diff --git a/res/values/config.xml b/res/values/config.xml
index f462b9c534..8d31bd271f 100644
--- a/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/res/values/config.xml
@@ -148,6 +148,4 @@
     <item type="id" name="overview_panel"/>
     <integer name="config_recentsMaxThumbnailCacheSize">6</integer>
     <integer name="config_recentsMaxIconCacheSize">12</integer>
-
-    <item name="workspace_page_container" type="id" />
 </resources>
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index a9979a218b..5cca2fb6ff 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.ViewTreeObserver;
+import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher.LauncherOverlay;
@@ -549,7 +550,6 @@ public class Workspace extends PagedView<WorkspacePageIndicator>
         // created CellLayout.
         CellLayout newScreen = (CellLayout) LayoutInflater.from(getContext()).inflate(
                         R.layout.workspace_screen, this, false /* attachToRoot */);
-        newScreen.getShortcutsAndWidgets().setId(R.id.workspace_page_container);
         int paddingLeftRight = mLauncher.getDeviceProfile().cellLayoutPaddingLeftRightPx;
         int paddingBottom = mLauncher.getDeviceProfile().cellLayoutBottomPaddingPx;
         newScreen.setPadding(paddingLeftRight, 0, paddingLeftRight, paddingBottom);
@@ -1495,6 +1495,18 @@ public class Workspace extends PagedView<WorkspacePageIndicator>
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public AccessibilityNodeInfo createAccessibilityNodeInfo() {
+        if (getImportantForAccessibility() == IMPORTANT_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY_NO_HIDE_DESCENDANTS) {
+            // TAPL tests verify that workspace is not present in Overview and AllApps states.
+            // TAPL can work only if UIDevice is set up as setCompressedLayoutHeirarchy(false).
+            // Hiding workspace from the tests when it's
+            // IMPORTANT_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY_NO_HIDE_DESCENDANTS.
+            return null;
+        }
+        return super.createAccessibilityNodeInfo();
+    }
+
     private void updateAccessibilityFlags(int accessibilityFlag, CellLayout page) {
         page.setImportantForAccessibility(IMPORTANT_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY_NO);
         page.getShortcutsAndWidgets().setImportantForAccessibility(accessibilityFlag);
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 0be09f0d9d..bf8f64efcd 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -134,12 +134,14 @@ public final class LauncherInstrumentation {
                 return waitForLauncherObject(WIDGETS_RES_ID);
             }
             case ALL_APPS: {
+                waitUntilGone(WORKSPACE_RES_ID);
                 waitUntilGone(OVERVIEW_RES_ID);
                 waitUntilGone(WIDGETS_RES_ID);
                 return waitForLauncherObject(APPS_RES_ID);
             }
             case OVERVIEW: {
                 waitForLauncherObject(APPS_RES_ID);
+                waitUntilGone(WORKSPACE_RES_ID);
                 waitUntilGone(WIDGETS_RES_ID);
                 return waitForLauncherObject(OVERVIEW_RES_ID);
             }