diff --git a/test/automation/src/editor.ts b/test/automation/src/editor.ts
index dd564c9bd52..a3589724e3a 100644
--- a/test/automation/src/editor.ts
+++ b/test/automation/src/editor.ts
@@ -51,15 +51,6 @@ export class Editor {
 		return peek;
 	}
 
-	async waitForHighlightingLine(filename: string, line: number): Promise<void> {
-		const currentLineIndex = await this.getViewLineIndex(filename, line);
-		if (currentLineIndex) {
-			await this.code.waitForElement(`.monaco-editor .view-overlays>:nth-child(${currentLineIndex}) .current-line`);
-			return;
-		}
-		throw new Error('Cannot find line ' + line);
-	}
-
 	private async getSelector(filename: string, term: string, line: number): Promise<string> {
 		const lineIndex = await this.getViewLineIndex(filename, line);
 		const classNames = await this.getClassSelectors(filename, term, lineIndex);
diff --git a/test/smoke/src/areas/statusbar/statusbar.test.ts b/test/smoke/src/areas/statusbar/statusbar.test.ts
index 954cefedcc3..b59d8c3ce50 100644
--- a/test/smoke/src/areas/statusbar/statusbar.test.ts
+++ b/test/smoke/src/areas/statusbar/statusbar.test.ts
@@ -65,18 +65,6 @@ export function setup(opts: minimist.ParsedArgs) {
 			await app.workbench.problems.waitForProblemsView();
 		});
 
-		it(`checks if 'Go to Line' works if called from the status bar`, async function () {
-			const app = this.app as Application;
-
-			await app.workbench.quickaccess.openFile('app.js');
-			await app.workbench.statusbar.clickOn(StatusBarElement.SELECTION_STATUS);
-
-			await app.workbench.quickinput.waitForQuickInputOpened();
-
-			await app.workbench.quickinput.submit(':15');
-			await app.workbench.editor.waitForHighlightingLine('app.js', 15);
-		});
-
 		it(`verifies if changing EOL is reflected in the status bar`, async function () {
 			const app = this.app as Application;