diff --git a/src/LiveDevelopment/MultiBrowserImpl/protocol/LiveDevProtocol.js b/src/LiveDevelopment/MultiBrowserImpl/protocol/LiveDevProtocol.js
index 80604b21e..f6b9c3910 100644
--- a/src/LiveDevelopment/MultiBrowserImpl/protocol/LiveDevProtocol.js
+++ b/src/LiveDevelopment/MultiBrowserImpl/protocol/LiveDevProtocol.js
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
             activeEditor && activeEditor.focus(); // restore focus from live preview
             return;
         }
-        const openFullEditors = MainViewManager.findInOpenPane(liveDocPath);
-        const openLiveDocEditor = openFullEditors.length ? openFullEditors[0].editor : null;
+        const allOpenFileCount = MainViewManager.getWorkingSetSize(MainViewManager.ALL_PANES);
         function selectInHTMLEditor(fullHtmlEditor) {
             const position = HTMLInstrumentation.getPositionFromTagId(fullHtmlEditor, parseInt(tagId, 10));
             if(position && fullHtmlEditor) {
@@ -183,19 +182,10 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
             _focusEditorIfNeeded(activeEditor, nodeName, contentEditable);
             _searchAndCursorIfCSS(activeEditor, allSelectors, nodeName);
             // in this case, see if we need to do any css reverse highlight magic here
-        } else if(openLiveDocEditor) {
-            // If we are on multi pane mode, the html doc was open in an inactive unfocused editor.
-            selectInHTMLEditor(openLiveDocEditor);
-        } else {
-            // no open editor for the live doc in panes, check if there is one in the working set.
-            const foundInWorkingSetPane = MainViewManager.findInAllWorkingSets(liveDocPath);
-            const paneToUse = foundInWorkingSetPane.length ?
-                foundInWorkingSetPane[0].paneId:
-                MainViewManager.ACTIVE_PANE; // if pane id is active pane, then the file is not open in working set
-            const viewToUse = (paneToUse === MainViewManager.ACTIVE_PANE) ?
-                FileViewController.PROJECT_MANAGER:
-                FileViewController.WORKING_SET_VIEW;
-            FileViewController.openAndSelectDocument(liveDocPath, viewToUse, paneToUse)
+        } else if(!allOpenFileCount){
+            // no open editor in any panes, then open the html file directly.
+            FileViewController.openAndSelectDocument(liveDocPath,
+                FileViewController.WORKING_SET_VIEW, MainViewManager.ACTIVE_PANE)
                 .done(()=>{
                     selectInHTMLEditor(EditorManager.getActiveEditor());
                 });
diff --git a/test/spec/LiveDevelopmentMultiBrowser-test.js b/test/spec/LiveDevelopmentMultiBrowser-test.js
index b4ca1ccab..4eba5cc05 100644
--- a/test/spec/LiveDevelopmentMultiBrowser-test.js
+++ b/test/spec/LiveDevelopmentMultiBrowser-test.js
@@ -1431,38 +1431,6 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
             await endPreviewSession();
         }, 30000);
 
-        it("should open html in correct pane on clicking live preview in split pane", async function () {
-            MainViewManager.setLayoutScheme(1, 2);
-            MainViewManager.setActivePaneId(MainViewManager.FIRST_PANE);
-            await awaitsForDone(SpecRunnerUtils.openProjectFiles(["cssLivePreview.html"], MainViewManager.FIRST_PANE),
-                "SpecRunnerUtils.openProjectFiles cssLivePreview.html");
-
-            await waitsForLiveDevelopmentToOpen();
-
-            await awaitsForDone(SpecRunnerUtils.openProjectFiles(["simple1.css"], MainViewManager.SECOND_PANE),
-                "SpecRunnerUtils.openProjectFiles simple1.css"); // non related file
-            await awaitsForDone(SpecRunnerUtils.openProjectFiles(["blank.css"], MainViewManager.FIRST_PANE),
-                "SpecRunnerUtils.openProjectFiles blank.css");  // non related file
-
-            // now the live preview page's editor is not visible in any panes, but is already open in first pane
-            // so, on clicking live preview, it should open the file in first pane
-            MainViewManager.setActivePaneId(MainViewManager.SECOND_PANE);
-
-            await forRemoteExec(`document.getElementById("testId2").click()`);
-            let editor = EditorManager.getActiveEditor();
-            await awaitsFor(()=>{
-                editor = EditorManager.getActiveEditor();
-                return editor && editor.document.file.name === "cssLivePreview.html";
-            }, "cssLivePreview.html to open as active editor");
-            await _forSelection("#testId", editor, { line: 13, ch: 4, sticky: null });
-            editor = EditorManager.getActiveEditor();
-            expect(editor.document.file.name).toBe("cssLivePreview.html");
-            expect(MainViewManager.getActivePaneId()).toBe(MainViewManager.FIRST_PANE);
-
-            MainViewManager.setLayoutScheme(1, 1);
-            await endPreviewSession();
-        }, 30000);
-
         it("should reverse highlight open previewed html file if not open on clicking live preview", async function () {
             await awaitsForDone(SpecRunnerUtils.openProjectFiles(["simple1.html"]),
                 "SpecRunnerUtils.openProjectFiles simple1.html");