diff --git a/e2e/core/global-setup.ts b/e2e/core/global-setup.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ed4f81b84..000000000
--- a/e2e/core/global-setup.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-import { request } from "@playwright/test";
-import * as dotenv from "dotenv";
-
-dotenv.config();
-
-/**
- * This configuration is to reuse the signed-in state in the tests
- * by log in only once using the API and then skip the log in step for all the tests.
- *
- * https://playwright.dev/docs/auth#reuse-signed-in-state
- */
-
-async function globalSetup() {
-  const requestContext = await request.newContext();
-  const token = Buffer.from(
-    `${process.env.E2E_USER_ADMIN_USERNAME}:${process.env.E2E_USER_ADMIN_PASSWORD}`
-  ).toString("base64");
-  await requestContext.post(`${process.env.E2E_BASE_URL}/ws/rest/v1/session`, {
-    data: {
-      sessionLocation: process.env.E2E_LOGIN_DEFAULT_LOCATION_UUID,
-      locale: "en",
-    },
-    headers: {
-      "Content-Type": "application/json",
-      Authorization: `Basic ${token}`,
-    },
-  });
-  await requestContext.storageState({ path: "e2e/storageState.json" });
-  await requestContext.dispose();
-}
-
-export default globalSetup;
diff --git a/e2e/core/test.ts b/e2e/core/test.ts
index 9617014af..2b2f6b3b5 100644
--- a/e2e/core/test.ts
+++ b/e2e/core/test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { APIRequestContext, Page, test as base } from "@playwright/test";
-import { api } from "../fixtures";
+import { test as base } from "@playwright/test";
 
 // This file sets up our custom test harness using the custom fixtures.
 // See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-fixtures#creating-a-fixture for details.
@@ -7,14 +6,4 @@ import { api } from "../fixtures";
 // exported from this file must be used instead of the default `test` function
 // provided by playwright.
 
-export interface CustomTestFixtures {
-  loginAsAdmin: Page;
-}
-
-export interface CustomWorkerFixtures {
-  api: APIRequestContext;
-}
-
-export const test = base.extend<CustomTestFixtures, CustomWorkerFixtures>({
-  api: [api, { scope: "worker" }],
-});
+export const test = base.extend({});
diff --git a/e2e/fixtures/api.ts b/e2e/fixtures/api.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b6055d80..000000000
--- a/e2e/fixtures/api.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-import {
-  APIRequestContext,
-  PlaywrightWorkerArgs,
-  WorkerFixture,
-} from "@playwright/test";
-
-/**
- * A fixture which initializes an [`APIRequestContext`](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-apirequestcontext)
- * that is bound to the configured OpenMRS API server. The context is automatically authenticated
- * using the configured admin account.
- *
- * Use the request context like this:
- * ```ts
- * test('your test', async ({ api }) => {
- *   const res = await api.get('patient/1234');
- *   await expect(res.ok()).toBeTruthy();
- * });
- * ```
- */
-export const api: WorkerFixture<
-  APIRequestContext,
-  PlaywrightWorkerArgs
-> = async ({ playwright }, use) => {
-  const ctx = await playwright.request.newContext({
-    baseURL: `${process.env.E2E_BASE_URL}/ws/rest/v1/`,
-    httpCredentials: {
-      username: process.env.E2E_USER_ADMIN_USERNAME,
-      password: process.env.E2E_USER_ADMIN_PASSWORD,
-    },
-  });
-
-  await use(ctx);
-};
diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index 99cc24dbb..8b35042c2 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ const config: PlaywrightTestConfig = {
   reporter: process.env.CI
     ? [["junit", { outputFile: "results.xml" }], ["html"]]
     : [["html"]],
-  globalSetup: require.resolve("./e2e/core/global-setup"),
   use: {
     baseURL: `${process.env.E2E_BASE_URL}/spa/`,
     storageState: "e2e/storageState.json",