diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/overview.py b/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/overview.py
index 1e43549775..84285c72a4 100644
--- a/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/overview.py
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/overview.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
 
 from .course_page import CoursePage
 from .container import ContainerPage
-from .utils import set_input_value_and_save, click_css, confirm_prompt
+from .utils import set_input_value_and_save, set_input_value, click_css, confirm_prompt
 
 
 class CourseOutlineItem(object):
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class CourseOutlineItem(object):
         """
         Enters new_name as the item's display name.
         """
-        set_input_value_and_save(self, self._bounded_selector(self.NAME_INPUT_SELECTOR), new_name)
+        set_input_value(self, self._bounded_selector(self.NAME_INPUT_SELECTOR), new_name)
 
     def change_name(self, new_name):
         """
diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/utils.py b/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/utils.py
index aaa21b1126..a37a39937a 100644
--- a/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/utils.py
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/utils.py
@@ -127,15 +127,22 @@ def confirm_prompt(page, cancel=False):
     click_css(page, confirmation_button_css, require_notification=(not cancel))
 
 
+def set_input_value(page, css, value):
+    """
+    Sets the text field with the given label (display name) to the specified value.
+    """
+    input_element = page.q(css=css).results[0]
+    # Click in the input to give it the focus
+    input_element.click()
+    # Select all, then input the value
+    input_element.send_keys(Keys.CONTROL + 'a')
+    input_element.send_keys(value)
+    # Return the input_element for chaining
+    return input_element
+
+
 def set_input_value_and_save(page, css, value):
     """
     Sets the text field with given label (display name) to the specified value, and presses Save.
     """
-    input_element = page.q(css=css).results[0]
-    # Click in the input to give it the focus
-    action = ActionChains(page.browser).click(input_element)
-    # Delete all of the characters that are currently there
-    for _x in range(0, len(input_element.get_attribute('value'))):
-        action = action.send_keys(Keys.BACKSPACE)
-    # Send the new text, then hit the enter key so that the change event is triggered).
-    action.send_keys(value).send_keys(Keys.ENTER).perform()
+    set_input_value(page, css, value).send_keys(Keys.ENTER)