diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
index 3e84440..dedc6b3 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         mLauncher = new LauncherInstrumentation(instrumentation);
 
         // b/130558787; b/131419978
-        if (TestHelpers.isInLauncherProcess()) {
+        if (TestHelpers.isInLauncherProcess() && !LauncherInstrumentation.needSlowGestures()) {
             try {
                 Class systemProps = Class.forName("android.os.SystemProperties");
                 Method getInt = systemProps.getMethod("getInt", String.class, int.class);
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 27bc43e..f5c5a8d 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
         return NavigationModel.THREE_BUTTON;
     }
 
-    static boolean needSlowGestures() {
+    public static boolean needSlowGestures() {
         return Build.MODEL.contains("Cuttlefish");
     }