diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/playwright/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/playwright/default.nix
index aea64bd48a2e..610e9c58b5ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/playwright/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/playwright/default.nix
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
   setuptools-scm,
   playwright-driver,
   nixosTests,
-  writeText,
-  runCommand,
-  pythonPackages,
   nodejs,
 }:
 
@@ -84,16 +81,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pyee
   ];
 
-  setupHook = writeText "setupHook.sh" ''
-    addBrowsersPath () {
-      if [[ ! -v PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH ]] ; then
-        export PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH="${playwright-driver.browsers}"
-      fi
-    }
-
-    addEnvHooks "$targetOffset" addBrowsersPath
-  '';
-
   postInstall = ''
     ln -s ${driver} $out/${python.sitePackages}/playwright/driver
   '';
@@ -109,9 +96,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       {
         driver = playwright-driver;
         browsers = playwright-driver.browsers;
-        env = runCommand "playwright-env-test" {
-          buildInputs = [ pythonPackages.playwright ];
-        } "python ${./test.py}";
       }
       // lib.optionalAttrs stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux {
         inherit (nixosTests) playwright-python;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/playwright/test.py b/pkgs/development/python-modules/playwright/test.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ef73acfdd41..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/playwright/test.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import sys
-
-from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright
-
-with sync_playwright() as p:
-    browser = p.chromium.launch()
-    context = browser.new_context()
-with open(os.environ["out"], "w") as f:
-    f.write("OK")
diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/playwright/driver.nix b/pkgs/development/web/playwright/driver.nix
index 3cbb71599b01..ab0638768a08 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/playwright/driver.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/playwright/driver.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
   makeFontsConf,
   makeWrapper,
   runCommand,
-  writeText,
   cacert,
 }:
 let
@@ -189,27 +188,9 @@ let
       runHook postInstall
     '';
 
-    setupHook = writeText "setupHook.sh" ''
-      addBrowsersPath () {
-        if [[ ! -v PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH ]] ; then
-          export PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH="${playwright-core.passthru.browsers}"
-        fi
-      }
-
-      addEnvHooks "$targetOffset" addBrowsersPath
-    '';
-
     meta = playwright.meta // {
       mainProgram = "playwright";
     };
-
-    passthru.tests.env = runCommand "playwright-core-env-test" {
-      buildInputs = [
-        nodejs
-        playwright-core
-        playwright-test
-      ];
-    } "node ${./test.js}";
   });
 
   browsers = lib.makeOverridable (
diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/playwright/test.js b/pkgs/development/web/playwright/test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2390bfe513b1..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/web/playwright/test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-const playwright = require('playwright');
-const fs = require('fs');
-playwright.chromium.launch()
-    .then((browser) => {
-        console.log('OK');
-        fs.writeFileSync(process.env.out, '');
-        process.exit(0);
-    });