diff --git a/packages/playwright-chromium/install.js b/packages/playwright-chromium/install.js
index de1e9455d3..24127ec408 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-chromium/install.js
+++ b/packages/playwright-chromium/install.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 let install;
 
 try {
-  install = require('playwright-core/lib/server').registry.installBrowsersForNpmInstall;
+  install = require('playwright-core/lib/server').installBrowsersForNpmInstall;
 } catch (e) {
   // Dev build, don't install browsers by default.
 }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/index.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/index.ts
index bc44948094..5354d86ab3 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/index.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@
  */
 
 export type { Executable } from './registry';
-export { registry, writeDockerVersion, Registry, registryDirectory } from './registry';
+export {
+  registry,
+  registryDirectory,
+  Registry,
+  installDefaultBrowsersForNpmInstall,
+  installBrowsersForNpmInstall,
+  writeDockerVersion } from './registry';
 
 export { DispatcherConnection, Root } from './dispatchers/dispatcher';
 export { PlaywrightDispatcher } from './dispatchers/playwrightDispatcher';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-firefox/install.js b/packages/playwright-firefox/install.js
index 0f177bd440..61b8420cb4 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-firefox/install.js
+++ b/packages/playwright-firefox/install.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 let install;
 
 try {
-  install = require('playwright-core/lib/server').registry.installBrowsersForNpmInstall;
+  install = require('playwright-core/lib/server').installBrowsersForNpmInstall;
 } catch (e) {
   // Dev build, don't install browsers by default.
 }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-webkit/install.js b/packages/playwright-webkit/install.js
index 3d2cf82c1b..1e43075a08 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-webkit/install.js
+++ b/packages/playwright-webkit/install.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 let install;
 
 try {
-  install = require('playwright-core/lib/server').registry.installBrowsersForNpmInstall;
+  install = require('playwright-core/lib/server').installBrowsersForNpmInstall;
 } catch (e) {
   // Dev build, don't install browsers by default.
 }
diff --git a/packages/playwright/install.js b/packages/playwright/install.js
index 8828f3da66..77dff0dc92 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/install.js
+++ b/packages/playwright/install.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 let install;
 
 try {
-  install = require('playwright-core/lib/server').registry.installDefaultBrowsersForNpmInstall;
+  install = require('playwright-core/lib/server').installDefaultBrowsersForNpmInstall;
 } catch (e) {
   // Dev build, don't install browsers by default.
 }