diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
index a8d6ea2f44..49e878f13c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
@@ -167,39 +167,6 @@ jobs:
             ${{ steps.meta-ee-public.outputs.labels }}
             org.opencontainers.image.licenses=Windmill-Enterprise-License
 
-  # disabled until we make it 100% reliable and add more meaningful tests
-  # playwright:
-  #   runs-on: [self-hosted, new]
-  #   needs: [build]
-  #   services:
-  #     postgres:
-  #       image: postgres
-  #       env:
-  #         POSTGRES_DB: windmill
-  #         POSTGRES_USER: admin
-  #         POSTGRES_PASSWORD: changeme
-  #       ports:
-  #         - 5432:5432
-  #       options: >-
-  #         --health-cmd pg_isready
-  #         --health-interval 10s
-  #         --health-timeout 5s
-  #         --health-retries 5
-  #   steps:
-  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-  #     - name: "Docker"
-  #       run: echo "::set-output name=id::$(docker run --network=host --rm -d -p 8000:8000 --privileged -it -e DATABASE_URL=postgres://admin:changeme@localhost:5432/windmill -e BASE_INTERNAL_URL=http://localhost:8000 ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:latest)"
-  #       id: docker-container
-  #     - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-  #       with:
-  #         node-version: 16
-  #     - name: "Playwright run"
-  #       timeout-minutes: 2
-  #       run: cd frontend && npm ci @playwright/test && npx playwright install && export BASE_URL=http://localhost:8000 && npm run test
-  #     - name: "Clean up"
-  #       run: docker kill ${{ steps.docker-container.outputs.id }}
-  #       if: always()
-
   attach_amd64_binary_to_release:
     needs: [build, build_ee]
     runs-on: ubicloud
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index b5dd310736..be419cf75f 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 		"generate-backend-client": "openapi-ts --input ../backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml --output ./src/lib/gen --useOptions --enums javascript --format false",
 		"generate-backend-client-mac": "openapi-ts --input ../backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml --output ./src/lib/gen --useOptions --enums javascript",
 		"pretest": "tsc --incremental -p tests/tsconfig.json",
-		"test": "playwright test --config=tests-out/playwright.config.js && npm run test:unit -- --run",
 		"filter-classes": "node filterTailwindClasses.js",
 		"test:unit": "vitest"
 	},
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@
 		"@hey-api/openapi-ts": "^0.43.0",
 		"@melt-ui/pp": "^0.3.2",
 		"@melt-ui/svelte": "^0.86.2",
-		"@playwright/test": "^1.34.3",
 		"@sveltejs/adapter-static": "^3.0.6",
 		"@sveltejs/kit": "^2.49.2",
 		"@sveltejs/package": "^2.3.7",
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@
 		"@types/vscode": "^1.83.5",
 		"@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.59.8",
 		"@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.60.0",
-		"@vitest/browser-playwright": "^4.0.10",
 		"@zerodevx/svelte-toast": "^0.9.6",
 		"autoprefixer": "^10.4.13",
 		"cssnano": "^6.0.1",
@@ -50,7 +47,6 @@
 		"json-refs": "^3.0.15",
 		"json-schema-to-zod": "^2.7.0",
 		"path-browserify": "^1.0.1",
-		"playwright": "^1.56.1",
 		"postcss": "^8.4.49",
 		"postcss-load-config": "^4.0.1",
 		"prettier": "^3.1.0",
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/display/dbtable/queries/alterTable.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/display/dbtable/queries/alterTable.test.ts
index 1eccd05a81..e7dde31597 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/display/dbtable/queries/alterTable.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/display/dbtable/queries/alterTable.test.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('makeAlterTableQueries', () => {
 			'postgresql'
 		)
 
-		expect(normalize(queries[0])).toBe(normalize('ALTER TABLE users DROP COLUMN age;'))
+		expect(normalize(queries[0])).toBe(normalize('ALTER TABLE users DROP COLUMN "age";'))
 	})
 
 	it('renames a column', () => {
diff --git a/frontend/tests/global-setup.ts b/frontend/tests/global-setup.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c625915adb..0000000000
--- a/frontend/tests/global-setup.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import { chromium } from '@playwright/test'
-
-async function globalSetup() {
-	const browser = await chromium.launch()
-	// baseURL is set in the global config, but it doesn't affect the globalSetup script.
-	const page = await browser.newPage({ baseURL: process.env.BASE_URL || 'http://localhost' })
-	await page.goto('/user/login', { waitUntil: 'networkidle' })
-
-	if (await page.locator('#email').isHidden()) {
-		await page.locator('button', {
-			hasText: 'Log in without third-party'
-		}).click()
-	}
-
-	const email = page.locator('input[type="email"]')
-	await email.fill('user@windmill.dev')
-
-	const password = page.locator('input[type="password"]')
-	await password.fill('changeme')
-
-	await page.locator('#login2').click()
-	await page.waitForResponse('/api/auth/login')
-	await page.context().storageState({ path: 'storageState.json' })
-	await browser.close()
-}
-
-export default globalSetup
diff --git a/frontend/tests/playwright.config.ts b/frontend/tests/playwright.config.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4327440e26..0000000000
--- a/frontend/tests/playwright.config.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-// playwright.config.ts
-import type { PlaywrightTestConfig } from '@playwright/test'
-const config: PlaywrightTestConfig = {
-    globalSetup: './global-setup',
-    use: {
-			// Tell all tests to load signed-in state from 'storageState.json'.
-			storageState: 'storageState.json',
-			// baseURL is set in the globalSetup script as well, because it's not affected by this config.
-			// Make sure to update it there as well when this is updated.
-			baseURL: process.env.BASE_URL || 'http://localhost'
-    }
-}
-export default config
diff --git a/frontend/tests/tsconfig.json b/frontend/tests/tsconfig.json
deleted file mode 100644
index e090ec200b..0000000000
--- a/frontend/tests/tsconfig.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "compilerOptions": {
-        "target": "esnext",
-        "module": "esnext",
-        "moduleResolution": "node",
-        "sourceMap": false,
-        "outDir": "../tests-out",
-    }
-}
diff --git a/frontend/tests/workspaces.spec.ts b/frontend/tests/workspaces.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index dae0e02a99..0000000000
--- a/frontend/tests/workspaces.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
-
-test('can visit workspace selector page', async ({ page }) => {
-	await page.goto('/user/workspaces')
-	await expect(page.locator('h1', { hasText: 'Select a workspace' })).toBeVisible()
-})
diff --git a/frontend/vite.config.js b/frontend/vite.config.js
index 142c75f500..70d86a3f85 100644
--- a/frontend/vite.config.js
+++ b/frontend/vite.config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { playwright } from '@vitest/browser-playwright'
 import { sveltekit } from '@sveltejs/kit/vite'
 import { readFileSync } from 'fs'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
@@ -98,19 +97,6 @@ const config = {
 	test: {
 		expect: { requireAssertions: true },
 		projects: [
-			{
-				extends: './vite.config.js',
-				test: {
-					name: 'client',
-					browser: {
-						enabled: true,
-						provider: playwright(),
-						instances: [{ browser: 'chromium', headless: true }]
-					},
-					include: ['src/**/*.svelte.{test,spec}.{js,ts}'],
-					exclude: ['src/lib/server/**']
-				}
-			},
 			{
 				extends: './vite.config.js',
 				test: {