--- a/mobile/android/base/tests/BaseTest.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tests/BaseTest.java
@@ -533,17 +533,20 @@ abstract class BaseTest extends BaseRobo
                 View addTabView = mSolo.getView(R.id.add_tab);
                 if (addTabView == null) {
                     return false;
                 }
                 return true;
             }
         }, MAX_WAIT_MS);
         mAsserter.ok(success, "waiting for add tab view", "add tab view available");
+        Actions.EventExpecter pageShowExpecter = mActions.expectGeckoEvent("Content:PageShow");
         mSolo.clickOnView(mSolo.getView(R.id.add_tab));
+        pageShowExpecter.blockForEvent();
+        pageShowExpecter.unregisterListener();
     }
 
     public void addTab(String url) {
         addTab();
 
         // Adding a new tab opens about:home, so now we just need to load the url in it.
         inputAndLoadUrl(url);
     }

--- a/mobile/android/base/tests/SessionTest.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tests/SessionTest.java
@@ -142,20 +142,17 @@ public abstract class SessionTest extend
             // New tabs always start with about:home, so make sure about:home
             // is always the first entry.
             mAsserter.is(pages[0].url, "about:home", "first page in tab is about:home");
 
             // If this is the first tab, the tab already exists, so no need to
             // create a new one. Otherwise, create a new tab if we're loading
             // the first the first page in the set.
             if (i > 0) {
-                Actions.EventExpecter pageShowExpecter = mActions.expectGeckoEvent("Content:PageShow");
                 addTab();
-                pageShowExpecter.blockForEvent();
-                pageShowExpecter.unregisterListener();
             }
 
             for (int j = 1; j < pages.length; j++) {
                 Actions.EventExpecter pageShowExpecter = mActions.expectGeckoEvent("Content:PageShow");
 
                 loadUrl(pages[j].url);
 
                 pageShowExpecter.blockForEvent();

--- a/mobile/android/base/tests/robocop.ini
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tests/robocop.ini
@@ -56,18 +56,16 @@ skip-if = android_version == "10" || pro
 [testHomeProvider]
 [testLoad]
 [testMailToContextMenu]
 [testMasterPassword]
 # disabled on 2.3; bug 979603
 # disabled on 4.0; bug 1006242
 skip-if = android_version == "10" || android_version == "15"
 [testNewTab]
-# disabled on 2.3; bug 979621
-skip-if = android_version == "10"
 [testOverscroll]
 # disabled on 2.3; bug 836818
 skip-if = android_version == "10"
 [testPanCorrectness]
 # disabled on x86 only; bug 927476
 skip-if = processor == "x86"
 # [testPasswordEncrypt] # see bug 824067
 [testPasswordProvider]

--- a/mobile/android/base/tests/testNewTab.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tests/testNewTab.java
@@ -1,37 +1,35 @@
 package org.mozilla.gecko.tests;
 
 import org.mozilla.gecko.Element;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.R;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.view.View;
 
+import com.jayway.android.robotium.solo.Condition;
+
 /* A simple test that creates 2 new tabs and checks that the tab count increases. */
 public class testNewTab extends BaseTest {
     private Element tabCount = null;
     private Element tabs = null;
-    private Element addTab = null;
     private Element closeTab = null;
     private int tabCountInt = 0;
 
     public void testNewTab() {
         String url = getAbsoluteUrl("/robocop/robocop_blank_01.html");
         String url2 = getAbsoluteUrl("/robocop/robocop_blank_02.html");
 
         blockForGeckoReady();
 
         Activity activity = getActivity();
         tabCount = mDriver.findElement(activity, R.id.tabs_counter);
         tabs = mDriver.findElement(activity, R.id.tabs);
-        addTab = mDriver.findElement(activity, R.id.add_tab);
-        mAsserter.ok(tabCount != null &&
-                     tabs != null &&
-                     addTab != null, 
+        mAsserter.ok(tabCount != null && tabs != null,
                      "Checking elements", "all elements present");
 
         int expectedTabCount = 1;
         getTabCount(expectedTabCount);
         mAsserter.is(tabCountInt, expectedTabCount, "Initial number of tabs correct");
 
         addTab(url);
         expectedTabCount++;
@@ -76,36 +74,36 @@ public class testNewTab extends BaseTest
         tabCountText = tabCount.getText();
         tabCountInt = Integer.parseInt(tabCountText);
         while (tabCountInt > 1) {
             clicked = closeTab.click();
             if (!clicked) {
                 mAsserter.ok(clicked != false, "checking that close_tab clicked", "close_tab element clicked");
             }
 
-            success = waitForTest(new BooleanTest() {
+            success = waitForCondition(new Condition() {
                 @Override
-                public boolean test() {
+                public boolean isSatisfied() {
                     String newTabCountText = tabCount.getText();
                     int newTabCount = Integer.parseInt(newTabCountText);
                     if (newTabCount < tabCountInt) {
                         tabCountInt = newTabCount;
                         return true;
                     }
                     return false;
                 }
             }, MAX_WAIT_MS);
             mAsserter.ok(success, "Checking tab closed", "number of tabs now "+tabCountInt);
         }
     }
 
     private void getTabCount(final int expected) {
-        waitForTest(new BooleanTest() {
+        waitForCondition(new Condition() {
             @Override
-            public boolean test() {
+            public boolean isSatisfied() {
                 String newTabCountText = tabCount.getText();
                 tabCountInt = Integer.parseInt(newTabCountText);
                 if (tabCountInt == expected) {
                     return true;
                 }
                 return false;
             }
         }, MAX_WAIT_MS);