diff --git a/tests/library/inspector/pause.spec.ts b/tests/library/inspector/pause.spec.ts
index b287c1acdf..3ced5dfa78 100644
--- a/tests/library/inspector/pause.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/inspector/pause.spec.ts
@@ -415,29 +415,19 @@ it.describe('pause', () => {
   });
 
   it('should highlight locators with custom testId', async ({ page, playwright, recorderPageGetter }) => {
-    await page.setContent('<div id=target1>click me</div><div data-custom-id=foo id=target2>and me</div>');
+    await page.setContent('<div data-custom-id=foo id=target>and me</div>');
     const scriptPromise = (async () => {
       await page.pause();
-      await page.getByText('click me').click();
       playwright.selectors.setTestIdAttribute('data-custom-id');
       await page.getByTestId('foo').click();
     })();
     const recorderPage = await recorderPageGetter();
 
+    const box1Promise = waitForTestLog<Box>(page, 'Highlight box for test: ');
     await recorderPage.click('[title="Step over (F10)"]');
-    const div1Box1 = roundBox(await page.locator('x-pw-highlight').boundingBox());
-    const div1Box2 = roundBox(await page.locator('#target1').boundingBox());
-    expect(div1Box1).toEqual(div1Box2);
-
-    await recorderPage.click('[title="Step over (F10)"]');
-    let div2Box1: Box;
-    await expect.poll(async () => {
-      div2Box1 = await page.locator('x-pw-highlight').boundingBox();
-      return div2Box1;
-    }).toBeTruthy();
-    div2Box1 = roundBox(div2Box1);
-    const div2Box2 = roundBox(await page.locator('#target2').boundingBox());
-    expect(div2Box1).toEqual(div2Box2);
+    const box2 = roundBox(await page.locator('#target').boundingBox());
+    const box1 = roundBox(await box1Promise);
+    expect(box1).toEqual(box2);
 
     await recorderPage.click('[title="Resume (F8)"]');
     await scriptPromise;