diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/hid/tests/test_tablet.py b/tools/testing/selftests/hid/tests/test_tablet.py
index 903f19f7cbe9..df1134e5713c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/hid/tests/test_tablet.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/hid/tests/test_tablet.py
@@ -44,58 +44,28 @@ class PenState(Enum):
     We extend it with the various buttons when we need to check them.
     """
 
-    PEN_IS_OUT_OF_RANGE = BtnTouch.UP, None, None
-    PEN_IS_IN_RANGE = BtnTouch.UP, ToolType.PEN, None
-    PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_BUTTON = BtnTouch.UP, ToolType.PEN, BtnPressed.PRIMARY_PRESSED
-    PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON = (
-        BtnTouch.UP,
-        ToolType.PEN,
-        BtnPressed.SECONDARY_PRESSED,
-    )
-    PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT = BtnTouch.DOWN, ToolType.PEN, None
-    PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_BUTTON = (
-        BtnTouch.DOWN,
-        ToolType.PEN,
-        BtnPressed.PRIMARY_PRESSED,
-    )
-    PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON = (
-        BtnTouch.DOWN,
-        ToolType.PEN,
-        BtnPressed.SECONDARY_PRESSED,
-    )
-    PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_ERASING_INTENT = BtnTouch.UP, ToolType.RUBBER, None
-    PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_ERASING_INTENT_WITH_BUTTON = (
-        BtnTouch.UP,
-        ToolType.RUBBER,
-        BtnPressed.PRIMARY_PRESSED,
-    )
-    PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_ERASING_INTENT_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON = (
-        BtnTouch.UP,
-        ToolType.RUBBER,
-        BtnPressed.SECONDARY_PRESSED,
-    )
-    PEN_IS_ERASING = BtnTouch.DOWN, ToolType.RUBBER, None
-    PEN_IS_ERASING_WITH_BUTTON = (
-        BtnTouch.DOWN,
-        ToolType.RUBBER,
-        BtnPressed.PRIMARY_PRESSED,
-    )
-    PEN_IS_ERASING_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON = (
-        BtnTouch.DOWN,
-        ToolType.RUBBER,
-        BtnPressed.SECONDARY_PRESSED,
-    )
-
-    def __init__(self, touch: BtnTouch, tool: Optional[ToolType], button: Optional[BtnPressed]):
+    PEN_IS_OUT_OF_RANGE = BtnTouch.UP, None, False
+    PEN_IS_IN_RANGE = BtnTouch.UP, ToolType.PEN, False
+    PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_BUTTON = BtnTouch.UP, ToolType.PEN, True
+    PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT = BtnTouch.DOWN, ToolType.PEN, False
+    PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_BUTTON = BtnTouch.DOWN, ToolType.PEN, True
+    PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_ERASING_INTENT = BtnTouch.UP, ToolType.RUBBER, False
+    PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_ERASING_INTENT_WITH_BUTTON = BtnTouch.UP, ToolType.RUBBER, True
+    PEN_IS_ERASING = BtnTouch.DOWN, ToolType.RUBBER, False
+    PEN_IS_ERASING_WITH_BUTTON = BtnTouch.DOWN, ToolType.RUBBER, True
+
+    def __init__(
+        self, touch: BtnTouch, tool: Optional[ToolType], button: Optional[bool]
+    ):
         self.touch = touch  # type: ignore
         self.tool = tool  # type: ignore
         self.button = button  # type: ignore
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_evdev(cls, evdev) -> "PenState":
+    def from_evdev(cls, evdev, test_button) -> "PenState":
         touch = BtnTouch(evdev.value[libevdev.EV_KEY.BTN_TOUCH])
         tool = None
-        button = None
+        button = False
         if (
             evdev.value[libevdev.EV_KEY.BTN_TOOL_RUBBER]
             and not evdev.value[libevdev.EV_KEY.BTN_TOOL_PEN]
@@ -112,19 +82,20 @@ class PenState(Enum):
         ):
             raise ValueError("2 tools are not allowed")
 
-        # we take only the highest button in account
-        for b in [libevdev.EV_KEY.BTN_STYLUS, libevdev.EV_KEY.BTN_STYLUS2]:
-            if bool(evdev.value[b]):
-                button = BtnPressed(b)
+        # we take only the provided button into account
+        if test_button is not None:
+            button = bool(evdev.value[test_button.value])
 
         # the kernel tends to insert an EV_SYN once removing the tool, so
         # the button will be released after
         if tool is None:
-            button = None
+            button = False
 
         return cls((touch, tool, button))  # type: ignore
 
-    def apply(self, events: List[libevdev.InputEvent], strict: bool) -> "PenState":
+    def apply(
+        self, events: List[libevdev.InputEvent], strict: bool, test_button: BtnPressed
+    ) -> "PenState":
         if libevdev.EV_SYN.SYN_REPORT in events:
             raise ValueError("EV_SYN is in the event sequence")
         touch = self.touch
@@ -148,19 +119,16 @@ class PenState(Enum):
                     raise ValueError(f"duplicated BTN_TOOL_* in {events}")
                 tool_found = True
                 tool = ToolType(ev.code) if ev.value else None
-            elif ev in (
-                libevdev.InputEvent(libevdev.EV_KEY.BTN_STYLUS),
-                libevdev.InputEvent(libevdev.EV_KEY.BTN_STYLUS2),
-            ):
+            elif test_button is not None and ev in (test_button.value,):
                 if button_found:
                     raise ValueError(f"duplicated BTN_STYLUS* in {events}")
                 button_found = True
-                button = BtnPressed(ev.code) if ev.value else None
+                button = bool(ev.value)
 
         # the kernel tends to insert an EV_SYN once removing the tool, so
         # the button will be released after
         if tool is None:
-            button = None
+            button = False
 
         new_state = PenState((touch, tool, button))  # type: ignore
         if strict:
@@ -183,11 +151,9 @@ class PenState(Enum):
                 PenState.PEN_IS_OUT_OF_RANGE,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_ERASING_INTENT,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_ERASING,
             )
 
@@ -195,7 +161,6 @@ class PenState(Enum):
             return (
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_OUT_OF_RANGE,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT,
             )
@@ -204,7 +169,6 @@ class PenState(Enum):
             return (
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE,
             )
 
@@ -236,21 +200,6 @@ class PenState(Enum):
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_BUTTON,
             )
 
-        if self == PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON:
-            return (
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_OUT_OF_RANGE,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
-            )
-
-        if self == PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON:
-            return (
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
-            )
-
         return tuple()
 
     def historically_tolerated_transitions(self) -> Tuple["PenState", ...]:
@@ -263,11 +212,9 @@ class PenState(Enum):
                 PenState.PEN_IS_OUT_OF_RANGE,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_ERASING_INTENT,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_ERASING,
             )
 
@@ -275,7 +222,6 @@ class PenState(Enum):
             return (
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_OUT_OF_RANGE,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT,
             )
@@ -284,7 +230,6 @@ class PenState(Enum):
             return (
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE,
                 PenState.PEN_IS_OUT_OF_RANGE,
             )
@@ -319,22 +264,6 @@ class PenState(Enum):
                 PenState.PEN_IS_OUT_OF_RANGE,
             )
 
-        if self == PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON:
-            return (
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_OUT_OF_RANGE,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
-            )
-
-        if self == PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON:
-            return (
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_OUT_OF_RANGE,
-            )
-
         return tuple()
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -402,9 +331,9 @@ class PenState(Enum):
         }
 
     @staticmethod
-    def legal_transitions_with_primary_button() -> Dict[str, Tuple["PenState", ...]]:
+    def legal_transitions_with_button() -> Dict[str, Tuple["PenState", ...]]:
         """We revisit the Windows Pen Implementation state machine:
-        we now have a primary button.
+        we now have a button.
         """
         return {
             "hover-button": (PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_BUTTON,),
@@ -450,56 +379,6 @@ class PenState(Enum):
             ),
         }
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def legal_transitions_with_secondary_button() -> Dict[str, Tuple["PenState", ...]]:
-        """We revisit the Windows Pen Implementation state machine:
-        we now have a secondary button.
-        Note: we don't looks for 2 buttons interactions.
-        """
-        return {
-            "hover-button": (PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,),
-            "hover-button -> out-of-range": (
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_OUT_OF_RANGE,
-            ),
-            "in-range -> button-press": (
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
-            ),
-            "in-range -> button-press -> button-release": (
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE,
-            ),
-            "in-range -> touch -> button-press -> button-release": (
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT,
-            ),
-            "in-range -> touch -> button-press -> release -> button-release": (
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE,
-            ),
-            "in-range -> button-press -> touch -> release -> button-release": (
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE,
-            ),
-            "in-range -> button-press -> touch -> button-release -> release": (
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT,
-                PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE,
-            ),
-        }
-
     @staticmethod
     def tolerated_transitions() -> Dict[str, Tuple["PenState", ...]]:
         """This is not adhering to the Windows Pen Implementation state machine
@@ -616,10 +495,21 @@ class Pen(object):
             evdev.value[axis] == value
         ), f"assert evdev.value[{axis}] ({evdev.value[axis]}) != {value}"
 
-    def assert_expected_input_events(self, evdev):
+    def assert_expected_input_events(self, evdev, button):
         assert evdev.value[libevdev.EV_ABS.ABS_X] == self.x
         assert evdev.value[libevdev.EV_ABS.ABS_Y] == self.y
-        assert self.current_state == PenState.from_evdev(evdev)
+
+        # assert no other buttons than the tested ones are set
+        buttons = [
+            BtnPressed.PRIMARY_PRESSED,
+            BtnPressed.SECONDARY_PRESSED,
+        ]
+        if button is not None:
+            buttons.remove(button)
+        for b in buttons:
+            assert evdev.value[b.value] is None or evdev.value[b.value] == False
+
+        assert self.current_state == PenState.from_evdev(evdev, button)
 
 
 class PenDigitizer(base.UHIDTestDevice):
@@ -647,7 +537,7 @@ class PenDigitizer(base.UHIDTestDevice):
                     continue
                 self.fields = [f.usage_name for f in r]
 
-    def move_to(self, pen, state):
+    def move_to(self, pen, state, button):
         # fill in the previous values
         if pen.current_state == PenState.PEN_IS_OUT_OF_RANGE:
             pen.restore()
@@ -690,29 +580,17 @@ class PenDigitizer(base.UHIDTestDevice):
             pen.inrange = True
             pen.invert = False
             pen.eraser = False
-            pen.barrelswitch = True
-            pen.secondarybarrelswitch = False
+            assert button is not None
+            pen.barrelswitch = button == BtnPressed.PRIMARY_PRESSED
+            pen.secondarybarrelswitch = button == BtnPressed.SECONDARY_PRESSED
         elif state == PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_BUTTON:
             pen.tipswitch = True
             pen.inrange = True
             pen.invert = False
             pen.eraser = False
-            pen.barrelswitch = True
-            pen.secondarybarrelswitch = False
-        elif state == PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON:
-            pen.tipswitch = False
-            pen.inrange = True
-            pen.invert = False
-            pen.eraser = False
-            pen.barrelswitch = False
-            pen.secondarybarrelswitch = True
-        elif state == PenState.PEN_IS_IN_CONTACT_WITH_SECOND_BUTTON:
-            pen.tipswitch = True
-            pen.inrange = True
-            pen.invert = False
-            pen.eraser = False
-            pen.barrelswitch = False
-            pen.secondarybarrelswitch = True
+            assert button is not None
+            pen.barrelswitch = button == BtnPressed.PRIMARY_PRESSED
+            pen.secondarybarrelswitch = button == BtnPressed.SECONDARY_PRESSED
         elif state == PenState.PEN_IS_IN_RANGE_WITH_ERASING_INTENT:
             pen.tipswitch = False
             pen.inrange = True
@@ -730,7 +608,7 @@ class PenDigitizer(base.UHIDTestDevice):
 
         pen.current_state = state
 
-    def event(self, pen):
+    def event(self, pen, button):
         rs = []
         r = self.create_report(application=self.cur_application, data=pen)
         self.call_input_event(r)
@@ -771,17 +649,17 @@ class BaseTest:
         def create_device(self):
             raise Exception("please reimplement me in subclasses")
 
-        def post(self, uhdev, pen):
-            r = uhdev.event(pen)
+        def post(self, uhdev, pen, test_button):
+            r = uhdev.event(pen, test_button)
             events = uhdev.next_sync_events()
             self.debug_reports(r, uhdev, events)
             return events
 
         def validate_transitions(
-            self, from_state, pen, evdev, events, allow_intermediate_states
+            self, from_state, pen, evdev, events, allow_intermediate_states, button
         ):
             # check that the final state is correct
-            pen.assert_expected_input_events(evdev)
+            pen.assert_expected_input_events(evdev, button)
 
             state = from_state
 
@@ -794,12 +672,14 @@ class BaseTest:
                 events = events[idx + 1 :]
 
                 # now check for a valid transition
-                state = state.apply(sync_events, not allow_intermediate_states)
+                state = state.apply(sync_events, not allow_intermediate_states, button)
 
             if events:
-                state = state.apply(sync_events, not allow_intermediate_states)
+                state = state.apply(sync_events, not allow_intermediate_states, button)
 
-        def _test_states(self, state_list, scribble, allow_intermediate_states):
+        def _test_states(
+            self, state_list, scribble, allow_intermediate_states, button=None
+        ):
             """Internal method to test against a list of
             transition between states.
             state_list is a list of PenState objects
@@ -812,10 +692,10 @@ class BaseTest:
             cur_state = PenState.PEN_IS_OUT_OF_RANGE
 
             p = Pen(50, 60)
-            uhdev.move_to(p, PenState.PEN_IS_OUT_OF_RANGE)
-            events = self.post(uhdev, p)
+            uhdev.move_to(p, PenState.PEN_IS_OUT_OF_RANGE, button)
+            events = self.post(uhdev, p, button)
             self.validate_transitions(
-                cur_state, p, evdev, events, allow_intermediate_states
+                cur_state, p, evdev, events, allow_intermediate_states, button
             )
 
             cur_state = p.current_state
@@ -824,18 +704,18 @@ class BaseTest:
                 if scribble and cur_state != PenState.PEN_IS_OUT_OF_RANGE:
                     p.x += 1
                     p.y -= 1
-                    events = self.post(uhdev, p)
+                    events = self.post(uhdev, p, button)
                     self.validate_transitions(
-                        cur_state, p, evdev, events, allow_intermediate_states
+                        cur_state, p, evdev, events, allow_intermediate_states, button
                     )
                     assert len(events) >= 3  # X, Y, SYN
-                uhdev.move_to(p, state)
+                uhdev.move_to(p, state, button)
                 if scribble and state != PenState.PEN_IS_OUT_OF_RANGE:
                     p.x += 1
                     p.y -= 1
-                events = self.post(uhdev, p)
+                events = self.post(uhdev, p, button)
                 self.validate_transitions(
-                    cur_state, p, evdev, events, allow_intermediate_states
+                    cur_state, p, evdev, events, allow_intermediate_states, button
                 )
                 cur_state = p.current_state
 
@@ -874,12 +754,17 @@ class BaseTest:
             "state_list",
             [
                 pytest.param(v, id=k)
-                for k, v in PenState.legal_transitions_with_primary_button().items()
+                for k, v in PenState.legal_transitions_with_button().items()
             ],
         )
         def test_valid_primary_button_pen_states(self, state_list, scribble):
             """Rework the transition state machine by adding the primary button."""
-            self._test_states(state_list, scribble, allow_intermediate_states=False)
+            self._test_states(
+                state_list,
+                scribble,
+                allow_intermediate_states=False,
+                button=BtnPressed.PRIMARY_PRESSED,
+            )
 
         @pytest.mark.skip_if_uhdev(
             lambda uhdev: "Secondary Barrel Switch" not in uhdev.fields,
@@ -890,12 +775,17 @@ class BaseTest:
             "state_list",
             [
                 pytest.param(v, id=k)
-                for k, v in PenState.legal_transitions_with_secondary_button().items()
+                for k, v in PenState.legal_transitions_with_button().items()
             ],
         )
         def test_valid_secondary_button_pen_states(self, state_list, scribble):
             """Rework the transition state machine by adding the secondary button."""
-            self._test_states(state_list, scribble, allow_intermediate_states=False)
+            self._test_states(
+                state_list,
+                scribble,
+                allow_intermediate_states=False,
+                button=BtnPressed.SECONDARY_PRESSED,
+            )
 
         @pytest.mark.skip_if_uhdev(
             lambda uhdev: "Invert" not in uhdev.fields,
@@ -956,7 +846,7 @@ class BaseTest:
 
 
 class GXTP_pen(PenDigitizer):
-    def event(self, pen):
+    def event(self, pen, test_button):
         if not hasattr(self, "prev_tip_state"):
             self.prev_tip_state = False
 
@@ -977,7 +867,7 @@ class GXTP_pen(PenDigitizer):
         if pen.eraser:
             internal_pen.invert = False
 
-        return super().event(internal_pen)
+        return super().event(internal_pen, test_button)
 
 
 class USIPen(PenDigitizer):
