diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_primary.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_primary.yml
index ff7c9dfae8..c9930d1b18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_primary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_primary.yml
@@ -180,31 +180,3 @@ jobs:
       if: always()
       shell: bash
 
-  smoke_test_docker_integration:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-      with:
-        node-version: 14
-    - run: npm i -g npm@8
-    - run: npm ci
-      env:
-        DEBUG: pw:install
-        PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD: 1
-    - run: npm run build
-    - run: npx playwright install --with-deps
-    - run: |
-        ./utils/docker/build.sh --amd64 remote playwright:localbuild-remote
-        docker run -p 5400:5400 --name pw-remote --rm -d playwright:localbuild-remote
-        while ! curl localhost:5400; do sleep 0.2; done
-        DOCKER_REMOTE=1 xvfb-run --auto-servernum --server-args="-screen 0 1280x960x24" -- npm run test -- --grep '@smoke'
-        docker kill pw-remote
-    - run: ./utils/upload_flakiness_dashboard.sh ./test-results/report.json
-      if: always()
-      shell: bash
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-      if: always()
-      with:
-        name: docker-remote-test-results
-        path: test-results
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/.npmignore b/packages/playwright-core/.npmignore
index f381bda141..132b57f597 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/.npmignore
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/.npmignore
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 lib/**/injected/
 # Include all binaries that we ship with the package.
 !bin/*
-# Include all shell files in the lib/containers/*
-!lib/containers/*.sh
 # Include FFMPEG
 !third_party/ffmpeg/*
 # Include generated types and entrypoint.
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/cli/cli.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/cli/cli.ts
index 1675abd7f0..81d8785b8c 100755
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/cli/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/cli/cli.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import { spawn } from 'child_process';
 import { wrapInASCIIBox, isLikelyNpxGlobal, assert } from '../utils';
 import type { Executable } from '../server';
 import { registry, writeDockerVersion } from '../server';
-import { addContainerCLI } from '../containers/';
 
 const packageJSON = require('../../package.json');
 
@@ -290,8 +289,6 @@ Examples:
 
   $ show-trace https://example.com/trace.zip`);
 
-addContainerCLI(program);
-
 if (!process.env.PW_LANG_NAME) {
   let playwrightTestPackagePath = null;
   const resolvePwTestPaths = [__dirname, process.cwd()];
@@ -562,15 +559,13 @@ async function openPage(context: BrowserContext, url: string | undefined): Promi
 
 async function open(options: Options, url: string | undefined, language: string) {
   const { context, launchOptions, contextOptions } = await launchContext(options, !!process.env.PWTEST_CLI_HEADLESS, process.env.PWTEST_CLI_EXECUTABLE_PATH);
-  if (!process.env.PW_DISABLE_RECORDER) {
-    await context._enableRecorder({
-      language,
-      launchOptions,
-      contextOptions,
-      device: options.device,
-      saveStorage: options.saveStorage,
-    });
-  }
+  await context._enableRecorder({
+    language,
+    launchOptions,
+    contextOptions,
+    device: options.device,
+    saveStorage: options.saveStorage,
+  });
   await openPage(context, url);
   if (process.env.PWTEST_CLI_EXIT)
     await Promise.all(context.pages().map(p => p.close()));
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/containers/DEPS.list b/packages/playwright-core/src/containers/DEPS.list
deleted file mode 100644
index 748a4f6213..0000000000
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/containers/DEPS.list
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[*]
-../utils/
-../utilsBundle.ts
-../cli/
-../remote/
-../third_party/
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/containers/container_entrypoint.sh b/packages/playwright-core/src/containers/container_entrypoint.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index c2cdc0b803..0000000000
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/containers/container_entrypoint.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
-
-trap "cd $(pwd -P)" EXIT
-cd "$(dirname "$0")"
-
-SCREEN_WIDTH=1360
-SCREEN_HEIGHT=1020
-SCREEN_DEPTH=24
-SCREEN_DPI=96
-GEOMETRY="$SCREEN_WIDTH""x""$SCREEN_HEIGHT""x""$SCREEN_DEPTH"
-
-# Launch x11
-nohup /usr/bin/xvfb-run --server-num=$DISPLAY_NUM \
-     --listen-tcp \
-     --server-args="-screen 0 "$GEOMETRY" -fbdir /var/tmp -dpi "$SCREEN_DPI" -listen tcp -noreset -ac +extension RANDR" \
-     /usr/bin/fluxbox -display "$DISPLAY" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
-
-# Launch x11vnc
-nohup x11vnc -noprimary -nosetprimary -forever -shared -rfbport 5900 -rfbportv6 5900 -display "$DISPLAY" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
-
-# Launch novnc
-nohup /opt/bin/noVNC/utils/novnc_proxy --listen 7900 --vnc localhost:5900 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
-
-# Wait for x11 display to start
-for i in $(seq 1 500); do
-  if xdpyinfo -display $DISPLAY >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    break
-  fi
-  sleep 0.1
-done
-
-# Make sure to re-start container agent if something goes wrong.
-# The approach taken from: https://stackoverflow.com/a/697064/314883
-until npx playwright container start-agent --novnc-endpoint="http://127.0.0.1:7900" --port 5400; do
-  echo "Server crashed with exit code $?. Respawning.." >&2
-  sleep 1
-done
-
-
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/containers/container_install_deps.sh b/packages/playwright-core/src/containers/container_install_deps.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index b3e485fdf4..0000000000
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/containers/container_install_deps.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-export NOVNC_REF='1.3.0'
-export WEBSOCKIFY_REF='0.10.0'
-export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-
-# Install FluxBox, VNC & noVNC
-mkdir -p /opt/bin && chmod +x /dev/shm \
-    && apt-get update && apt-get install -y unzip fluxbox x11vnc \
-    && curl -L -o noVNC.zip "https://github.com/novnc/noVNC/archive/v${NOVNC_REF}.zip" \
-    && unzip -x noVNC.zip \
-    && rm -rf noVNC-${NOVNC_REF}/{docs,tests} \
-    && mv noVNC-${NOVNC_REF} /opt/bin/noVNC \
-    && cp /opt/bin/noVNC/vnc.html /opt/bin/noVNC/index.html \
-    && rm noVNC.zip \
-    && curl -L -o websockify.zip "https://github.com/novnc/websockify/archive/v${WEBSOCKIFY_REF}.zip" \
-    && unzip -x websockify.zip \
-    && rm websockify.zip \
-    && rm -rf websockify-${WEBSOCKIFY_REF}/{docs,tests} \
-    && mv websockify-${WEBSOCKIFY_REF} /opt/bin/noVNC/utils/websockify
-
-# Patch noVNC
-
-cat <<'EOF' > /opt/bin/noVNC/clip.patch
-diff --git a/app/ui.js b/app/ui.js
-index cb6a9fd..dbe42e0 100644
---- a/app/ui.js
-+++ b/app/ui.js
-@@ -951,6 +951,7 @@ const UI = {
-     clipboardReceive(e) {
-         Log.Debug(">> UI.clipboardReceive: " + e.detail.text.substr(0, 40) + "...");
-         document.getElementById('noVNC_clipboard_text').value = e.detail.text;
-+        navigator.clipboard.writeText(e.detail.text).catch(() => {});
-         Log.Debug("<< UI.clipboardReceive");
-     },
- 
-diff --git a/core/rfb.js b/core/rfb.js
-index ea3bf58..fad57bc 100644
---- a/core/rfb.js
-+++ b/core/rfb.js
-@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ export default class RFB extends EventTargetMixin {
-             handleMouse: this._handleMouse.bind(this),
-             handleWheel: this._handleWheel.bind(this),
-             handleGesture: this._handleGesture.bind(this),
-+            handleFocus: () => navigator.clipboard.readText().then(this.clipboardPasteFrom.bind(this)).catch(() => {})
-         };
- 
-         // main setup
-@@ -515,6 +516,7 @@ export default class RFB extends EventTargetMixin {
-         this._canvas.addEventListener("gesturestart", this._eventHandlers.handleGesture);
-         this._canvas.addEventListener("gesturemove", this._eventHandlers.handleGesture);
-         this._canvas.addEventListener("gestureend", this._eventHandlers.handleGesture);
-+        window.addEventListener('focus', this._eventHandlers.handleFocus);
- 
-         Log.Debug("<< RFB.connect");
-     }
-@@ -522,6 +524,7 @@ export default class RFB extends EventTargetMixin {
-     _disconnect() {
-         Log.Debug(">> RFB.disconnect");
-         this._cursor.detach();
-+        window.removeEventListener('focus', this._eventHandlers.handleFocus);
-         this._canvas.removeEventListener("gesturestart", this._eventHandlers.handleGesture);
-         this._canvas.removeEventListener("gesturemove", this._eventHandlers.handleGesture);
-         this._canvas.removeEventListener("gestureend", this._eventHandlers.handleGesture);
-EOF
-
-cd /opt/bin/noVNC
-git apply clip.patch
-
-# Configure FluxBox menus
-mkdir /root/.fluxbox
-cat <<'EOF' > /root/.fluxbox/menu
-  [begin] (fluxbox)
-    [submenu] (Browsers) {}
-      [exec] (Chromium) { cd /ms-playwright-agent && PW_DISABLE_RECORDER=1 npx playwright open --browser chromium } <>
-      [exec] (Firefox) { cd /ms-playwright-agent && PW_DISABLE_RECORDER=1 npx playwright open --browser firefox } <>
-      [exec] (WebKit) { cd /ms-playwright-agent && PW_DISABLE_RECORDER=1 npx playwright open --browser webkit } <>
-    [end]
-    [include] (/etc/X11/fluxbox/fluxbox-menu)
-  [end]
-EOF
-
-cat <<'EOF' > /root/.fluxbox/lastwallpaper
-$center $full|/ms-playwright-agent/node_modules/playwright-core/lib/server/chromium/appIcon.png||:99
-$center $full|/ms-playwright-agent/node_modules/playwright-core/lib/server/chromium/appIcon.png||:99.0
-EOF
-
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/containers/index.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/containers/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c80c87fd4d..0000000000
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/containers/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 'License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-/* eslint-disable no-console */
-
-import path from 'path';
-import { spawnAsync } from '../utils/spawnAsync';
-import { gracefullyCloseAll } from '../utils/processLauncher';
-import { createGuid } from '../utils';
-import type { Command } from '../utilsBundle';
-import { debug } from '../utilsBundle';
-import type { AddressInfo } from 'net';
-import http from 'http';
-import { PlaywrightServer } from '../remote/playwrightServer';
-
-const { ProxyServer } = require('../third_party/http_proxy.js');
-const debugLog = debug('pw:container');
-
-export function addContainerCLI(program: Command) {
-  const ctrCommand = program.command('container', { hidden: true })
-      .description(`Manage container integration (EXPERIMENTAL)`);
-
-  ctrCommand.command('install-services', { hidden: true })
-      .description('install services required to run container agent')
-      .action(async function() {
-        const { code } = await spawnAsync('bash', [path.join(__dirname, 'container_install_deps.sh')], { stdio: 'inherit' });
-        if (code !== 0)
-          throw new Error('Failed to install server dependencies!');
-      });
-
-  ctrCommand.command('entrypoint', { hidden: true })
-      .description('launch all services and container agent')
-      .action(async function() {
-        await spawnAsync('bash', [path.join(__dirname, 'container_entrypoint.sh')], { stdio: 'inherit' });
-      });
-
-  ctrCommand.command('start-agent', { hidden: true })
-      .description('start container agent')
-      .option('--port <number>', 'port number')
-      .option('--novnc-endpoint <url>', 'novnc server endpoint')
-      .action(async function(options) {
-        launchContainerAgent(+(options.port ?? '0'), options.novncEndpoint);
-      });
-}
-
-async function launchContainerAgent(port: number, novncEndpoint: string) {
-  const novncWSPath = createGuid();
-  const server = new PlaywrightServer({
-    path: '/' + createGuid(),
-    maxConnections: Infinity,
-  });
-  await server.listen(undefined);
-  const serverEndpoint = server.address();
-  process.on('exit', () => server.close().catch(console.error));
-  process.stdin.on('close', () => selfDestruct());
-
-  const vncProxy = new ProxyServer(novncEndpoint, debugLog);
-  const serverProxy = new ProxyServer(serverEndpoint, debugLog);
-
-  const httpServer = http.createServer((request, response) => {
-    if (request.url === '/' && request.method === 'GET') {
-      response.writeHead(307, {
-        Location: `/screen/?resize=scale&autoconnect=1&path=${novncWSPath}`,
-      }).end();
-    } else if (request.url?.startsWith('/screen')) {
-      request.url = request.url.substring('/screen'.length);
-      vncProxy.web(request, response);
-    } else {
-      serverProxy.web(request, response);
-    }
-  });
-  httpServer.on('error', error => debugLog(error));
-  httpServer.on('upgrade', (request, socket, head) => {
-    if (request.url === '/' + novncWSPath)
-      vncProxy.ws(request, socket, head);
-    else
-      serverProxy.ws(request, socket, head);
-  });
-  httpServer.listen(port, '0.0.0.0', () => {
-    const { port } = httpServer.address() as AddressInfo;
-    console.log(`Playwright Container running on http://localhost:${port}`);
-  });
-}
-
-function selfDestruct() {
-  // Force exit after 30 seconds.
-  setTimeout(() => process.exit(0), 30000);
-  // Meanwhile, try to gracefully close all browsers.
-  gracefullyCloseAll().then(() => {
-    process.exit(0);
-  });
-}
-
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/remote/playwrightServer.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/remote/playwrightServer.ts
index 767d5adef7..c15fd37558 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/remote/playwrightServer.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/remote/playwrightServer.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ export class PlaywrightServer {
   private _preLaunchedPlaywright: Playwright | undefined;
   private _wsServer: WebSocketServer | undefined;
   private _options: ServerOptions;
-  private _address: string = '';
 
   constructor(options: ServerOptions) {
     this._options = options;
@@ -59,10 +58,6 @@ export class PlaywrightServer {
       this._preLaunchedPlaywright = options.preLaunchedAndroidDevice._android._playwrightOptions.rootSdkObject as Playwright;
   }
 
-  address(): string {
-    return this._address;
-  }
-
   async listen(port: number = 0): Promise<string> {
     const server = http.createServer((request: http.IncomingMessage, response: http.ServerResponse) => {
       if (request.method === 'GET' && request.url === '/json') {
@@ -79,12 +74,11 @@ export class PlaywrightServer {
     const wsEndpoint = await new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
       server.listen(port, () => {
         const address = server.address();
-        if (!address || typeof address === 'string') {
+        if (!address) {
           reject(new Error('Could not bind server socket'));
           return;
         }
-        this._address = `http://127.0.0.1:${address.port}`;
-        const wsEndpoint = `ws://127.0.0.1:${address.port}${this._options.path}`;
+        const wsEndpoint = typeof address === 'string' ? `${address}${this._options.path}` : `ws://127.0.0.1:${address.port}${this._options.path}`;
         resolve(wsEndpoint);
       }).on('error', reject);
     });
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/third_party/http_proxy.js b/packages/playwright-core/src/third_party/http_proxy.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a273effb1..0000000000
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/third_party/http_proxy.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,165 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * node-http-proxy
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2010-2016 Charlie Robbins, Jarrett Cruger & the Contributors.
- * Modifications copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
- * a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
- * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
- * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
- * distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
- * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
- * the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
- * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
- * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
- * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
- * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
- * LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
- * OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
- * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
- */
-const URL = require('url');
-const http = require('http');
-const https = require('https');
-
-const upgradeHeader = /(^|,)\s*upgrade\s*($|,)/i;
-
-// This is a stripped-down version of
-// https://github.com/http-party/node-http-proxy
-// library that implements a basic reverse proxy
-// for both HTTP and WS connections.
-class ProxyServer {
-  constructor(target, log = () => {}) {
-    this._target = URL.parse(target);
-    this._log = log;
-    if (this._target.path !== '/')
-      throw new Error('ERROR: target must have no path');
-    this._agent = this._target.protocol === 'https:' ? https : http;
-  }
-
-  web(req, res) {
-   if ((req.method === 'DELETE' || req.method === 'OPTIONS') && !req.headers['content-length']) {
-      req.headers['content-length'] = '0';
-      delete req.headers['transfer-encoding'];
-    }
-
-    // Request initalization
-    const options = {
-      protocol: this._target.protocol,
-      hostname: this._target.hostname,
-      port: this._target.port,
-      path: req.url,
-      method: req.method,
-      headers: req.headers,
-    };
-    if (typeof options.headers.connection !== 'string' || !upgradeHeader.test(options.headers.connection))
-      options.headers.connection = 'close';
-    const proxyReq = this._agent.request(options);
-
-    req.on('aborted', () => proxyReq.abort());
-
-    const errorHandler = error => {
-      this._log(error);
-      if (req.socket.destroyed && err.code === 'ECONNRESET')
-        return proxyReq.abort();
-    }
-    req.on('error', errorHandler);
-    proxyReq.on('error', errorHandler);
-
-    req.pipe(proxyReq);
-
-    proxyReq.on('response', proxyRes => {
-      if (!res.headersSent) {
-        if (req.httpVersion !== '2.0' && !proxyRes.headers.connection)
-          proxyRes.headers.connection = req.headers.connection || 'keep-alive';
-        for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(proxyRes.headers)) {
-          if (value !== undefined)
-            res.setHeader(String(key).trim(), value);
-        }
-
-        res.statusCode = proxyRes.statusCode;
-        if (proxyRes.statusMessage)
-          res.statusMessage = proxyRes.statusMessage;
-      }
-      if (!res.finished)
-        proxyRes.pipe(res);
-    });
-  }
-
-  ws(req, socket, head) {
-    if (req.method !== 'GET' || !req.headers.upgrade || req.headers.upgrade.toLowerCase() !== 'websocket') {
-      socket.destroy();
-      return;
-    }
-
-    socket.setTimeout(0);
-    socket.setNoDelay(true);
-    socket.setKeepAlive(true, 0);
-
-    if (head && head.length)
-      socket.unshift(head);
-
-    const proxyReq = this._agent.request({
-      protocol: this._target.protocol,
-      hostname: this._target.hostname,
-      port: this._target.port,
-      path: req.url,
-      method: req.method,
-      headers: req.headers,
-    });
-
-    // Error Handler
-    const errorHandler = err => {
-      this._log(err);
-      socket.end();
-    }
-    socket.on('error', errorHandler);
-    proxyReq.on('error', errorHandler);
-    proxyReq.on('response', function (res) {
-      // if upgrade event isn't going to happen, close the socket
-      if (!res.upgrade) {
-        socket.write(createHTTPHeader('HTTP/' + res.httpVersion + ' ' + res.statusCode + ' ' + res.statusMessage, res.headers));
-        res.pipe(socket);
-      }
-    });
-    proxyReq.on('upgrade', function(proxyRes, proxySocket, proxyHead) {
-      proxySocket.on('error', errorHandler);
-
-      // The pipe below will end proxySocket if socket closes cleanly, but not
-      // if it errors (eg, vanishes from the net and starts returning
-      // EHOSTUNREACH). We need to do that explicitly.
-      socket.on('error', () => proxySocket.end());
-
-      proxySocket.setTimeout(0);
-      proxySocket.setNoDelay(true);
-      proxySocket.setKeepAlive(true, 0);
-
-      if (proxyHead && proxyHead.length)
-        proxySocket.unshift(proxyHead);
-
-      //
-      // Remark: Handle writing the headers to the socket when switching protocols
-      // Also handles when a header is an array
-      //
-      socket.write(createHTTPHeader('HTTP/1.1 101 Switching Protocols', proxyRes.headers));
-      proxySocket.pipe(socket).pipe(proxySocket);
-    });
-    return proxyReq.end();
-  }
-}
-
-function createHTTPHeader(line, headers) {
-  const lines = [line];
-  for (const [key, arrayOrValue] of Object.entries(headers)) {
-    for (const value of [arrayOrValue].flat())
-      lines.push(key + ': ' + value);
-  }
-  return lines.join('\r\n') + '\r\n\r\n';
-}
-
-module.exports = { ProxyServer };
diff --git a/tests/android/browser.spec.ts b/tests/android/browser.spec.ts
index 6ebb93b0e9..b04672d0e4 100644
--- a/tests/android/browser.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/android/browser.spec.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ test('androidDevice.launchBrowser should throw for bad proxy server value', asyn
 });
 
 test('androidDevice.launchBrowser should pass proxy config', async ({ androidDevice, server, mode, loopback }) => {
-  test.skip(mode === 'docker_remote', 'proxy is not supported for remote connection');
   server.setRoute('/target.html', async (req, res) => {
     res.end('<html><title>Served by the proxy</title></html>');
   });
diff --git a/tests/config/platformFixtures.ts b/tests/config/platformFixtures.ts
index 8f9a9ebef5..4a044c8dcc 100644
--- a/tests/config/platformFixtures.ts
+++ b/tests/config/platformFixtures.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export type PlatformWorkerFixtures = {
 };
 
 export const platformTest = test.extend<{}, PlatformWorkerFixtures>({
-  platform: [process.env.PWTEST_MODE === 'docker_remote' ? 'linux' : process.platform as 'win32' | 'darwin' | 'linux', { scope: 'worker' }],
+  platform: [process.platform as 'win32' | 'darwin' | 'linux', { scope: 'worker' }],
   isWindows: [process.platform === 'win32', { scope: 'worker' }],
   isMac: [process.platform === 'darwin', { scope: 'worker' }],
   isLinux: [process.platform === 'linux', { scope: 'worker' }],
diff --git a/tests/config/testMode.ts b/tests/config/testMode.ts
index ae8f2dde71..49b49eb495 100644
--- a/tests/config/testMode.ts
+++ b/tests/config/testMode.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import { start } from '../../packages/playwright-core/lib/outofprocess';
 import type { Playwright } from '../../packages/playwright-core/lib/client/playwright';
 
-export type TestModeName = 'default' | 'driver' | 'service' | 'docker_remote';
+export type TestModeName = 'default' | 'driver' | 'service';
 
 interface TestMode {
   setup(): Promise<Playwright>;
diff --git a/tests/config/testModeFixtures.ts b/tests/config/testModeFixtures.ts
index 079522dada..ac72bd4ad3 100644
--- a/tests/config/testModeFixtures.ts
+++ b/tests/config/testModeFixtures.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ export const testModeTest = test.extend<TestModeTestFixtures, TestModeWorkerOpti
   playwright: [async ({ mode }, run) => {
     const testMode = {
       default: new DefaultTestMode(),
-      docker_remote: new DefaultTestMode(),
       service: new DefaultTestMode(),
       driver: new DriverTestMode(),
     }[mode];
diff --git a/tests/library/capabilities.spec.ts b/tests/library/capabilities.spec.ts
index da164e5654..06113df24f 100644
--- a/tests/library/capabilities.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/capabilities.spec.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ it('should respect CSP @smoke', async ({ page, server }) => {
 });
 
 it('should play video @smoke', async ({ page, asset, browserName, platform, mode }) => {
-  it.skip(mode === 'docker_remote', 'local paths do not work with remote setup');
   // TODO: the test passes on Windows locally but fails on GitHub Action bot,
   // apparently due to a Media Pack issue in the Windows Server.
   // Also the test is very flaky on Linux WebKit.
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ it('should play video @smoke', async ({ page, asset, browserName, platform, mode
 });
 
 it('should play webm video @smoke', async ({ page, asset, browserName, platform, mode }) => {
-  it.skip(mode === 'docker_remote', 'local paths do not work with remote setup');
   it.fixme(browserName === 'webkit' && platform === 'darwin' && parseInt(os.release(), 10) === 20, 'Does not work on BigSur');
   it.fixme(browserName === 'webkit' && platform === 'win32');
 
diff --git a/tests/library/download.spec.ts b/tests/library/download.spec.ts
index 71efd9b735..8bfe003142 100644
--- a/tests/library/download.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/download.spec.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ it.describe('download event', () => {
   });
 
   it('should report download when navigation turns into download @smoke', async ({ browser, server, browserName, mode }) => {
-    it.skip(mode === 'docker_remote', 'local paths do not work remote connection');
     const page = await browser.newPage();
     const [download, responseOrError] = await Promise.all([
       page.waitForEvent('download'),
diff --git a/tests/library/playwright.config.ts b/tests/library/playwright.config.ts
index d40ed8428d..af08a59ede 100644
--- a/tests/library/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/tests/library/playwright.config.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const getExecutablePath = (browserName: BrowserName) => {
     return process.env.WKPATH;
 };
 
-const mode: TestModeName = (process.env.PWTEST_MODE ?? 'default') as ('default' | 'driver' | 'service' | 'docker_remote');
+const mode: TestModeName = (process.env.PWTEST_MODE ?? 'default') as ('default' | 'driver' | 'service');
 const headed = process.argv.includes('--headed');
 const channel = process.env.PWTEST_CHANNEL as any;
 const video = !!process.env.PWTEST_VIDEO;
@@ -100,10 +100,6 @@ for (const browserName of browserNames) {
           executablePath,
           devtools
         },
-        connectOptions: mode === 'docker_remote' ? {
-          wsEndpoint: 'http://localhost:5400',
-          _exposeNetwork: '*',
-        } as any : undefined,
         trace: trace ? 'on' : undefined,
         coverageName: browserName,
       },
diff --git a/tests/library/proxy.spec.ts b/tests/library/proxy.spec.ts
index e053e4b9d2..8338b2710c 100644
--- a/tests/library/proxy.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/proxy.spec.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ it('should throw for bad server value', async ({ browserType }) => {
 });
 
 it('should use proxy @smoke', async ({ browserType, server, mode }) => {
-  it.skip(mode === 'docker_remote', 'proxy is not supported for remote connection');
   server.setRoute('/target.html', async (req, res) => {
     res.end('<html><title>Served by the proxy</title></html>');
   });
diff --git a/utils/build/build.js b/utils/build/build.js
index 1a159ef7de..e5adcbab24 100644
--- a/utils/build/build.js
+++ b/utils/build/build.js
@@ -318,13 +318,6 @@ copyFiles.push({
   ignored: ['**/.eslintrc.js', '**/webpack*.config.js', '**/injected/**/*']
 });
 
-// Copy all shell files if we happen to use any.
-copyFiles.push({
-  files: 'packages/playwright-core/src/**/*.sh',
-  from: 'packages/playwright-core/src',
-  to: 'packages/playwright-core/lib',
-});
-
 // Sometimes we require JSON files that babel ignores.
 // For example, deviceDescriptorsSource.json
 copyFiles.push({
diff --git a/utils/docker/Dockerfile.remote b/utils/docker/Dockerfile.remote
deleted file mode 100644
index 24d66910fd..0000000000
--- a/utils/docker/Dockerfile.remote
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-FROM ubuntu:focal
-
-ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-ARG TZ=America/Los_Angeles
-ARG DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME_TEMPLATE="mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v%version%-vrt"
-
-# === INSTALL Node.js ===
-
-RUN apt-get update && \
-    # Install Node 18
-    apt-get install -y curl wget gpg && \
-    curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | bash - && \
-    apt-get install -y nodejs && \
-    # Feature-parity with node.js base images.
-    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends git openssh-client && \
-    npm install -g yarn && \
-    # clean apt cache
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
-    # Create the pwuser
-    adduser pwuser
-
-# === BAKE BROWSERS INTO IMAGE ===
-
-ENV PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH=/ms-playwright
-
-# 1. Add tip-of-tree Playwright package to install its browsers.
-#    The package should be built beforehand from tip-of-tree Playwright.
-COPY ./playwright-core.tar.gz /tmp/playwright-core.tar.gz
-
-# 2. Bake in Playwright Agent.
-#    Playwright Agent is used to bake in browsers and browser dependencies,
-#    and run docker server later on.
-#    Browsers will be downloaded in `/ms-playwright`.
-#    Note: make sure to set 777 to the registry so that any user can access
-#    registry.
-RUN mkdir /ms-playwright && \
-    mkdir /ms-playwright-agent && \
-    cd /ms-playwright-agent && npm init -y && \
-    npm i /tmp/playwright-core.tar.gz && \
-    npx playwright mark-docker-image "${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME_TEMPLATE}" && \
-    npx playwright install --with-deps && \
-    npx playwright container install-services && \
-    rm /tmp/playwright-core.tar.gz && \
-    chmod -R 777 /ms-playwright && \
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-WORKDIR /ms-playwright-agent
-ENV DISPLAY_NUM=99
-ENV DISPLAY=:99
-EXPOSE 5400
-ENTRYPOINT npx playwright container entrypoint
diff --git a/utils/docker/build.sh b/utils/docker/build.sh
index 057171ba96..1d69a5d918 100755
--- a/utils/docker/build.sh
+++ b/utils/docker/build.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -e
 set +x
 
 if [[ ($1 == '--help') || ($1 == '-h') || ($1 == '') || ($2 == '') ]]; then
-  echo "usage: $(basename $0) {--arm64,--amd64} {focal,jammy,remote} playwright:localbuild-focal"
+  echo "usage: $(basename $0) {--arm64,--amd64} {focal,jammy} playwright:localbuild-focal"
   echo
   echo "Build Playwright docker image and tag it as 'playwright:localbuild-focal'."
   echo "Once image is built, you can run it with"
diff --git a/utils/docker/publish_docker.sh b/utils/docker/publish_docker.sh
index 2c1976c939..3e78a338d5 100755
--- a/utils/docker/publish_docker.sh
+++ b/utils/docker/publish_docker.sh
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ if [[ "$RELEASE_CHANNEL" == "stable" ]]; then
   JAMMY_TAGS+=("jammy")
 fi
 
-REMOTE_TAGS=(
-  "next-remote"
-  "v${PW_VERSION}-remote"
-)
-
 tag_and_push() {
   local source="$1"
   local target="$2"
@@ -73,10 +68,8 @@ publish_docker_images_with_arch_suffix() {
     TAGS=("${FOCAL_TAGS[@]}")
   elif [[ "$FLAVOR" == "jammy" ]]; then
     TAGS=("${JAMMY_TAGS[@]}")
-  elif [[ "$FLAVOR" == "remote" ]]; then
-    TAGS=("${REMOTE_TAGS[@]}")
   else
-    echo "ERROR: unknown flavor - $FLAVOR. Must be either 'focal', 'jammy' or 'remote'"
+    echo "ERROR: unknown flavor - $FLAVOR. Must be either 'focal' or 'jammy'"
     exit 1
   fi
   local ARCH="$2"
@@ -101,10 +94,8 @@ publish_docker_manifest () {
     TAGS=("${FOCAL_TAGS[@]}")
   elif [[ "$FLAVOR" == "jammy" ]]; then
     TAGS=("${JAMMY_TAGS[@]}")
-  elif [[ "$FLAVOR" == "remote" ]]; then
-    TAGS=("${REMOTE_TAGS[@]}")
   else
-    echo "ERROR: unknown flavor - $FLAVOR. Must be either 'focal', 'jammy' or 'remote'"
+    echo "ERROR: unknown flavor - $FLAVOR. Must be either 'focal' or 'jammy'"
     exit 1
   fi
 
@@ -131,6 +122,3 @@ publish_docker_images_with_arch_suffix jammy amd64
 publish_docker_images_with_arch_suffix jammy arm64
 publish_docker_manifest jammy amd64 arm64
 
-publish_docker_images_with_arch_suffix remote amd64
-publish_docker_images_with_arch_suffix remote arm64
-publish_docker_manifest remote amd64 arm64