diff --git a/lib/helper/Playwright.js b/lib/helper/Playwright.js
index 6c7df45c0..ff0118793 100644
--- a/lib/helper/Playwright.js
+++ b/lib/helper/Playwright.js
@@ -360,10 +360,6 @@ class Playwright extends Helper {
     // override defaults with config
     this._setConfig(config)
 
-    // Call _init() to register selector engines - use setTimeout to avoid blocking constructor
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      this._init().catch(console.error)
-    }, 0)
   }
 
   _validateConfig(config) {