diff --git a/playwright/e2e/settings/encryption-user-tab/index.ts b/playwright/e2e/settings/encryption-user-tab/index.ts
index 967905eabb..48380ce145 100644
--- a/playwright/e2e/settings/encryption-user-tab/index.ts
+++ b/playwright/e2e/settings/encryption-user-tab/index.ts
@@ -94,25 +94,4 @@ class Helpers {
         await dialog.getByRole("button", { name: "Finish set up" }).click();
         await expect(dialog).toMatchScreenshot("default-recovery.png");
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Remove the cached secrets from the indexedDB
-     */
-    async deleteCachedSecrets() {
-        await this.page.evaluate(async () => {
-            const removeCachedSecrets = new Promise((resolve) => {
-                const request = window.indexedDB.open("matrix-js-sdk::matrix-sdk-crypto");
-                request.onsuccess = async (event: Event & { target: { result: IDBDatabase } }) => {
-                    const db = event.target.result;
-                    const request = db.transaction("core", "readwrite").objectStore("core").delete("private_identity");
-                    request.onsuccess = () => {
-                        db.close();
-                        resolve(undefined);
-                    };
-                };
-            });
-            await removeCachedSecrets;
-        });
-        await this.page.reload();
-    }
 }
diff --git a/playwright/e2e/settings/encryption-user-tab/recovery.spec.ts b/playwright/e2e/settings/encryption-user-tab/recovery.spec.ts
index 051e72b771..5bd7053aba 100644
--- a/playwright/e2e/settings/encryption-user-tab/recovery.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/e2e/settings/encryption-user-tab/recovery.spec.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import { GeneratedSecretStorageKey } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/crypto-api";
+import { Page } from "@playwright/test";
 
 import { test, expect } from ".";
 import {
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ test.describe("Recovery section in Encryption tab", () => {
         async ({ page, app, util }) => {
             await verifySession(app, "new passphrase");
             // We need to delete the cached secrets
-            await util.deleteCachedSecrets();
+            await deleteCachedSecrets(page);
 
             await util.openEncryptionTab();
             // We ask the user to enter the recovery key
@@ -138,3 +139,25 @@ test.describe("Recovery section in Encryption tab", () => {
         },
     );
 });
+
+/**
+ * Remove the cached secrets from the indexedDB
+ * This is a workaround to simulate the case where the secrets are not cached.
+ */
+async function deleteCachedSecrets(page: Page) {
+    await page.evaluate(async () => {
+        const removeCachedSecrets = new Promise((resolve) => {
+            const request = window.indexedDB.open("matrix-js-sdk::matrix-sdk-crypto");
+            request.onsuccess = async (event: Event & { target: { result: IDBDatabase } }) => {
+                const db = event.target.result;
+                const request = db.transaction("core", "readwrite").objectStore("core").delete("private_identity");
+                request.onsuccess = () => {
+                    db.close();
+                    resolve(undefined);
+                };
+            };
+        });
+        await removeCachedSecrets;
+    });
+    await page.reload();
+}