diff --git a/test/smoke/src/areas/search/search.ts b/test/smoke/src/areas/search/search.ts
index b27d48f4b9e..4731d6da56a 100644
--- a/test/smoke/src/areas/search/search.ts
+++ b/test/smoke/src/areas/search/search.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export class Search extends Viewlet {
 	}
 
 	async removeFileMatch(index: number): Promise<void> {
-		await this.code.waitAndMove(`${VIEWLET} .results .monaco-tree-rows>:nth-child(${index}) .filematch`);
+		await this.code.waitAndClick(`${VIEWLET} .results .monaco-tree-rows>:nth-child(${index}) .filematch`);
 		const file = await this.code.waitForTextContent(`${VIEWLET} .results .monaco-tree-rows>:nth-child(${index}) .filematch a.label-name`);
 		await this.code.waitAndClick(`${VIEWLET} .results .monaco-tree-rows>:nth-child(${index}) .filematch .action-label.icon.action-remove`);
 		await this.code.waitForTextContent(`${VIEWLET} .results .monaco-tree-rows>:nth-child(${index}) .filematch a.label-name`, void 0, result => result !== file);