diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/data_loading.py b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/data_loading.py
index 35c1a12d4d..6411c2b61f 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/data_loading.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/data_loading.py
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ import platform
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from typing import Union, List, Tuple, Callable, Optional
 
-import torch.distributed as torch_distrib
 from torch.utils.data import DataLoader, RandomSampler, SequentialSampler
 from torch.utils.data.distributed import DistributedSampler
 
+from pytorch_lightning.accelerators.base_backend import Accelerator
 from pytorch_lightning.accelerators.base_backend import BackendType
 from pytorch_lightning.core import LightningModule
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities import rank_zero_warn
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class TrainerDataLoadingMixin(ABC):
     limit_val_batches: Union[int, float]
     limit_test_batches: Union[int, float]
     replace_sampler_ddp: bool
+    accelerator_backend: Accelerator
     num_nodes: int
     num_processes: int
     distributed_backend: Optional[str]
@@ -337,18 +338,6 @@ class TrainerDataLoadingMixin(ABC):
         """
         dataloader = dataloader_fx()
 
-        # get the function we'll use to get data
-        if self.use_ddp or self.use_ddp2:
-            # all processes wait until data download has happened
-            torch_distrib.barrier()
-
-        # data download/load on TPU
-        elif self.use_tpu and XLA_AVAILABLE:
-            # all processes wait until data download has happened
-            torch_xla.core.xla_model.rendezvous('pl.TrainerDataLoadingMixin.get_dataloaders')
-
-        elif self.use_horovod:
-            # all processes wait until data download has happened
-            hvd.join()
-
+        if self.accelerator_backend is not None:
+            self.accelerator_backend.barrier('get_dataloaders')
         return dataloader
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py
index 138bdf92c3..446591a436 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py
@@ -696,9 +696,6 @@ class Trainer(
         # --------------------
         self.verbose_test = verbose
 
-        if self.global_rank != 0:
-            return
-
         # If you supply a datamodule you can't supply train_dataloader or val_dataloaders
         if test_dataloaders and datamodule:
             raise MisconfigurationException(
@@ -738,6 +735,8 @@ class Trainer(
                     f'specify a path for a checkpoint .test(ckpt_path=PATH)'
                 )
                 return {}
+            if self.accelerator_backend is not None:
+                self.accelerator_backend.barrier()
 
             ckpt = pl_load(ckpt_path, map_location=lambda storage, loc: storage)
             model.load_state_dict(ckpt['state_dict'])
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/training_loop.py b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/training_loop.py
index e670c01f04..99318b9f34 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/training_loop.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/training_loop.py
@@ -181,13 +181,8 @@ class TrainLoop:
         if self.trainer.global_rank == 0:
             self.trainer.profiler.describe()
 
-        if self.trainer.global_rank == 0:
-            for proc in self.trainer.interactive_ddp_procs:
-                subprocess.Popen.kill(proc)
-
-        # clean up dist group
-        if self.trainer.use_ddp or self.trainer.use_ddp2:
-            torch_distrib.destroy_process_group()
+        # give accelerators a chance to finish
+        self.trainer.accelerator_backend.on_train_end()
 
         # clear mem
         if self.trainer.on_gpu:
diff --git a/tests/backends/__init__.py b/tests/backends/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/backends/ddp_model.py b/tests/backends/ddp_model.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f75415fe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/backends/ddp_model.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+"""
+Runs either `.fit()` or `.test()` on a single node across multiple gpus.
+"""
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
+
+from pytorch_lightning import Trainer, seed_everything
+from tests.base import EvalModelTemplate
+import os
+import torch
+
+
+def main():
+    seed_everything(1234)
+    parser = ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
+    parser = Trainer.add_argparse_args(parser)
+    parser.add_argument('--trainer_method', default='fit')
+    parser.add_argument('--tmpdir')
+    parser.set_defaults(gpus=2)
+    parser.set_defaults(distributed_backend="ddp")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    model = EvalModelTemplate()
+    trainer = Trainer.from_argparse_args(args)
+
+    result = {}
+    if args.trainer_method == 'fit':
+        trainer.fit(model)
+        result = {'status': 'complete', 'method': args.trainer_method, 'result': None}
+    if args.trainer_method == 'test':
+        result = trainer.test(model)
+        result = {'status': 'complete', 'method': args.trainer_method, 'result': result}
+    if args.trainer_method == 'fit_test':
+        trainer.fit(model)
+        result = trainer.test(model)
+        result = {'status': 'complete', 'method': args.trainer_method, 'result': result}
+
+    if len(result) > 0:
+        file_path = os.path.join(args.tmpdir, 'ddp.result')
+        torch.save(result, file_path)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()