diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view.ts
index e9da5b6..c74993f 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view.ts
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@
       changedProperties.has('focusLineNum') ||
       changedProperties.has('leftSide')
     ) {
-      this.initLineOfInterestAndCursor();
+      this.initCursor();
     }
     if (
       changedProperties.has('change') ||
@@ -774,6 +774,7 @@
         .change=${this.change}
         .patchRange=${this.patchRange}
         .file=${file}
+        .lineOfInterest=${this.getLineOfInterest()}
         .path=${this.path}
         .projectName=${this.change?.project}
         @is-blame-loaded-changed=${this.onIsBlameLoadedChanged}
@@ -1350,13 +1351,6 @@
     return {path: fileList[idx]};
   }
 
-  // Private but used in tests.
-  initLineOfInterestAndCursor() {
-    if (!this.diffHost) return;
-    this.diffHost.lineOfInterest = this.getLineOfInterest();
-    this.initCursor();
-  }
-
   private updateUrlToDiffUrl(lineNum?: number, leftSide?: boolean) {
     if (!this.change) return;
     if (!this.patchNum) return;
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view_test.ts
index 9bbe4b3..889e9dd 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view_test.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view_test.ts
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@
     test('hash is determined from viewState', async () => {
       assertIsDefined(element.diffHost);
       sinon.stub(element.diffHost, 'reload');
-      const initLineStub = sinon.stub(element, 'initLineOfInterestAndCursor');
+      const initLineStub = sinon.stub(element, 'initCursor');
 
       element.focusLineNum = 123;
 
@@ -1819,7 +1819,7 @@
 
     test('File change should trigger setUrl once', async () => {
       element.files = getFilesFromFileList(['file1', 'file2', 'file3']);
-      sinon.stub(element, 'initLineOfInterestAndCursor');
+      sinon.stub(element, 'initCursor');
 
       // Load file1
       viewModel.setState({