diff --git a/test/components/structures/MessagePanel-test.js b/test/components/structures/MessagePanel-test.js
index dc70e3f7f6..5b466b4bb0 100644
--- a/test/components/structures/MessagePanel-test.js
+++ b/test/components/structures/MessagePanel-test.js
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ describe('MessagePanel', function() {
         const rm = TestUtils.findRenderedDOMComponentWithClass(res, 'mx_RoomView_myReadMarker_container');
 
         // it should follow the <li> which wraps the event tile for event 4
-        const eventContainer = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(tiles[4]).parentNode;
+        const eventContainer = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(tiles[4]);
         expect(rm.previousSibling).toEqual(eventContainer);
     });
 
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ describe('MessagePanel', function() {
         const tiles = TestUtils.scryRenderedComponentsWithType(
             mp, sdk.getComponent('rooms.EventTile'));
         const tileContainers = tiles.map(function(t) {
-            return ReactDOM.findDOMNode(t).parentNode;
+            return ReactDOM.findDOMNode(t);
         });
 
         // find the <li> which wraps the read marker
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ describe('MessagePanel', function() {
             />,
         );
         const Dates = res.find(sdk.getComponent('messages.DateSeparator'));
-       
+
         expect(Dates.length).toEqual(1);
     });
 });