diff --git a/aio/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts b/aio/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts
index 1c72e2f274..fd18c98242 100644
--- a/aio/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/aio/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ describe('site App', function() {
   });
 
   it('should show features text after clicking "Features"', () => {
-    page.getLink('features').click().then(() => {
-      expect(page.getDocViewerText()).toMatch(/Progressive web apps/i);
-    });
+    page.getLink('features').click();
+    expect(page.getDocViewerText()).toMatch(/Progressive web apps/i);
   });
 
   it('should show the tutorial index page at `/tutorial/`', () => {
@@ -24,10 +23,7 @@ describe('site App', function() {
     page.getLink('features').click();
 
     // check that we can navigate to the tutorial page via a link in the navigation
-    const heading = page.getNavHeading(/tutorial/i);
-    expect(heading.getText()).toMatch(/tutorial/i);
-    heading.click();
-    page.getLink('tutorial/').click();
+    page.getLink('tutorial').click();
     expect(page.getDocViewerText()).toMatch(/Tutorial: Tour of Heroes/i);
   });