diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/src/com/android/wm/shell/flicker/helpers/PipAppHelper.kt b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/src/com/android/wm/shell/flicker/helpers/PipAppHelper.kt
index 5a364ddf3a8f6..f73d191b19171 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/src/com/android/wm/shell/flicker/helpers/PipAppHelper.kt
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/src/com/android/wm/shell/flicker/helpers/PipAppHelper.kt
@@ -107,33 +107,6 @@ class PipAppHelper(instrumentation: Instrumentation) : BaseAppHelper(
         uiDevice.wait(Until.gone(By.res(SYSTEMUI_PACKAGE, "dismiss")), FIND_TIMEOUT)
     }
 
-    @JvmOverloads
-    fun enterPipViaHomeButton(wmHelper: WindowManagerStateHelper) {
-        uiDevice.pressHome()
-
-        // Wait on WMHelper or simply wait for 3 seconds
-        wmHelper.waitPipShown() ?: SystemClock.sleep(3_000)
-        // when entering pip, the dismiss button is visible at the start. to ensure the pip
-        // animation is complete, wait until the pip dismiss button is no longer visible.
-        // b/176822698: dismiss-only state will be removed in the future
-        uiDevice.wait(Until.gone(By.res(SYSTEMUI_PACKAGE, "dismiss")), FIND_TIMEOUT)
-    }
-
-    @JvmOverloads
-    fun enterPipViaSwipeToHome(wmHelper: WindowManagerStateHelper) {
-        uiDevice.swipe(
-            uiDevice.displayWidth / 2, uiDevice.displayHeight - 10,
-            uiDevice.displayWidth / 2, uiDevice.displayHeight - 300, 3
-        )
-
-        // Wait on WMHelper or simply wait for 3 seconds
-        wmHelper.waitPipShown() ?: SystemClock.sleep(3_000)
-        // when entering pip, the dismiss button is visible at the start. to ensure the pip
-        // animation is complete, wait until the pip dismiss button is no longer visible.
-        // b/176822698: dismiss-only state will be removed in the future
-        uiDevice.wait(Until.gone(By.res(SYSTEMUI_PACKAGE, "dismiss")), FIND_TIMEOUT)
-    }
-
     fun enableEnterPipOnUserLeaveHint() {
         clickObject(ENTER_PIP_ON_USER_LEAVE_HINT)
     }
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/src/com/android/wm/shell/flicker/pip/EnterPipOnUserLeaveHintTest.kt b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/src/com/android/wm/shell/flicker/pip/EnterPipOnUserLeaveHintTest.kt
index 04bf856fd9f8d..e7d641e9c66e6 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/src/com/android/wm/shell/flicker/pip/EnterPipOnUserLeaveHintTest.kt
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/src/com/android/wm/shell/flicker/pip/EnterPipOnUserLeaveHintTest.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.wm.shell.flicker.pip
 
 import androidx.test.filters.RequiresDevice
+import com.android.launcher3.tapl.LauncherInstrumentation
 import com.android.server.wm.flicker.FlickerParametersRunnerFactory
 import com.android.server.wm.flicker.FlickerTestParameter
 import com.android.server.wm.flicker.annotation.Group3
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ import org.junit.runners.Parameterized
 @FixMethodOrder(MethodSorters.NAME_ASCENDING)
 @Group3
 class EnterPipOnUserLeaveHintTest(testSpec: FlickerTestParameter) : EnterPipTest(testSpec) {
-
+    protected val taplInstrumentation = LauncherInstrumentation()
     /**
      * Defines the transition used to run the test
      */
@@ -69,10 +70,7 @@ class EnterPipOnUserLeaveHintTest(testSpec: FlickerTestParameter) : EnterPipTest
                 }
             }
             transitions {
-                when (testSpec.isGesturalNavigation) {
-                    true -> pipApp.enterPipViaSwipeToHome(wmHelper)
-                    false -> pipApp.enterPipViaHomeButton(wmHelper)
-                }
+                taplInstrumentation.goHome()
             }
         }