diff --git a/packages/core-components/__snapshots__/components-form-date-picker--pre-selected-date.png b/packages/core-components/__snapshots__/components-form-date-picker--pre-selected-date.png
index d573c86e..825b4df3 100644
Binary files a/packages/core-components/__snapshots__/components-form-date-picker--pre-selected-date.png and b/packages/core-components/__snapshots__/components-form-date-picker--pre-selected-date.png differ
diff --git a/packages/core-components/__snapshots__/components-form-date-picker--with-custom-hint-message.png b/packages/core-components/__snapshots__/components-form-date-picker--with-custom-hint-message.png
index 8aa0c352..d186c483 100644
Binary files a/packages/core-components/__snapshots__/components-form-date-picker--with-custom-hint-message.png and b/packages/core-components/__snapshots__/components-form-date-picker--with-custom-hint-message.png differ
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/date-picker/date-picker.stories.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/date-picker/date-picker.stories.tsx
index 45a66325..ae7a6766 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/date-picker/date-picker.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/date-picker/date-picker.stories.tsx
@@ -196,15 +196,6 @@ export const WithCustomHintMessage: Story = {
     showHint: true,
     hint: 'This is a long hint text message which is longer than the normal default hint message',
   },
-  play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
-    setTimeout(async () => {
-      const datePicker = canvasElement.querySelector('b2b-date-picker');
-      const b2bDatePickerInputWrapper = datePicker.shadowRoot?.querySelector(
-        '.b2b-date-picker-input-focus-wrapper',
-      );
-      await userEvent.click(b2bDatePickerInputWrapper);
-    }, 500);
-  },
 };
 
 export const WithPlaceholder: Story = {
@@ -212,15 +203,6 @@ export const WithPlaceholder: Story = {
     ...meta.args,
     placeholder: 'this is date picker',
   },
-  play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
-    setTimeout(async () => {
-      const datePicker = canvasElement.querySelector('b2b-date-picker');
-      const b2bDatePickerInputWrapper = datePicker.shadowRoot?.querySelector(
-        '.b2b-date-picker-input-focus-wrapper',
-      );
-      await userEvent.click(b2bDatePickerInputWrapper);
-    }, 500);
-  },
 };
 
 export const WithWidth: Story = {