diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/stackTrace.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/stackTrace.ts
index 641ab1180a..b9c07dd04d 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/stackTrace.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/stackTrace.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export function captureStackTrace(rawStack?: string): ParsedStackTrace {
       return true;
     if (f.frame.file.startsWith(TEST_DIR_SRC) || f.frame.file.startsWith(TEST_DIR_LIB))
       return false;
-    if (i && f.frame.file.startsWith(CORE_DIR))
+    if (f.frame.file.startsWith(CORE_DIR))
       return false;
     return true;
   });