5_0TargetTest.xml
+++ b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioV5_0TargetTest.xml
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct" />
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct-native" />
 
-    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer">
-    </target_preparer>
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer"/>
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.StopServicesSetup"/>
 
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RunCommandTargetPreparer">
-        <option name="run-command" value="stop"/>
         <option name="run-command" value="setprop vts.native_server.on 1"/>
-        <option name="teardown-command" value="start"/>
         <option name="teardown-command" value="setprop vts.native_server.on 0"/>
     </target_preparer>
 
diff --git a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioV6_0TargetTest.xml b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioV6_0TargetTest.xml
index 05edc0d..f035baf 100644
--- a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioV6_0TargetTest.xml
+++ b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioV6_0TargetTest.xml
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct" />
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct-native" />
 
-    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer">
-    </target_preparer>
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer"/>
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.StopServicesSetup"/>
 
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RunCommandTargetPreparer">
-        <option name="run-command" value="stop"/>
         <option name="run-command" value="setprop vts.native_server.on 1"/>
-        <option name="teardown-command" value="start"/>
         <option name="teardown-command" value="setprop vts.native_server.on 0"/>
     </target_preparer>
 
diff --git a/audio/effect/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV2_0TargetTest.xml b/audio/effect/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV2_0TargetTest.xml
index b6e720b..36d9324 100644
--- a/audio/effect/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV2_0TargetTest.xml
+++ b/audio/effect/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV2_0TargetTest.xml
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct" />
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct-native" />
 
-    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer">
-    </target_preparer>
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer"/>
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.StopServicesSetup"/>
 
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RunCommandTargetPreparer">
-        <option name="run-command" value="stop"/>
         <option name="run-command" value="setprop vts.native_server.on 1"/>
-        <option name="teardown-command" value="start"/>
         <option name="teardown-command" value="setprop vts.native_server.on 0"/>
     </target_preparer>
 
diff --git a/audio/effect/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV4_0TargetTest.xml b/audio/effect/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV4_0TargetTest.xml
index df826c8..091a4dc 100644
--- a/audio/effect/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV4_0TargetTest.xml
+++ b/audio/effect/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV4_0TargetTest.xml
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct" />
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct-native" />
 
-    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer">
-    </target_preparer>
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer"/>
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.StopServicesSetup"/>
 
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RunCommandTargetPreparer">
-        <option name="run-command" value="stop"/>
         <option name="run-command" value="setprop vts.native_server.on 1"/>
-        <option name="teardown-command" value="start"/>
         <option name="teardown-command" value="setprop vts.native_server.on 0"/>
     </target_preparer>
 
diff --git a/audio/effect/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV5_0TargetTest.xml b/audio/effect/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV5_0TargetTest.xml
index 14bdf43..14e90a1 100644
--- a/audio/effect/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV5_0TargetTest.xml
+++ b/audio/effect/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV5_0TargetTest.xml
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct" />
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct-native" />
 
-    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer">
-    </target_preparer>
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer"/>
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.StopServicesSetup"/>
 
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RunCommandTargetPreparer">
-        <option name="run-command" value="stop"/>
         <option name="run-command" value="setprop vts.native_server.on 1"/>
-        <option name="teardown-command" value="start"/>
         <option name="teardown-command" value="setprop vts.native_server.on 0"/>
     </target_preparer>
 
diff --git a/audio/effect/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV6_0TargetTest.xml b/audio/effect/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV6_0TargetTest.xml
index 23adad0..8b6c08f 100644
--- a/audio/effect/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV6_0TargetTest.xml
+++ b/audio/effect/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV6_0TargetTest.xml
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct" />
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct-native" />
 
-    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer">
-    </target_preparer>
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer"/>
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.StopServicesSetup"/>
 
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RunCommandTargetPreparer">
-        <option name="run-command" value="stop"/>
         <option name="run-command" value="setprop vts.native_server.on 1"/>
-        <option name="teardown-command" value="start"/>
         <option name="teardown-command" value="setprop vts.native_server.on 0"/>
     </target_preparer>
 
diff --git a/sensors/1.0/vts/functional/AndroidTest.xml b/sensors/1.0/vts/functional/AndroidTest.xml
index fb0d64c..5011f09 100644
--- a/sensors/1.0/vts/functional/AndroidTest.xml
+++ b/sensors/1.0/vts/functional/AndroidTest.xml
@@ -17,13 +17,8 @@
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct" />
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct-native" />
 
-    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer">
-    </target_preparer>
-
-    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RunCommandTargetPreparer">
-        <option name="run-command" value="stop"/>
-        <option name="teardown-command" value="start"/>
-    </target_preparer>
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer"/>
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.StopServicesSetup"/>
 
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.PushFilePreparer">
         <option name="cleanup" value="true" />
diff --git a/sensors/2.0/vts/functional/AndroidTest.xml b/sensors/2.0/vts/functional/AndroidTest.xml
index b710ed0..b7658a9 100644
--- a/sensors/2.0/vts/functional/AndroidTest.xml
+++ b/sensors/2.0/vts/functional/AndroidTest.xml
@@ -17,13 +17,8 @@
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct" />
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct-native" />
 
-    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer">
-    </target_preparer>
-
-    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RunCommandTargetPreparer">
-        <option name="run-command" value="stop"/>
-        <option name="teardown-command" value="start"/>
-    </target_preparer>
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer"/>
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.StopServicesSetup"/>
 
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.PushFilePreparer">
         <option name="cleanup" value="true" />