diff --git a/spec/features/protected_branches/access_control_ce_spec.rb b/spec/features/protected_branches/access_control_ce_spec.rb
index eb3cea775da835b69ed68992e17278ea60f4aaf3..d30e7947106cd98e7cd9f3866b52f231b1c2bc0f 100644
--- a/spec/features/protected_branches/access_control_ce_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/protected_branches/access_control_ce_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ RSpec.shared_examples "protected branches > access control > CE" do
         allowed_to_push_button = find(".js-allowed-to-push")
 
         unless allowed_to_push_button.text == access_type_name
-          allowed_to_push_button.click
+          allowed_to_push_button.trigger('click')
           within(".dropdown.open .dropdown-menu") { click_on access_type_name }
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/features/protected_branches_spec.rb b/spec/features/protected_branches_spec.rb
index acc5641f9302e5d6bc32291be1a5d07c3184ee1e..fc9b293c393c696ccdc886e26471b87bb0bb39d1 100644
--- a/spec/features/protected_branches_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/protected_branches_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ feature 'Projected Branches', feature: true, js: true do
   before { login_as(user) }
 
   def set_protected_branch_name(branch_name)
-    find(".js-protected-branch-select").click
+    find(".js-protected-branch-select").trigger('click')
     find(".dropdown-input-field").set(branch_name)
     click_on("Create wildcard #{branch_name}")
   end