diff --git a/tests/playwright/run.sh b/tests/playwright/run.sh
index 8ba2ee1e42..e10e295723 100755
--- a/tests/playwright/run.sh
+++ b/tests/playwright/run.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,5 @@
 
 set -e
 
-base_url="https://dev-benefits.calitp.org"
-
 # also uses arguments from pytest.ini
-pytest --base-url $base_url
+pytest