diff --git a/tests/acceptance/pageObjects/FilesPageElement/filesList.js b/tests/acceptance/pageObjects/FilesPageElement/filesList.js
index 8fa6537b2a8..9fe5158ed33 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/pageObjects/FilesPageElement/filesList.js
+++ b/tests/acceptance/pageObjects/FilesPageElement/filesList.js
@@ -474,10 +474,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
               // Check if the item is inside the view after it's renredered
               if (position.top > -1 && position.top <= visiblePosition) {
-                // Scroll item to the top of the list
-                scrollDistance += position.top - tableHeaderPosition
-                virtualScrollWrapper.scrollTop = scrollDistance
-
                 done()
                 return
               }
@@ -488,8 +484,9 @@ module.exports = {
               return
             }
 
+            // we assume that we'll always have enough screen height for showing 5 list items at once,
+            // thus, scrolling by 5 items at a time and checking again if the item is now visible.
             const listItemHeight = document.querySelector(listItemSelector).clientHeight
-
             scrollDistance += listItemHeight * 5
             virtualScrollWrapper.scrollTop = scrollDistance
             setTimeout(function() {