diff --git a/.github/workflows/backstop-remote.yml b/.github/workflows/backstop-remote.yml
index 287b7125..7cc04923 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backstop-remote.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backstop-remote.yml
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@ jobs:
           NGROK_CONFIG_FILE: ".github/.config/.ngrok.yml"
       - run: |
           cd _ci/backstop
-          npx playwright install
+          # npx playwright install
           ENV=$DEPLOY_ENV sudo npm run remote.gh