diff --git a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioV2_0TargetTest.xml b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioV2_0TargetTest.xml
index 67fcdb64c3..3793bb5caa 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 2084060703..f74ca1cf78 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 8b01e41fec..ccbb6295cc 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 05edc0dc7d..f035bafa29 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 b6e720b711..36d9324a64 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 df826c8dd7..091a4dc6a7 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 14bdf432b4..14e90a1f8f 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 23adad0d22..8b6c08f1d1 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 fb0d64c215..5011f09bfb 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 b710ed0f06..b7658a9624 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" />