diff --git a/demo-shell/src/app/components/app-layout/app-layout.component.html b/demo-shell/src/app/components/app-layout/app-layout.component.html
index 19b05f27ea..1d3372f0f4 100644
--- a/demo-shell/src/app/components/app-layout/app-layout.component.html
+++ b/demo-shell/src/app/components/app-layout/app-layout.component.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
                 <ng-container *ngFor="let link of links">
                     <a appNestedMenuPosition mat-list-item #appMenuTrigger *ngIf="link.children" [attr.data-automation-id]="link.title | translate"
-                        class="adf-sidenav-link" [matMenuTriggerFor]="nestedMenu" menuMinimized="{{ isMenuMinimized() }}"
+                        class="adf-sidenav-link" [matMenuTriggerFor]="nestedMenu"
                         [matMenuTriggerData]="{links: link.children}">
 
                         <mat-icon matListIcon class="adf-sidenav-menu-icon">{{link.icon}}</mat-icon>
@@ -85,4 +85,4 @@
             {{ link.title | translate }}
         </button>
     </ng-template>
-</mat-menu>
\ No newline at end of file
+</mat-menu>
diff --git a/demo-shell/src/app/components/app-layout/cloud/directives/nested-menu-position.directive.ts b/demo-shell/src/app/components/app-layout/cloud/directives/nested-menu-position.directive.ts
index 067916f27a..9a58ef16c1 100644
--- a/demo-shell/src/app/components/app-layout/cloud/directives/nested-menu-position.directive.ts
+++ b/demo-shell/src/app/components/app-layout/cloud/directives/nested-menu-position.directive.ts
@@ -15,43 +15,24 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Directive, HostListener, Input } from '@angular/core';
+import { Directive, HostListener } from '@angular/core';
 
 @Directive({
     selector: '[appNestedMenuPosition]'
 })
 export class NestedMenuPositionDirective {
 
-    @Input()
-    menuMinimized: string;
-
     nestedMenuLeftPadding: string = '220px';
 
     @HostListener('click', ['$event'])
-    onClick(event: any) {
+    onClick() {
 
-        const bodyRect = document.body.getBoundingClientRect();
         let overlayContainer = (document.querySelector('.cdk-overlay-connected-position-bounding-box') as HTMLElement);
         (document.querySelector('.cdk-overlay-pane') as HTMLElement).style.width = '100%';
 
-        if (this.menuMinimized === 'false') {
-            setTimeout( () => {
-                const elementPosition = this.getElementOffset(event);
-                overlayContainer.style.top = elementPosition.top - bodyRect.top + 'px';
-                overlayContainer.style.left = this.nestedMenuLeftPadding;
-            });
-        }
-   }
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            overlayContainer.style.left = this.nestedMenuLeftPadding;
+        });
+    }
 
-   isMenuClicked(item: string) {
-       return item.includes('adf-sidenav-menu-label');
-   }
-
-   getElementOffset(event) {
-       if (this.isMenuClicked(event.target.className)) {
-           return event.target.offsetParent.getBoundingClientRect();
-       } else {
-            return event.target.getBoundingClientRect();
-       }
-   }
 }
diff --git a/e2e/pages/adf/navigationBarPage.ts b/e2e/pages/adf/navigationBarPage.ts
index daf3608052..8c630cc8d5 100644
--- a/e2e/pages/adf/navigationBarPage.ts
+++ b/e2e/pages/adf/navigationBarPage.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export class NavigationBarPage {
     navigateToDatatable() {
         Util.waitUntilElementIsVisible(this.dataTableButton);
         this.dataTableButton.click();
+        Util.waitUntilElementIsVisible(this.dataTableNestedButton);
         this.dataTableNestedButton.click();
     }