diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Launchable.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Launchable.java
index 7a2b7af..16ddba8 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Launchable.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Launchable.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
  * Ancestor for AppIcon and AppMenuItem.
  */
 class Launchable {
-    private static final int DRAG_SPEED = 500;
     protected final LauncherInstrumentation mLauncher;
 
     protected final UiObject2 mObject;
@@ -77,8 +76,7 @@
         Workspace.dragIconToWorkspace(
                 mLauncher,
                 this,
-                new Point(device.getDisplayWidth() / 2, device.getDisplayHeight() / 2),
-                DRAG_SPEED);
+                new Point(device.getDisplayWidth() / 2, device.getDisplayHeight() / 2));
         try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
                 "dragged launchable to workspace")) {
             return new Workspace(mLauncher);
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java
index f04afa0..943332e 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 import static junit.framework.TestCase.assertTrue;
 
 import android.graphics.Point;
+import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -35,8 +37,8 @@
  */
 public final class Workspace extends Home {
     private static final float FLING_SPEED = 3500.0F;
+    private static final int DRAG_DURACTION = 2000;
     private final UiObject2 mHotseat;
-    private final int ICON_DRAG_SPEED = LauncherInstrumentation.needSlowGestures() ? 100 : 570;
 
     Workspace(LauncherInstrumentation launcher) {
         super(launcher);
@@ -116,8 +118,7 @@
                     mLauncher,
                     getHotseatAppIcon("Chrome"),
                     new Point(mLauncher.getDevice().getDisplayWidth(),
-                            workspace.getVisibleBounds().centerY()),
-                    (int) (ICON_DRAG_SPEED * mLauncher.getDisplayDensity()));
+                            workspace.getVisibleBounds().centerY()));
             verifyActiveContainer();
         }
         assertTrue("Home screen workspace didn't become scrollable",
@@ -134,10 +135,16 @@
                 mHotseat, AppIcon.getAppIconSelector(appName, mLauncher)));
     }
 
-    static void dragIconToWorkspace(LauncherInstrumentation launcher, Launchable launchable,
-            Point dest, int icon_drag_speed) {
+    static void dragIconToWorkspace(
+            LauncherInstrumentation launcher, Launchable launchable, Point dest) {
         LauncherInstrumentation.log("dragIconToWorkspace: begin");
-        launchable.getObject().drag(dest, icon_drag_speed);
+        final Point launchableCenter = launchable.getObject().getVisibleCenter();
+        final long downTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
+        launcher.sendPointer(downTime, downTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN, launchableCenter);
+        launcher.waitForLauncherObject("deep_shortcuts_container");
+        launcher.movePointer(downTime, DRAG_DURACTION, launchableCenter, dest);
+        launcher.sendPointer(
+                downTime, SystemClock.uptimeMillis(), MotionEvent.ACTION_UP, dest);
         LauncherInstrumentation.log("dragIconToWorkspace: end");
         launcher.waitUntilGone("drop_target_bar");
     }