diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIT.java
index ed4137d..30aef73 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIT.java
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@
     PushOneCommit.Result result = createChange();
 
     String username = name("new-user");
-    gApi.accounts().create(username).setActive(false);
+    accountOperations.newAccount().username(username).inactive().create();
 
     AddReviewerInput in = new AddReviewerInput();
     in.reviewer = username;
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@
     PushOneCommit.Result result = createChange();
 
     String username = "user@domain.com";
-    gApi.accounts().create(username).setActive(false);
+    accountOperations.newAccount().username(username).inactive().create();
 
     AddReviewerInput in = new AddReviewerInput();
     in.reviewer = username;
@@ -2096,7 +2096,7 @@
     ChangeResource rsrc = parseResource(r);
     String oldETag = rsrc.getETag();
 
-    gApi.accounts().id(admin.id.get()).setStatus("new status");
+    accountOperations.account(admin.id).forUpdate().status("new status").update();
     rsrc = parseResource(r);
     assertThat(rsrc.getETag()).isNotEqualTo(oldETag);
   }
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/mail/MailProcessorIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/mail/MailProcessorIT.java
index 9ff2c05..b8380f5 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/mail/MailProcessorIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/mail/MailProcessorIT.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.account.AccountOperations;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.ChangeInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.ChangeMessageInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.CommentInfo;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 
 public class MailProcessorIT extends AbstractMailIT {
   @Inject private MailProcessor mailProcessor;
+  @Inject private AccountOperations accountOperations;
 
   @Test
   public void parseAndPersistChangeMessage() throws Exception {
@@ -163,16 +165,13 @@
     b.textContent(txt + textFooterForChange(changeInfo._number, ts));
 
     // Set account state to inactive
-    gApi.accounts().id("user").setActive(false);
+    accountOperations.account(user.id).forUpdate().inactive().update();
 
     mailProcessor.process(b.build());
     comments = gApi.changes().id(changeId).current().commentsAsList();
 
     // Check that comment size has not changed
     assertThat(comments).hasSize(2);
-
-    // Reset
-    gApi.accounts().id("user").setActive(true);
   }
 
   @Test