diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 22b04fb..ffb42fb 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@
 
     // Inject a swipe gesture. Inject exactly 'steps' motion points, incrementing event time by a
     // fixed interval each time.
-    private void linearGesture(int startX, int startY, int endX, int endY, int steps) {
+    void linearGesture(int startX, int startY, int endX, int endY, int steps) {
         final long downTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
         final Point start = new Point(startX, startY);
         final Point end = new Point(endX, endY);
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
index 8b12464..641c413 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3.tapl;
 
-import androidx.test.uiautomator.Direction;
+import android.graphics.Rect;
+
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiObject2;
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.Until;
 
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@
  * A recent task in the overview panel carousel.
  */
 public final class OverviewTask {
-    static final int FLING_SPEED = 3000;
     private static final long WAIT_TIME_MS = 60000;
     private final LauncherInstrumentation mLauncher;
     private final UiObject2 mTask;
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@
                 "want to dismiss a task")) {
             verifyActiveContainer();
             // Dismiss the task via flinging it up.
-            mTask.fling(Direction.DOWN, (int) (FLING_SPEED * mLauncher.getDisplayDensity()));
+            final Rect taskBounds = mTask.getVisibleBounds();
+            final int centerX = taskBounds.centerX();
+            final int centerY = taskBounds.centerY();
+            mLauncher.linearGesture(centerX, centerY, centerX, 0, 10);
             mLauncher.waitForIdle();
         }
     }