diff --git a/lib/behat/classes/behat_session_trait.php b/lib/behat/classes/behat_session_trait.php
index ea76d0e795e..99eafdd636a 100644
--- a/lib/behat/classes/behat_session_trait.php
+++ b/lib/behat/classes/behat_session_trait.php
@@ -645,7 +645,6 @@ trait behat_session_trait {
      * @return void Throws an exception if it times out without the element being visible
      */
     protected function ensure_node_is_visible($node) {
-
         if (!$this->running_javascript()) {
             return;
         }
@@ -715,7 +714,6 @@ trait behat_session_trait {
      * @return NodeElement Throws an exception if it times out without being visible
      */
     protected function ensure_element_is_visible($element, $selectortype) {
-
         if (!$this->running_javascript()) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/lib/tests/behat/behat_action_menu.php b/lib/tests/behat/behat_action_menu.php
index 8806637969e..3e69218bdd2 100644
--- a/lib/tests/behat/behat_action_menu.php
+++ b/lib/tests/behat/behat_action_menu.php
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ class behat_action_menu extends behat_base {
             return;
         }
 
-        $this->ensure_node_is_visible($node);
         $node->click();
     }
 
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ class behat_action_menu extends behat_base {
             // Gets the node based on the requested selector type and locator.
             $menuselector = ".moodle-actionmenu .dropdown.show .dropdown-menu";
             $node = $this->get_node_in_container("link", trim($menuitem), "css_element", $menuselector);
-            $this->ensure_node_is_visible($node);
             $node->click();
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/tests/behat/behat_forms.php b/lib/tests/behat/behat_forms.php
index c854f1c1ad5..61824bc0078 100644
--- a/lib/tests/behat/behat_forms.php
+++ b/lib/tests/behat/behat_forms.php
@@ -776,7 +776,6 @@ class behat_forms extends behat_base {
     public function i_expand_the_autocomplete($field) {
         $csstarget = '.form-autocomplete-downarrow';
         $node = $this->get_node_in_container('css_element', $csstarget, 'form_row', $field);
-        $this->ensure_node_is_visible($node);
         $node->click();
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/tests/behat/behat_general.php b/lib/tests/behat/behat_general.php
index 707dc0e7bde..d5695dde526 100644
--- a/lib/tests/behat/behat_general.php
+++ b/lib/tests/behat/behat_general.php
@@ -286,9 +286,7 @@ class behat_general extends behat_base {
      * @param string $link
      */
     public function click_link($link) {
-
         $linknode = $this->find_link($link);
-        $this->ensure_node_is_visible($linknode);
         $linknode->click();
     }
 
@@ -393,11 +391,8 @@ class behat_general extends behat_base {
      * @param string $selectortype The type of what we look for
      */
     public function i_click_on($element, $selectortype) {
-
         // Gets the node based on the requested selector type and locator.
-        $node = $this->get_selected_node($selectortype, $element);
-        $this->ensure_node_is_visible($node);
-        $node->click();
+        $this->get_selected_node($selectortype, $element)->click();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -458,9 +453,7 @@ class behat_general extends behat_base {
      * @param string $nodeselectortype The type of selector where we look in
      */
     public function i_click_on_in_the($element, $selectortype, $nodeelement, $nodeselectortype) {
-
         $node = $this->get_node_in_container($selectortype, $element, $nodeselectortype, $nodeelement);
-        $this->ensure_node_is_visible($node);
         $node->click();
     }
 
@@ -502,7 +495,6 @@ class behat_general extends behat_base {
         }
 
         $node = $this->get_node_in_container($selectortype, $element, $nodeselectortype, $nodeelement);
-        $this->ensure_node_is_visible($node);
 
         // KeyUP and KeyDown require the element to be displayed in the current window.
         $this->execute_js_on_node($node, '{{ELEMENT}}.scrollIntoView();');
diff --git a/mod/quiz/tests/behat/behat_mod_quiz.php b/mod/quiz/tests/behat/behat_mod_quiz.php
index ed65cd9aa4e..435da0958c2 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/tests/behat/behat_mod_quiz.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/tests/behat/behat_mod_quiz.php
@@ -608,7 +608,6 @@ class behat_mod_quiz extends behat_question_base {
     public function i_click_on_shuffle_for_section($heading) {
         $xpath = $this->get_xpath_for_shuffle_checkbox($heading);
         $checkbox = $this->find('xpath', $xpath);
-        $this->ensure_node_is_visible($checkbox);
         $checkbox->click();
     }
 
diff --git a/repository/tests/behat/behat_filepicker.php b/repository/tests/behat/behat_filepicker.php
index afa56f10afe..e3ad5796a7c 100644
--- a/repository/tests/behat/behat_filepicker.php
+++ b/repository/tests/behat/behat_filepicker.php
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ class behat_filepicker extends behat_base {
         }
 
         $selectfilebutton = $this->find_button(get_string('getfile', 'repository'));
-        $this->ensure_node_is_visible($selectfilebutton);
         $selectfilebutton->click();
 
         // We wait for all the JS to finish as it is performing an action.
@@ -297,7 +296,6 @@ class behat_filepicker extends behat_base {
 
         if ($overwriteaction !== false) {
             $overwritebutton = $this->find_button($overwriteaction);
-            $this->ensure_node_is_visible($overwritebutton);
             $overwritebutton->click();
 
             // We wait for all the JS to finish.
diff --git a/repository/upload/tests/behat/behat_repository_upload.php b/repository/upload/tests/behat/behat_repository_upload.php
index 52fa09bbc0f..5f6a28ac00e 100644
--- a/repository/upload/tests/behat/behat_repository_upload.php
+++ b/repository/upload/tests/behat/behat_repository_upload.php
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ class behat_repository_upload extends behat_base {
 
         if ($overwriteaction !== false) {
             $overwritebutton = $this->find_button($overwriteaction);
-            $this->ensure_node_is_visible($overwritebutton);
             $overwritebutton->click();
 
             // We wait for all the JS to finish.