diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TaplTestsLauncher3.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TaplTestsLauncher3.java
index 8a97c6b..c93be8b 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TaplTestsLauncher3.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TaplTestsLauncher3.java
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.widget.picker.WidgetsRecyclerView;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
@@ -199,8 +198,8 @@
         // Test that ensureWorkspaceIsScrollable adds a page by dragging an icon there.
         executeOnLauncher(launcher -> assertFalse("Initial workspace state is scrollable",
                 isWorkspaceScrollable(launcher)));
-        assertNull("Chrome app was found on empty workspace",
-                workspace.tryGetWorkspaceAppIcon("Chrome"));
+        workspace.verifyWorkspaceAppIconIsGone(
+                "Chrome app was found on empty workspace", "Chrome");
 
         workspace.ensureWorkspaceIsScrollable();
 
@@ -388,10 +387,10 @@
         folder.getAppIcon(GMAIL_APP_NAME);
         Workspace workspace = folder.close();
 
-        assertNull(STORE_APP_NAME + " should be moved to a folder.",
-                workspace.tryGetWorkspaceAppIcon(STORE_APP_NAME));
-        assertNull(GMAIL_APP_NAME + " should be moved to a folder.",
-                workspace.tryGetWorkspaceAppIcon(GMAIL_APP_NAME));
+        workspace.verifyWorkspaceAppIconIsGone(STORE_APP_NAME + " should be moved to a folder.",
+                STORE_APP_NAME);
+        workspace.verifyWorkspaceAppIconIsGone(GMAIL_APP_NAME + " should be moved to a folder.",
+                GMAIL_APP_NAME);
 
         final HomeAppIcon mapIcon = createShortcutInCenterIfNotExist(MAPS_APP_NAME);
         folderIcon = mapIcon.dragToIcon(folderIcon);
@@ -399,8 +398,8 @@
         folder.getAppIcon(MAPS_APP_NAME);
         workspace = folder.close();
 
-        assertNull(MAPS_APP_NAME + " should be moved to a folder.",
-                workspace.tryGetWorkspaceAppIcon(MAPS_APP_NAME));
+        workspace.verifyWorkspaceAppIconIsGone(MAPS_APP_NAME + " should be moved to a folder.",
+                MAPS_APP_NAME);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -424,8 +423,9 @@
         for (String appName : new String[]{"Gmail", "Play Store", APP_NAME}) {
             final HomeAppIcon homeAppIcon = createShortcutInCenterIfNotExist(appName);
             Workspace workspace = mLauncher.getWorkspace().deleteAppIcon(homeAppIcon);
-            assertNull(appName + " app was found after being deleted from workspace",
-                    workspace.tryGetWorkspaceAppIcon(appName));
+            workspace.verifyWorkspaceAppIconIsGone(
+                    appName + " app was found after being deleted from workspace",
+                    appName);
         }
     }
 
@@ -509,10 +509,8 @@
                     .containsAtLeast(DUMMY_APP_NAME, MAPS_APP_NAME, STORE_APP_NAME);
 
             mLauncher.getWorkspace().getWorkspaceAppIcon(DUMMY_APP_NAME).uninstall();
-
-            assertNull(
-                    DUMMY_APP_NAME + " app was found after being uninstalled",
-                    mLauncher.getWorkspace().tryGetWorkspaceAppIcon(DUMMY_APP_NAME));
+            mLauncher.getWorkspace().verifyWorkspaceAppIconIsGone(
+                    DUMMY_APP_NAME + " was expected to disappear after uninstall.", DUMMY_APP_NAME);
 
             Map<String, Point> finalPositions =
                     mLauncher.getWorkspace().getWorkspaceIconsPositions();
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java
index eb7f05b..e919740 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java
@@ -140,6 +140,20 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Waits for an app icon to be gone (e.g. after uninstall). Fails if it remains.
+     *
+     * @param errorMessage error message thrown then the icon doesn't disappear.
+     * @param appName      app that should be gone.
+     */
+    public void verifyWorkspaceAppIconIsGone(String errorMessage, String appName) {
+        final UiObject2 workspace = verifyActiveContainer();
+        assertTrue(errorMessage,
+                workspace.wait(
+                        Until.gone(AppIcon.getAppIconSelector(appName, mLauncher)),
+                        LauncherInstrumentation.WAIT_TIME_MS));
+    }
+
 
     /**
      * Returns an icon for the app; fails if the icon doesn't exist.