diff --git a/test/functional/apps/visualize/_visualize_listing.ts b/test/functional/apps/visualize/_visualize_listing.ts
index 90e7da1696702..78474693e939a 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/visualize/_visualize_listing.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/visualize/_visualize_listing.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
     describe('search', function () {
       before(async function () {
         // create one new viz
-        await PageObjects.visualize.gotoVisualizationLandingPage();
         await PageObjects.visualize.navigateToNewVisualization();
         await PageObjects.visualize.clickMarkdownWidget();
         await PageObjects.visEditor.setMarkdownTxt('HELLO');
diff --git a/test/functional/page_objects/visualize_page.ts b/test/functional/page_objects/visualize_page.ts
index 9a4c01f0f2767..78a963867b8c2 100644
--- a/test/functional/page_objects/visualize_page.ts
+++ b/test/functional/page_objects/visualize_page.ts
@@ -129,14 +129,14 @@ export function VisualizePageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProvide
     }
 
     public async navigateToNewVisualization() {
-      await common.navigateToApp('visualize');
+      await this.gotoVisualizationLandingPage();
       await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
       await this.clickNewVisualization();
       await this.waitForGroupsSelectPage();
     }
 
     public async navigateToNewAggBasedVisualization() {
-      await common.navigateToApp('visualize');
+      await this.gotoVisualizationLandingPage();
       await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
       await this.clickNewVisualization();
       await this.clickAggBasedVisualizations();
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/dashboard_lens_by_value.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/dashboard_lens_by_value.ts
index 87ecfe0dcada9..865f4c64f0f1a 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/dashboard_lens_by_value.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/dashboard_lens_by_value.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import expect from '@kbn/expect';
 import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../ftr_provider_context';
 
 export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
-  const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'dashboard', 'visualize', 'lens', 'header']);
+  const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'dashboard', 'visualize', 'lens', 'timePicker']);
 
   const find = getService('find');
   const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
@@ -69,11 +69,10 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       expect(titles.indexOf(newTitle)).to.not.be(-1);
     });
 
-    it('is no longer linked to a dashboard after visiting the visuali1ze listing page', async () => {
-      await PageObjects.visualize.gotoVisualizationLandingPage();
+    it('is no longer linked to a dashboard after visiting the visualize listing page', async () => {
       await PageObjects.visualize.navigateToNewVisualization();
       await PageObjects.visualize.clickLensWidget();
-      await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+      await PageObjects.timePicker.ensureHiddenNoDataPopover();
       await PageObjects.lens.configureDimension({
         dimension: 'lnsXY_xDimensionPanel > lns-empty-dimension',
         operation: 'date_histogram',
@@ -84,8 +83,8 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         operation: 'average',
         field: 'bytes',
       });
+      await PageObjects.lens.waitForVisualization();
       await PageObjects.lens.notLinkedToOriginatingApp();
-      await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
 
       // return to origin should not be present in save modal
       await testSubjects.click('lnsApp_saveButton');