diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiConnection.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiConnection.ts
index b94e364736..48472bf748 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiConnection.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiConnection.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
-import { assert } from '../../utils';
 import type { ConnectionTransport, ProtocolRequest, ProtocolResponse } from '../transport';
 import type { RecentLogsCollector } from '../../utils/debugLogger';
 import { debugLogger } from '../../utils/debugLogger';