diff --git a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/touch/offset/ElementOption.java b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/touch/offset/ElementOption.java
index 8cf1c8c6a..ede90103c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/touch/offset/ElementOption.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/touch/offset/ElementOption.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import org.openqa.selenium.Point;
 import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
-import org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebElement;
+import org.openqa.selenium.internal.HasIdentity;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ public ElementOption withCoordinates(int xOffset, int yOffset) {
     public ElementOption withElement(WebElement element) {
         checkNotNull(element);
         checkArgument(true, "Element should be an instance of the class which "
-                + "extends org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebElement",
-                (RemoteWebElement.class.isAssignableFrom(element.getClass())));
-        elementId = RemoteWebElement.class.cast(element).getId();
+                + "implements org.openqa.selenium.internal.HasIdentity",
+            element instanceof HasIdentity);
+        elementId = ((HasIdentity) element).getId();
         return this;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/touch/TouchOptionsTests.java b/src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/touch/TouchOptionsTests.java
index 72ef8441f..4476ed33e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/touch/TouchOptionsTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/touch/TouchOptionsTests.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 public class TouchOptionsTests {
-    private static final WebElement DUMMY_ELEMENT = new DummyElement();
+    private static final RemoteWebElement DUMMY_ELEMENT = new DummyElement();
 
     @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
     public void invalidEmptyPointOptionsShouldFailOnBuild() {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public void longPressOptionsShouldBuildProperly() {
                 .withDuration(ofMillis(1))
                 .build();
         final Map<String, Object> expectedOpts = new HashMap<>();
-        expectedOpts.put("element", ((RemoteWebElement) DUMMY_ELEMENT).getId());
+        expectedOpts.put("element", DUMMY_ELEMENT.getId());
         expectedOpts.put("x", 0);
         expectedOpts.put("y", 0);
         expectedOpts.put("duration", 1L);