diff --git a/tests/testthat/helper-functions.R b/tests/testthat/helper-functions.R
index 0931c34ab..a19eb0546 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/helper-functions.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/helper-functions.R
@@ -417,14 +417,10 @@ find_test_path <- function(dir = ".") {
   file.path(dir, ext_dir)
 }
 
-runtime_evaluate <- function(script=NULL,return.value=FALSE){
+runtime_evaluate <- function(script=NULL){
   
   eval.result<- remDr$Runtime$evaluate(script,returnByValue = TRUE)
-  if (return.value){
-    eval.result$result$value
-  }else{
-    eval.result
-  }
+  
 }
 
 runtime_evaluate_helper <- function(class_name=NULL, id=NULL, list_num=NULL, dispatch_event=NULL, return.value=FALSE) {
@@ -441,5 +437,5 @@ runtime_evaluate_helper <- function(class_name=NULL, id=NULL, list_num=NULL, dis
     script_template <- "document.getElementsByClassName('%s')[%d].dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('click'));"
     script <- sprintf(script_template,class_name,list_num)
   }
-  runtime_evaluate(script = script, return.value = return.value)
+  runtime_evaluate(script = script)
 }
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-renderer1-knit-print.R b/tests/testthat/test-renderer1-knit-print.R
index 0c24c968c..5d8f46e7d 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-renderer1-knit-print.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-renderer1-knit-print.R
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ get_circles <- function(html=getHTML()) {
 }
 
 get_elements <- function(id){
-  a<- runtime_evaluate_helper(id=as.character(id),class_name='show_hide_selector_widgets',list_num=0,return.value=TRUE)
-  b<- runtime_evaluate_helper(id=as.character(id),class_name='show_hide_selector_widgets',list_num=0,return.value=TRUE)
-  show_hide <- runtime_evaluate_helper(id=as.character(id),class_name='table.legend tr.label_variable',list_num=0,return.value=TRUE)
-  widget <- runtime_evaluate_helper(id=as.character(id),class_name='table.legend tr.label_variable',list_num=1,return.value=TRUE)
+  a<- runtime_evaluate_helper(id=id,class_name='show_hide_selector_widgets',list_num=0,return.value=TRUE)
+  b<- runtime_evaluate_helper(id=id,class_name='show_hide_selector_widgets',list_num=0,return.value=TRUE)
+  show_hide <- runtime_evaluate_helper(id=id,class_name='table.legend tr.label_variable',list_num=0,return.value=TRUE)
+  widget <- runtime_evaluate_helper(id=id,class_name='table.legend tr.label_variable',list_num=1,return.value=TRUE)
   list(a178=a,
        b934=b,
        show_hide=show_hide,
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-renderer2-widerect.R b/tests/testthat/test-renderer2-widerect.R
index e1ff86387..9dc1a2cbb 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-renderer2-widerect.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-renderer2-widerect.R
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ test_that("pause stops animation (third time)", {
   expect_true(old.year == new.year)
 })
 
-#runtime_evaluate(script="document.getElementsByClassName('show_hide_selector_widgets')[0].dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('click'));")
 runtime_evaluate_helper(class_name="show_hide_selector_widgets",list_num=0,dispatch_event=TRUE)
 clickSelector("year_variable_selector_widget")
 sendKey("Backspace", "Backspace", 8)