diff --git a/toolbox/Android.mk b/toolbox/Android.mk
index 23af1f9bc..c7b6d4c0b 100644
--- a/toolbox/Android.mk
+++ b/toolbox/Android.mk
@@ -34,13 +34,10 @@ OUR_TOOLS := \
     getevent \
     newfs_msdos \
     sendevent \
-    start \
-    stop \
 
 ALL_TOOLS = $(BSD_TOOLS) $(OUR_TOOLS)
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
-    start_stop.cpp \
     toolbox.c \
     $(patsubst %,%.c,$(OUR_TOOLS)) \
 
diff --git a/toolbox/start.c b/toolbox/start.c
deleted file mode 100644
index cca5fef61..000000000
--- a/toolbox/start.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* Needed by Android.mk. Actual code in start_stop.cpp. */
diff --git a/toolbox/start_stop.cpp b/toolbox/start_stop.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index dc48c0c0c..000000000
--- a/toolbox/start_stop.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-#include <error.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include <cutils/properties.h>
-
-static const char* services[] = {
-  "netd",
-  "surfaceflinger",
-  "zygote",
-  "zygote_secondary",
-};
-
-static int start_stop(bool start, int argc, char* argv[]) {
-  if (getuid() != 0) error(1, 0, "must be root");
-  const char* property = start ? "ctl.start" : "ctl.stop";
-  if (argc > 2) {
-    error(1, 0, "usage: %s [SERVICE]\n", argv[0]);
-  } else if (argc == 2) {
-    property_set(property, argv[1]);
-  } else {
-    if (start) {
-      for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(services)/sizeof(services[0]); ++i) {
-        property_set(property, services[i]);
-      }
-    } else {
-      for (int i = sizeof(services)/sizeof(services[0]) - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
-        property_set(property, services[i]);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-
-extern "C" int start_main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-  return start_stop(true, argc, argv);
-}
-
-extern "C" int stop_main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-  return start_stop(false, argc, argv);
-}
diff --git a/toolbox/stop.c b/toolbox/stop.c
deleted file mode 100644
index cca5fef61..000000000
--- a/toolbox/stop.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* Needed by Android.mk. Actual code in start_stop.cpp. */