diff --git a/test/playwright.spec.js b/test/playwright.spec.js
index 05bbbc9f57..fcd6e1b86a 100644
--- a/test/playwright.spec.js
+++ b/test/playwright.spec.js
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ module.exports.describe = ({testRunner, product, playwrightPath}) => {
 
   const headless = !!valueFromEnv('HEADLESS', true);
   const slowMo = valueFromEnv('SLOW_MO', 0);
-  const CI = valueFromEnv('CI', false);
-  const dumpProtocolOnFailure = CI || valueFromEnv('DEBUGP', false);
+  const dumpProtocolOnFailure = valueFromEnv('DEBUGP', false);
 
   function valueFromEnv(name, defaultValue) {
     if (!(name in process.env))