diff --git a/packages/scripts/config/playwright.config.js b/packages/scripts/config/playwright.config.js
index 6f380017ccdc4..03ccbb848554b 100644
--- a/packages/scripts/config/playwright.config.js
+++ b/packages/scripts/config/playwright.config.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * External dependencies
  */
 const path = require( 'path' );
-const { fileURLToPath } = require( 'url' );
 const { defineConfig, devices } = require( '@playwright/test' );
 
 process.env.WP_ARTIFACTS_PATH ??= path.join( process.cwd(), 'artifacts' );
@@ -24,9 +23,7 @@ const config = defineConfig( {
 	outputDir: path.join( process.env.WP_ARTIFACTS_PATH, 'test-results' ),
 	snapshotPathTemplate:
 		'{testDir}/{testFileDir}/__snapshots__/{arg}-{projectName}{ext}',
-	globalSetup: fileURLToPath(
-		new URL( './playwright/global-setup.js', 'file:' + __filename ).href
-	),
+	globalSetup: require.resolve( './playwright/global-setup.js' ),
 	use: {
 		baseURL: process.env.WP_BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:8889',
 		headless: true,
diff --git a/packages/scripts/config/playwright/global-setup.js b/packages/scripts/config/playwright/global-setup.js
index 9a4cbde9b7d24..0a45d7335590a 100644
--- a/packages/scripts/config/playwright/global-setup.js
+++ b/packages/scripts/config/playwright/global-setup.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /**
  * External dependencies
  */
-import { request } from '@playwright/test';
+const { request } = require( '@playwright/test' );
 
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
-import { RequestUtils } from '@wordpress/e2e-test-utils-playwright';
+const { RequestUtils } = require( '@wordpress/e2e-test-utils-playwright' );
 
 /**
  *
diff --git a/packages/scripts/scripts/test-playwright.js b/packages/scripts/scripts/test-playwright.js
index 4c10fb6f62114..2e05d992f9df9 100644
--- a/packages/scripts/scripts/test-playwright.js
+++ b/packages/scripts/scripts/test-playwright.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const config =
 	! hasArgInCLI( '--config' ) &&
 	! hasProjectFile( 'playwright.config.ts' ) &&
 	! hasProjectFile( 'playwright.config.js' )
-		? [ '--config', fromConfigRoot( 'playwright.config.ts' ) ]
+		? [ '--config', fromConfigRoot( 'playwright.config.js' ) ]
 		: [];
 
 // Set the default artifacts path.