diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/create.ts b/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/create.ts
index 134b1bc48366a..0e2f3f52566c7 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/create.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/create.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
           description: 'The name will fails validation',
           color: '#FF00CC',
         },
-        { submit: true }
+        {
+          submit: true,
+          clearWithKeyboard: true,
+        }
       );
 
       expect(await tagModal.isOpened()).to.be(true);
@@ -86,7 +89,10 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
           description: 'The name will fails validation',
           color: '#FF00CC',
         },
-        { submit: true }
+        {
+          submit: true,
+          clearWithKeyboard: true,
+        }
       );
 
       expect(await tagModal.isOpened()).to.be(true);
@@ -96,7 +102,10 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         {
           name: 'valid name',
         },
-        { submit: true }
+        {
+          submit: true,
+          clearWithKeyboard: true,
+        }
       );
 
       await tagModal.waitUntilClosed();
@@ -116,7 +125,10 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
           description: 'I will not add this tag',
           color: '#FF00CC',
         },
-        { submit: false }
+        {
+          submit: false,
+          clearWithKeyboard: true,
+        }
       );
       await tagModal.clickCancel();
       await tagModal.waitUntilClosed();
diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/dashboard_integration.ts b/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/dashboard_integration.ts
index 024c7265a72bf..18be683db1d05 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/dashboard_integration.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/dashboard_integration.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
           },
           {
             submit: true,
+            clearWithKeyboard: true,
           }
         );
 
diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/edit.ts b/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/edit.ts
index f29212b251827..b86c388d1a59a 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/edit.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/edit.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
           description: 'This was edited',
           color: '#FFCC00',
         },
-        { submit: true }
+        {
+          submit: true,
+          clearWithKeyboard: true,
+        }
       );
       await tagModal.waitUntilClosed();
       await tagManagementPage.waitUntilTableIsLoaded();
@@ -79,7 +82,10 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         {
           name: 'a',
         },
-        { submit: true }
+        {
+          submit: true,
+          clearWithKeyboard: true,
+        }
       );
 
       expect(await tagModal.isOpened()).to.be(true);
@@ -98,7 +104,10 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
           description: 'edited description',
           color: '#FF00CC',
         },
-        { submit: true }
+        {
+          submit: true,
+          clearWithKeyboard: true,
+        }
       );
 
       expect(await tagModal.isOpened()).to.be(true);
@@ -108,7 +117,10 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         {
           name: 'edited name',
         },
-        { submit: true }
+        {
+          submit: true,
+          clearWithKeyboard: true,
+        }
       );
 
       await tagModal.waitUntilClosed();
@@ -130,7 +142,10 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
           description: 'I will not add this tag',
           color: '#FF00CC',
         },
-        { submit: false }
+        {
+          submit: false,
+          clearWithKeyboard: true,
+        }
       );
       await tagModal.clickCancel();
       await tagModal.waitUntilClosed();
@@ -153,13 +168,16 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       it('should disable save button if no property is changed', async () => {
         await tagModal.openEdit('tag-3');
 
-        await tagModal.fillForm(tag3Unmodified, { submit: false });
+        await tagModal.fillForm(tag3Unmodified, { submit: false, clearWithKeyboard: true });
         expect(await tagModal.isConfirmDisabled()).to.be(true);
       });
       it('should enable save button if name is changed', async () => {
         await tagModal.openEdit('tag-3');
 
-        await tagModal.fillForm({ ...tag3Unmodified, name: 'changed name' }, { submit: false });
+        await tagModal.fillForm(
+          { ...tag3Unmodified, name: 'changed name' },
+          { submit: false, clearWithKeyboard: true }
+        );
         expect(await tagModal.isConfirmDisabled()).to.be(false);
       });
       it('should enable save button if description is changed', async () => {
@@ -167,14 +185,17 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
         await tagModal.fillForm(
           { ...tag3Unmodified, description: 'changed description' },
-          { submit: false }
+          { submit: false, clearWithKeyboard: true }
         );
         expect(await tagModal.isConfirmDisabled()).to.be(false);
       });
       it('should enable save button if color is changed', async () => {
         await tagModal.openEdit('tag-3');
 
-        await tagModal.fillForm({ ...tag3Unmodified, color: '#FF0000' }, { submit: false });
+        await tagModal.fillForm(
+          { ...tag3Unmodified, color: '#FF0000' },
+          { submit: false, clearWithKeyboard: true }
+        );
         expect(await tagModal.isConfirmDisabled()).to.be(false);
       });
     });
diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/maps_integration.ts b/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/maps_integration.ts
index 7532263b4518c..8d57f68c501c1 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/maps_integration.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/maps_integration.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
           },
           {
             submit: true,
+            clearWithKeyboard: true,
           }
         );