diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/AllAppsFromOverview.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/AllAppsFromOverview.java
index c3b671b..a472d31 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/AllAppsFromOverview.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/AllAppsFromOverview.java
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
                     TestProtocol.REQUEST_ALL_APPS_TO_OVERVIEW_SWIPE_HEIGHT).
                     getInt(TestProtocol.TEST_INFO_RESPONSE_FIELD);
 
-            final int endY = start.y + swipeHeight + mLauncher.getTouchSlop();
+            final int endY = start.y + swipeHeight;
             LauncherInstrumentation.log("AllAppsFromOverview.switchBackToOverview before swipe");
-            mLauncher.swipe(start.x, start.y, start.x, endY, OVERVIEW_STATE_ORDINAL);
+            mLauncher.swipeToState(start.x, start.y, start.x, endY, 60, OVERVIEW_STATE_ORDINAL);
 
             try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c1 = mLauncher.addContextLayer("swiped down")) {
                 return new Overview(mLauncher);
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Background.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Background.java
index 8f5e7fe..55e14cc 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Background.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Background.java
@@ -86,9 +86,10 @@
                 final int swipeHeight = mLauncher.getTestInfo(getSwipeHeightRequestName()).
                         getInt(TestProtocol.TEST_INFO_RESPONSE_FIELD);
 
-                mLauncher.swipe(
+                mLauncher.swipeToState(
                         centerX, startY, centerX,
                         startY - swipeHeight - mLauncher.getTouchSlop(),
+                        60,
                         expectedState);
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 57fd4b9..a4711f5 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -584,18 +584,15 @@
         return mDevice;
     }
 
-    void swipe(int startX, int startY, int endX, int endY, int expectedState) {
-        swipe(startX, startY, endX, endY, expectedState, 60);
-    }
-
-    void swipe(int startX, int startY, int endX, int endY, int expectedState, int steps) {
-        changeStateViaGesture(startX, startY, endX, endY, expectedState,
-                () -> mDevice.swipe(startX, startY, endX, endY, steps));
-    }
-
     void swipeToState(int startX, int startY, int endX, int endY, int steps, int expectedState) {
-        changeStateViaGesture(startX, startY, endX, endY, expectedState,
-                () -> linearGesture(startX, startY, endX, endY, steps));
+        final Bundle parcel = (Bundle) executeAndWaitForEvent(
+                () -> linearGesture(startX, startY, endX, endY, steps),
+                event -> TestProtocol.SWITCHED_TO_STATE_MESSAGE.equals(event.getClassName()),
+                "Swipe failed to receive an event for the swipe end: " + startX + ", " + startY
+                        + ", " + endX + ", " + endY);
+        assertEquals("Swipe switched launcher to a wrong state;",
+                TestProtocol.stateOrdinalToString(expectedState),
+                TestProtocol.stateOrdinalToString(parcel.getInt(TestProtocol.STATE_FIELD)));
     }
 
     void scroll(UiObject2 container, Direction direction, float percent, Rect margins, int steps) {
@@ -652,18 +649,6 @@
         sendPointer(downTime, endTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_UP, end);
     }
 
-    private void changeStateViaGesture(int startX, int startY, int endX, int endY,
-            int expectedState, Runnable gesture) {
-        final Bundle parcel = (Bundle) executeAndWaitForEvent(
-                gesture,
-                event -> TestProtocol.SWITCHED_TO_STATE_MESSAGE.equals(event.getClassName()),
-                "Swipe failed to receive an event for the swipe end: " + startX + ", " + startY
-                        + ", " + endX + ", " + endY);
-        assertEquals("Swipe switched launcher to a wrong state;",
-                TestProtocol.stateOrdinalToString(expectedState),
-                TestProtocol.stateOrdinalToString(parcel.getInt(TestProtocol.STATE_FIELD)));
-    }
-
     void waitForIdle() {
         mDevice.waitForIdle();
     }