diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/test_utilities/simulator/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/test_utilities/simulator/index.tsx
index ea603f2583431..2a399b6844bd7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/test_utilities/simulator/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/test_utilities/simulator/index.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,23 @@ export class Simulator {
    */
   private readonly sideEffectSimulator: SideEffectSimulator;
 
+  /**
+   * An `enzyme` supported CSS selector for process node elements.
+   */
+  public static nodeElementSelector({
+    entityID,
+    selected = false,
+  }: ProcessNodeElementSelectorOptions = {}): string {
+    let selector: string = baseNodeElementSelector;
+    if (entityID !== undefined) {
+      selector += `[data-test-resolver-node-id="${entityID}"]`;
+    }
+    if (selected) {
+      selector += '[aria-selected="true"]';
+    }
+    return selector;
+  }
+
   constructor({
     dataAccessLayer,
     resolverComponentInstanceID,
@@ -193,7 +210,7 @@ export class Simulator {
    * returns a `ReactWrapper` even if nothing is found, as that is how `enzyme` does things.
    */
   public processNodeElements(options: ProcessNodeElementSelectorOptions = {}): ReactWrapper {
-    return this.domNodes(processNodeElementSelector(options));
+    return this.domNodes(Simulator.nodeElementSelector(options));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -230,7 +247,7 @@ export class Simulator {
    */
   public unselectedProcessNode(entityID: string): ReactWrapper {
     return this.processNodeElements({ entityID }).not(
-      processNodeElementSelector({ entityID, selected: true })
+      Simulator.nodeElementSelector({ entityID, selected: true })
     );
   }
 
@@ -265,6 +282,13 @@ export class Simulator {
     return this.resolveWrapper(() => this.domNodes(`[data-test-subj="${selector}"]`));
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Given a `role`, return DOM nodes that have it. Use this to assert that ARIA roles are present as expected.
+   */
+  public domNodesWithRole(role: string): ReactWrapper {
+    return this.domNodes(`[role="${role}"]`);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Given a 'data-test-subj' selector, it will return the domNode
    */
@@ -318,7 +342,7 @@ export class Simulator {
   }
 }
 
-const baseResolverSelector = '[data-test-subj="resolver:node"]';
+const baseNodeElementSelector = '[data-test-subj="resolver:node"]';
 
 interface ProcessNodeElementSelectorOptions {
   /**
@@ -330,20 +354,3 @@ interface ProcessNodeElementSelectorOptions {
    */
   selected?: boolean;
 }
-
-/**
- * An `enzyme` supported CSS selector for process node elements.
- */
-function processNodeElementSelector({
-  entityID,
-  selected = false,
-}: ProcessNodeElementSelectorOptions = {}): string {
-  let selector: string = baseResolverSelector;
-  if (entityID !== undefined) {
-    selector += `[data-test-resolver-node-id="${entityID}"]`;
-  }
-  if (selected) {
-    selector += '[aria-selected="true"]';
-  }
-  return selector;
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/clickthrough.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/clickthrough.test.tsx
index dba1136193ee1..c781832dc8a3b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/clickthrough.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/clickthrough.test.tsx
@@ -137,28 +137,32 @@ describe('Resolver, when analyzing a tree that has no ancestors and 2 children',
 
     it('should render 3 elements with "treeitem" roles, each owned by an element with a "tree" role', async () => {
       await expect(
-        simulator.map(() => ({
-          nodesOwnedByTrees: simulator.testSubject('resolver:node').filterWhere((domNode) => {
-            /**
-             * This test verifies corectness w.r.t. the tree/treeitem roles
-             * From W3C: `Authors MUST ensure elements with role treeitem are contained in, or owned by, an element with the role group or tree.`
-             *
-             * https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.1/#tree
-             * https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.1/#treeitem
-             *
-             * w3c defines two ways for an element to be an "owned element"
-             *  1. Any DOM descendant
-             *  2. Any element specified as a child via aria-owns
-             *  (see: https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.1/#dfn-owned-element)
-             *
-             * In the context of Resolver (as of this writing) nodes/treeitems are children of the tree,
-             * but they could be moved out of the tree, provided that the tree is given an `aria-owns`
-             * attribute referring to them (method 2 above).
-             */
-            return domNode.closest('[role="tree"]').length === 1;
-          }).length,
-        }))
-      ).toYieldEqualTo({ nodesOwnedByTrees: 3 });
+        simulator.map(() => {
+          /**
+           * This test verifies corectness w.r.t. the tree/treeitem roles
+           * From W3C: `Authors MUST ensure elements with role treeitem are contained in, or owned by, an element with the role group or tree.`
+           *
+           * https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.1/#tree
+           * https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.1/#treeitem
+           *
+           * w3c defines two ways for an element to be an "owned element"
+           *  1. Any DOM descendant
+           *  2. Any element specified as a child via aria-owns
+           *  (see: https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.1/#dfn-owned-element)
+           *
+           * In the context of Resolver (as of this writing) nodes/treeitems are children of the tree,
+           * but they could be moved out of the tree, provided that the tree is given an `aria-owns`
+           * attribute referring to them (method 2 above).
+           */
+          const tree = simulator.domNodesWithRole('tree');
+          return {
+            // There should be only one tree.
+            treeCount: tree.length,
+            // The tree should have 3 nodes in it.
+            nodesOwnedByTrees: tree.find(Simulator.nodeElementSelector()).length,
+          };
+        })
+      ).toYieldEqualTo({ treeCount: 1, nodesOwnedByTrees: 3 });
     });
 
     it(`should show links to the 3 nodes (with icons) in the node list.`, async () => {