diff --git a/cypress/e2e/editing/editing.spec.ts b/cypress/e2e/editing/editing.spec.ts
index 76d4c8da1b7..8210536efc3 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/editing/editing.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/editing/editing.spec.ts
@@ -46,12 +46,7 @@ describe("Editing", () => {
 
     // Edit "Message"
     const editLastMessage = (edit: string) => {
-        cy.get(".mx_EventTile_last").realHover();
-        cy.get(".mx_EventTile_last .mx_MessageActionBar_optionsButton", { timeout: 1000 })
-            .should("exist")
-            .realHover()
-            .get('.mx_EventTile_last [aria-label="Edit"]')
-            .click({ force: false });
+        cy.get(".mx_EventTile_last").realHover().findButton("Edit").click();
         cy.get(".mx_BasicMessageComposer_input").type(`{selectAll}{del}${edit}{enter}`);
     };
 
@@ -67,11 +62,7 @@ describe("Editing", () => {
 
     const clickButtonViewSource = () => {
         // Assert that "View Source" button is rendered and click it
-        cy.get(".mx_EventTile .mx_EventTile_line")
-            .realHover()
-            .contains(".mx_AccessibleButton", "View Source")
-            .should("exist")
-            .click();
+        cy.get(".mx_EventTile .mx_EventTile_line").realHover().findButton("View Source").click();
     };
 
     beforeEach(() => {
@@ -93,7 +84,7 @@ describe("Editing", () => {
     it("should render and interact with the message edit history dialog", () => {
         // Click the "Remove" button on the message edit history dialog
         const clickButtonRemove = () => {
-            cy.get(".mx_EventTile_line").realHover().contains(".mx_AccessibleButton", "Remove").click({ force: false });
+            cy.get(".mx_EventTile_line").realHover().findButton("Remove").click();
         };
 
         cy.visit("/#/room/" + roomId);
@@ -250,10 +241,7 @@ describe("Editing", () => {
             // Assert that the edited message is rendered
             cy.get(".mx_MessageEditHistoryDialog li:nth-child(2)").within(() => {
                 // Assert that "Remove" button for the original message is rendered
-                cy.get(".mx_EventTile .mx_EventTile_line")
-                    .realHover()
-                    .contains(".mx_AccessibleButton", "Remove")
-                    .should("exist");
+                cy.get(".mx_EventTile .mx_EventTile_line").realHover().findButton("Remove");
 
                 clickButtonViewSource();
             });
@@ -283,11 +271,11 @@ describe("Editing", () => {
         sendEvent(roomId);
 
         // Edit message
-        cy.contains(".mx_RoomView_body .mx_EventTile .mx_EventTile_line", "Message").within(() => {
-            cy.get('[aria-label="Edit"]').click({ force: true }); // Cypress has no ability to hover
-            cy.checkA11y();
-            cy.get(".mx_BasicMessageComposer_input").type("Foo{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{enter}");
-            cy.checkA11y();
+        cy.contains(".mx_RoomView_body .mx_EventTile", "Message").within(() => {
+            cy.get(".mx_EventTile_line").realHover().findButton("Edit").click().checkA11y();
+            cy.get(".mx_EventTile_line .mx_BasicMessageComposer_input")
+                .type("Foo{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{enter}")
+                .checkA11y();
         });
         cy.contains(".mx_RoomView_body .mx_EventTile[data-scroll-tokens]", "Message");