diff --git a/src/controllers/organisms/RoomView.js b/src/controllers/organisms/RoomView.js
index cdc0638bd5..7f46ff988d 100644
--- a/src/controllers/organisms/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/controllers/organisms/RoomView.js
@@ -683,8 +683,7 @@ module.exports = {
             var node = this.eventNodes[ev.getId()];
             if (!node) continue;
 
-            var domNode = node.getDOMNode();
-            var boundingRect = domNode.getBoundingClientRect();
+            var boundingRect = node.getBoundingClientRect();
 
             if (boundingRect.bottom < wrapperRect.bottom) {
                 return i;