diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/LiveLogs.test.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/LiveLogs.test.tsx
index 5417147ad5d..d082b42fe25 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/LiveLogs.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/LiveLogs.test.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('LiveLogs', () => {
     expect(wrapper.contains('log message 2')).toBeTruthy();
     expect(wrapper.contains('log message 3')).toBeTruthy();
 
-    (wrapper.find('LiveLogs').instance() as any).liveEndDiv.scrollIntoView = () => {};
+    (wrapper.find('LiveLogs').instance() as any).scrollContainerRef.current.scrollTo = () => {};
 
     wrapper.setProps({
       ...wrapper.props(),
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/LiveLogs.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/LiveLogs.tsx
index 368b5c18ccd..cff88f85572 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/LiveLogs.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/LiveLogs.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme) => ({
     display: flex;
     flex-flow: column nowrap;
     height: 60vh;
-    overflow-y: auto;
+    overflow-y: scroll;
     :first-child {
       margin-top: auto !important;
     }
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ interface State {
 class LiveLogs extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   private liveEndDiv: HTMLDivElement | null = null;
   private scrollContainerRef = React.createRef<HTMLTableSectionElement>();
-  private lastScrollPos: number | null = null;
 
   constructor(props: Props) {
     super(props);
@@ -73,25 +72,6 @@ class LiveLogs extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     };
   }
 
-  componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Props) {
-    if (!prevProps.isPaused && this.props.isPaused) {
-      // So we paused the view and we changed the content size, but we want to keep the relative offset from the bottom.
-      if (this.lastScrollPos && this.scrollContainerRef.current) {
-        // There is last scroll pos from when user scrolled up a bit so go to that position.
-        const { clientHeight, scrollHeight } = this.scrollContainerRef.current;
-        const scrollTop = scrollHeight - (this.lastScrollPos + clientHeight);
-        this.scrollContainerRef.current.scrollTo(0, scrollTop);
-        this.lastScrollPos = null;
-      } else {
-        // We do not have any position to jump to su the assumption is user just clicked pause. We can just scroll
-        // to the bottom.
-        if (this.liveEndDiv) {
-          this.liveEndDiv.scrollIntoView(false);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   static getDerivedStateFromProps(nextProps: Props, state: State) {
     if (!nextProps.isPaused) {
       return {
@@ -116,7 +96,6 @@ class LiveLogs extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     const distanceFromBottom = scrollHeight - (scrollTop + clientHeight);
     if (distanceFromBottom >= 5 && !isPaused) {
       onPause();
-      this.lastScrollPos = distanceFromBottom;
     }
   };
 
@@ -157,7 +136,7 @@ class LiveLogs extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
                 // This is triggered on every update so on every new row. It keeps the view scrolled at the bottom by
                 // default.
                 if (this.liveEndDiv && !isPaused) {
-                  this.liveEndDiv.scrollIntoView(false);
+                  this.scrollContainerRef.current?.scrollTo(0, this.scrollContainerRef.current.scrollHeight);
                 }
               }}
             />