diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_primary.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_primary.yml
index b49d374c93..9283e93102 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_primary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_primary.yml
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-22.04]
         node-version: [14]
         include:
-          - os: ubuntu-22.04
-            node-version: 12
-            browser: chromium
           - os: ubuntu-22.04
             node-version: 16
             browser: chromium
@@ -106,8 +103,6 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
         node-version: [14]
         include:
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            node-version: 12
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             node-version: 16
           - os: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/index.js b/packages/playwright-core/index.js
index a233e0822c..3c3892c3e1 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/index.js
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/index.js
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ const currentNodeVersion = process.versions.node;
 const semver = currentNodeVersion.split('.');
 const [major] = [+semver[0]];
 
-if (major < 12) {
+if (major < 14) {
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
   console.error(
       'You are running Node.js ' +
       currentNodeVersion +
       '.\n' +
-      'Playwright requires Node.js 12 or higher. \n' +
+      'Playwright requires Node.js 14 or higher. \n' +
       'Please update your version of Node.js.'
   );
   process.exit(1);
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/stackTrace.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/stackTrace.ts
index b9c07dd04d..f8b60663cc 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/stackTrace.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/stackTrace.ts
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@ export function isInternalFileName(file: string, functionName?: string): boolean
   // EventEmitter.emit has 'events.js' file.
   if (file === 'events.js' && functionName?.endsWith('emit'))
     return true;
-  // Node 12
-  if (file === '_stream_readable.js' || file === '_stream_writable.js')
-    return true;
   return false;
 }