diff --git a/dev/bots/check_tests_cross_imports.dart b/dev/bots/check_tests_cross_imports.dart
index b019dbaec3e9a..2706f15c1763f 100644
--- a/dev/bots/check_tests_cross_imports.dart
+++ b/dev/bots/check_tests_cross_imports.dart
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ class TestsCrossImportChecker {
     'packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_scribble_test.dart',
     'packages/flutter/test/widgets/range_maintaining_scroll_physics_test.dart',
     'packages/flutter/test/widgets/selectable_region_test.dart',
-    'packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_scribe_test.dart',
     'packages/flutter/test/widgets/semantics_debugger_test.dart',
     'packages/flutter/test/widgets/page_route_builder_test.dart',
     'packages/flutter/test/widgets/two_dimensional_scroll_view_test.dart',
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_scribe_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_scribe_test.dart
index 85104e39da477..521134f478714 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_scribe_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_scribe_test.dart
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
 import 'dart:ui' show PointerDeviceKind;
 
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
-import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 
+import 'widgets_app_tester.dart';
+
 void main() {
   final TestWidgetsFlutterBinding binding = TestWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
 
@@ -58,17 +60,17 @@ void main() {
     final provider = TextSelectionGestureDetectorBuilder(delegate: delegate);
 
     await tester.pumpWidget(
-      MaterialApp(
+      TestWidgetsApp(
         home: provider.buildGestureDetector(
           behavior: HitTestBehavior.translucent,
           child: EditableText(
             key: editableTextKey,
             controller: controller,
-            backgroundCursorColor: Colors.grey,
+            backgroundCursorColor: const Color(0xFF9E9E9E),
             focusNode: focusNode,
             style: textStyle,
             cursorColor: cursorColor,
-            selectionControls: materialTextSelectionControls,
+            selectionControls: emptyTextSelectionControls,
             showSelectionHandles: true,
           ),
         ),