diff --git a/tests/cts/hostside/AndroidTest.xml b/tests/cts/hostside/AndroidTest.xml
index c96fea41b0..0656cae3ca 100644
--- a/tests/cts/hostside/AndroidTest.xml
+++ b/tests/cts/hostside/AndroidTest.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="cts" />
     <option name="config-descriptor:metadata" key="component" value="networking" />
     <target_preparer class="com.android.cts.net.NetPolicyTestsPreparer" />
+
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RunCommandTargetPreparer">
+        <option name="teardown-command" value="cmd power set-mode 0" />
+        <option name="teardown-command" value="cmd battery reset" />
+    </target_preparer>
+
     <test class="com.android.compatibility.common.tradefed.testtype.JarHostTest" >
         <option name="jar" value="CtsHostsideNetworkTests.jar" />
         <option name="runtime-hint" value="3m56s" />
diff --git a/tests/cts/hostside/app/src/com/android/cts/net/hostside/AbstractRestrictBackgroundNetworkTestCase.java b/tests/cts/hostside/app/src/com/android/cts/net/hostside/AbstractRestrictBackgroundNetworkTestCase.java
index db7904e775..03659dc36f 100644
--- a/tests/cts/hostside/app/src/com/android/cts/net/hostside/AbstractRestrictBackgroundNetworkTestCase.java
+++ b/tests/cts/hostside/app/src/com/android/cts/net/hostside/AbstractRestrictBackgroundNetworkTestCase.java
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ abstract class AbstractRestrictBackgroundNetworkTestCase extends Instrumentation
 
     @Override
     protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
-        batteryReset();
         if (!mIsLocationOn) {
             disableLocation();
         }
@@ -818,20 +817,12 @@ abstract class AbstractRestrictBackgroundNetworkTestCase extends Instrumentation
 
     protected void turnBatteryOn() throws Exception {
         executeSilentShellCommand("cmd battery unplug");
-        executeSilentShellCommand("cmd battery set status "
-                + BatteryManager.BATTERY_STATUS_NOT_CHARGING);
         assertBatteryState(false);
     }
 
     protected void turnBatteryOff() throws Exception {
-        executeSilentShellCommand("cmd battery set ac " + BatteryManager.BATTERY_PLUGGED_AC);
-        executeSilentShellCommand("cmd battery set status "
-                + BatteryManager.BATTERY_STATUS_CHARGING);
-        assertBatteryState(true);
-    }
-
-    private void batteryReset() throws Exception {
         executeSilentShellCommand("cmd battery reset");
+        assertBatteryState(true);
     }
 
     private void assertBatteryState(boolean pluggedIn) throws Exception {