--- a/mobile/android/base/tests/BaseTest.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tests/BaseTest.java
@@ -192,20 +192,18 @@ abstract class BaseTest extends Activity
 
         // Wait for highlighed text to gain focus
         boolean success = waitForCondition(new Condition() {
             @Override
             public boolean isSatisfied() {
                 EditText urlEditText = (EditText) mSolo.getView(R.id.url_edit_text);
                 if (urlEditText.isInputMethodTarget()) {
                     return true;
-                } else {
-                    mSolo.clickOnView(urlEditText);
-                    return false;
                 }
+                return false;
             }
         }, MAX_WAIT_ENABLED_TEXT_MS);
 
         mAsserter.ok(success, "waiting for urlbar text to gain focus", "urlbar text gained focus");
     }
 
     protected final void enterUrl(String url) {
         final EditText urlEditView = (EditText) mSolo.getView(R.id.url_edit_text);