diff --git a/test/functional/apps/visualize/_point_series_options.js b/test/functional/apps/visualize/_point_series_options.js
index 69c874d618cf4..d175acbd6c02e 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/visualize/_point_series_options.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/visualize/_point_series_options.js
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
     });
 
     describe('multiple chart types', function () {
-      // FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/45970
-      it.skip('should change average series type to histogram', async function () {
+      it('should change average series type to histogram', async function () {
         await pointSeriesVis.setSeriesType(1, 'histogram');
         await PageObjects.visualize.clickGo();
         const length = await pointSeriesVis.getHistogramSeries();
diff --git a/test/functional/page_objects/point_series_page.js b/test/functional/page_objects/point_series_page.js
index f45fa5f5bf334..45626d03a5f00 100644
--- a/test/functional/page_objects/point_series_page.js
+++ b/test/functional/page_objects/point_series_page.js
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ export function PointSeriesPageProvider({ getService }) {
 
   class PointSeriesVis {
     async clickOptions() {
-      return await find.clickByPartialLinkText('Panel settings');
+      return await testSubjects.click('visEditorTaboptions');
     }
 
     async clickAxisOptions() {
-      return await find.clickByPartialLinkText('Metrics & axes');
+      return await testSubjects.click('visEditorTabadvanced');
     }
 
     async clickAddAxis() {
@@ -50,17 +50,16 @@ export function PointSeriesPageProvider({ getService }) {
     }
 
     async getGridLines() {
-      const gridLines = await find.allByCssSelector('g.grid > path');
-
-      return await Promise.all(gridLines.map(async (gridLine) => {
-        const dAttribute = await gridLine.getAttribute('d');
-
+      const grid = await find.byCssSelector('g.grid');
+      const $ = await grid.parseDomContent();
+      return $('path').toArray().map(line => {
+        const dAttribute = $(line).attr('d');
         const firstPoint = dAttribute.split('L')[0].replace('M', '').split(',');
         return {
           x: parseFloat(firstPoint[0]),
           y: parseFloat(firstPoint[1]),
         };
-      }));
+      });
     }
 
     async toggleGridCategoryLines() {
@@ -69,15 +68,15 @@ export function PointSeriesPageProvider({ getService }) {
 
     async setGridValueAxis(axis) {
       log.debug(`setGridValueAxis(${axis})`);
-      return await find.clickByCssSelector(`select#gridAxis option[value="${axis}"]`);
+      await find.selectValue('select#gridAxis', axis);
     }
 
     async setSeriesAxis(series, axis) {
-      await find.clickByCssSelector(`select#seriesValueAxis${series} option[value="${axis}"]`);
+      await find.selectValue(`select#seriesValueAxis${series}`, axis);
     }
 
     async setSeriesType(series, type) {
-      await find.clickByCssSelector(`select#seriesType${series} option[value="${type}"]`);
+      await find.selectValue(`select#seriesType${series}`, type);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/test/functional/page_objects/visualize_page.js b/test/functional/page_objects/visualize_page.js
index d4b5c820a0d5b..994a4d4a989c3 100644
--- a/test/functional/page_objects/visualize_page.js
+++ b/test/functional/page_objects/visualize_page.js
@@ -546,9 +546,7 @@ export function VisualizePageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects, updateBaseli
     }
 
     async selectAggregateWith(fieldValue) {
-      const sortSelect = await testSubjects.find(`visDefaultEditorAggregateWith`);
-      const sortMetric = await sortSelect.findByCssSelector(`option[value="${fieldValue}"]`);
-      await sortMetric.click();
+      await testSubjects.selectValue('visDefaultEditorAggregateWith', fieldValue);
     }
 
     async getInterval() {
diff --git a/test/functional/services/find.ts b/test/functional/services/find.ts
index 29713304cd5cb..9723e3b745502 100644
--- a/test/functional/services/find.ts
+++ b/test/functional/services/find.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,14 @@ export async function FindProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       });
     }
 
+    public async selectValue(selector: string, value: string): Promise<void> {
+      log.debug(`Find.selectValue('${selector}', option[value="${value}"]')`);
+      const combobox = await this.byCssSelector(selector);
+      const $ = await combobox.parseDomContent();
+      const text = $(`option[value="${value}"]`).text();
+      await combobox.type(text);
+    }
+
     public async filterElementIsDisplayed(elements: WebElementWrapper[]) {
       if (elements.length === 0) {
         return [];
diff --git a/test/functional/services/test_subjects.ts b/test/functional/services/test_subjects.ts
index aaad4f7c238ff..c5e360d093957 100644
--- a/test/functional/services/test_subjects.ts
+++ b/test/functional/services/test_subjects.ts
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ export function TestSubjectsProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       });
     }
 
+    public async selectValue(selector: string, value: string): Promise<void> {
+      await find.selectValue(`[data-test-subj="${selector}"]`, value);
+    }
+
     public async isEnabled(selector: string): Promise<boolean> {
       return await retry.try(async () => {
         log.debug(`TestSubjects.isEnabled(${selector})`);
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/gis_page.js b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/gis_page.js
index 49860fd9a313b..2da9b1d8e874c 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/gis_page.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/gis_page.js
@@ -406,9 +406,7 @@ export function GisPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
 
     async setIndexType(indexType) {
       log.debug(`Set index type to: ${indexType}`);
-      await find.clickByCssSelector(
-        `select[data-test-subj="fileImportIndexSelect"] > option[value="${indexType}"]`
-      );
+      await testSubjects.selectValue('fileImportIndexSelect', indexType);
     }
 
     async indexTypeOptionExists(indexType) {