diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/matchers/matchers.ts b/packages/playwright/src/matchers/matchers.ts
index 66a491a743..92b074dda3 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/matchers/matchers.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/matchers/matchers.ts
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ export function toHaveTitle(
   }, expected, options);
 }
 
-export async function toHaveURL(
+export function toHaveURL(
   this: ExpectMatcherState,
   page: Page,
   expected: string | RegExp | ((url: URL) => boolean),