diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 9884796a343e..acffb059ab04 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1237,6 +1237,7 @@ mapAliases {
   pipewire_0_2 = throw "pipewire_0_2 has been removed as it is outdated and no longer used"; # Added 2024-07-28
   pipewire-media-session = throw "pipewire-media-session is no longer maintained and has been removed. Please use Wireplumber instead.";
   pkgconfig = throw "'pkgconfig' has been renamed to/replaced by 'pkg-config'"; # Converted to throw 2023-09-10
+  playwright = lib.warn "'playwright' will reference playwright-driver in 25.05. Reference 'python3Packages.playwright' for the python test launcher" python3Packages.toPythonApplication python3Packages.playwright; # Added 2024-10-04
   pleroma-otp = pleroma; # Added 2021-07-10
   pltScheme = racket; # just to be sure
   pmdk = throw "'pmdk' is discontinued, no further support or maintenance is planned by upstream"; # Added 2023-02-06
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f8cd809caae6..d43d956f49ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11262,8 +11262,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   playbar2 = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/audio/playbar2 { };
 
-  playwright = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication playwright;
-
   playwright-driver = (callPackage ../development/web/playwright/driver.nix { }).playwright-core;
   playwright-test = (callPackage ../development/web/playwright/driver.nix { }).playwright-test;