diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
index 4a0ca5c..abaad20 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.ui.TaplTestsLauncher3.getAppPackageName;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
 import static java.lang.System.exit;
 
@@ -38,10 +37,7 @@
 
 import androidx.test.InstrumentationRegistry;
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.By;
-import androidx.test.uiautomator.BySelector;
-import androidx.test.uiautomator.Direction;
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiDevice;
-import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiObject2;
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.Until;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
@@ -50,7 +46,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState;
 import com.android.launcher3.MainThreadExecutor;
-import com.android.launcher3.ResourceUtils;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.LauncherAppsCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.AppLaunchTracker;
@@ -86,7 +81,6 @@
     public static final long DEFAULT_ACTIVITY_TIMEOUT = TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(10);
     public static final long DEFAULT_BROADCAST_TIMEOUT_SECS = 5;
 
-    public static final long SHORT_UI_TIMEOUT = 300;
     public static final long DEFAULT_UI_TIMEOUT = 10000;
     private static final String TAG = "AbstractLauncherUiTest";
 
@@ -181,31 +175,6 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Scrolls the {@param container} until it finds an object matching {@param condition}.
-     *
-     * @return the matching object.
-     */
-    protected UiObject2 scrollAndFind(UiObject2 container, BySelector condition) {
-        final int margin = ResourceUtils.getNavbarSize(
-                ResourceUtils.NAVBAR_BOTTOM_GESTURE_SIZE, mLauncher.getResources()) + 1;
-        container.setGestureMargins(0, 0, 0, margin);
-
-        int i = 0;
-        for (; ; ) {
-            // findObject can only execute after spring settles.
-            mDevice.wait(Until.findObject(condition), SHORT_UI_TIMEOUT);
-            UiObject2 widget = container.findObject(condition);
-            if (widget != null && widget.getVisibleBounds().intersects(
-                    0, 0, mDevice.getDisplayWidth(),
-                    mDevice.getDisplayHeight() - margin)) {
-                return widget;
-            }
-            if (++i > 40) fail("Too many attempts");
-            container.scroll(Direction.DOWN, 1f);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Removes all icons from homescreen and hotseat.
      */
     public void clearHomescreen() throws Throwable {
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TaplTestsLauncher3.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TaplTestsLauncher3.java
index 06c56f2..25c461b 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TaplTestsLauncher3.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TaplTestsLauncher3.java
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@
             final AppIcon app = allApps.getAppIcon("TestActivity7");
             assertNotNull("AppIcon.launch returned null", app.launch(getAppPackageName()));
             test.executeOnLauncher(launcher -> assertTrue(
-                    "Launcher activity is the top activity; expecting another activity to be the top "
+                    "Launcher activity is the top activity; expecting another activity to be the "
+                            + "top "
                             + "one",
                     test.isInBackground(launcher)));
         } finally {
@@ -306,11 +307,8 @@
                 switchToAllApps();
         allApps.freeze();
         try {
-            allApps.
-                    getAppIcon(APP_NAME).
-                    dragToWorkspace().
-                    getWorkspaceAppIcon(APP_NAME).
-                    launch(getAppPackageName());
+            allApps.getAppIcon(APP_NAME).dragToWorkspace();
+            mLauncher.getWorkspace().getWorkspaceAppIcon(APP_NAME).launch(getAppPackageName());
         } finally {
             allApps.unfreeze();
         }
@@ -339,13 +337,8 @@
                     getMenuItem(0);
             final String shortcutName = menuItem.getText();
 
-            // 4. Drag the first shortcut to the home screen.
-            // 5. Verify that the shortcut works on home screen
-            //    (the app opens and has the same text as the shortcut).
-            menuItem.
-                    dragToWorkspace().
-                    getWorkspaceAppIcon(shortcutName).
-                    launch(getAppPackageName());
+            menuItem.dragToWorkspace();
+            mLauncher.getWorkspace().getWorkspaceAppIcon(shortcutName).launch(getAppPackageName());
         } finally {
             allApps.unfreeze();
         }
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TestViewHelpers.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TestViewHelpers.java
index d13d319..d0df664 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TestViewHelpers.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TestViewHelpers.java
@@ -18,28 +18,15 @@
 import static androidx.test.InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation;
 import static androidx.test.InstrumentationRegistry.getTargetContext;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
-
 import android.content.ComponentName;
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.os.Process;
-import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.util.Log;
-import android.view.KeyEvent;
-import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 
-import androidx.test.uiautomator.By;
-import androidx.test.uiautomator.BySelector;
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiDevice;
-import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiObject2;
-import androidx.test.uiautomator.Until;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo;
-import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.AppWidgetManagerCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.testcomponent.AppWidgetNoConfig;
 import com.android.launcher3.testcomponent.AppWidgetWithConfig;
@@ -50,21 +37,6 @@
 public class TestViewHelpers {
     private static final String TAG = "TestViewHelpers";
 
-    private static UiDevice getDevice() {
-        return UiDevice.getInstance(getInstrumentation());
-    }
-
-    public static UiObject2 findViewById(int id) {
-        return getDevice().wait(Until.findObject(getSelectorForId(id)),
-                AbstractLauncherUiTest.DEFAULT_UI_TIMEOUT);
-    }
-
-    public static BySelector getSelectorForId(int id) {
-        final Context targetContext = getTargetContext();
-        String name = targetContext.getResources().getResourceEntryName(id);
-        return By.res(targetContext.getPackageName(), name);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Finds a widget provider which can fit on the home screen.
      *
@@ -91,92 +63,6 @@
         return info;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Drags an icon to the center of homescreen.
-     *
-     * @param icon object that is either app icon or shortcut icon
-     */
-    public static void dragToWorkspace(UiObject2 icon, boolean expectedToShowShortcuts) {
-        Point center = icon.getVisibleCenter();
-
-        // Action Down
-        final long downTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
-        sendPointer(downTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN, center);
-
-        UiObject2 dragLayer = findViewById(R.id.drag_layer);
-
-        if (expectedToShowShortcuts) {
-            // Make sure shortcuts show up, and then move a bit to hide them.
-            assertNotNull(findViewById(R.id.deep_shortcuts_container));
-
-            Point moveLocation = new Point(center);
-            int distanceToMove =
-                    getTargetContext().getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
-                            R.dimen.deep_shortcuts_start_drag_threshold) + 50;
-            if (moveLocation.y - distanceToMove >= dragLayer.getVisibleBounds().top) {
-                moveLocation.y -= distanceToMove;
-            } else {
-                moveLocation.y += distanceToMove;
-            }
-            movePointer(downTime, center, moveLocation);
-
-            assertNull(findViewById(R.id.deep_shortcuts_container));
-        }
-
-        // Wait until Remove/Delete target is visible
-        assertNotNull(findViewById(R.id.delete_target_text));
-
-        Point moveLocation = dragLayer.getVisibleCenter();
-
-        // Move to center
-        movePointer(downTime, center, moveLocation);
-        sendPointer(downTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_UP, moveLocation);
-
-        // Wait until remove target is gone.
-        getDevice().wait(Until.gone(getSelectorForId(R.id.delete_target_text)),
-                AbstractLauncherUiTest.DEFAULT_UI_TIMEOUT);
-    }
-
-    private static void movePointer(long downTime, Point from, Point to) {
-        while (!from.equals(to)) {
-            try {
-                Thread.sleep(20);
-            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-                e.printStackTrace();
-            }
-            from.x = getNextMoveValue(to.x, from.x);
-            from.y = getNextMoveValue(to.y, from.y);
-            sendPointer(downTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE, from);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static int getNextMoveValue(int targetValue, int oldValue) {
-        if (targetValue - oldValue > 10) {
-            return oldValue + 10;
-        } else if (targetValue - oldValue < -10) {
-            return oldValue - 10;
-        } else {
-            return targetValue;
-        }
-    }
-
-    public static void sendPointer(long downTime, int action, Point point) {
-        MotionEvent event = MotionEvent.obtain(downTime,
-                SystemClock.uptimeMillis(), action, point.x, point.y, 0);
-        getInstrumentation().sendPointerSync(event);
-        event.recycle();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Opens widget tray and returns the recycler view.
-     */
-    public static UiObject2 openWidgetsTray() {
-        final UiDevice device = getDevice();
-        device.pressKeyCode(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_W, KeyEvent.META_CTRL_ON);
-        device.waitForIdle();
-        return findViewById(R.id.widgets_list_view);
-    }
-
     public static View findChildView(ViewGroup parent, Function<View, Boolean> condition) {
         for (int i = 0; i < parent.getChildCount(); ++i) {
             final View child = parent.getChildAt(i);
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/widget/AddConfigWidgetTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/widget/AddConfigWidgetTest.java
index 5eb5f19..dc72bda 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/widget/AddConfigWidgetTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/widget/AddConfigWidgetTest.java
@@ -27,20 +27,18 @@
 
 import androidx.test.filters.LargeTest;
 import androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
-import androidx.test.uiautomator.By;
-import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiObject2;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.ItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppWidgetInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.Workspace;
+import com.android.launcher3.tapl.Widgets;
 import com.android.launcher3.testcomponent.WidgetConfigActivity;
 import com.android.launcher3.ui.AbstractLauncherUiTest;
 import com.android.launcher3.ui.TestViewHelpers;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Condition;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Wait;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.rule.ShellCommandRule;
-import com.android.launcher3.widget.WidgetCell;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Ignore;
@@ -71,7 +69,6 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    // Convert test to TAPL b/131116002
     public void testWidgetConfig() throws Throwable {
         runTest(false, true);
     }
@@ -83,7 +80,6 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    // Convert test to TAPL b/131116002
     public void testConfigCancelled() throws Throwable {
         runTest(false, false);
     }
@@ -104,15 +100,13 @@
         clearHomescreen();
         mActivityMonitor.startLauncher();
 
-        // Open widget tray and wait for load complete.
-        final UiObject2 widgetContainer = TestViewHelpers.openWidgetsTray();
-        Wait.atMost(null, Condition.minChildCount(widgetContainer, 2), DEFAULT_UI_TIMEOUT);
+        final Widgets widgets = mLauncher.getWorkspace().openAllWidgets();
 
         // Drag widget to homescreen
         WidgetConfigStartupMonitor monitor = new WidgetConfigStartupMonitor();
-        UiObject2 widget = scrollAndFind(widgetContainer, By.clazz(WidgetCell.class)
-                .hasDescendant(By.text(mWidgetInfo.getLabel(mTargetContext.getPackageManager()))));
-        TestViewHelpers.dragToWorkspace(widget, false);
+        widgets.
+                getWidget(mWidgetInfo.getLabel(mTargetContext.getPackageManager())).
+                dragToWorkspace();
         // Widget id for which the config activity was opened
         mWidgetId = monitor.getWidgetId();
 
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/widget/AddWidgetTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/widget/AddWidgetTest.java
index 0061568..4529a80 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/widget/AddWidgetTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/widget/AddWidgetTest.java
@@ -19,20 +19,12 @@
 
 import androidx.test.filters.LargeTest;
 import androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
-import androidx.test.uiautomator.By;
-import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiObject2;
-import android.view.View;
 
-import com.android.launcher3.ItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppWidgetInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo;
-import com.android.launcher3.Workspace.ItemOperator;
 import com.android.launcher3.ui.AbstractLauncherUiTest;
 import com.android.launcher3.ui.TestViewHelpers;
-import com.android.launcher3.util.Condition;
-import com.android.launcher3.util.Wait;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.rule.ShellCommandRule;
-import com.android.launcher3.widget.WidgetCell;
 
 import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Rule;
@@ -61,7 +53,6 @@
         performTest();
     }
 
-    // Convert to TAPL b/131116002
     private void performTest() throws Throwable {
         clearHomescreen();
         mActivityMonitor.startLauncher();
@@ -69,22 +60,15 @@
         final LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo widgetInfo =
                 TestViewHelpers.findWidgetProvider(this, false /* hasConfigureScreen */);
 
-        // Open widget tray and wait for load complete.
-        final UiObject2 widgetContainer = TestViewHelpers.openWidgetsTray();
-        Wait.atMost(null, Condition.minChildCount(widgetContainer, 2), DEFAULT_UI_TIMEOUT);
+        mLauncher.
+                getWorkspace().
+                openAllWidgets().
+                getWidget(widgetInfo.getLabel(mTargetContext.getPackageManager())).
+                dragToWorkspace();
 
-        // Drag widget to homescreen
-        UiObject2 widget = scrollAndFind(widgetContainer, By.clazz(WidgetCell.class)
-                .hasDescendant(By.text(widgetInfo.getLabel(mTargetContext.getPackageManager()))));
-        TestViewHelpers.dragToWorkspace(widget, false);
-
-        assertTrue(mActivityMonitor.itemExists(new ItemOperator() {
-            @Override
-            public boolean evaluate(ItemInfo info, View view) {
-                return info instanceof LauncherAppWidgetInfo &&
+        assertTrue(mActivityMonitor.itemExists(
+                (info, view) -> info instanceof LauncherAppWidgetInfo &&
                         ((LauncherAppWidgetInfo) info).providerName.getClassName().equals(
-                                widgetInfo.provider.getClassName());
-            }
-        }).call());
+                                widgetInfo.provider.getClassName())).call());
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Launchable.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Launchable.java
index d4bdafa..04b8019 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Launchable.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Launchable.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     /**
      * Drags an object to the center of homescreen.
      */
-    public Workspace dragToWorkspace() {
+    public void dragToWorkspace() {
         final Point launchableCenter = getObject().getVisibleCenter();
         final Point displaySize = mLauncher.getRealDisplaySize();
         final int width = displaySize.x / 2;
@@ -80,10 +80,6 @@
                                 launchableCenter.x - width / 2 : launchableCenter.x + width / 2,
                         displaySize.y / 2),
                 getLongPressIndicator());
-        try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
-                "dragged launchable to workspace")) {
-            return new Workspace(mLauncher);
-        }
     }
 
     protected abstract String getLongPressIndicator();
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index a7e6336..1641d70 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -614,12 +614,12 @@
 
     @NonNull
     UiObject2 waitForLauncherObject(BySelector selector) {
-        return waitForObjectBySelector(selector.pkg(getLauncherPackageName()));
+        return waitForObjectBySelector(By.copy(selector).pkg(getLauncherPackageName()));
     }
 
     @NonNull
     UiObject2 tryWaitForLauncherObject(BySelector selector, long timeout) {
-        return tryWaitForObjectBySelector(selector.pkg(getLauncherPackageName()), timeout);
+        return tryWaitForObjectBySelector(By.copy(selector).pkg(getLauncherPackageName()), timeout);
     }
 
     @NonNull
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Widget.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Widget.java
index 128789d..1b6d8c4 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Widget.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Widget.java
@@ -18,7 +18,16 @@
 
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiObject2;
 
-public class Widget {
-    Widget(LauncherInstrumentation launcher, UiObject2 widget) {
+/**
+ * Widget in workspace or a widget list.
+ */
+public final class Widget extends Launchable {
+    Widget(LauncherInstrumentation launcher, UiObject2 icon) {
+        super(launcher, icon);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected String getLongPressIndicator() {
+        return "drop_target_bar";
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Widgets.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Widgets.java
index 94003be..cbc3a81 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Widgets.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Widgets.java
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3.tapl;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+
+import android.graphics.Point;
+
+import androidx.test.uiautomator.By;
+import androidx.test.uiautomator.BySelector;
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.Direction;
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiObject2;
 
@@ -75,4 +81,28 @@
     protected LauncherInstrumentation.ContainerType getContainerType() {
         return LauncherInstrumentation.ContainerType.WIDGETS;
     }
+
+    public Widget getWidget(String label) {
+        final int margin = ResourceUtils.getNavbarSize(
+                ResourceUtils.NAVBAR_BOTTOM_GESTURE_SIZE, mLauncher.getResources()) + 1;
+        final UiObject2 widgetsContainer = verifyActiveContainer();
+        widgetsContainer.setGestureMargins(0, 0, 0, margin);
+
+        final Point displaySize = mLauncher.getRealDisplaySize();
+
+        int i = 0;
+        final BySelector selector = By.
+                clazz("com.android.launcher3.widget.WidgetCell").
+                hasDescendant(By.text(label));
+
+        for (; ; ) {
+            final UiObject2 widget = mLauncher.tryWaitForLauncherObject(selector, 300);
+            if (widget != null && widget.getVisibleBounds().intersects(
+                    0, 0, displaySize.x, displaySize.y - margin)) {
+                return new Widget(mLauncher, widget);
+            }
+            if (++i > 40) fail("Too many attempts");
+            widgetsContainer.scroll(Direction.DOWN, 1f);
+        }
+    }
 }