diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/ipc.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/ipc.ts
index 8b4cf9cab8..0012af44e1 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/ipc.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/ipc.ts
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@
 
 import type { TestError } from '../types/testReporter';
 import type { ConfigCLIOverrides } from './runner';
-import type { TestStatus } from './types';
+import type { FullConfigInternal, TestStatus } from './types';
 
 export type SerializedLoaderData = {
-  overrides: ConfigCLIOverrides;
-  configFile: { file: string } | { configDir: string };
+  config: FullConfigInternal;
+  configFile: string | undefined;
+  configDir: string;
+  overridesForLegacyConfigMode?: ConfigCLIOverrides;
 };
+
 export type WorkerInitParams = {
   workerIndex: number;
   parallelIndex: number;
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/loader.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/loader.ts
index e9ac1d9085..1323ef8c15 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/loader.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/loader.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import * as url from 'url';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as os from 'os';
-import { ProjectImpl } from './project';
 import type { BuiltInReporter, ConfigCLIOverrides } from './runner';
 import type { Reporter } from '../types/testReporter';
 import { builtInReporters } from './runner';
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ export class Loader {
   private _fullConfig: FullConfigInternal;
   private _configDir: string = '';
   private _configFile: string | undefined;
-  private _projects: ProjectImpl[] = [];
 
   constructor(configCLIOverrides?: ConfigCLIOverrides) {
     this._configCLIOverrides = configCLIOverrides || {};
@@ -53,12 +51,20 @@ export class Loader {
   }
 
   static async deserialize(data: SerializedLoaderData): Promise<Loader> {
-    const loader = new Loader(data.overrides);
-    if ('file' in data.configFile)
-      await loader.loadConfigFile(data.configFile.file);
-    else
-      await loader.loadEmptyConfig(data.configFile.configDir);
-    return loader;
+    if (process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_LEGACY_CONFIG_MODE) {
+      const loader = new Loader(data.overridesForLegacyConfigMode);
+      if (data.configFile)
+        await loader.loadConfigFile(data.configFile);
+      else
+        await loader.loadEmptyConfig(data.configDir);
+      return loader;
+    } else {
+      const loader = new Loader();
+      loader._configFile = data.configFile;
+      loader._configDir = data.configDir;
+      loader._fullConfig = data.config;
+      return loader;
+    }
   }
 
   async loadConfigFile(file: string): Promise<FullConfigInternal> {
@@ -107,6 +113,8 @@ export class Loader {
     config.projects = takeFirst(this._configCLIOverrides.projects, config.projects as any);
     config.workers = takeFirst(this._configCLIOverrides.workers, config.workers);
     config.use = mergeObjects(config.use, this._configCLIOverrides.use);
+    for (const project of config.projects || [])
+      this._applyCLIOverridesToProject(project);
 
     // 3. Run configure plugins phase.
     for (const plugin of config.plugins || [])
@@ -155,11 +163,7 @@ export class Loader {
     this._fullConfig.workers = takeFirst(config.workers, baseFullConfig.workers);
     this._fullConfig.webServer = takeFirst(config.webServer, baseFullConfig.webServer);
     this._fullConfig._plugins = takeFirst(config.plugins, baseFullConfig._plugins);
-
-    const projects: Project[] = this._configCLIOverrides.projects || config.projects || [config];
-    for (const project of projects)
-      this._addProject(config, project, throwawayArtifactsPath);
-    this._fullConfig.projects = this._projects.map(p => p.config);
+    this._fullConfig.projects = (config.projects || [config]).map(p => this._resolveProject(config, p, throwawayArtifactsPath));
   }
 
   async loadTestFile(file: string, environment: 'runner' | 'worker') {
@@ -228,18 +232,28 @@ export class Loader {
     return this._fullConfig;
   }
 
-  projects() {
-    return this._projects;
-  }
-
   serialize(): SerializedLoaderData {
-    return {
-      configFile: this._configFile ? { file: this._configFile } : { configDir: this._configDir },
-      overrides: this._configCLIOverrides,
+    const result: SerializedLoaderData = {
+      configFile: this._configFile,
+      configDir: this._configDir,
+      config: this._fullConfig,
     };
+    if (process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_LEGACY_CONFIG_MODE)
+      result.overridesForLegacyConfigMode = this._configCLIOverrides;
+    return result;
   }
 
-  private _addProject(config: Config, projectConfig: Project, throwawayArtifactsPath: string) {
+  private _applyCLIOverridesToProject(projectConfig: Project) {
+    projectConfig.fullyParallel = takeFirst(this._configCLIOverrides.fullyParallel, projectConfig.fullyParallel);
+    projectConfig.grep = takeFirst(this._configCLIOverrides.grep, projectConfig.grep);
+    projectConfig.grepInvert = takeFirst(this._configCLIOverrides.grepInvert, projectConfig.grepInvert);
+    projectConfig.outputDir = takeFirst(this._configCLIOverrides.outputDir, projectConfig.outputDir);
+    projectConfig.repeatEach = takeFirst(this._configCLIOverrides.repeatEach, projectConfig.repeatEach);
+    projectConfig.retries = takeFirst(this._configCLIOverrides.retries, projectConfig.retries);
+    projectConfig.timeout = takeFirst(this._configCLIOverrides.timeout, projectConfig.timeout);
+  }
+
+  private _resolveProject(config: Config, projectConfig: Project, throwawayArtifactsPath: string): FullProjectInternal {
     // Resolve all config dirs relative to configDir.
     if (projectConfig.testDir !== undefined)
       projectConfig.testDir = path.resolve(this._configDir, projectConfig.testDir);
@@ -250,21 +264,13 @@ export class Loader {
     if (projectConfig.snapshotDir !== undefined)
       projectConfig.snapshotDir = path.resolve(this._configDir, projectConfig.snapshotDir);
 
-    projectConfig.fullyParallel = takeFirst(this._configCLIOverrides.fullyParallel, projectConfig.fullyParallel);
-    projectConfig.grep = takeFirst(this._configCLIOverrides.grep, projectConfig.grep);
-    projectConfig.grepInvert = takeFirst(this._configCLIOverrides.grepInvert, projectConfig.grepInvert);
-    projectConfig.outputDir = takeFirst(this._configCLIOverrides.outputDir, projectConfig.outputDir);
-    projectConfig.repeatEach = takeFirst(this._configCLIOverrides.repeatEach, projectConfig.repeatEach);
-    projectConfig.retries = takeFirst(this._configCLIOverrides.retries, projectConfig.retries);
-    projectConfig.timeout = takeFirst(this._configCLIOverrides.timeout, projectConfig.timeout);
-
     const testDir = takeFirst(projectConfig.testDir, config.testDir, this._configDir);
 
     const outputDir = takeFirst(projectConfig.outputDir, config.outputDir, path.join(throwawayArtifactsPath, 'test-results'));
     const snapshotDir = takeFirst(projectConfig.snapshotDir, config.snapshotDir, testDir);
     const name = takeFirst(projectConfig.name, config.name, '');
     const screenshotsDir = takeFirst((projectConfig as any).screenshotsDir, (config as any).screenshotsDir, path.join(testDir, '__screenshots__', process.platform, name));
-    const fullProject: FullProjectInternal = {
+    return {
       _fullyParallel: takeFirst(projectConfig.fullyParallel, config.fullyParallel, undefined),
       _expect: takeFirst(projectConfig.expect, config.expect, undefined),
       grep: takeFirst(projectConfig.grep, config.grep, baseFullConfig.grep),
@@ -282,7 +288,6 @@ export class Loader {
       timeout: takeFirst(projectConfig.timeout, config.timeout, defaultTimeout),
       use: mergeObjects(config.use, projectConfig.use),
     };
-    this._projects.push(new ProjectImpl(fullProject, this._projects.length));
   }
 
   private async _requireOrImport(file: string) {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/project.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/project.ts
index e7454d6e13..90b43816cb 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/project.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/project.ts
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ export class ProjectImpl {
     this.index = index;
   }
 
-  private buildTestTypePool(testType: TestTypeImpl): FixturePool {
+  private _buildTestTypePool(testType: TestTypeImpl): FixturePool {
     if (!this.testTypePools.has(testType)) {
-      const fixtures = this.resolveFixtures(testType, this.config.use);
+      const fixtures = this._resolveFixtures(testType, this.config.use);
       const pool = new FixturePool(fixtures);
       this.testTypePools.set(testType, pool);
     }
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ export class ProjectImpl {
   }
 
   // TODO: we can optimize this function by building the pool inline in cloneSuite
-  private buildPool(test: TestCase): FixturePool {
+  private _buildPool(test: TestCase): FixturePool {
     if (!this.testPools.has(test)) {
-      let pool = this.buildTestTypePool(test._testType);
+      let pool = this._buildTestTypePool(test._testType);
 
       const parents: Suite[] = [];
       for (let parent: Suite | undefined = test.parent; parent; parent = parent.parent)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export class ProjectImpl {
           to._entries.pop();
           to.tests.pop();
         } else {
-          const pool = this.buildPool(entry);
+          const pool = this._buildPool(entry);
           test._workerHash = `run${this.index}-${pool.digest}-repeat${repeatEachIndex}`;
           test._pool = pool;
         }
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class ProjectImpl {
     return this._cloneEntries(suite, result, repeatEachIndex, filter, '') ? result : undefined;
   }
 
-  private resolveFixtures(testType: TestTypeImpl, configUse: Fixtures): FixturesWithLocation[] {
+  private _resolveFixtures(testType: TestTypeImpl, configUse: Fixtures): FixturesWithLocation[] {
     return testType.fixtures.map(f => {
       const configKeys = new Set(Object.keys(configUse || {}));
       const resolved = { ...f.fixtures };
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
index 57e59a96d1..4ab1738912 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ import JSONReporter from './reporters/json';
 import JUnitReporter from './reporters/junit';
 import EmptyReporter from './reporters/empty';
 import HtmlReporter from './reporters/html';
-import type { ProjectImpl } from './project';
-import type { Config } from './types';
+import { ProjectImpl } from './project';
+import type { Config, FullProjectInternal } from './types';
 import type { FullConfigInternal } from './types';
 import { raceAgainstTimeout } from 'playwright-core/lib/utils/timeoutRunner';
 import { SigIntWatcher } from './sigIntWatcher';
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ export class Runner {
     };
     for (const [project, files] of filesByProject) {
       report.projects.push({
-        name: project.config.name,
-        testDir: path.resolve(configFile, project.config.testDir),
+        name: project.name,
+        testDir: path.resolve(configFile, project.testDir),
         files: files
       });
     }
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export class Runner {
     return await this._runFiles(list, filesByProject, testFileReFilters);
   }
 
-  private async _collectFiles(testFileReFilters: FilePatternFilter[], projectNames?: string[]): Promise<Map<ProjectImpl, string[]>> {
+  private async _collectFiles(testFileReFilters: FilePatternFilter[], projectNames?: string[]): Promise<Map<FullProjectInternal, string[]>> {
     const testFileFilter = testFileReFilters.length ? createFileMatcher(testFileReFilters.map(e => e.re)) : () => true;
     let projectsToFind: Set<string> | undefined;
     let unknownProjects: Map<string, string> | undefined;
@@ -220,26 +220,27 @@ export class Runner {
         unknownProjects!.set(name, n);
       });
     }
-    const projects = this._loader.projects().filter(project => {
+    const fullConfig = this._loader.fullConfig();
+    const projects = fullConfig.projects.filter(project => {
       if (!projectsToFind)
         return true;
-      const name = project.config.name.toLocaleLowerCase();
+      const name = project.name.toLocaleLowerCase();
       unknownProjects!.delete(name);
       return projectsToFind.has(name);
     });
     if (unknownProjects && unknownProjects.size) {
-      const names = this._loader.projects().map(p => p.config.name).filter(name => !!name);
+      const names = fullConfig.projects.map(p => p.name).filter(name => !!name);
       if (!names.length)
         throw new Error(`No named projects are specified in the configuration file`);
       const unknownProjectNames = Array.from(unknownProjects.values()).map(n => `"${n}"`).join(', ');
       throw new Error(`Project(s) ${unknownProjectNames} not found. Available named projects: ${names.map(name => `"${name}"`).join(', ')}`);
     }
 
-    const files = new Map<ProjectImpl, string[]>();
+    const files = new Map<FullProjectInternal, string[]>();
     for (const project of projects) {
-      const allFiles = await collectFiles(project.config.testDir);
-      const testMatch = createFileMatcher(project.config.testMatch);
-      const testIgnore = createFileMatcher(project.config.testIgnore);
+      const allFiles = await collectFiles(project.testDir);
+      const testMatch = createFileMatcher(project.testMatch);
+      const testIgnore = createFileMatcher(project.testIgnore);
       const extensions = ['.js', '.ts', '.mjs', '.tsx', '.jsx'];
       const testFileExtension = (file: string) => extensions.includes(path.extname(file));
       const testFiles = allFiles.filter(file => !testIgnore(file) && testMatch(file) && testFileFilter(file) && testFileExtension(file));
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ export class Runner {
     return files;
   }
 
-  private async _runFiles(list: boolean, filesByProject: Map<ProjectImpl, string[]>, testFileReFilters: FilePatternFilter[]): Promise<FullResult> {
+  private async _runFiles(list: boolean, filesByProject: Map<FullProjectInternal, string[]>, testFileReFilters: FilePatternFilter[]): Promise<FullResult> {
     const allTestFiles = new Set<string>();
     for (const files of filesByProject.values())
       files.forEach(file => allTestFiles.add(file));
@@ -293,19 +294,20 @@ export class Runner {
     const outputDirs = new Set<string>();
     const rootSuite = new Suite('');
     for (const [project, files] of filesByProject) {
-      const grepMatcher = createTitleMatcher(project.config.grep);
-      const grepInvertMatcher = project.config.grepInvert ? createTitleMatcher(project.config.grepInvert) : null;
-      const projectSuite = new Suite(project.config.name);
-      projectSuite._projectConfig = project.config;
-      if (project.config._fullyParallel)
+      const projectImpl = new ProjectImpl(project, config.projects.indexOf(project));
+      const grepMatcher = createTitleMatcher(project.grep);
+      const grepInvertMatcher = project.grepInvert ? createTitleMatcher(project.grepInvert) : null;
+      const projectSuite = new Suite(project.name);
+      projectSuite._projectConfig = project;
+      if (project._fullyParallel)
         projectSuite._parallelMode = 'parallel';
       rootSuite._addSuite(projectSuite);
       for (const file of files) {
         const fileSuite = fileSuites.get(file);
         if (!fileSuite)
           continue;
-        for (let repeatEachIndex = 0; repeatEachIndex < project.config.repeatEach; repeatEachIndex++) {
-          const cloned = project.cloneFileSuite(fileSuite, repeatEachIndex, test => {
+        for (let repeatEachIndex = 0; repeatEachIndex < project.repeatEach; repeatEachIndex++) {
+          const cloned = projectImpl.cloneFileSuite(fileSuite, repeatEachIndex, test => {
             const grepTitle = test.titlePath().join(' ');
             if (grepInvertMatcher?.(grepTitle))
               return false;
@@ -315,7 +317,7 @@ export class Runner {
             projectSuite._addSuite(cloned);
         }
       }
-      outputDirs.add(project.config.outputDir);
+      outputDirs.add(project.outputDir);
     }
 
     // 7. Fail when no tests.
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/testInfo.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/testInfo.ts
index fdbdc48852..7a06c06920 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/testInfo.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/testInfo.ts
@@ -85,12 +85,13 @@ export class TestInfoImpl implements TestInfo {
 
   constructor(
     loader: Loader,
+    projectImpl: ProjectImpl,
     workerParams: WorkerInitParams,
     test: TestCase,
     retry: number,
     addStepImpl: (data: Omit<TestStepInternal, 'complete'>) => TestStepInternal,
   ) {
-    this._projectImpl = loader.projects()[workerParams.projectIndex];
+    this._projectImpl = projectImpl;
     this._test = test;
     this._addStepImpl = addStepImpl;
     this._startTime = monotonicTime();
@@ -113,10 +114,10 @@ export class TestInfoImpl implements TestInfo {
     this._timeoutManager = new TimeoutManager(this.project.timeout);
 
     this.outputDir = (() => {
-      const sameName = loader.projects().filter(project => project.config.name === this.project.name);
+      const sameName = loader.fullConfig().projects.filter(project => project.name === this.project.name);
       let uniqueProjectNamePathSegment: string;
       if (sameName.length > 1)
-        uniqueProjectNamePathSegment = this.project.name + (sameName.indexOf(this._projectImpl) + 1);
+        uniqueProjectNamePathSegment = this.project.name + (sameName.indexOf(this._projectImpl.config) + 1);
       else
         uniqueProjectNamePathSegment = this.project.name;
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/workerRunner.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/workerRunner.ts
index c03c24b828..89cf9375e9 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/workerRunner.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/workerRunner.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { setCurrentTestInfo } from './globals';
 import { Loader } from './loader';
 import type { Suite, TestCase } from './test';
 import type { Annotation, TestError, TestStepInternal } from './types';
-import type { ProjectImpl } from './project';
+import { ProjectImpl } from './project';
 import { FixtureRunner } from './fixtures';
 import { ManualPromise } from 'playwright-core/lib/utils/manualPromise';
 import { TestInfoImpl } from './testInfo';
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export class WorkerRunner extends EventEmitter {
       return;
 
     this._loader = await Loader.deserialize(this._params.loader);
-    this._project = this._loader.projects()[this._params.projectIndex];
+    this._project = new ProjectImpl(this._loader.fullConfig().projects[this._params.projectIndex], this._params.projectIndex);
   }
 
   async runTestGroup(runPayload: RunPayload) {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export class WorkerRunner extends EventEmitter {
 
   private async _runTest(test: TestCase, retry: number, nextTest: TestCase | undefined) {
     let lastStepId = 0;
-    const testInfo = new TestInfoImpl(this._loader, this._params, test, retry, data => {
+    const testInfo = new TestInfoImpl(this._loader, this._project, this._params, test, retry, data => {
       const stepId = `${data.category}@${data.title}@${++lastStepId}`;
       let callbackHandled = false;
       const step: TestStepInternal = {
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/playwright-test-fixtures.ts b/tests/playwright-test/playwright-test-fixtures.ts
index 0277e9845e..a3be3540cf 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/playwright-test-fixtures.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/playwright-test-fixtures.ts
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ type RunOptions = {
   cwd?: string,
 };
 type Fixtures = {
+  legacyConfigLoader: boolean;
   writeFiles: (files: Files) => Promise<string>;
   runInlineTest: (files: Files, params?: Params, env?: Env, options?: RunOptions, beforeRunPlaywrightTest?: ({ baseDir }: { baseDir: string }) => Promise<void>) => Promise<RunResult>;
   runTSC: (files: Files) => Promise<TSCResult>;
@@ -224,15 +225,19 @@ export const test = base
     .extend<CommonFixtures>(commonFixtures)
     .extend<ServerFixtures, ServerWorkerOptions>(serverFixtures)
     .extend<Fixtures>({
+      legacyConfigLoader: [false, { option: true }],
+
       writeFiles: async ({}, use, testInfo) => {
         await use(files => writeFiles(testInfo, files));
       },
 
-      runInlineTest: async ({ childProcess }, use, testInfo: TestInfo) => {
+      runInlineTest: async ({ childProcess, legacyConfigLoader }, use, testInfo: TestInfo) => {
         await use(async (files: Files, params: Params = {}, env: Env = {}, options: RunOptions = {}, beforeRunPlaywrightTest?: ({ baseDir: string }) => Promise<void>) => {
           const baseDir = await writeFiles(testInfo, files);
           if (beforeRunPlaywrightTest)
             await beforeRunPlaywrightTest({ baseDir });
+          if (legacyConfigLoader)
+            env = { ...env, PLAYWRIGHT_LEGACY_CONFIG_MODE: '1' };
           return await runPlaywrightTest(childProcess, baseDir, params, env, options);
         });
       },
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/playwright.config.ts b/tests/playwright-test/playwright.config.ts
index 396bcc5ffc..8ef397e238 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/playwright.config.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@ const config: Config = {
   workers: process.env.CI ? 1 : undefined,
   preserveOutput: process.env.CI ? 'failures-only' : 'always',
   projects: [
-    { name: 'playwright-test' },
+    {
+      name: 'playwright-test'
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'playwright-test-legacy-config',
+      use: { legacyConfigLoader: true },
+    } as any,
   ],
   reporter: process.env.CI ? [
     ['dot'],
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/playwright.connect.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/playwright.connect.spec.ts
index 143a2db790..cdf9481c50 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/playwright.connect.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/playwright.connect.spec.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 
 import { test, expect } from './playwright-test-fixtures';
 
-test('should work with connectOptions', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
+test('should work with connectOptions (legacy)', async ({ runInlineTest, legacyConfigLoader }) => {
+  test.skip(!legacyConfigLoader, 'Not supported in the new mode');
   const result = await runInlineTest({
     'playwright.config.js': `
       module.exports = {
@@ -49,6 +50,42 @@ test('should work with connectOptions', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   expect(result.passed).toBe(1);
 });
 
+test('should work with connectOptions', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
+  const result = await runInlineTest({
+    'playwright.config.js': `
+      module.exports = { plugins: [require('./plugin')] };
+    `,
+    'plugin.js': `
+      let server;
+      module.exports = {
+        configure: async (config) => {
+          server = await pwt.chromium.launchServer();
+          config.use = {
+            connectOptions: {
+              wsEndpoint: server.wsEndpoint()
+            }
+          };
+        },
+
+        teardown: async () => {
+          await server.close();
+        }
+      };
+    `,
+    'a.test.ts': `
+      const { test } = pwt;
+      test.use({ locale: 'fr-CH' });
+      test('pass', async ({ page }) => {
+        await page.setContent('<div>PASS</div>');
+        await expect(page.locator('div')).toHaveText('PASS');
+        expect(await page.evaluate(() => navigator.language)).toBe('fr-CH');
+      });
+    `,
+  });
+  expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+  expect(result.passed).toBe(1);
+});
+
 test('should throw with bad connectOptions', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   const result = await runInlineTest({
     'playwright.config.js': `
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/plugins.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/plugins.spec.ts
index 01b47d24b5..2df73c104e 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/plugins.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/plugins.spec.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 import fs from 'fs';
 import { test, expect } from './playwright-test-fixtures';
 
-test('event order', async ({ runInlineTest }, testInfo) => {
+test('event order', async ({ runInlineTest, legacyConfigLoader }, testInfo) => {
+  test.skip(legacyConfigLoader);
   const log = testInfo.outputPath('logs.txt');
   const result = await runInlineTest({
     'log.ts': `
@@ -87,8 +88,6 @@ test('event order', async ({ runInlineTest }, testInfo) => {
     'a setup',
     'b setup',
     'globalSetup',
-    'a configure',
-    'b configure',
     'baseURL a | b | ',
     'globalTeardown',
     'b teardown',