diff --git a/cypress/component/TextArea.cy.tsx b/cypress/component/TextArea.cy.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfa694524a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/component/TextArea.cy.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/*
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 - present Instructure, Inc.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react'
+import '../support/component'
+import 'cypress-real-events'
+
+import { TextArea } from '../../packages/ui'
+
+it('should resize if autoGrow is true', () => {
+  cy.mount(
+    <TextArea label="Name" autoGrow={true} width="500px" onChange={cy.stub()} />
+  )
+
+  cy.get('textarea').then((input) => {
+    const initialHeight = parseInt(getComputedStyle(input[0]).height, 10)
+
+    cy.get('textarea')
+      .invoke(
+        'val',
+        'Chartreuse celiac thundercats, distillery snackwave glossier pork belly tacos venmo fanny pack paleo portland. Migas 3 wolf moon typewriter, meditation pitchfork meh narwhal copper mug gluten-free vegan next level. Succulents keytar cronut, fanny pack kitsch hammock sustainable skateboard gochujang poutine la croix ennui cred quinoa. Fap copper mug pitchfork small batch hell of vice. Kickstarter small batch hexagon, scenester bushwick tacos cliche. Pickled flannel PBR&B, chartreuse next level vinyl echo park chambray pitchfork selfies actually tattooed blue bottle 3 wolf moon. Raw denim enamel pin tumeric retro fam scenester.'
+      )
+      .trigger('input')
+
+    cy.get('textarea').then((input) => {
+      const resizedHeight = parseInt(getComputedStyle(input[0]).height, 10)
+      expect(resizedHeight).to.be.above(initialHeight)
+    })
+
+    cy.get('[class$="-textArea__layout"]').then((layout) => {
+      const layoutMinHeight = parseInt(
+        getComputedStyle(layout[0]).getPropertyValue('min-height'),
+        10
+      )
+      cy.get('textarea').then((input) => {
+        const resizedHeight = parseInt(getComputedStyle(input[0]).height, 10)
+        expect(resizedHeight).to.equal(layoutMinHeight)
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
+
+it('should set a maxHeight', () => {
+  cy.mount(
+    <TextArea
+      label="Name"
+      autoGrow={true}
+      maxHeight="160px"
+      onChange={cy.stub()}
+      value={`Chartreuse celiac thundercats, distillery snackwave glossier
+        pork belly tacos venmo fanny pack paleo portland. Migas 3 wolf moon typewriter,
+        meditation pitchfork meh narwhal copper mug gluten-free vegan next level.
+        Succulents keytar cronut, fanny pack kitsch hammock sustainable skateboard
+        gochujang poutine la croix ennui cred quinoa. Fap copper mug pitchfork small
+        batch hell of vice. Kickstarter small batch hexagon, scenester bushwick tacos
+        cliche. Pickled flannel PBR&B, chartreuse next level vinyl echo park chambray
+        pitchfork selfies actually tattooed blue bottle 3 wolf moon. Raw denim enamel
+        pin tumeric retro fam scenester. Succulents keytar cronut, fanny pack kitsch
+        hammock sustainable skateboard gochujang poutine la croix ennui cred quinoa.
+        Fap copper mug pitchfork small batch hell of vice. Kickstarter small batch
+        hexagon, scenester bushwick tacos`}
+    />
+  )
+  const input = cy.get('textarea')
+
+  input.should('have.css', 'max-height', '160px')
+
+  // ensure maxHeight is being applied to input container and not exceeded by minHeight style
+  cy.get('[class$=-textArea__layout]').then((layout) => {
+    const layoutMaxHeight = parseInt(layout.css('max-height'), 10)
+    const layoutMinHeight = parseInt(layout.css('min-height'), 10)
+
+    expect(layoutMaxHeight).to.equal(160)
+    expect(layoutMaxHeight).to.be.above(layoutMinHeight)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index df0ab1e456..334cc2e2bc 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -48943,16 +48943,72 @@
         "prop-types": "^15.8.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
+        "@instructure/ui-axe-check": "10.0.0",
         "@instructure/ui-babel-preset": "10.0.0",
         "@instructure/ui-color-utils": "10.0.0",
-        "@instructure/ui-test-locator": "10.0.0",
         "@instructure/ui-test-utils": "10.0.0",
-        "@instructure/ui-themes": "10.0.0"
+        "@instructure/ui-themes": "10.0.0",
+        "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.4.6",
+        "@testing-library/react": "^15.0.7",
+        "@testing-library/user-event": "^14.5.2",
+        "vitest": "^2.0.2"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "react": ">=16.8 <=18"
       }
     },
+    "packages/ui-text-area/node_modules/@testing-library/dom": {
+      "version": "10.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@testing-library/dom/-/dom-10.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pemlzrSESWbdAloYml3bAJMEfNh1Z7EduzqPKprCH5S341frlpYnUEW0H72dLxa6IsYr+mPno20GiSm+h9dEdQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@babel/code-frame": "^7.10.4",
+        "@babel/runtime": "^7.12.5",
+        "@types/aria-query": "^5.0.1",
+        "aria-query": "5.3.0",
+        "chalk": "^4.1.0",
+        "dom-accessibility-api": "^0.5.9",
+        "lz-string": "^1.5.0",
+        "pretty-format": "^27.0.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
+    "packages/ui-text-area/node_modules/@testing-library/react": {
+      "version": "15.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@testing-library/react/-/react-15.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-cg0RvEdD1TIhhkm1IeYMQxrzy0MtUNfa3minv4MjbgcYzJAZ7yD0i0lwoPOTPr+INtiXFezt2o8xMSnyHhEn2Q==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@babel/runtime": "^7.12.5",
+        "@testing-library/dom": "^10.0.0",
+        "@types/react-dom": "^18.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@types/react": "^18.0.0",
+        "react": "^18.0.0",
+        "react-dom": "^18.0.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "@types/react": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "packages/ui-text-area/node_modules/aria-query": {
+      "version": "5.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aria-query/-/aria-query-5.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-b0P0sZPKtyu8HkeRAfCq0IfURZK+SuwMjY1UXGBU27wpAiTwQAIlq56IbIO+ytk/JjS1fMR14ee5WBBfKi5J6A==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "dequal": "^2.0.3"
+      }
+    },
     "packages/ui-text-input": {
       "name": "@instructure/ui-text-input",
       "version": "10.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/ui-text-area/package.json b/packages/ui-text-area/package.json
index 3cc955b95e..ddb10cecbb 100644
--- a/packages/ui-text-area/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui-text-area/package.json
@@ -37,11 +37,15 @@
     "prop-types": "^15.8.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@instructure/ui-axe-check": "10.0.0",
     "@instructure/ui-babel-preset": "10.0.0",
     "@instructure/ui-color-utils": "10.0.0",
-    "@instructure/ui-test-locator": "10.0.0",
     "@instructure/ui-test-utils": "10.0.0",
-    "@instructure/ui-themes": "10.0.0"
+    "@instructure/ui-themes": "10.0.0",
+    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.4.6",
+    "@testing-library/react": "^15.0.7",
+    "@testing-library/user-event": "^14.5.2",
+    "vitest": "^2.0.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": ">=16.8 <=18"
diff --git a/packages/ui-text-area/src/TextArea/TextAreaLocator.ts b/packages/ui-text-area/src/TextArea/TextAreaLocator.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ea4229b06b..0000000000
--- a/packages/ui-text-area/src/TextArea/TextAreaLocator.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * The MIT License (MIT)
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2015 - present Instructure, Inc.
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
- * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
- * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
- * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
- * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
- * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
- * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
- * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
- * SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-import { locator } from '@instructure/ui-test-locator'
-
-import { TextArea } from './index'
-
-// @ts-expect-error ts-migrate(2339) FIXME: Property 'selector' does not exist on type 'typeof... Remove this comment to see the full error message
-export const TextAreaLocator = locator(TextArea.selector, {
-  findInput: (...args: any[]) => locator('textarea').find(...args)
-})
diff --git a/packages/ui-text-area/src/TextArea/__new-tests__/TextArea.test.tsx b/packages/ui-text-area/src/TextArea/__new-tests__/TextArea.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88ffc92b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ui-text-area/src/TextArea/__new-tests__/TextArea.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+/*
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 - present Instructure, Inc.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react'
+import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { vi } from 'vitest'
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event'
+import { runAxeCheck } from '@instructure/ui-axe-check'
+import '@testing-library/jest-dom'
+
+import { TextArea } from '../index'
+
+describe('TextArea', () => {
+  let consoleWarningMock: ReturnType<typeof vi.spyOn>
+  let consoleErrorMock: ReturnType<typeof vi.spyOn>
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    // Mocking console to prevent test output pollution and expect for messages
+    consoleWarningMock = vi
+      .spyOn(console, 'warn')
+      .mockImplementation(() => {}) as any
+    consoleErrorMock = vi
+      .spyOn(console, 'error')
+      .mockImplementation(() => {}) as any
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    consoleWarningMock.mockRestore()
+    consoleErrorMock.mockRestore()
+  })
+
+  it('should accept a default value', async () => {
+    render(<TextArea label="Name" autoGrow={false} defaultValue="Tom Servo" />)
+    const input = screen.getByRole('textbox')
+
+    expect(input).toHaveTextContent('Tom Servo')
+  })
+
+  it('should include a label', async () => {
+    const { container } = render(<TextArea label="Name" autoGrow={false} />)
+    const textArea = container.querySelector('span[class$="-formFieldLabel"]')
+
+    expect(textArea).toHaveTextContent('Name')
+  })
+
+  it('should set an initial height', async () => {
+    render(<TextArea label="Name" autoGrow={false} height="100px" />)
+    const input = screen.getByRole('textbox')
+
+    expect(input).toHaveStyle('height: 100px')
+  })
+
+  it('should focus the textarea when focus is called', async () => {
+    let ref: TextArea
+    render(
+      <TextArea
+        label="Name"
+        autoGrow={false}
+        // @ts-expect-error this is managed by the testing framework
+        textareaRef={(el: TextArea) => (ref = el)}
+      />
+    )
+    const input = screen.getByRole('textbox')
+
+    ref!.focus()
+
+    expect(input).toHaveFocus()
+  })
+
+  it('provides a focused getter', async () => {
+    let ref: TextArea
+    render(
+      <TextArea
+        label="Name"
+        autoGrow={false}
+        ref={(el: TextArea) => (ref = el)}
+      />
+    )
+
+    ref!.focus()
+
+    expect(ref!.focused).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('should provide an textareaRef prop', async () => {
+    const textareaRef = vi.fn()
+    render(<TextArea label="Name" autoGrow={false} textareaRef={textareaRef} />)
+    const input = screen.getByRole('textbox')
+
+    expect(textareaRef).toHaveBeenCalledWith(input)
+  })
+
+  it('should provide a value getter', async () => {
+    let ref: TextArea
+    render(
+      <TextArea
+        label="Name"
+        autoGrow={false}
+        defaultValue="bar"
+        // @ts-expect-error this is managed by the testing framework
+        textareaRef={(el: TextArea) => (ref = el)}
+      />
+    )
+
+    expect(ref!.value).toBe('bar')
+  })
+
+  describe('events', () => {
+    it('responds to onChange event', async () => {
+      const onChange = vi.fn()
+      render(<TextArea label="Name" autoGrow={false} onChange={onChange} />)
+      const input = screen.getByRole('textbox')
+
+      fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: 'foo' } })
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('does not respond to onChange event when disabled', async () => {
+      const onChange = vi.fn()
+      render(
+        <TextArea disabled label="Name" autoGrow={false} onChange={onChange} />
+      )
+      const input = screen.getByRole('textbox')
+
+      fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: 'foo' } })
+
+      expect(onChange).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('does not respond to onChange event when readOnly', async () => {
+      const onChange = vi.fn()
+      render(
+        <TextArea readOnly label="Name" autoGrow={false} onChange={onChange} />
+      )
+      const input = screen.getByRole('textbox')
+
+      fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: 'foo' } })
+
+      expect(onChange).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('responds to onBlur event', async () => {
+      const onBlur = vi.fn()
+      render(<TextArea label="Name" autoGrow={false} onBlur={onBlur} />)
+
+      userEvent.tab()
+      userEvent.tab()
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(onBlur).toHaveBeenCalled()
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('responds to onFocus event', async () => {
+      const onFocus = vi.fn()
+      render(<TextArea label="Name" autoGrow={false} onFocus={onFocus} />)
+      const input = screen.getByRole('textbox')
+
+      input.focus()
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(onFocus).toHaveBeenCalled()
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('for a11y', () => {
+    it('should meet standards', async () => {
+      const { container } = render(<TextArea label="Name" autoGrow={false} />)
+      const axeCheck = await runAxeCheck(container)
+
+      expect(axeCheck).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('should set aria-invalid when errors prop is set', async () => {
+      render(
+        <TextArea
+          label="Name"
+          autoGrow={false}
+          messages={[{ type: 'error', text: 'some error message' }]}
+        />
+      )
+      const input = screen.getByRole('textbox')
+
+      expect(input).toHaveAttribute('aria-invalid')
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/ui-text-area/src/TextArea/__tests__/TextArea.test.tsx b/packages/ui-text-area/src/TextArea/__tests__/TextArea.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d17c3462a..0000000000
--- a/packages/ui-text-area/src/TextArea/__tests__/TextArea.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,285 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * The MIT License (MIT)
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2015 - present Instructure, Inc.
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
- * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
- * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
- * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
- * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
- * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
- * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
- * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
- * SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-import React from 'react'
-import { expect, mount, stub, wait } from '@instructure/ui-test-utils'
-
-import { TextArea } from '../index'
-
-import { TextAreaLocator } from '../TextAreaLocator'
-
-describe('TextArea', async () => {
-  it('should accept a default value', async () => {
-    await mount(
-      <TextArea label="Name" autoGrow={false} defaultValue="Tom Servo" />
-    )
-    const textArea = await TextAreaLocator.find()
-    const input = await textArea.findInput()
-
-    expect(input).to.have.value('Tom Servo')
-  })
-
-  it('should include a label', async () => {
-    await mount(<TextArea label="Name" autoGrow={false} />)
-    const textArea = await TextAreaLocator.find(':label(Name)')
-    expect(textArea).to.exist()
-  })
-
-  it('should set an initial height', async () => {
-    await mount(<TextArea label="Name" autoGrow={false} height="100px" />)
-    const textArea = await TextAreaLocator.find()
-    const input = await textArea.findInput()
-
-    expect(input.getComputedStyle().height).to.contain('100px')
-  })
-
-  it('should resize if autoGrow is true', async () => {
-    const subject = await mount(
-      <TextArea label="Name" autoGrow={true} width="500px" onChange={stub} />
-    )
-    const textArea = await TextAreaLocator.find()
-    const input = await textArea.findInput()
-    const initialHeight = parseInt(input.getComputedStyle().height, 10)
-
-    // eslint-disable max-len
-    await subject.setProps({
-      value:
-        'Chartreuse celiac thundercats, distillery snackwave glossier pork belly tacos venmo fanny pack paleo portland. Migas 3 wolf moon typewriter, meditation pitchfork meh narwhal copper mug gluten-free vegan next level. Succulents keytar cronut, fanny pack kitsch hammock sustainable skateboard gochujang poutine la croix ennui cred quinoa. Fap copper mug pitchfork small batch hell of vice. Kickstarter small batch hexagon, scenester bushwick tacos cliche. Pickled flannel PBR&B, chartreuse next level vinyl echo park chambray pitchfork selfies actually tattooed blue bottle 3 wolf moon. Raw denim enamel pin tumeric retro fam scenester.'
-    })
-    // eslint-enable max-len
-
-    let resizedHeight
-    await wait(() => {
-      resizedHeight = parseInt(input.getComputedStyle().height, 10)
-      expect(resizedHeight).to.be.above(initialHeight)
-    })
-
-    // Ensure minHeight that matches input height is being applied to container
-    const layout = await textArea.find('[class$=-textArea__layout]')
-    const layoutMinHeight = parseInt(
-      layout.getComputedStyle().getPropertyValue('min-height'),
-      10
-    )
-    expect(resizedHeight).to.equal(layoutMinHeight)
-  })
-
-  it('should set a maxHeight', async () => {
-    await mount(
-      <TextArea
-        label="Name"
-        autoGrow={true}
-        maxHeight="10rem"
-        onChange={stub()}
-        value={`Chartreuse celiac thundercats, distillery snackwave glossier
-        pork belly tacos venmo fanny pack paleo portland. Migas 3 wolf moon typewriter,
-        meditation pitchfork meh narwhal copper mug gluten-free vegan next level.
-        Succulents keytar cronut, fanny pack kitsch hammock sustainable skateboard
-        gochujang poutine la croix ennui cred quinoa. Fap copper mug pitchfork small
-        batch hell of vice. Kickstarter small batch hexagon, scenester bushwick tacos
-        cliche. Pickled flannel PBR&B, chartreuse next level vinyl echo park chambray
-        pitchfork selfies actually tattooed blue bottle 3 wolf moon. Raw denim enamel
-        pin tumeric retro fam scenester. Succulents keytar cronut, fanny pack kitsch
-        hammock sustainable skateboard gochujang poutine la croix ennui cred quinoa.
-        Fap copper mug pitchfork small batch hell of vice. Kickstarter small batch
-        hexagon, scenester bushwick tacos
-        Chartreuse celiac thundercats, distillery snackwave glossier
-        pork belly tacos venmo fanny pack paleo portland. Migas 3 wolf moon typewriter,
-        meditation pitchfork meh narwhal copper mug gluten-free vegan next level.
-        Succulents keytar cronut, fanny pack kitsch hammock sustainable skateboard
-        gochujang poutine la croix ennui cred quinoa. Fap copper mug pitchfork small
-        batch hell of vice. Kickstarter small batch hexagon, scenester bushwick tacos
-        cliche. Pickled flannel PBR&B, chartreuse next level vinyl echo park chambray
-        pitchfork selfies actually tattooed blue bottle 3 wolf moon. Raw denim enamel
-        pin tumeric retro fam scenester. Succulents keytar cronut, fanny pack kitsch
-        hammock sustainable skateboard gochujang poutine la croix ennui cred quinoa.
-        Fap copper mug pitchfork small batch hell of vice. Kickstarter small batch
-        hexagon, scenester bushwick tacos`}
-      />
-    )
-    const textArea = await TextAreaLocator.find()
-    const input = await textArea.findInput()
-
-    expect(input.getComputedStyle().getPropertyValue('max-height')).to.contain(
-      '160px'
-    )
-    // ensure maxHeight is being applied to input container and not exceeded by minHeight style
-    const layout = await textArea.find('[class$=-textArea__layout]')
-    const layoutMaxHeight = parseInt(
-      layout.getComputedStyle().getPropertyValue('max-height'),
-      10
-    )
-    const layoutMinHeight = parseInt(
-      layout.getComputedStyle().getPropertyValue('min-height'),
-      10
-    )
-    expect(layoutMaxHeight).to.equal(160)
-    expect(layoutMaxHeight).to.be.above(layoutMinHeight)
-  })
-
-  it('should focus the textarea when focus is called', async () => {
-    let ref: TextArea
-    await mount(
-      <TextArea
-        label="Name"
-        autoGrow={false}
-        // @ts-expect-error this is managed by the testing framework
-        componentRef={(el: TextArea) => (ref = el)}
-      />
-    )
-    const textArea = await TextAreaLocator.find()
-    const input = await textArea.findInput()
-
-    ref!.focus()
-    expect(input.focused()).to.be.true()
-  })
-
-  it('provides a focused getter', async () => {
-    let ref: TextArea
-    await mount(
-      <TextArea
-        label="Name"
-        autoGrow={false}
-        // @ts-expect-error this is managed by the testing framework
-        componentRef={(el: TextArea) => (ref = el)}
-      />
-    )
-
-    ref!.focus()
-    expect(ref!.focused).to.be.true()
-  })
-
-  it('should provide an textareaRef prop', async () => {
-    const textareaRef = stub()
-    await mount(
-      <TextArea label="Name" autoGrow={false} textareaRef={textareaRef} />
-    )
-    const textArea = await TextAreaLocator.find()
-    const input = await textArea.findInput()
-
-    expect(textareaRef).to.have.been.calledWith(input.getDOMNode())
-  })
-
-  it('should provide a value getter', async () => {
-    let ref: TextArea
-    await mount(
-      <TextArea
-        label="Name"
-        autoGrow={false}
-        defaultValue="bar"
-        // @ts-expect-error this is managed by the testing framework
-        componentRef={(el: TextArea) => (ref = el)}
-      />
-    )
-
-    expect(ref!.value).to.equal('bar')
-  })
-
-  describe('events', async () => {
-    it('responds to onChange event', async () => {
-      const onChange = stub()
-
-      await mount(
-        <TextArea label="Name" autoGrow={false} onChange={onChange} />
-      )
-      const textArea = await TextAreaLocator.find()
-      const input = await textArea.findInput()
-
-      await input.change({ target: { value: 'foo' } })
-
-      expect(onChange).to.have.been.called()
-    })
-
-    it('does not respond to onChange event when disabled', async () => {
-      const onChange = stub()
-
-      await mount(
-        <TextArea disabled label="Name" autoGrow={false} onChange={onChange} />
-      )
-      const textArea = await TextAreaLocator.find()
-      const input = await textArea.findInput()
-
-      await input.change({ target: { value: 'foo' } })
-
-      expect(onChange).to.not.have.been.called()
-    })
-
-    it('does not respond to onChange event when readOnly', async () => {
-      const onChange = stub()
-
-      await mount(
-        <TextArea readOnly label="Name" autoGrow={false} onChange={onChange} />
-      )
-      const textArea = await TextAreaLocator.find()
-      const input = await textArea.findInput()
-
-      await input.change({ target: { value: 'foo' } })
-      expect(onChange).to.not.have.been.called()
-    })
-
-    it('responds to onBlur event', async () => {
-      const onBlur = stub()
-
-      await mount(<TextArea label="Name" autoGrow={false} onBlur={onBlur} />)
-      const textArea = await TextAreaLocator.find()
-      const input = await textArea.findInput()
-
-      await input.focusOut()
-
-      expect(onBlur).to.have.been.called()
-    })
-
-    it('responds to onFocus event', async () => {
-      const onFocus = stub()
-      await mount(<TextArea label="Name" autoGrow={false} onFocus={onFocus} />)
-      const textArea = await TextAreaLocator.find()
-      const input = await textArea.findInput()
-
-      await input.focus()
-
-      expect(onFocus).to.have.been.called()
-    })
-  })
-
-  describe('for a11y', async () => {
-    it('should meet standards', async () => {
-      await mount(<TextArea label="Name" autoGrow={false} />)
-      const textArea = await TextAreaLocator.find()
-      expect(await textArea.accessible()).to.be.true()
-    })
-
-    it('should set aria-invalid when errors prop is set', async () => {
-      await mount(
-        <TextArea
-          label="Name"
-          autoGrow={false}
-          messages={[{ type: 'error', text: 'some error message' }]}
-        />
-      )
-      const textArea = await TextAreaLocator.find()
-      const input = await textArea.findInput()
-
-      expect(input.getAttribute('aria-invalid')).to.exist()
-    })
-  })
-})
diff --git a/packages/ui-text-area/src/TextArea/locator.ts b/packages/ui-text-area/src/TextArea/locator.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 286641dbfa..0000000000
--- a/packages/ui-text-area/src/TextArea/locator.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * The MIT License (MIT)
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2015 - present Instructure, Inc.
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
- * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
- * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
- * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
- * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
- * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
- * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
- * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
- * SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-import { TextAreaLocator } from './TextAreaLocator'
-
-export { TextAreaLocator }
-export default TextAreaLocator
diff --git a/packages/ui-text-area/tsconfig.build.json b/packages/ui-text-area/tsconfig.build.json
index b7c12f363c..c0097ebe10 100644
--- a/packages/ui-text-area/tsconfig.build.json
+++ b/packages/ui-text-area/tsconfig.build.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     { "path": "../debounce/tsconfig.build.json" },
     { "path": "../emotion/tsconfig.build.json" },
     { "path": "../shared-types/tsconfig.build.json" },
+    { "path": "../ui-axe-check/tsconfig.build.json" },
     { "path": "../ui-dom-utils/tsconfig.build.json" },
     { "path": "../ui-form-field/tsconfig.build.json" },
     { "path": "../ui-prop-types/tsconfig.build.json" },
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@
     { "path": "../uid/tsconfig.build.json" },
     { "path": "../ui-babel-preset/tsconfig.build.json" },
     { "path": "../ui-color-utils/tsconfig.build.json" },
-    { "path": "../ui-test-locator/tsconfig.build.json" },
     { "path": "../ui-test-utils/tsconfig.build.json" },
     { "path": "../ui-themes/tsconfig.build.json" }
   ]