diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
index a7089fef15..86faddb41d 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractLauncherUiTest {
         mLauncher.enableDebugTracing();
         // Avoid double-reporting of Launcher crashes.
         mLauncher.setOnLauncherCrashed(() -> mLauncherPid = 0);
-        mLauncher.disableSensorRotation();
     }
 
     protected final LauncherActivityRule mActivityMonitor = new LauncherActivityRule();
@@ -278,7 +277,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractLauncherUiTest {
             clearPackageData(mDevice.getLauncherPackageName());
             mLauncher.enableDebugTracing();
             mLauncherPid = mLauncher.getPid();
-            mLauncher.disableSensorRotation();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 84eae2d793..da6865d62a 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -247,8 +247,6 @@ public final class LauncherInstrumentation {
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        disableSensorRotation();
     }
 
     public void enableCheckEventsForSuccessfulGestures() {
@@ -1265,7 +1263,7 @@ public final class LauncherInstrumentation {
                 TestProtocol.TEST_INFO_RESPONSE_FIELD);
     }
 
-    public void disableSensorRotation() {
+    private void disableSensorRotation() {
         getTestInfo(TestProtocol.REQUEST_MOCK_SENSOR_ROTATION);
     }
 
@@ -1306,6 +1304,7 @@ public final class LauncherInstrumentation {
 
     public Closable eventsCheck() {
         Assert.assertTrue("Nested event checking", !sCheckingEvents);
+        disableSensorRotation();
         sCheckingEvents = true;
         mExpectedPid = getPid();
         if (sEventChecker == null) sEventChecker = new LogEventChecker();