diff --git a/quartz/components/scripts/popover.inline.ts b/quartz/components/scripts/popover.inline.ts
index 91b02d015..7f1a6aeb0 100644
--- a/quartz/components/scripts/popover.inline.ts
+++ b/quartz/components/scripts/popover.inline.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ async function mouseEnterHandler(
         const targetID = `popover-internal-${el.id}`
         el.id = targetID
       })
-      const elts = Array.from(html.getElementsByClassName("popover-hint"))
+      const elts = [...html.getElementsByClassName("popover-hint")]
       if (elts.length === 0) return
 
       elts.forEach((elt) => popoverInner.appendChild(elt))
diff --git a/quartz/components/scripts/util.ts b/quartz/components/scripts/util.ts
index 4d4c80001..66fe60c4e 100644
--- a/quartz/components/scripts/util.ts
+++ b/quartz/components/scripts/util.ts
@@ -161,20 +161,15 @@ export function scrollInContainerToElement(
   highlight: boolean = true,
   behavior: ScrollBehavior = "instant",
 ) {
-  // Use requestAnimationFrame to ensure content is rendered before scrolling
-  requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-    const targetPosition = target.offsetTop - buffer
-    container.scroll({
-      top: Math.max(0, targetPosition),
-      behavior,
-    })
-
-    // Add highlight effect if requested
-    if (highlight) {
-      // Small delay to ensure scroll completes before highlighting
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        highlightElement(target)
-      }, 50)
-    }
+  // Scroll immediately, since content should already be rendered in a static site
+  const targetPosition = target.offsetTop - buffer
+  container.scroll({
+    top: Math.max(0, targetPosition),
+    behavior,
   })
+
+  // Add highlight effect if requested
+  if (highlight) {
+    highlightElement(target)
+  }
 }