diff --git a/question/type/ddimageortext/tests/behat/behat_qtype_ddimageortext.php b/question/type/ddimageortext/tests/behat/behat_qtype_ddimageortext.php
index 15c38801d6b7e..4f58e7e0a6d00 100644
--- a/question/type/ddimageortext/tests/behat/behat_qtype_ddimageortext.php
+++ b/question/type/ddimageortext/tests/behat/behat_qtype_ddimageortext.php
@@ -78,10 +78,11 @@ public function i_drag_to_place_in_the_drag_and_drop_onto_image_question($dragit
     public function i_type_on_place_in_the_drag_and_drop_onto_image_question($keys, $placenumber) {
         $node = $this->get_selected_node('xpath_element', $this->drop_xpath($placenumber));
         $this->ensure_node_is_visible($node);
+
+        $node->focus();
         foreach (str_split($keys) as $key) {
-            $node->keyDown($key);
-            $node->keyPress($key);
-            $node->keyUp($key);
+            behat_base::type_keys($this->getSession(), [$key]);
+            $this->wait_for_pending_js();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/question/type/ddmarker/tests/behat/behat_qtype_ddmarker.php b/question/type/ddmarker/tests/behat/behat_qtype_ddmarker.php
index d498e4350572e..73599d263517c 100644
--- a/question/type/ddmarker/tests/behat/behat_qtype_ddmarker.php
+++ b/question/type/ddmarker/tests/behat/behat_qtype_ddmarker.php
@@ -107,19 +107,12 @@ public function i_drag_to_in_the_drag_and_drop_markers_question($marker, $coordi
      * @Given /^I type "(?P<direction>up|down|left|right)" "(?P<repeats>\d+)" times on marker "(?P<marker>[^"]*)" in the drag and drop markers question$/
      */
     public function i_type_on_marker_in_the_drag_and_drop_markers_question($direction, $repeats, $marker) {
-        $keycodes = array(
-            'up'    => chr(38),
-            'down'  => chr(40),
-            'left'  => chr(37),
-            'right' => chr(39),
-        );
         list($marker, $item) = $this->parse_marker_name($marker);
         $node = $this->get_selected_node('xpath_element', $this->marker_xpath($marker, $item));
         $this->ensure_node_is_visible($node);
+        $node->focus();
         for ($i = 0; $i < $repeats; $i++) {
-            $node->keyDown($keycodes[$direction]);
-            $node->keyPress($keycodes[$direction]);
-            $node->keyUp($keycodes[$direction]);
+            $this->execute('behat_general::i_press_named_key', ['', $direction]);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/question/type/ddwtos/tests/behat/behat_qtype_ddwtos.php b/question/type/ddwtos/tests/behat/behat_qtype_ddwtos.php
index 2cc46083df12a..142c0da548028 100644
--- a/question/type/ddwtos/tests/behat/behat_qtype_ddwtos.php
+++ b/question/type/ddwtos/tests/behat/behat_qtype_ddwtos.php
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ public function i_drag_to_space_in_the_drag_and_drop_into_text_question($dragite
     public function i_type_into_space_in_the_drag_and_drop_into_text_question($keys, $spacenumber) {
         $node = $this->get_selected_node('xpath_element', $this->drop_xpath($spacenumber));
         $this->ensure_node_is_visible($node);
+        $node->focus();
         foreach (str_split($keys) as $key) {
-            $node->keyDown($key);
-            $node->keyPress($key);
-            $node->keyUp($key);
+            behat_base::type_keys($this->getSession(), [$key]);
+            $this->wait_for_pending_js();
         }
     }
 }