diff --git a/test/helpers/selenium-helper.js b/test/helpers/selenium-helper.js
index ddafe8704..f10f0800a 100644
--- a/test/helpers/selenium-helper.js
+++ b/test/helpers/selenium-helper.js
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ class SeleniumHelper {
             'getSauceDriver',
             'getLogs',
             'loadUri',
-            'rightClickText',
-            'waitUntilGone'
+            'rightClickText'
         ]);
     }
 
@@ -85,7 +84,11 @@ class SeleniumHelper {
     }
 
     findByXpath (xpath, timeoutMessage = `findByXpath timed out for path: ${xpath}`) {
-        return this.driver.wait(until.elementLocated(By.xpath(xpath)), DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS, timeoutMessage);
+        return this.driver.wait(until.elementLocated(By.xpath(xpath)), DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS, timeoutMessage)
+            .then(el => (
+                this.driver.wait(el.isDisplayed(), DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS, `${xpath} is not visible`)
+                    .then(() => el)
+            ));
     }
 
     findByText (text, scope) {
@@ -125,10 +128,6 @@ class SeleniumHelper {
         return this.clickXpath(`//button//*[contains(text(), '${text}')]`);
     }
 
-    waitUntilGone (element, timeoutMessage = 'waitUntilGone timed out') {
-        return this.driver.wait(until.stalenessOf(element), DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS, timeoutMessage);
-    }
-
     getLogs (whitelist) {
         if (!whitelist) {
             // Default whitelist
diff --git a/test/integration/examples.test.js b/test/integration/examples.test.js
index aa867b041..4a50c32ce 100644
--- a/test/integration/examples.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/examples.test.js
@@ -4,15 +4,13 @@ import path from 'path';
 import SeleniumHelper from '../helpers/selenium-helper';
 
 const {
-    findByText,
     clickButton,
     clickText,
     clickXpath,
     findByXpath,
     getDriver,
     getLogs,
-    loadUri,
-    waitUntilGone
+    loadUri
 } = new SeleniumHelper();
 
 let driver;
@@ -31,7 +29,6 @@ describe('player example', () => {
     test('Load a project by ID', async () => {
         const projectId = '96708228';
         await loadUri(`${uri}#${projectId}`);
-        await waitUntilGone(findByText('Loading'));
         await clickXpath('//img[@title="Go"]');
         await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
         await clickXpath('//img[@title="Stop"]');
diff --git a/test/integration/menu-bar.test.js b/test/integration/menu-bar.test.js
index 7c653a907..3f6457e52 100644
--- a/test/integration/menu-bar.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/menu-bar.test.js
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ const {
     getDriver,
     loadUri,
     rightClickText,
-    scope,
-    waitUntilGone
+    scope
 } = new SeleniumHelper();
 
 const uri = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../build/index.html');
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ describe('Menu bar settings', () => {
         await clickText('File');
         const input = await findByXpath('//input[@accept=".sb,.sb2,.sb3"]');
         await input.sendKeys(path.resolve(__dirname, '../fixtures/project1.sb3'));
-        await waitUntilGone(findByText('Loading'));
         // No replace alert since no changes were made
         await findByText('project1-sprite');
     });
@@ -95,7 +93,6 @@ describe('Menu bar settings', () => {
         await input.sendKeys(path.resolve(__dirname, '../fixtures/project1.sb3'));
         await driver.switchTo().alert()
             .accept();
-        await waitUntilGone(findByText('Loading'));
         await findByText('project1-sprite');
     });
 });
diff --git a/test/integration/project-loading.test.js b/test/integration/project-loading.test.js
index e0c5e5d1f..7d857c286 100644
--- a/test/integration/project-loading.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/project-loading.test.js
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@ import SeleniumHelper from '../helpers/selenium-helper';
 const {
     clickText,
     clickXpath,
-    findByText,
     findByXpath,
     getDriver,
     getLogs,
     loadUri,
-    scope,
-    waitUntilGone
+    scope
 } = new SeleniumHelper();
 
 const uri = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../build/index.html');
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@ describe('Loading scratch gui', () => {
 
             const projectId = '96708228';
             await loadUri(`${uri}#${projectId}`);
-            await waitUntilGone(findByText('Loading'));
             await clickXpath('//img[@title="Go"]');
             await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
             await clickXpath('//img[@title="Stop"]');
@@ -60,7 +57,6 @@ describe('Loading scratch gui', () => {
                 .setSize(1920, 1080);
             const projectId = '96708228';
             await loadUri(`${uri}#${projectId}`);
-            await waitUntilGone(findByText('Loading'));
             await clickXpath('//img[@title="Full Screen Control"]');
             await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
             await clickXpath('//img[@title="Go"]');