diff --git a/front_end/elements/ElementsPanel.js b/front_end/elements/ElementsPanel.js
index f0b8a53625..8ab2cadd9f 100644
--- a/front_end/elements/ElementsPanel.js
+++ b/front_end/elements/ElementsPanel.js
@@ -670,8 +670,7 @@ export class ElementsPanel extends UI.Panel.Panel {
     if (!searchResult.node) {
       return;
     }
-    const treeOutline = ElementsTreeOutline.forDOMModel(searchResult.node.domModel());
-    const treeElement = treeOutline.findTreeElement(searchResult.node);
+    const treeElement = this._treeElementForNode(searchResult.node);
     if (treeElement) {
       treeElement.hideSearchHighlights();
     }