--- a/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_UsageTelemetry_content.js
+++ b/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_UsageTelemetry_content.js
@@ -40,17 +40,17 @@ add_task(async function setup() {
     Services.telemetry.setEventRecordingEnabled("navigation", false);
   });
 });
 
 add_task(async function test_context_menu() {
   // Let's reset the Telemetry data.
   Services.telemetry.clearScalars();
   Services.telemetry.clearEvents();
-  let search_hist = getSearchCountsHistogram();
+  let search_hist = getAndClearKeyedHistogram("SEARCH_COUNTS");
 
   // Open a new tab with a page containing some text.
   let tab =
     await BrowserTestUtils.openNewForegroundTab(gBrowser, "data:text/plain;charset=utf8,test%20search");
 
   info("Select all the text in the page.");
   await ContentTask.spawn(tab.linkedBrowser, "", async function() {
     return new Promise(resolve => {
@@ -88,17 +88,17 @@ add_task(async function test_context_men
   await BrowserTestUtils.removeTab(gBrowser.selectedTab);
   await BrowserTestUtils.removeTab(tab);
 });
 
 add_task(async function test_about_newtab() {
   // Let's reset the counts.
   Services.telemetry.clearScalars();
   Services.telemetry.clearEvents();
-  let search_hist = getSearchCountsHistogram();
+  let search_hist = getAndClearKeyedHistogram("SEARCH_COUNTS");
 
   let tab = await BrowserTestUtils.openNewForegroundTab(gBrowser, "about:newtab", false);
   await ContentTask.spawn(tab.linkedBrowser, null, async function() {
     await ContentTaskUtils.waitForCondition(() => !content.document.hidden);
   });
 
   info("Trigger a simple serch, just text + enter.");
   let p = BrowserTestUtils.browserLoaded(tab.linkedBrowser);

--- a/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_UsageTelemetry_content_aboutHome.js
+++ b/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_UsageTelemetry_content_aboutHome.js
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ add_task(async function setup() {
     Services.telemetry.setEventRecordingEnabled("navigation", false);
   });
 });
 
 add_task(async function test_abouthome_simpleQuery() {
   // Let's reset the counts.
   Services.telemetry.clearScalars();
   Services.telemetry.clearEvents();
-  let search_hist = getSearchCountsHistogram();
+  let search_hist = getAndClearKeyedHistogram("SEARCH_COUNTS");
 
   let tab = await BrowserTestUtils.openNewForegroundTab(gBrowser);
 
   info("Setup waiting for AboutHomeLoadSnippetsCompleted.");
   let promiseAboutHomeLoaded = new Promise(resolve => {
     tab.linkedBrowser.addEventListener("AboutHomeLoadSnippetsCompleted", function loadListener(event) {
       tab.linkedBrowser.removeEventListener("AboutHomeLoadSnippetsCompleted", loadListener, true);
       resolve();

--- a/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_UsageTelemetry_searchbar.js
+++ b/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_UsageTelemetry_searchbar.js
@@ -101,19 +101,18 @@ add_task(async function setup() {
     Services.telemetry.setEventRecordingEnabled("navigation", false);
   });
 });
 
 add_task(async function test_plainQuery() {
   // Let's reset the counts.
   Services.telemetry.clearScalars();
   Services.telemetry.clearEvents();
-  let resultMethodHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_SEARCHBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
-  resultMethodHist.clear();
-  let search_hist = getSearchCountsHistogram();
+  let resultMethodHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_SEARCHBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
+  let search_hist = getAndClearKeyedHistogram("SEARCH_COUNTS");
 
   let tab = await BrowserTestUtils.openNewForegroundTab(gBrowser, "about:blank");
 
   info("Simulate entering a simple search.");
   let p = BrowserTestUtils.browserLoaded(tab.linkedBrowser);
   await searchInSearchbar("simple query");
   EventUtils.sendKey("return");
   await p;
@@ -142,19 +141,18 @@ add_task(async function test_plainQuery(
 });
 
 // Performs a search using the first result, a one-off button, and the Return
 // (Enter) key.
 add_task(async function test_oneOff_enter() {
   // Let's reset the counts.
   Services.telemetry.clearScalars();
   Services.telemetry.clearEvents();
-  let resultMethodHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_SEARCHBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
-  resultMethodHist.clear();
-  let search_hist = getSearchCountsHistogram();
+  let resultMethodHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_SEARCHBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
+  let search_hist = getAndClearKeyedHistogram("SEARCH_COUNTS");
 
   let tab = await BrowserTestUtils.openNewForegroundTab(gBrowser, "about:blank");
 
   info("Perform a one-off search using the first engine.");
   let p = BrowserTestUtils.browserLoaded(tab.linkedBrowser);
   await searchInSearchbar("query");
 
   info("Pressing Alt+Down to highlight the first one off engine.");
@@ -186,18 +184,17 @@ add_task(async function test_oneOff_ente
 });
 
 // Performs a search using the second result, a one-off button, and the Return
 // (Enter) key.  This only tests the FX_SEARCHBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD
 // histogram since test_oneOff_enter covers everything else.
 add_task(async function test_oneOff_enterSelection() {
   // Let's reset the counts.
   Services.telemetry.clearScalars();
-  let resultMethodHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_SEARCHBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
-  resultMethodHist.clear();
+  let resultMethodHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_SEARCHBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
 
   // Create an engine to generate search suggestions and add it as default
   // for this test.
   const url = getRootDirectory(gTestPath) + "usageTelemetrySearchSuggestions.xml";
   let suggestionEngine = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     Services.search.addEngine(url, null, "", false, {
       onSuccess(engine) { resolve(engine) },
       onError() { reject() }
@@ -230,18 +227,17 @@ add_task(async function test_oneOff_ente
 });
 
 // Performs a search using a click on a one-off button.  This only tests the
 // FX_SEARCHBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD histogram since test_oneOff_enter covers
 // everything else.
 add_task(async function test_oneOff_click() {
   // Let's reset the counts.
   Services.telemetry.clearScalars();
-  let resultMethodHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_SEARCHBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
-  resultMethodHist.clear();
+  let resultMethodHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_SEARCHBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
 
   let tab = await BrowserTestUtils.openNewForegroundTab(gBrowser, "about:blank");
 
   info("Type a query.");
   let p = BrowserTestUtils.browserLoaded(tab.linkedBrowser);
   await searchInSearchbar("query");
   info("Click the first one-off button.");
   BrowserSearch.searchBar.textbox.popup.oneOffButtons.getSelectableButtons(false)[0].click();
@@ -255,19 +251,18 @@ add_task(async function test_oneOff_clic
   await BrowserTestUtils.removeTab(tab);
 });
 
 // Clicks the first suggestion offered by the test search engine.
 add_task(async function test_suggestion_click() {
   // Let's reset the counts.
   Services.telemetry.clearScalars();
   Services.telemetry.clearEvents();
-  let resultMethodHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_SEARCHBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
-  resultMethodHist.clear();
-  let search_hist = getSearchCountsHistogram();
+  let resultMethodHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_SEARCHBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
+  let search_hist = getAndClearKeyedHistogram("SEARCH_COUNTS");
 
   // Create an engine to generate search suggestions and add it as default
   // for this test.
   const url = getRootDirectory(gTestPath) + "usageTelemetrySearchSuggestions.xml";
   let suggestionEngine = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     Services.search.addEngine(url, null, "", false, {
       onSuccess(engine) { resolve(engine) },
       onError() { reject() }
@@ -314,18 +309,17 @@ add_task(async function test_suggestion_
 
 // Selects and presses the Return (Enter) key on the first suggestion offered by
 // the test search engine.  This only tests the
 // FX_SEARCHBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD histogram since test_suggestion_click
 // covers everything else.
 add_task(async function test_suggestion_enterSelection() {
   // Let's reset the counts.
   Services.telemetry.clearScalars();
-  let resultMethodHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_SEARCHBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
-  resultMethodHist.clear();
+  let resultMethodHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_SEARCHBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
 
   // Create an engine to generate search suggestions and add it as default
   // for this test.
   const url = getRootDirectory(gTestPath) + "usageTelemetrySearchSuggestions.xml";
   let suggestionEngine = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     Services.search.addEngine(url, null, "", false, {
       onSuccess(engine) { resolve(engine) },
       onError() { reject() }

--- a/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_UsageTelemetry_urlbar.js
+++ b/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_UsageTelemetry_urlbar.js
@@ -103,26 +103,22 @@ add_task(async function setup() {
     Services.telemetry.setEventRecordingEnabled("navigation", false);
   });
 });
 
 add_task(async function test_simpleQuery() {
   // Let's reset the counts.
   Services.telemetry.clearScalars();
   Services.telemetry.clearEvents();
-  let resultIndexHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_INDEX");
-  let resultTypeHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_TYPE");
-  let resultMethodHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
-  let resultIndexByTypeHist = Services.telemetry.getKeyedHistogramById("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_INDEX_BY_TYPE");
-  resultIndexByTypeHist.clear();
-  resultIndexHist.clear();
-  resultTypeHist.clear();
-  resultMethodHist.clear();
 
-  let search_hist = getSearchCountsHistogram();
+  let resultIndexHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_INDEX");
+  let resultTypeHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_TYPE");
+  let resultIndexByTypeHist = getAndClearKeyedHistogram("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_INDEX_BY_TYPE");
+  let resultMethodHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
+  let search_hist = getAndClearKeyedHistogram("SEARCH_COUNTS");
 
   let tab = await BrowserTestUtils.openNewForegroundTab(gBrowser, "about:blank");
 
   info("Simulate entering a simple search.");
   let p = BrowserTestUtils.browserLoaded(tab.linkedBrowser);
   await searchInAwesomebar("simple query");
   EventUtils.sendKey("return");
   await p;
@@ -162,26 +158,22 @@ add_task(async function test_simpleQuery
 
   await BrowserTestUtils.removeTab(tab);
 });
 
 add_task(async function test_searchAlias() {
   // Let's reset the counts.
   Services.telemetry.clearScalars();
   Services.telemetry.clearEvents();
-  let resultIndexHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_INDEX");
-  let resultTypeHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_TYPE");
-  let resultIndexByTypeHist = Services.telemetry.getKeyedHistogramById("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_INDEX_BY_TYPE");
-  let resultMethodHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
-  resultIndexByTypeHist.clear();
-  resultIndexHist.clear();
-  resultTypeHist.clear();
-  resultMethodHist.clear();
 
-  let search_hist = getSearchCountsHistogram();
+  let resultIndexHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_INDEX");
+  let resultTypeHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_TYPE");
+  let resultIndexByTypeHist = getAndClearKeyedHistogram("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_INDEX_BY_TYPE");
+  let resultMethodHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
+  let search_hist = getAndClearKeyedHistogram("SEARCH_COUNTS");
 
   let tab = await BrowserTestUtils.openNewForegroundTab(gBrowser, "about:blank");
 
   info("Search using a search alias.");
   let p = BrowserTestUtils.browserLoaded(tab.linkedBrowser);
   await searchInAwesomebar("mozalias query");
   EventUtils.sendKey("return");
   await p;
@@ -223,26 +215,22 @@ add_task(async function test_searchAlias
 });
 
 // Performs a search using the first result, a one-off button, and the Return
 // (Enter) key.
 add_task(async function test_oneOff_enter() {
   // Let's reset the counts.
   Services.telemetry.clearScalars();
   Services.telemetry.clearEvents();
-  let resultIndexHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_INDEX");
-  let resultTypeHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_TYPE");
-  let resultIndexByTypeHist = Services.telemetry.getKeyedHistogramById("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_INDEX_BY_TYPE");
-  let resultMethodHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
-  resultIndexByTypeHist.clear();
-  resultIndexHist.clear();
-  resultTypeHist.clear();
-  resultMethodHist.clear();
 
-  let search_hist = getSearchCountsHistogram();
+  let resultIndexHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_INDEX");
+  let resultTypeHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_TYPE");
+  let resultIndexByTypeHist = getAndClearKeyedHistogram("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_INDEX_BY_TYPE");
+  let resultMethodHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
+  let search_hist = getAndClearKeyedHistogram("SEARCH_COUNTS");
 
   let tab = await BrowserTestUtils.openNewForegroundTab(gBrowser, "about:blank");
 
   info("Perform a one-off search using the first engine.");
   let p = BrowserTestUtils.browserLoaded(tab.linkedBrowser);
   await searchInAwesomebar("query");
 
   info("Pressing Alt+Down to take us to the first one-off engine.");
@@ -288,18 +276,17 @@ add_task(async function test_oneOff_ente
 
 // Performs a search using the second result, a one-off button, and the Return
 // (Enter) key.  This only tests the FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD histogram
 // since test_oneOff_enter covers everything else.
 add_task(async function test_oneOff_enterSelection() {
   // Let's reset the counts.
   Services.telemetry.clearScalars();
 
-  let resultMethodHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
-  resultMethodHist.clear();
+  let resultMethodHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
 
   // Create an engine to generate search suggestions and add it as default
   // for this test.
   const url = getRootDirectory(gTestPath) + "usageTelemetrySearchSuggestions.xml";
   let suggestionEngine = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     Services.search.addEngine(url, null, "", false, {
       onSuccess(engine) { resolve(engine) },
       onError() { reject() }
@@ -333,18 +320,17 @@ add_task(async function test_oneOff_ente
 
 // Performs a search using a click on a one-off button.  This only tests the
 // FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD histogram since test_oneOff_enter covers
 // everything else.
 add_task(async function test_oneOff_click() {
   // Let's reset the counts.
   Services.telemetry.clearScalars();
 
-  let resultMethodHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
-  resultMethodHist.clear();
+  let resultMethodHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
 
   let tab = await BrowserTestUtils.openNewForegroundTab(gBrowser, "about:blank");
 
   info("Type a query.");
   let p = BrowserTestUtils.browserLoaded(tab.linkedBrowser);
   await searchInAwesomebar("query");
   info("Click the first one-off button.");
   gURLBar.popup.oneOffSearchButtons.getSelectableButtons(false)[0].click();
@@ -358,26 +344,22 @@ add_task(async function test_oneOff_clic
   await BrowserTestUtils.removeTab(tab);
 });
 
 // Clicks the first suggestion offered by the test search engine.
 add_task(async function test_suggestion_click() {
   // Let's reset the counts.
   Services.telemetry.clearScalars();
   Services.telemetry.clearEvents();
-  let resultIndexHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_INDEX");
-  let resultTypeHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_TYPE");
-  let resultIndexByTypeHist = Services.telemetry.getKeyedHistogramById("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_INDEX_BY_TYPE");
-  let resultMethodHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
-  resultIndexByTypeHist.clear();
-  resultIndexHist.clear();
-  resultTypeHist.clear();
-  resultMethodHist.clear();
 
-  let search_hist = getSearchCountsHistogram();
+  let resultIndexHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_INDEX");
+  let resultTypeHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_TYPE");
+  let resultIndexByTypeHist = getAndClearKeyedHistogram("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_INDEX_BY_TYPE");
+  let resultMethodHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
+  let search_hist = getAndClearKeyedHistogram("SEARCH_COUNTS");
 
   // Create an engine to generate search suggestions and add it as default
   // for this test.
   const url = getRootDirectory(gTestPath) + "usageTelemetrySearchSuggestions.xml";
   let suggestionEngine = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     Services.search.addEngine(url, null, "", false, {
       onSuccess(engine) { resolve(engine) },
       onError() { reject() }
@@ -437,18 +419,17 @@ add_task(async function test_suggestion_
 
 // Selects and presses the Return (Enter) key on the first suggestion offered by
 // the test search engine.  This only tests the FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD
 // histogram since test_suggestion_click covers everything else.
 add_task(async function test_suggestion_enterSelection() {
   // Let's reset the counts.
   Services.telemetry.clearScalars();
 
-  let resultMethodHist = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
-  resultMethodHist.clear();
+  let resultMethodHist = getAndClearHistogram("FX_URLBAR_SELECTED_RESULT_METHOD");
 
   // Create an engine to generate search suggestions and add it as default
   // for this test.
   const url = getRootDirectory(gTestPath) + "usageTelemetrySearchSuggestions.xml";
   let suggestionEngine = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     Services.search.addEngine(url, null, "", false, {
       onSuccess(engine) { resolve(engine) },
       onError() { reject() }

--- a/browser/modules/test/browser/head.js
+++ b/browser/modules/test/browser/head.js
@@ -71,25 +71,41 @@ let typeInSearchField = async function(b
   await ContentTask.spawn(browser, [fieldName, text], async function([contentFieldName, contentText]) {
     // Put the focus on the search box.
     let searchInput = content.document.getElementById(contentFieldName);
     searchInput.focus();
     searchInput.value = contentText;
   });
 };
 
+
 /**
- * Clear and get the SEARCH_COUNTS histogram.
+ * Clear and get the named histogram
+ * @param {String} name
+ *        The name of the histogram
  */
-function getSearchCountsHistogram() {
-  let search_hist = Services.telemetry.getKeyedHistogramById("SEARCH_COUNTS");
-  search_hist.clear();
-  return search_hist;
+function getAndClearHistogram(name) {
+  let histogram = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById(name);
+  histogram.clear();
+  return histogram;
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * Clear and get the named keyed histogram
+ * @param {String} name
+ *        The name of the keyed histogram
+ */
+function getAndClearKeyedHistogram(name) {
+  let histogram = Services.telemetry.getKeyedHistogramById(name);
+  histogram.clear();
+  return histogram;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Check that the keyed histogram contains the right value.
  */
 function checkKeyedHistogram(h, key, expectedValue) {
   const snapshot = h.snapshot();
   Assert.ok(key in snapshot, `The histogram must contain ${key}.`);
   Assert.equal(snapshot[key].sum, expectedValue, `The key ${key} must contain ${expectedValue}.`);
 }