diff --git a/test/common/test-functions.js b/test/common/test-functions.js
index 996729bd00c..285cf96f28b 100644
--- a/test/common/test-functions.js
+++ b/test/common/test-functions.js
@@ -30,12 +30,15 @@ window.ph_find = function(sel) {
 
 window.ph_find_scroll_into_view = function(sel) {
     const el = window.ph_find(sel);
+    return el;
+    /*
     return new Promise(resolve => {
         el.scrollIntoView({ behaviour: 'instant', block: 'center', inline: 'center' });
         // scrolling needs a little bit of time to stabilize, and it's not predictable
         // in particular, 'scrollend' is not reliably emitted
         window.setTimeout(() => resolve(el), 200);
     });
+    */
 };
 
 window.ph_count = function(sel) {