diff --git a/user/tests/behat/user_grade_navigation.feature b/user/tests/behat/user_grade_navigation.feature
index 28d28bb13a5..392f3d61855 100644
--- a/user/tests/behat/user_grade_navigation.feature
+++ b/user/tests/behat/user_grade_navigation.feature
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ Feature: The student can navigate to their grades page and user grade report.
     And I follow "Grades"
     Then I should see "My badges from Acceptance test site web site"
 
-  @javascript
   Scenario: Log in as a parent and view a childs grades.
     When I log in as "admin"
     And I am on site homepage
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ Feature: The student can navigate to their grades page and user grade report.
     And I click on "Preferences" "link" in the ".profile_tree" "css_element"
     And I follow "Assign roles relative to this user"
     And I follow "Parent"
-    And I click on "//select[@id='addselect']/descendant::option[contains(., 'Parent 1 (parent1@example.com)')]" "xpath_element"
+    And I set the field "Potential users" to "Parent 1 (parent1@example.com)"
     And I click on "Add" "button"
     And I log out
     And I log in as "parent1"
diff --git a/user/tests/behat/view_preferences_page.feature b/user/tests/behat/view_preferences_page.feature
index 4d40f8954bf..cf233acd86a 100644
--- a/user/tests/behat/view_preferences_page.feature
+++ b/user/tests/behat/view_preferences_page.feature
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ Feature: Access to preferences page
     And I follow "Student 2"
     Then I should see "Preferences" in the "#region-main" "css_element"
 
-  @javascript
   Scenario: A user with the appropriate permissions can view another user's permissions page.
     Given I log in as "admin"
     And I am on site homepage
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ Feature: Access to preferences page
     And I click on "Preferences" "link" in the ".profile_tree" "css_element"
     And I follow "Assign roles relative to this user"
     And I follow "Parent"
-    And I click on "//select[@id='addselect']/descendant::option[contains(., 'Parent 1 (parent1@example.com)')]" "xpath_element"
+    And I set the field "Potential users" to "Parent 1 (parent1@example.com)"
     And I click on "Add" "button"
     And I log out
     And I log in as "parent"