diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/Android.bp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/Android.bp
index 63da4e2..00bc621 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/Android.bp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/Android.bp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
         "libutils",
     ],
     static_libs: [
-        "libhwcomposer-client",
         "libtrace_proto",
         "libgmock"
     ],
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/FakeComposerClient.h b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/FakeComposerClient.h
index 7c111dc..95c274a 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/FakeComposerClient.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/FakeComposerClient.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #define HWC2_USE_CPP11
 #define HWC2_INCLUDE_STRINGIFICATION
-#include "ComposerClient.h"
+#include <composer-hal/2.1/ComposerClient.h>
 #undef HWC2_USE_CPP11
 #undef HWC2_INCLUDE_STRINGIFICATION
 #include "RenderState.h"
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
 using namespace android::hardware::graphics::composer::V2_1;
 using namespace android::hardware::graphics::composer::V2_1::hal;
-using namespace android::hardware::graphics::composer::V2_1::implementation;
 using namespace android::hardware;
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/FakeComposerService.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/FakeComposerService.cpp
index c411604..f70cbdb 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/FakeComposerService.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/FakeComposerService.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
 
 Return<void> FakeComposerService::createClient(createClient_cb hidl_cb) {
     ALOGI("FakeComposerService::createClient %p", mClient.get());
-    mClient->initialize();
+    if (!mClient->init()) {
+        LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL("failed to initialize ComposerClient");
+    }
     hidl_cb(Error::NONE, mClient);
     return Void();
 }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/FakeComposerService.h b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/FakeComposerService.h
index 5204084..c439b7e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/FakeComposerService.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/FakeComposerService.h
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "ComposerClient.h"
+#include <composer-hal/2.1/ComposerClient.h>
 
 using namespace android::hardware::graphics::composer::V2_1;
-using namespace android::hardware::graphics::composer::V2_1::implementation;
+using namespace android::hardware::graphics::composer::V2_1::hal;
 using android::hardware::Return;
 
 namespace sftest {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/SFFakeHwc_test.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/SFFakeHwc_test.cpp
index 1873832..74b2efc 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/SFFakeHwc_test.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/SFFakeHwc_test.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
     // interface instead of the current Composer interface might also
     // change the situation.
     mMockComposer = new MockComposerClient;
-    sp<ComposerClient> client = new ComposerClient(*mMockComposer);
+    sp<ComposerClient> client = new ComposerClient(mMockComposer);
     mMockComposer->setClient(client.get());
     mFakeService = new FakeComposerService(client);
     (void)mFakeService->registerAsService("mock");
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
     // TODO: See TODO comment at DisplayTest::SetUp for background on
     // the lifetime of the FakeComposerClient.
     sFakeComposer = new FakeComposerClient;
-    sp<ComposerClient> client = new ComposerClient(*sFakeComposer);
+    sp<ComposerClient> client = new ComposerClient(sFakeComposer);
     sFakeComposer->setClient(client.get());
     sp<IComposer> fakeService = new FakeComposerService(client);
     (void)fakeService->registerAsService("mock");
diff --git a/services/vr/hardware_composer/Android.bp b/services/vr/hardware_composer/Android.bp
index 5555793..90edf69 100644
--- a/services/vr/hardware_composer/Android.bp
+++ b/services/vr/hardware_composer/Android.bp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
   static_libs: [
     "libbroadcastring",
-    "libhwcomposer-client",
     "libdisplay",
   ],
 
@@ -40,10 +39,6 @@
     "android.hardware.graphics.composer@2.1-hal",
   ],
 
-  export_static_lib_headers: [
-    "libhwcomposer-client",
-  ],
-
   export_shared_lib_headers: [
     "android.frameworks.vr.composer@1.0",
     "android.hardware.graphics.composer@2.1",
diff --git a/services/vr/hardware_composer/impl/vr_composer_client.cpp b/services/vr/hardware_composer/impl/vr_composer_client.cpp
index 8794ec9..4b90031 100644
--- a/services/vr/hardware_composer/impl/vr_composer_client.cpp
+++ b/services/vr/hardware_composer/impl/vr_composer_client.cpp
@@ -24,64 +24,31 @@
 
 namespace android {
 namespace dvr {
-namespace {
 
 using android::hardware::graphics::common::V1_0::PixelFormat;
 using android::frameworks::vr::composer::V1_0::IVrComposerClient;
 
-class ComposerClientImpl : public ComposerClient {
- public:
-  ComposerClientImpl(android::dvr::VrHwc& hal);
-  virtual ~ComposerClientImpl();
+VrComposerClient::VrComposerClient(dvr::VrHwc& hal)
+    : ComposerClient(&hal), mVrHal(hal) {
+  if (!init()) {
+      LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL("failed to initialize VrComposerClient");
+  }
+}
 
- private:
-  class VrCommandEngine : public ComposerCommandEngine {
-   public:
-    VrCommandEngine(ComposerClientImpl& client);
-    ~VrCommandEngine() override;
-
-    bool executeCommand(IComposerClient::Command command,
-                        uint16_t length) override;
-
-   private:
-    bool executeSetLayerInfo(uint16_t length);
-    bool executeSetClientTargetMetadata(uint16_t length);
-    bool executeSetLayerBufferMetadata(uint16_t length);
-
-    IVrComposerClient::BufferMetadata readBufferMetadata();
-
-    ComposerClientImpl& mVrClient;
-    android::dvr::VrHwc& mVrHal;
-
-    VrCommandEngine(const VrCommandEngine&) = delete;
-    void operator=(const VrCommandEngine&) = delete;
-  };
-
-  std::unique_ptr<ComposerCommandEngine> createCommandEngine() override;
-
-  dvr::VrHwc& mVrHal;
-
-  ComposerClientImpl(const ComposerClientImpl&) = delete;
-  void operator=(const ComposerClientImpl&) = delete;
-};
-
-ComposerClientImpl::ComposerClientImpl(android::dvr::VrHwc& hal)
-    : ComposerClient(hal), mVrHal(hal) {}
-
-ComposerClientImpl::~ComposerClientImpl() {}
+VrComposerClient::~VrComposerClient() {}
 
 std::unique_ptr<ComposerCommandEngine>
-ComposerClientImpl::createCommandEngine() {
+VrComposerClient::createCommandEngine() {
   return std::unique_ptr<VrCommandEngine>(new VrCommandEngine(*this));
 }
 
-ComposerClientImpl::VrCommandEngine::VrCommandEngine(ComposerClientImpl& client)
-    : ComposerCommandEngine(&client.mHal, client.mResources.get()), mVrClient(client),
+VrComposerClient::VrCommandEngine::VrCommandEngine(VrComposerClient& client)
+    : ComposerCommandEngine(client.mHal, client.mResources.get()), mVrClient(client),
       mVrHal(client.mVrHal) {}
 
-ComposerClientImpl::VrCommandEngine::~VrCommandEngine() {}
+VrComposerClient::VrCommandEngine::~VrCommandEngine() {}
 
-bool ComposerClientImpl::VrCommandEngine::executeCommand(
+bool VrComposerClient::VrCommandEngine::executeCommand(
     IComposerClient::Command command, uint16_t length) {
   IVrComposerClient::VrCommand vrCommand =
       static_cast<IVrComposerClient::VrCommand>(command);
@@ -97,7 +64,7 @@
   }
 }
 
-bool ComposerClientImpl::VrCommandEngine::executeSetLayerInfo(uint16_t length) {
+bool VrComposerClient::VrCommandEngine::executeSetLayerInfo(uint16_t length) {
   if (length != 2) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -110,7 +77,7 @@
   return true;
 }
 
-bool ComposerClientImpl::VrCommandEngine::executeSetClientTargetMetadata(
+bool VrComposerClient::VrCommandEngine::executeSetClientTargetMetadata(
     uint16_t length) {
   if (length != 7)
     return false;
@@ -122,7 +89,7 @@
   return true;
 }
 
-bool ComposerClientImpl::VrCommandEngine::executeSetLayerBufferMetadata(
+bool VrComposerClient::VrCommandEngine::executeSetLayerBufferMetadata(
     uint16_t length) {
   if (length != 7)
     return false;
@@ -136,7 +103,7 @@
 }
 
 IVrComposerClient::BufferMetadata
-ComposerClientImpl::VrCommandEngine::readBufferMetadata() {
+VrComposerClient::VrCommandEngine::readBufferMetadata() {
   IVrComposerClient::BufferMetadata metadata = {
     .width = read(),
     .height = read(),
@@ -148,136 +115,5 @@
   return metadata;
 }
 
-}  // namespace
-
-VrComposerClient::VrComposerClient(dvr::VrHwc& hal)
-    : client_(new ComposerClientImpl(hal)) {
-  client_->initialize();
-}
-
-VrComposerClient::~VrComposerClient() {}
-
-void VrComposerClient::onHotplug(Display display,
-    IComposerCallback::Connection connected) {
-  client_->onHotplug(display, connected);
-}
-
-void VrComposerClient::onRefresh(Display display) {
-  client_->onRefresh(display);
-}
-
-Return<void> VrComposerClient::registerCallback(
-    const sp<IComposerCallback>& callback) {
-  return client_->registerCallback(callback);
-}
-
-Return<uint32_t> VrComposerClient::getMaxVirtualDisplayCount() {
-  return client_->getMaxVirtualDisplayCount();
-}
-
-Return<void> VrComposerClient::createVirtualDisplay(uint32_t width,
-    uint32_t height, PixelFormat formatHint, uint32_t outputBufferSlotCount,
-    createVirtualDisplay_cb hidl_cb) {
-  return client_->createVirtualDisplay(
-      width, height, formatHint, outputBufferSlotCount, hidl_cb);
-}
-
-Return<Error> VrComposerClient::destroyVirtualDisplay(Display display) {
-  return client_->destroyVirtualDisplay(display);
-}
-
-Return<void> VrComposerClient::createLayer(Display display,
-    uint32_t bufferSlotCount, createLayer_cb hidl_cb) {
-  return client_->createLayer(display, bufferSlotCount, hidl_cb);
-}
-
-Return<Error> VrComposerClient::destroyLayer(Display display, Layer layer) {
-  return client_->destroyLayer(display, layer);
-}
-
-Return<void> VrComposerClient::getActiveConfig(Display display,
-    getActiveConfig_cb hidl_cb) {
-  return client_->getActiveConfig(display, hidl_cb);
-}
-
-Return<Error> VrComposerClient::getClientTargetSupport(Display display,
-    uint32_t width, uint32_t height, PixelFormat format, Dataspace dataspace) {
-  return client_->getClientTargetSupport(display, width, height, format,
-                                         dataspace);
-}
-
-Return<void> VrComposerClient::getColorModes(Display display,
-    getColorModes_cb hidl_cb) {
-  return client_->getColorModes(display, hidl_cb);
-}
-
-Return<void> VrComposerClient::getDisplayAttribute(Display display,
-    Config config, Attribute attribute, getDisplayAttribute_cb hidl_cb) {
-  return client_->getDisplayAttribute(display, config, attribute, hidl_cb);
-}
-
-Return<void> VrComposerClient::getDisplayConfigs(Display display,
-    getDisplayConfigs_cb hidl_cb) {
-  return client_->getDisplayConfigs(display, hidl_cb);
-}
-
-Return<void> VrComposerClient::getDisplayName(Display display,
-    getDisplayName_cb hidl_cb) {
-  return client_->getDisplayName(display, hidl_cb);
-}
-
-Return<void> VrComposerClient::getDisplayType(Display display,
-    getDisplayType_cb hidl_cb) {
-  return client_->getDisplayType(display, hidl_cb);
-}
-
-Return<void> VrComposerClient::getDozeSupport(
-    Display display, getDozeSupport_cb hidl_cb) {
-  return client_->getDozeSupport(display, hidl_cb);
-}
-
-Return<void> VrComposerClient::getHdrCapabilities(
-    Display display, getHdrCapabilities_cb hidl_cb) {
-  return client_->getHdrCapabilities(display, hidl_cb);
-}
-
-Return<Error> VrComposerClient::setActiveConfig(Display display,
-    Config config) {
-  return client_->setActiveConfig(display, config);
-}
-
-Return<Error> VrComposerClient::setColorMode(Display display, ColorMode mode) {
-  return client_->setColorMode(display, mode);
-}
-
-Return<Error> VrComposerClient::setPowerMode(Display display, PowerMode mode) {
-  return client_->setPowerMode(display, mode);
-}
-
-Return<Error> VrComposerClient::setVsyncEnabled(Display display,
-    Vsync enabled) {
-  return client_->setVsyncEnabled(display, enabled);
-}
-
-Return<Error> VrComposerClient::setClientTargetSlotCount(
-    Display display, uint32_t clientTargetSlotCount) {
-  return client_->setClientTargetSlotCount(display, clientTargetSlotCount);
-}
-
-Return<Error> VrComposerClient::setInputCommandQueue(
-    const hardware::MQDescriptorSync<uint32_t>& descriptor) {
-  return client_->setInputCommandQueue(descriptor);
-}
-
-Return<void> VrComposerClient::getOutputCommandQueue(
-    getOutputCommandQueue_cb hidl_cb) {
-  return client_->getOutputCommandQueue(hidl_cb);
-}
-
-Return<void> VrComposerClient::executeCommands(uint32_t inLength,
-    const hidl_vec<hidl_handle>& inHandles, executeCommands_cb hidl_cb) {
-  return client_->executeCommands(inLength, inHandles, hidl_cb);
-}
-
 }  // namespace dvr
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/services/vr/hardware_composer/impl/vr_composer_client.h b/services/vr/hardware_composer/impl/vr_composer_client.h
index 4a4096e..76b1c4f 100644
--- a/services/vr/hardware_composer/impl/vr_composer_client.h
+++ b/services/vr/hardware_composer/impl/vr_composer_client.h
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 #ifndef ANDROID_DVR_HARDWARE_COMPOSER_IMPL_VR_COMPOSER_CLIENT_H
 #define ANDROID_DVR_HARDWARE_COMPOSER_IMPL_VR_COMPOSER_CLIENT_H
 
-#include <ComposerClient.h>
 #include <android/frameworks/vr/composer/1.0/IVrComposerClient.h>
 #include <composer-command-buffer/2.1/ComposerCommandBuffer.h>
+#include <composer-hal/2.1/ComposerClient.h>
 #include <composer-hal/2.1/ComposerCommandEngine.h>
 
 namespace android {
@@ -27,67 +27,45 @@
 
 class VrHwc;
 
-using hardware::graphics::common::V1_0::PixelFormat;
 using hardware::graphics::composer::V2_1::hal::ComposerCommandEngine;
-using hardware::graphics::composer::V2_1::implementation::ComposerClient;
+using hardware::graphics::composer::V2_1::hal::ComposerHal;
+using hardware::graphics::composer::V2_1::hal::detail::ComposerClientImpl;
 
-class VrComposerClient : public IVrComposerClient {
+using ComposerClient = ComposerClientImpl<IVrComposerClient, ComposerHal>;
+
+class VrComposerClient : public ComposerClient {
  public:
   VrComposerClient(android::dvr::VrHwc& hal);
   virtual ~VrComposerClient();
 
-  void onHotplug(Display display, IComposerCallback::Connection connected);
-  void onRefresh(Display display);
-
-  // IComposerClient
-  Return<void> registerCallback(const sp<IComposerCallback>& callback) override;
-  Return<uint32_t> getMaxVirtualDisplayCount() override;
-  Return<void> createVirtualDisplay(
-      uint32_t width, uint32_t height, PixelFormat formatHint,
-      uint32_t outputBufferSlotCount, createVirtualDisplay_cb hidl_cb) override;
-  Return<Error> destroyVirtualDisplay(Display display) override;
-  Return<void> createLayer(Display display, uint32_t bufferSlotCount,
-                           createLayer_cb hidl_cb) override;
-  Return<Error> destroyLayer(Display display, Layer layer) override;
-  Return<void> getActiveConfig(Display display,
-                               getActiveConfig_cb hidl_cb) override;
-  Return<Error> getClientTargetSupport(
-      Display display, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, PixelFormat format,
-      Dataspace dataspace) override;
-  Return<void> getColorModes(Display display,
-                             getColorModes_cb hidl_cb) override;
-  Return<void> getDisplayAttribute(
-      Display display, Config config, Attribute attribute,
-      getDisplayAttribute_cb hidl_cb) override;
-  Return<void> getDisplayConfigs(Display display,
-                                 getDisplayConfigs_cb hidl_cb) override;
-  Return<void> getDisplayName(Display display,
-                              getDisplayName_cb hidl_cb) override;
-  Return<void> getDisplayType(Display display,
-                              getDisplayType_cb hidl_cb) override;
-  Return<void> getDozeSupport(Display display,
-                              getDozeSupport_cb hidl_cb) override;
-  Return<void> getHdrCapabilities(Display display,
-                                  getHdrCapabilities_cb hidl_cb) override;
-  Return<Error> setActiveConfig(Display display, Config config) override;
-  Return<Error> setColorMode(Display display, ColorMode mode) override;
-  Return<Error> setPowerMode(Display display, PowerMode mode) override;
-  Return<Error> setVsyncEnabled(Display display, Vsync enabled) override;
-  Return<Error> setClientTargetSlotCount(
-      Display display, uint32_t clientTargetSlotCount) override;
-  Return<Error> setInputCommandQueue(
-      const hardware::MQDescriptorSync<uint32_t>& descriptor) override;
-  Return<void> getOutputCommandQueue(
-      getOutputCommandQueue_cb hidl_cb) override;
-  Return<void> executeCommands(
-      uint32_t inLength, const hidl_vec<hidl_handle>& inHandles,
-      executeCommands_cb hidl_cb) override;
-
  private:
-  std::unique_ptr<ComposerClient> client_;
+  class VrCommandEngine : public ComposerCommandEngine {
+   public:
+    VrCommandEngine(VrComposerClient& client);
+    ~VrCommandEngine() override;
+
+    bool executeCommand(IComposerClient::Command command,
+                        uint16_t length) override;
+
+   private:
+    bool executeSetLayerInfo(uint16_t length);
+    bool executeSetClientTargetMetadata(uint16_t length);
+    bool executeSetLayerBufferMetadata(uint16_t length);
+
+    IVrComposerClient::BufferMetadata readBufferMetadata();
+
+    VrComposerClient& mVrClient;
+    android::dvr::VrHwc& mVrHal;
+
+    VrCommandEngine(const VrCommandEngine&) = delete;
+    void operator=(const VrCommandEngine&) = delete;
+  };
 
   VrComposerClient(const VrComposerClient&) = delete;
   void operator=(const VrComposerClient&) = delete;
+
+  std::unique_ptr<ComposerCommandEngine> createCommandEngine() override;
+  dvr::VrHwc& mVrHal;
 };
 
 } // namespace dvr