diff --git a/init/Android.bp b/init/Android.bp
index 9c1ed1522..6b8429960 100644
--- a/init/Android.bp
+++ b/init/Android.bp
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ cc_library_static {
         "selabel.cpp",
         "selinux.cpp",
         "service.cpp",
+        "service_list.cpp",
+        "service_parser.cpp",
         "service_utils.cpp",
         "sigchld_handler.cpp",
         "subcontext.cpp",
@@ -260,6 +262,8 @@ cc_binary {
         "rlimit_parser.cpp",
         "tokenizer.cpp",
         "service.cpp",
+        "service_list.cpp",
+        "service_parser.cpp",
         "service_utils.cpp",
         "subcontext.cpp",
         "subcontext.proto",
diff --git a/init/builtins.cpp b/init/builtins.cpp
index d9b1b8530..f188ef910 100644
--- a/init/builtins.cpp
+++ b/init/builtins.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 #include "selabel.h"
 #include "selinux.h"
 #include "service.h"
+#include "service_list.h"
 #include "subcontext.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
diff --git a/init/host_init_verifier.cpp b/init/host_init_verifier.cpp
index cb861f391..1b4716fd1 100644
--- a/init/host_init_verifier.cpp
+++ b/init/host_init_verifier.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #include "parser.h"
 #include "result.h"
 #include "service.h"
+#include "service_list.h"
+#include "service_parser.h"
 
 #define EXCLUDE_FS_CONFIG_STRUCTURES
 #include "generated_android_ids.h"
diff --git a/init/init.cpp b/init/init.cpp
index 0d3b99f8d..bb12a6e25 100644
--- a/init/init.cpp
+++ b/init/init.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
 #include "security.h"
 #include "selabel.h"
 #include "selinux.h"
+#include "service.h"
+#include "service_parser.h"
 #include "sigchld_handler.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
diff --git a/init/init.h b/init/init.h
index 90ead0edb..198ec2a54 100644
--- a/init/init.h
+++ b/init/init.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "action.h"
 #include "action_manager.h"
 #include "parser.h"
-#include "service.h"
+#include "service_list.h"
 
 namespace android {
 namespace init {
diff --git a/init/init_test.cpp b/init/init_test.cpp
index 18c2b38eb..1bcc5eff2 100644
--- a/init/init_test.cpp
+++ b/init/init_test.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #include "keyword_map.h"
 #include "parser.h"
 #include "service.h"
+#include "service_list.h"
+#include "service_parser.h"
 #include "test_function_map.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
diff --git a/init/reboot.cpp b/init/reboot.cpp
index eaba3ccff..d9d885ce3 100644
--- a/init/reboot.cpp
+++ b/init/reboot.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include "property_service.h"
 #include "reboot_utils.h"
 #include "service.h"
+#include "service_list.h"
 #include "sigchld_handler.h"
 
 #define PROC_SYSRQ "/proc/sysrq-trigger"
diff --git a/init/service.cpp b/init/service.cpp
index 4fe374c45..4ac4571f2 100644
--- a/init/service.cpp
+++ b/init/service.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <system/thread_defs.h>
 
 #include "rlimit_parser.h"
+#include "service_list.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 #if defined(__ANDROID__)
@@ -1072,17 +1073,6 @@ void Service::StopOrReset(int how) {
     }
 }
 
-ServiceList::ServiceList() {}
-
-ServiceList& ServiceList::GetInstance() {
-    static ServiceList instance;
-    return instance;
-}
-
-void ServiceList::AddService(std::unique_ptr<Service> service) {
-    services_.emplace_back(std::move(service));
-}
-
 std::unique_ptr<Service> Service::MakeTemporaryOneshotService(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     // Parse the arguments: exec [SECLABEL [UID [GID]*] --] COMMAND ARGS...
     // SECLABEL can be a - to denote default
@@ -1147,139 +1137,5 @@ std::unique_ptr<Service> Service::MakeTemporaryOneshotService(const std::vector<
                                      nullptr, str_args);
 }
 
-// Shutdown services in the opposite order that they were started.
-const std::vector<Service*> ServiceList::services_in_shutdown_order() const {
-    std::vector<Service*> shutdown_services;
-    for (const auto& service : services_) {
-        if (service->start_order() > 0) shutdown_services.emplace_back(service.get());
-    }
-    std::sort(shutdown_services.begin(), shutdown_services.end(),
-              [](const auto& a, const auto& b) { return a->start_order() > b->start_order(); });
-    return shutdown_services;
-}
-
-void ServiceList::RemoveService(const Service& svc) {
-    auto svc_it = std::find_if(services_.begin(), services_.end(),
-                               [&svc] (const std::unique_ptr<Service>& s) {
-                                   return svc.name() == s->name();
-                               });
-    if (svc_it == services_.end()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    services_.erase(svc_it);
-}
-
-void ServiceList::DumpState() const {
-    for (const auto& s : services_) {
-        s->DumpState();
-    }
-}
-
-void ServiceList::MarkPostData() {
-    post_data_ = true;
-}
-
-bool ServiceList::IsPostData() {
-    return post_data_;
-}
-
-void ServiceList::MarkServicesUpdate() {
-    services_update_finished_ = true;
-
-    // start the delayed services
-    for (const auto& name : delayed_service_names_) {
-        Service* service = FindService(name);
-        if (service == nullptr) {
-            LOG(ERROR) << "delayed service '" << name << "' could not be found.";
-            continue;
-        }
-        if (auto result = service->Start(); !result) {
-            LOG(ERROR) << result.error().message();
-        }
-    }
-    delayed_service_names_.clear();
-}
-
-void ServiceList::DelayService(const Service& service) {
-    if (services_update_finished_) {
-        LOG(ERROR) << "Cannot delay the start of service '" << service.name()
-                   << "' because all services are already updated. Ignoring.";
-        return;
-    }
-    delayed_service_names_.emplace_back(service.name());
-}
-
-Result<void> ServiceParser::ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args,
-                                         const std::string& filename, int line) {
-    if (args.size() < 3) {
-        return Error() << "services must have a name and a program";
-    }
-
-    const std::string& name = args[1];
-    if (!IsValidName(name)) {
-        return Error() << "invalid service name '" << name << "'";
-    }
-
-    filename_ = filename;
-
-    Subcontext* restart_action_subcontext = nullptr;
-    if (subcontexts_) {
-        for (auto& subcontext : *subcontexts_) {
-            if (StartsWith(filename, subcontext.path_prefix())) {
-                restart_action_subcontext = &subcontext;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    std::vector<std::string> str_args(args.begin() + 2, args.end());
-
-    if (SelinuxGetVendorAndroidVersion() <= __ANDROID_API_P__) {
-        if (str_args[0] == "/sbin/watchdogd") {
-            str_args[0] = "/system/bin/watchdogd";
-        }
-    }
-
-    service_ = std::make_unique<Service>(name, restart_action_subcontext, str_args);
-    return {};
-}
-
-Result<void> ServiceParser::ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, int line) {
-    return service_ ? service_->ParseLine(std::move(args)) : Result<void>{};
-}
-
-Result<void> ServiceParser::EndSection() {
-    if (service_) {
-        Service* old_service = service_list_->FindService(service_->name());
-        if (old_service) {
-            if (!service_->is_override()) {
-                return Error() << "ignored duplicate definition of service '" << service_->name()
-                               << "'";
-            }
-
-            if (StartsWith(filename_, "/apex/") && !old_service->is_updatable()) {
-                return Error() << "cannot update a non-updatable service '" << service_->name()
-                               << "' with a config in APEX";
-            }
-
-            service_list_->RemoveService(*old_service);
-            old_service = nullptr;
-        }
-
-        service_list_->AddService(std::move(service_));
-    }
-
-    return {};
-}
-
-bool ServiceParser::IsValidName(const std::string& name) const {
-    // Property names can be any length, but may only contain certain characters.
-    // Property values can contain any characters, but may only be a certain length.
-    // (The latter restriction is needed because `start` and `stop` work by writing
-    // the service name to the "ctl.start" and "ctl.stop" properties.)
-    return IsLegalPropertyName("init.svc." + name) && name.size() <= PROP_VALUE_MAX;
-}
-
 }  // namespace init
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/init/service.h b/init/service.h
index b4356c839..0bfc2e6aa 100644
--- a/init/service.h
+++ b/init/service.h
@@ -238,78 +238,6 @@ class Service {
     bool running_at_post_data_reset_ = false;
 };
 
-class ServiceList {
-  public:
-    static ServiceList& GetInstance();
-
-    // Exposed for testing
-    ServiceList();
-
-    void AddService(std::unique_ptr<Service> service);
-    void RemoveService(const Service& svc);
-
-    template <typename T, typename F = decltype(&Service::name)>
-    Service* FindService(T value, F function = &Service::name) const {
-        auto svc = std::find_if(services_.begin(), services_.end(),
-                                [&function, &value](const std::unique_ptr<Service>& s) {
-                                    return std::invoke(function, s) == value;
-                                });
-        if (svc != services_.end()) {
-            return svc->get();
-        }
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-
-    Service* FindInterface(const std::string& interface_name) {
-        for (const auto& svc : services_) {
-            if (svc->interfaces().count(interface_name) > 0) {
-                return svc.get();
-            }
-        }
-
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-
-    void DumpState() const;
-
-    auto begin() const { return services_.begin(); }
-    auto end() const { return services_.end(); }
-    const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Service>>& services() const { return services_; }
-    const std::vector<Service*> services_in_shutdown_order() const;
-
-    void MarkPostData();
-    bool IsPostData();
-    void MarkServicesUpdate();
-    bool IsServicesUpdated() const { return services_update_finished_; }
-    void DelayService(const Service& service);
-
-  private:
-    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Service>> services_;
-
-    bool post_data_ = false;
-    bool services_update_finished_ = false;
-    std::vector<std::string> delayed_service_names_;
-};
-
-class ServiceParser : public SectionParser {
-  public:
-    ServiceParser(ServiceList* service_list, std::vector<Subcontext>* subcontexts)
-        : service_list_(service_list), subcontexts_(subcontexts), service_(nullptr) {}
-    Result<void> ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, const std::string& filename,
-                              int line) override;
-    Result<void> ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, int line) override;
-    Result<void> EndSection() override;
-    void EndFile() override { filename_ = ""; }
-
-  private:
-    bool IsValidName(const std::string& name) const;
-
-    ServiceList* service_list_;
-    std::vector<Subcontext>* subcontexts_;
-    std::unique_ptr<Service> service_;
-    std::string filename_;
-};
-
 }  // namespace init
 }  // namespace android
 
diff --git a/init/service_list.cpp b/init/service_list.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a4818350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init/service_list.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "service_list.h"
+
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace init {
+
+ServiceList::ServiceList() {}
+
+ServiceList& ServiceList::GetInstance() {
+    static ServiceList instance;
+    return instance;
+}
+
+void ServiceList::AddService(std::unique_ptr<Service> service) {
+    services_.emplace_back(std::move(service));
+}
+
+// Shutdown services in the opposite order that they were started.
+const std::vector<Service*> ServiceList::services_in_shutdown_order() const {
+    std::vector<Service*> shutdown_services;
+    for (const auto& service : services_) {
+        if (service->start_order() > 0) shutdown_services.emplace_back(service.get());
+    }
+    std::sort(shutdown_services.begin(), shutdown_services.end(),
+              [](const auto& a, const auto& b) { return a->start_order() > b->start_order(); });
+    return shutdown_services;
+}
+
+void ServiceList::RemoveService(const Service& svc) {
+    auto svc_it = std::find_if(
+            services_.begin(), services_.end(),
+            [&svc](const std::unique_ptr<Service>& s) { return svc.name() == s->name(); });
+    if (svc_it == services_.end()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    services_.erase(svc_it);
+}
+
+void ServiceList::DumpState() const {
+    for (const auto& s : services_) {
+        s->DumpState();
+    }
+}
+
+void ServiceList::MarkPostData() {
+    post_data_ = true;
+}
+
+bool ServiceList::IsPostData() {
+    return post_data_;
+}
+
+void ServiceList::MarkServicesUpdate() {
+    services_update_finished_ = true;
+
+    // start the delayed services
+    for (const auto& name : delayed_service_names_) {
+        Service* service = FindService(name);
+        if (service == nullptr) {
+            LOG(ERROR) << "delayed service '" << name << "' could not be found.";
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (auto result = service->Start(); !result) {
+            LOG(ERROR) << result.error().message();
+        }
+    }
+    delayed_service_names_.clear();
+}
+
+void ServiceList::DelayService(const Service& service) {
+    if (services_update_finished_) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Cannot delay the start of service '" << service.name()
+                   << "' because all services are already updated. Ignoring.";
+        return;
+    }
+    delayed_service_names_.emplace_back(service.name());
+}
+
+}  // namespace init
+}  // namespace android
diff --git a/init/service_list.h b/init/service_list.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2136a217a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init/service_list.h
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "service.h"
+
+namespace android {
+namespace init {
+
+class ServiceList {
+  public:
+    static ServiceList& GetInstance();
+
+    // Exposed for testing
+    ServiceList();
+
+    void AddService(std::unique_ptr<Service> service);
+    void RemoveService(const Service& svc);
+
+    template <typename T, typename F = decltype(&Service::name)>
+    Service* FindService(T value, F function = &Service::name) const {
+        auto svc = std::find_if(services_.begin(), services_.end(),
+                                [&function, &value](const std::unique_ptr<Service>& s) {
+                                    return std::invoke(function, s) == value;
+                                });
+        if (svc != services_.end()) {
+            return svc->get();
+        }
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    Service* FindInterface(const std::string& interface_name) {
+        for (const auto& svc : services_) {
+            if (svc->interfaces().count(interface_name) > 0) {
+                return svc.get();
+            }
+        }
+
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    void DumpState() const;
+
+    auto begin() const { return services_.begin(); }
+    auto end() const { return services_.end(); }
+    const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Service>>& services() const { return services_; }
+    const std::vector<Service*> services_in_shutdown_order() const;
+
+    void MarkPostData();
+    bool IsPostData();
+    void MarkServicesUpdate();
+    bool IsServicesUpdated() const { return services_update_finished_; }
+    void DelayService(const Service& service);
+
+  private:
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Service>> services_;
+
+    bool post_data_ = false;
+    bool services_update_finished_ = false;
+    std::vector<std::string> delayed_service_names_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace init
+}  // namespace android
diff --git a/init/service_parser.cpp b/init/service_parser.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cdfaff3c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init/service_parser.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "service_parser.h"
+
+#include <android-base/strings.h>
+
+#include "util.h"
+
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+#include <sys/system_properties.h>
+
+#include "selinux.h"
+#else
+#include "host_init_stubs.h"
+#endif
+
+using android::base::StartsWith;
+
+namespace android {
+namespace init {
+
+Result<void> ServiceParser::ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args,
+                                         const std::string& filename, int line) {
+    if (args.size() < 3) {
+        return Error() << "services must have a name and a program";
+    }
+
+    const std::string& name = args[1];
+    if (!IsValidName(name)) {
+        return Error() << "invalid service name '" << name << "'";
+    }
+
+    filename_ = filename;
+
+    Subcontext* restart_action_subcontext = nullptr;
+    if (subcontexts_) {
+        for (auto& subcontext : *subcontexts_) {
+            if (StartsWith(filename, subcontext.path_prefix())) {
+                restart_action_subcontext = &subcontext;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    std::vector<std::string> str_args(args.begin() + 2, args.end());
+
+    if (SelinuxGetVendorAndroidVersion() <= __ANDROID_API_P__) {
+        if (str_args[0] == "/sbin/watchdogd") {
+            str_args[0] = "/system/bin/watchdogd";
+        }
+    }
+
+    service_ = std::make_unique<Service>(name, restart_action_subcontext, str_args);
+    return {};
+}
+
+Result<void> ServiceParser::ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, int line) {
+    return service_ ? service_->ParseLine(std::move(args)) : Result<void>{};
+}
+
+Result<void> ServiceParser::EndSection() {
+    if (service_) {
+        Service* old_service = service_list_->FindService(service_->name());
+        if (old_service) {
+            if (!service_->is_override()) {
+                return Error() << "ignored duplicate definition of service '" << service_->name()
+                               << "'";
+            }
+
+            if (StartsWith(filename_, "/apex/") && !old_service->is_updatable()) {
+                return Error() << "cannot update a non-updatable service '" << service_->name()
+                               << "' with a config in APEX";
+            }
+
+            service_list_->RemoveService(*old_service);
+            old_service = nullptr;
+        }
+
+        service_list_->AddService(std::move(service_));
+    }
+
+    return {};
+}
+
+bool ServiceParser::IsValidName(const std::string& name) const {
+    // Property names can be any length, but may only contain certain characters.
+    // Property values can contain any characters, but may only be a certain length.
+    // (The latter restriction is needed because `start` and `stop` work by writing
+    // the service name to the "ctl.start" and "ctl.stop" properties.)
+    return IsLegalPropertyName("init.svc." + name) && name.size() <= PROP_VALUE_MAX;
+}
+
+}  // namespace init
+}  // namespace android
diff --git a/init/service_parser.h b/init/service_parser.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8efe2ef46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init/service_parser.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "parser.h"
+#include "service.h"
+#include "service_list.h"
+#include "subcontext.h"
+
+namespace android {
+namespace init {
+
+class ServiceParser : public SectionParser {
+  public:
+    ServiceParser(ServiceList* service_list, std::vector<Subcontext>* subcontexts)
+        : service_list_(service_list), subcontexts_(subcontexts), service_(nullptr) {}
+    Result<void> ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, const std::string& filename,
+                              int line) override;
+    Result<void> ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, int line) override;
+    Result<void> EndSection() override;
+    void EndFile() override { filename_ = ""; }
+
+  private:
+    bool IsValidName(const std::string& name) const;
+
+    ServiceList* service_list_;
+    std::vector<Subcontext>* subcontexts_;
+    std::unique_ptr<Service> service_;
+    std::string filename_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace init
+}  // namespace android
diff --git a/init/sigchld_handler.cpp b/init/sigchld_handler.cpp
index 987b2f98c..c9a09cd89 100644
--- a/init/sigchld_handler.cpp
+++ b/init/sigchld_handler.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 #include "init.h"
 #include "service.h"
+#include "service_list.h"
 
 using android::base::StringPrintf;
 using android::base::boot_clock;