diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplPrivateSpaceTest.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplPrivateSpaceTest.java
index 800fd4aa93..b15b78e305 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplPrivateSpaceTest.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplPrivateSpaceTest.java
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ public class TaplPrivateSpaceTest extends AbstractQuickStepTest {
     @Override
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
-        initialize(this);
-
         createAndStartPrivateProfileUser();
 
         mDevice.pressHome();
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
index cee88ac047..b02465e300 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractLauncherUiTest<LAUNCHER_TYPE extends Launcher> {
     public void verifyLauncherState() {
         try {
             // Limits UI tests affecting tests running after them.
+            mDevice.pressHome();
             mLauncher.waitForLauncherInitialized();
             if (mLauncherPid != 0) {
                 assertEquals("Launcher crashed, pid mismatch:",
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TaplWorkProfileTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TaplWorkProfileTest.java
index b38dd4ba11..a45e3bbb84 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TaplWorkProfileTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TaplWorkProfileTest.java
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ public class TaplWorkProfileTest extends AbstractLauncherUiTest<Launcher> {
     @Override
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
-        initialize(this);
         String output =
                 mDevice.executeShellCommand(
                         "pm create-user --profileOf 0 --managed TestProfile");
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/workspace/TaplWorkspaceTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/workspace/TaplWorkspaceTest.java
index 490cff20b4..237f2a97a7 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/workspace/TaplWorkspaceTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/workspace/TaplWorkspaceTest.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import com.android.launcher3.util.TestUtil;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.rule.ScreenRecordRule.ScreenRecord;
 
 import org.junit.After;
-import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 /**
@@ -50,12 +49,6 @@ public class TaplWorkspaceTest extends AbstractLauncherUiTest<Launcher> {
         return launcher.getWorkspace().getCurrentPage();
     }
 
-    @Before
-    public void setUp() throws Exception {
-        super.setUp();
-        initialize(this);
-    }
-
     @After
     public void tearDown() throws Exception {
         if (mLauncherLayout != null) {