diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/worker.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/worker.ts
index 16f10f7948..89d8af800e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/worker.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/worker.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Console } from 'console';
 import * as util from 'util';
 import type { RunPayload, TeardownErrorsPayload, TestOutputPayload, WorkerInitParams } from './ipc';
 import { startProfiling, stopProfiling } from './profiler';
@@ -25,12 +24,6 @@ let closed = false;
 
 sendMessageToParent('ready');
 
-global.console = new Console({
-  stdout: process.stdout,
-  stderr: process.stderr,
-  colorMode: process.env.FORCE_COLOR === '1',
-});
-
 process.stdout.write = (chunk: string | Buffer) => {
   const outPayload: TestOutputPayload = {
     testId: workerRunner?._currentTest?._test._id,