diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/AppPredictionsUITests.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/AppPredictionsUITests.java
index 43f6039..72de80b 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/AppPredictionsUITests.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/AppPredictionsUITests.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@
 @LargeTest
 @RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
 public class AppPredictionsUITests  extends AbstractQuickStepTest {
-    private static final int DEFAULT_APP_LAUNCH_TIMES = 3;
     private static final String TAG = "AppPredictionsUITests";
 
     private LauncherActivityInfo mSampleApp1;
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
      * Test that prediction UI is updated as soon as we get predictions from the system
      */
     @Test
+    @Ignore // b/131188880
     public void testPredictionExistsInAllApps() {
         mActivityMonitor.startLauncher();
         mLauncher.pressHome().switchToAllApps();
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@
      * Test tat prediction update is deferred if it is already visible
      */
     @Test
+    @Ignore // b/131188880
     public void testPredictionsDeferredUntilHome() {
         mActivityMonitor.startLauncher();
         sendPredictionUpdate(mSampleApp1, mSampleApp2);
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
index 3e84440..dedc6b3 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         mLauncher = new LauncherInstrumentation(instrumentation);
 
         // b/130558787; b/131419978
-        if (TestHelpers.isInLauncherProcess()) {
+        if (TestHelpers.isInLauncherProcess() && !LauncherInstrumentation.needSlowGestures()) {
             try {
                 Class systemProps = Class.forName("android.os.SystemProperties");
                 Method getInt = systemProps.getMethod("getInt", String.class, int.class);
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 27bc43e..f5c5a8d 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
         return NavigationModel.THREE_BUTTON;
     }
 
-    static boolean needSlowGestures() {
+    public static boolean needSlowGestures() {
         return Build.MODEL.contains("Cuttlefish");
     }