diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/editor/sourceHighlighter.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/editor/sourceHighlighter.js
index cf30861bed..8b45081829 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/editor/sourceHighlighter.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/editor/sourceHighlighter.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class SourceHighlighter {
     }
   }
 
-  async currentSourceLocationFromfileName (lineColumnPos, filePath, style) {
+  currentSourceLocationFromfileName (lineColumnPos, filePath, style) {
     if (this.statementMarker) this._deps.editor.removeMarker(this.statementMarker, this.source)
     if (this.fullLineMarker) this._deps.editor.removeMarker(this.fullLineMarker, this.source)
     this.statementMarker = null
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class SourceHighlighter {
     if (lineColumnPos) {
       this.source = filePath
       if (this._deps.config.get('currentFile') !== this.source) {
-        await this._deps.fileManager.switchFile(this.source)
+        this._deps.fileManager.switchFile(this.source)
       }
 
       const css = csjs`