diff --git a/docs/src/test-reporter-api/class-suite.md b/docs/src/test-reporter-api/class-suite.md
index db76fcc25b..b0b3d74c9e 100644
--- a/docs/src/test-reporter-api/class-suite.md
+++ b/docs/src/test-reporter-api/class-suite.md
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ Reporter is given a root suite in the [`method: Reporter.onBegin`] method.
 
 Returns the list of all test cases in this suite and its descendants, as opposite to [`property: Suite.tests`].
 
-## property: Suite.loadError
-- type: <[void]|[TestError]>
-
-For file suites, contains errors that occurred while loading this file.
-
 ## property: Suite.location
 - type: <[void]|[Location]>
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/loader.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/loader.ts
index 2208d6798e..2e545b9753 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/loader.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/loader.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export class Loader {
     } catch (e) {
       if (environment === 'worker')
         throw e;
-      suite.loadError = serializeError(e);
+      suite._loadError = serializeError(e);
     } finally {
       setCurrentlyLoadingFileSuite(undefined);
     }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
index db003d5b09..9a3e5f2bbd 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ export class Runner {
     const preprocessRoot = new Suite('');
     for (const file of allTestFiles) {
       const fileSuite = await this._loader.loadTestFile(file, 'runner');
-      if (fileSuite.loadError)
-        fatalErrors.push(fileSuite.loadError);
+      if (fileSuite._loadError)
+        fatalErrors.push(fileSuite._loadError);
       preprocessRoot._addSuite(fileSuite);
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/test.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/test.ts
index 441b3a932d..0ba40a7a2f 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/test.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/test.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ export type Modifier = {
 export class Suite extends Base implements reporterTypes.Suite {
   suites: Suite[] = [];
   tests: TestCase[] = [];
-  loadError?: reporterTypes.TestError;
   location?: Location;
   parent?: Suite;
   _use: FixturesWithLocation[] = [];
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ export class Suite extends Base implements reporterTypes.Suite {
   _modifiers: Modifier[] = [];
   _parallelMode: 'default' | 'serial' | 'parallel' = 'default';
   _projectConfig: FullProject | undefined;
+  _loadError?: reporterTypes.TestError;
 
   _addTest(test: TestCase) {
     test.parent = this;
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/types/testReporter.d.ts b/packages/playwright-test/types/testReporter.d.ts
index 0dfe58b4d0..18f92b26fc 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/types/testReporter.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/types/testReporter.d.ts
@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@ export interface Suite {
    *   group suite.
    */
   title: string;
-  /**
-   * For file suites, contains errors that occurred while loading this file.
-   */
-  loadError?: TestError;
   /**
    * Location in the source where the suite is defined. Missing for root and project suites.
    */
diff --git a/utils/generate_types/overrides-testReporter.d.ts b/utils/generate_types/overrides-testReporter.d.ts
index 9c7a9dafee..af511e8ab1 100644
--- a/utils/generate_types/overrides-testReporter.d.ts
+++ b/utils/generate_types/overrides-testReporter.d.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export interface Location {
 export interface Suite {
   parent?: Suite;
   title: string;
-  loadError?: TestError;
   location?: Location;
   suites: Suite[];
   tests: TestCase[];