diff --git a/test/widgets/actions_test.dart b/test/widgets/actions_test.dart
index e75bc84df2..43422885e0 100644
--- a/test/widgets/actions_test.dart
+++ b/test/widgets/actions_test.dart
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ import 'package:zulip/model/store.dart';
 import 'package:zulip/notifications/receive.dart';
 import 'package:zulip/widgets/actions.dart';
 import 'package:zulip/widgets/app.dart';
-import 'package:zulip/widgets/inbox.dart';
+import 'package:zulip/widgets/home.dart';
+import 'package:zulip/widgets/message_list.dart';
 import 'package:zulip/widgets/page.dart';
 import 'package:zulip/widgets/store.dart';
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import '../model/unreads_checks.dart';
 import '../stdlib_checks.dart';
 import '../test_navigation.dart';
 import 'dialog_checks.dart';
+import 'page_checks.dart';
 import 'test_app.dart';
 
 void main() {
@@ -157,16 +159,6 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     testWidgets("logged-out account's routes removed from nav; other accounts' remain", (tester) async {
-      Future<void> makeUnreadTopicInInbox(int accountId, String topic) async {
-        final stream = eg.stream();
-        final message = eg.streamMessage(stream: stream, topic: topic);
-        final store = await testBinding.globalStore.perAccount(accountId);
-        await store.addStream(stream);
-        await store.addSubscription(eg.subscription(stream));
-        await store.addMessage(message);
-        await tester.pump();
-      }
-
       addTearDown(testBinding.reset);
 
       final account1 = eg.account(id: 1, user: eg.user());
@@ -175,50 +167,42 @@ void main() {
       await testBinding.globalStore.add(account2, eg.initialSnapshot());
 
       final testNavObserver = TestNavigatorObserver();
+      final pushedRoutes = <Route<void>>[];
+      testNavObserver.onPushed = (route, prevRoute) => pushedRoutes.add(route);
+
       await tester.pumpWidget(ZulipApp(navigatorObservers: [testNavObserver]));
       await tester.pump();
+      final account1Route = pushedRoutes.single;
+      check(account1Route).isA<WidgetRoute>().page.isA<HomePage>();
+
+      final account2Connection =
+        (await testBinding.globalStore.perAccount(account2.id)).connection as FakeApiConnection;
+      account2Connection.prepare(json: eg.newestGetMessagesResult(
+        foundOldest: true, messages: []).toJson());
+      final account2Route = MessageListPage.buildRoute(
+        accountId: account2.id, narrow: const CombinedFeedNarrow());
       final navigator = await ZulipApp.navigator;
-      navigator.popUntil((_) => false); // clear starting routes
-      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
-
-      final pushedRoutes = <Route<dynamic>>[];
-      testNavObserver.onPushed = (route, prevRoute) => pushedRoutes.add(route);
-      // TODO: switch to a realistic setup:
-      //   https://github.com/zulip/zulip-flutter/pull/1076#discussion_r1874124363
-      final account1Route = MaterialAccountWidgetRoute(
-        accountId: account1.id, page: const InboxPageBody());
-      final account2Route = MaterialAccountWidgetRoute(
-        accountId: account2.id, page: const InboxPageBody());
-      unawaited(navigator.push(account1Route));
       unawaited(navigator.push(account2Route));
-      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
-      check(pushedRoutes).deepEquals([account1Route, account2Route]);
-
-      await makeUnreadTopicInInbox(account1.id, 'topic in account1');
-      final findAccount1PageContent = find.text('topic in account1', skipOffstage: false);
-
-      await makeUnreadTopicInInbox(account2.id, 'topic in account2');
-      final findAccount2PageContent = find.text('topic in account2', skipOffstage: false);
+      await tester.pump();
 
-      final findLoadingPage = find.byType(LoadingPlaceholderPage, skipOffstage: false);
+      final findAccount1PageContent = find.byType(HomePage, skipOffstage: false);
+      final findAccount2PageContent = find.byType(MessageListPage, skipOffstage: false);
 
+      check(pushedRoutes).deepEquals([account1Route, account2Route]);
       check(findAccount1PageContent).findsOne();
-      check(findLoadingPage).findsNothing();
+      check(findAccount2PageContent).findsOne();
 
-      final removedRoutes = <Route<dynamic>>[];
+      final removedRoutes = <Route<void>>[];
       testNavObserver.onRemoved = (route, prevRoute) => removedRoutes.add(route);
 
-      final context = tester.element(find.byType(MaterialApp));
-      final future = logOutAccount(GlobalStoreWidget.of(context), account1.id);
+      final future = logOutAccount(testBinding.globalStore, account1.id);
       await tester.pump(TestGlobalStore.removeAccountDuration);
       await future;
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle(); // wait for animations, if any
       check(removedRoutes).single.identicalTo(account1Route);
+      check(testBinding.globalStore.takeDoRemoveAccountCalls())
+        .single.equals(account1.id);
       check(findAccount1PageContent).findsNothing();
-      check(findLoadingPage).findsOne();
-
-      await tester.pump();
-      check(findAccount1PageContent).findsNothing();
-      check(findLoadingPage).findsNothing();
       check(findAccount2PageContent).findsOne();
     });
   });