diff --git a/spec/features/projects/merge_requests/user_comments_on_diff_spec.rb b/spec/features/projects/merge_requests/user_comments_on_diff_spec.rb
index f34302f25f8..94cd167c36a 100644
--- a/spec/features/projects/merge_requests/user_comments_on_diff_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/projects/merge_requests/user_comments_on_diff_spec.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe 'User comments on a diff', :js do
           page.within('.files > div:nth-child(3)') do
             expect(page).to have_content('Line is wrong')
 
-            find('.js-toggle-diff-comments').trigger('click')
+            find('.js-toggle-diff-comments').click
 
             expect(page).not_to have_content('Line is wrong')
           end
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe 'User comments on a diff', :js do
 
           # Hide the comment.
           page.within('.files > div:nth-child(3)') do
-            find('.js-toggle-diff-comments').trigger('click')
+            find('.js-toggle-diff-comments').click
 
             expect(page).not_to have_content('Line is wrong')
           end
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe 'User comments on a diff', :js do
 
           # Show the comment.
           page.within('.files > div:nth-child(3)') do
-            find('.js-toggle-diff-comments').trigger('click')
+            find('.js-toggle-diff-comments').click
           end
 
           # Now both the comments should be shown.
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ describe 'User comments on a diff', :js do
           end
 
           # Check the same comments in the side-by-side view.
-          click_link('Side-by-side')
+          page.execute_script(
+            "document.querySelector('#parallel-diff-btn').click()"
+          )
 
           wait_for_requests
 
@@ -157,7 +159,7 @@ describe 'User comments on a diff', :js do
       end
 
       page.within('.merge-request-tabs') do
-        find('.notes-tab').trigger('click')
+        find('.notes-tab').click
       end
 
       wait_for_requests
diff --git a/spec/features/protected_branches_spec.rb b/spec/features/protected_branches_spec.rb
index 2ab1eda90f1..a4084818284 100644
--- a/spec/features/protected_branches_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/protected_branches_spec.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ feature 'Protected Branches', :js do
 
         expect(page).to have_content('fix')
         expect(find('.all-branches')).to have_selector('li', count: 1)
-        page.find('[data-target="#modal-delete-branch"]').trigger(:click)
+        page.find('[data-target="#modal-delete-branch"]').click
 
         expect(page).to have_css('.js-delete-branch[disabled]')
         fill_in 'delete_branch_input', with: 'fix'
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ feature 'Protected Branches', :js do
         form = '.js-new-protected-branch'
 
         within form do
-          find(".js-allowed-to-merge").trigger('click')
+          find(".js-allowed-to-merge").click
           click_link 'No one'
-          find(".js-allowed-to-push").trigger('click')
+          find(".js-allowed-to-push").click
           click_link 'Developers + Masters'
         end
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ feature 'Protected Branches', :js do
   end
 
   def set_protected_branch_name(branch_name)
-    find(".js-protected-branch-select").trigger('click')
+    find(".js-protected-branch-select").click
     find(".dropdown-input-field").set(branch_name)
     click_on("Create wildcard #{branch_name}")
   end
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_examples/features/protected_branches_access_control_ce.rb b/spec/support/shared_examples/features/protected_branches_access_control_ce.rb
index 72bb0f2e9b9..5fde91512da 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared_examples/features/protected_branches_access_control_ce.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared_examples/features/protected_branches_access_control_ce.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ shared_examples "protected branches > access control > CE" do
 
         within('.js-allowed-to-push-container') do
           expect(first("li")).to have_content("Roles")
-          click_on access_type_name
+          find(:link, access_type_name).click
         end
       end
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ shared_examples "protected branches > access control > CE" do
 
         within('.js-allowed-to-merge-container') do
           expect(first("li")).to have_content("Roles")
-          click_on access_type_name
+          find(:link, access_type_name).click
         end
       end