diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-beta-tester/api/tools/class-fake-wcpayments.php b/plugins/woocommerce-beta-tester/api/tools/class-fake-wcpayments.php
index 01fa658c3a4..7292cc43e74 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-beta-tester/api/tools/class-fake-wcpayments.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-beta-tester/api/tools/class-fake-wcpayments.php
@@ -59,4 +59,15 @@ class Fake_WCPayments extends WC_Payment_Gateway_WCPay {
 	public function is_available() {
 		return true;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks if the account has not completed onboarding due to users abandoning the process half way.
+	 * Also used by WC Core to complete the task "Set up WooPayments".
+	 * Called directly by WooCommerce Core.
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function is_account_partially_onboarded(): bool {
+		return false;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-beta-tester/changelog/update-woo-pay-task b/plugins/woocommerce-beta-tester/changelog/update-woo-pay-task
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8a1b90226ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-beta-tester/changelog/update-woo-pay-task
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: update
+
+Update Fake_WCPayments is_account_partially_onboarded to return false
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/50953-update-woo-pay-task b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/50953-update-woo-pay-task
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..48e96069d4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/50953-update-woo-pay-task
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: update
+
+Refactor WooCommercePayments task to use woo payment gateway from `WC()->payment_gateways->payment_gateways()`
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/Features/OnboardingTasks/Tasks/WooCommercePayments.php b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/Features/OnboardingTasks/Tasks/WooCommercePayments.php
index 5a269ca620f..5c6d45255f6 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/Features/OnboardingTasks/Tasks/WooCommercePayments.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/Features/OnboardingTasks/Tasks/WooCommercePayments.php
@@ -147,11 +147,9 @@ class WooCommercePayments extends Task {
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
 	public static function is_connected() {
-		if ( class_exists( '\WC_Payments' ) ) {
-			$wc_payments_gateway = \WC_Payments::get_gateway();
-			return method_exists( $wc_payments_gateway, 'is_connected' )
-				? $wc_payments_gateway->is_connected()
-				: false;
+		$wc_payments_gateway = self::get_woo_payments_gateway();
+		if ( $wc_payments_gateway && method_exists( $wc_payments_gateway, 'is_connected' ) ) {
+			return $wc_payments_gateway->is_connected();
 		}
 
 		return false;
@@ -164,11 +162,9 @@ class WooCommercePayments extends Task {
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
 	public static function is_account_partially_onboarded() {
-		if ( class_exists( '\WC_Payments' ) ) {
-			$wc_payments_gateway = \WC_Payments::get_gateway();
-			return method_exists( $wc_payments_gateway, 'is_account_partially_onboarded' )
-				? $wc_payments_gateway->is_account_partially_onboarded()
-				: false;
+		$wc_payments_gateway = self::get_woo_payments_gateway();
+		if ( $wc_payments_gateway && method_exists( $wc_payments_gateway, 'is_account_partially_onboarded' ) ) {
+			return $wc_payments_gateway->is_account_partially_onboarded();
 		}
 
 		return false;
@@ -195,4 +191,17 @@ class WooCommercePayments extends Task {
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the WooPayments gateway.
+	 *
+	 * @return \WC_Payments|null
+	 */
+	private static function get_woo_payments_gateway() {
+		$payment_gateways = WC()->payment_gateways->payment_gateways();
+		if ( isset( $payment_gateways['woocommerce_payments'] ) ) {
+			return $payment_gateways['woocommerce_payments'];
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/tests/legacy/unit-tests/woocommerce-admin/features/onboarding-tasks/tasks/woocommerce-payments.php b/plugins/woocommerce/tests/legacy/unit-tests/woocommerce-admin/features/onboarding-tasks/tasks/woocommerce-payments.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dc4e1e3e28b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/tests/legacy/unit-tests/woocommerce-admin/features/onboarding-tasks/tasks/woocommerce-payments.php
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Test the Tasks/WooCommercePayments class.
+ *
+ * @package WooCommerce\Admin\Tests\OnboardingTasks/Tasks/WooCommercePayments
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+
+use Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\Admin\Onboarding\OnboardingProfile;
+use Automattic\WooCommerce\Admin\Features\OnboardingTasks\TaskList;
+use Automattic\WooCommerce\Admin\Features\OnboardingTasks\Tasks\WooCommercePayments;
+
+/**
+ * class WC_Admin_Tests_OnboardingTasks_Task_WooCommerce_Payments
+ */
+class WC_Admin_Tests_OnboardingTasks_Task_WooCommerce_Payments extends WC_Unit_Test_Case {
+
+	/**
+	 * Task instance.
+	 *
+	 * @var WooCommercePayments
+	 */
+	protected $task;
+
+	/**
+	 * Fake WooCommerce Payments gateway instance.
+	 *
+	 * @var Fake_WC_Payments_Gateway
+	 */
+	protected $fake_gateway;
+
+	/**
+	 * Setup test data. Called before every test.
+	 */
+	public function setUp(): void {
+		parent::setUp();
+		$this->task         = new WooCommercePayments( new TaskList() );
+		$this->fake_gateway = new Fake_WC_Payments_Gateway();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Teardown after each test.
+	 */
+	public function tearDown(): void {
+		parent::tearDown();
+		remove_filter( 'woocommerce_payment_gateways', array( $this, 'inject_fake_gateway' ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test is_connected method when WooCommerce Payments is connected.
+	 */
+	public function test_is_connected_when_wcpay_is_connected() {
+		$this->mock_wc_payments_gateway( true );
+		$this->assertTrue( WooCommercePayments::is_connected() );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test is_connected method when WooCommerce Payments is not connected.
+	 */
+	public function test_is_connected_when_wcpay_is_not_connected() {
+		$this->mock_wc_payments_gateway( false );
+		$this->assertFalse( WooCommercePayments::is_connected() );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test is_account_partially_onboarded method when account is partially onboarded.
+	 */
+	public function test_is_account_partially_onboarded_when_true() {
+		$this->mock_wc_payments_gateway( true, true );
+		$this->assertTrue( WooCommercePayments::is_account_partially_onboarded() );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test is_account_partially_onboarded method when account is fully onboarded.
+	 */
+	public function test_is_account_partially_onboarded_when_false() {
+		$this->mock_wc_payments_gateway( true, false );
+		$this->assertFalse( WooCommercePayments::is_account_partially_onboarded() );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Mock the WC_Payments gateway using filters.
+	 *
+	 * @param bool $is_connected Whether the gateway is connected.
+	 * @param bool $is_partially_onboarded Whether the account is partially onboarded.
+	 */
+	private function mock_wc_payments_gateway( $is_connected, $is_partially_onboarded = false ) {
+		$this->fake_gateway->set_connected( $is_connected );
+		$this->fake_gateway->set_partially_onboarded( $is_partially_onboarded );
+		add_filter( 'woocommerce_payment_gateways', array( $this, 'inject_fake_gateway' ) );
+		WC()->payment_gateways()->init();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Inject fake gateway filter callback.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $gateways Existing gateways.
+	 * @return array Modified gateways.
+	 */
+	public function inject_fake_gateway( $gateways ) {
+		return array( 'woocommerce_payments' => $this->fake_gateway );
+	}
+}
+
+// phpcs:disable Generic.Files.OneObjectStructurePerFile.MultipleFound
+
+/**
+ * Fake WooCommerce Payments Gateway class for testing.
+ */
+class Fake_WC_Payments_Gateway extends WC_Payment_Gateway {
+	/**
+	 * Whether the gateway is connected.
+	 *
+	 * @var bool
+	 */
+	private $connected = false;
+
+	/**
+	 * Whether the account is partially onboarded.
+	 *
+	 * @var bool
+	 */
+	private $partially_onboarded = false;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor.
+	 */
+	public function __construct() {
+		$this->id = 'woocommerce_payments';
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if the gateway is connected.
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function is_connected() {
+		return $this->connected;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if the account is partially onboarded.
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function is_account_partially_onboarded() {
+		return $this->partially_onboarded;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the connected status.
+	 *
+	 * @param bool $connected Whether the gateway is connected.
+	 */
+	public function set_connected( $connected ) {
+		$this->connected = $connected;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the partially onboarded status.
+	 *
+	 * @param bool $partially_onboarded Whether the account is partially onboarded.
+	 */
+	public function set_partially_onboarded( $partially_onboarded ) {
+		$this->partially_onboarded = $partially_onboarded;
+	}
+}