diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/stable-test-runner/package-lock.json b/tests/playwright-test/stable-test-runner/package-lock.json
index 6b882f8999..9b14a59c90 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/stable-test-runner/package-lock.json
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/stable-test-runner/package-lock.json
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
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     "": {
       "dependencies": {
-        "@playwright/test": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-25"
+        "@playwright/test": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-26"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@playwright/test": {
-      "version": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-25",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-25.tgz",
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+      "version": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-26",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-26.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-EUl8wIsAWVJJlX2ynKdY1KxRs44Yz9MPDmN8AH6HIdwazSRe1ML46kaM3V49gQvMVMo5JZfuXnRzbtYDMFpKYA==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "playwright": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-25"
+        "playwright": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-26"
       },
       "bin": {
         "playwright": "cli.js"
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/playwright": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-25.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-D8hV9H9MARk2ZyOO0/ivoRYXqBcsXnKsDzTLpiF5HIiweGIlxdiDcRQhelNAdfnxa01oAy+Qosu7Dsoy/RYWBw==",
+      "version": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-26",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-26.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1qh/6z4UdWv7qMocNQmUMbvZAXzzS93jckUzjGr0mWMn9rs4QavHhuK0s2HIS0hLB+t5T1+NBUpHudWzeasudA==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "playwright-core": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-25"
+        "playwright-core": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-26"
       },
       "bin": {
         "playwright": "cli.js"
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
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     "node_modules/playwright-core": {
-      "version": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-25",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-25.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-zHESnOKxzkEwUpi391rHnnBR0D+dkn6Oto5L9SqrBgOIhYUm7fnIywXk8FWq/uRDtlTH1RaGh0H1aAoPvVuW1w==",
+      "version": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-26",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-26.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ELIdRRHkdzkHP7siPcFSE9jBLRnDHE1l3UigIgEzVN9o34yGBgH8TAkC2uK1M8Jrkomc3jKQm5faiBsimu0XEQ==",
       "bin": {
         "playwright-core": "cli.js"
       },
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@
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-      "version": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-25",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-25.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ds5PrtfECd21uiyVhKFOns0B2QdbQrxTYZSJQYCKcjomH3i6Fu0ZgPMe8Fh/6Nnx1vYUv9P6XWsHdkSHF2IZVA==",
+      "version": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-26",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-26.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-EUl8wIsAWVJJlX2ynKdY1KxRs44Yz9MPDmN8AH6HIdwazSRe1ML46kaM3V49gQvMVMo5JZfuXnRzbtYDMFpKYA==",
       "requires": {
-        "playwright": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-25"
+        "playwright": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-26"
       }
     },
     "fsevents": {
@@ -80,18 +80,18 @@
       "optional": true
     },
     "playwright": {
-      "version": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-25",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-25.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-D8hV9H9MARk2ZyOO0/ivoRYXqBcsXnKsDzTLpiF5HIiweGIlxdiDcRQhelNAdfnxa01oAy+Qosu7Dsoy/RYWBw==",
+      "version": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-26",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-26.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1qh/6z4UdWv7qMocNQmUMbvZAXzzS93jckUzjGr0mWMn9rs4QavHhuK0s2HIS0hLB+t5T1+NBUpHudWzeasudA==",
       "requires": {
         "fsevents": "2.3.2",
-        "playwright-core": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-25"
+        "playwright-core": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-26"
       }
     },
     "playwright-core": {
-      "version": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-25",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-25.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-zHESnOKxzkEwUpi391rHnnBR0D+dkn6Oto5L9SqrBgOIhYUm7fnIywXk8FWq/uRDtlTH1RaGh0H1aAoPvVuW1w=="
+      "version": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-26",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-26.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ELIdRRHkdzkHP7siPcFSE9jBLRnDHE1l3UigIgEzVN9o34yGBgH8TAkC2uK1M8Jrkomc3jKQm5faiBsimu0XEQ=="
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/stable-test-runner/package.json b/tests/playwright-test/stable-test-runner/package.json
index 1d17874a75..93ee2dba85 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/stable-test-runner/package.json
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/stable-test-runner/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-25"
+    "@playwright/test": "1.49.0-alpha-2024-10-26"
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-fixtures.ts b/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-fixtures.ts
index 7ae98bb662..d0a508da77 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-fixtures.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-fixtures.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import type { TestChildProcess } from '../config/commonFixtures';
 import { cleanEnv, cliEntrypoint, test as base, writeFiles, removeFolders } from './playwright-test-fixtures';
 import type { Files, RunOptions } from './playwright-test-fixtures';
-import type { Browser, BrowserType, Page, TestInfo } from './stable-test-runner';
+import type { Browser, Page, TestInfo } from './stable-test-runner';
+import { chromium } from './stable-test-runner';
 import { createGuid } from '../../packages/playwright-core/src/utils/crypto';
 
 type Latch = {
@@ -106,14 +107,13 @@ export const test = base
             cwd: options.cwd ? path.resolve(baseDir, options.cwd) : baseDir,
           });
           let page: Page;
-          // We want to have ToT playwright-core here, since we install it's browsers and otherwise
-          // don't have the right browser revision (ToT revisions != stable-test-runner revisions).
-          const chromium: BrowserType = require('../../packages/playwright-core').chromium;
+          // Use the browser from ToT so that we don't need to install a stable test runner one.
+          const executablePath = require('../../packages/playwright-core').chromium.executablePath();
           if (options.useWeb) {
             await testProcess.waitForOutput('Listening on');
             const line = testProcess.output.split('\n').find(l => l.includes('Listening on'));
             const uiAddress = line!.split(' ')[2];
-            browser = await chromium.launch();
+            browser = await chromium.launch({ executablePath });
             page = await browser.newPage();
             await page.goto(uiAddress);
           } else {