diff --git a/question/tests/behat/question_categories.feature b/question/tests/behat/question_categories.feature
index 220f63d4060..d1ed1ea23dd 100644
--- a/question/tests/behat/question_categories.feature
+++ b/question/tests/behat/question_categories.feature
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ Feature: A teacher can put questions in categories in the question bank
     And I log in as "teacher1"
     And I follow "Course 1"
 
-  @javascript
   Scenario: A new question category can be created
     When I navigate to "Categories" node in "Course administration > Question bank"
     And I set the following fields to these values:
@@ -36,11 +35,10 @@ Feature: A teacher can put questions in categories in the question bank
     Then I should see "New Category 1 (0)"
     And I should see "Created as a test" in the "New Category 1" "list_item"
 
-  @javascript
   Scenario: A question category can be edited
     When I navigate to "Categories" node in "Course administration > Question bank"
     And I click on "Edit" "link" in the "Subcategory" "list_item"
-    And the field "parent" matches value "   Default for C1"
+    And the field "parent" matches value "   Default for C1"
     And I set the following fields to these values:
       | Name            | New name     |
       | Category info   | I was edited |
@@ -48,13 +46,11 @@ Feature: A teacher can put questions in categories in the question bank
     Then I should see "New name"
     And I should see "I was edited" in the "New name" "list_item"
 
-  @javascript
   Scenario: An empty question category can be deleted
     When I navigate to "Categories" node in "Course administration > Question bank"
     And I click on "Delete" "link" in the "Subcategory" "list_item"
     Then I should not see "Subcategory"
 
-  @javascript
   Scenario: An non-empty question category can be deleted if you move the contents elsewhere
     When I navigate to "Categories" node in "Course administration > Question bank"
     And I click on "Delete" "link" in the "Used category" "list_item"
@@ -71,7 +67,7 @@ Feature: A teacher can put questions in categories in the question bank
     And I set the field "Question category" to "Subcategory"
     And I press "Move to >>"
     Then I should see "Test question to be moved"
-    And the field "Select a category" matches value "Subcategory (1)"
+    And the field "Select a category" matches value "   Subcategory (1)"
     And the "Select a category" select box should contain "Used category"
     And the "Select a category" select box should not contain "Used category (1)"
 
@@ -84,6 +80,6 @@ Feature: A teacher can put questions in categories in the question bank
     And I set the field "Save in category" to "Subcategory"
     And I press "id_submitbutton"
     Then I should see "Test question to be moved"
-    And the field "Select a category" matches value "Subcategory (1)"
+    And the field "Select a category" matches value "   Subcategory (1)"
     And the "Select a category" select box should contain "Used category"
     And the "Select a category" select box should not contain "Used category (1)"