diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index b07ae00..216fee0 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test';
 
 const baseURL = process.env.FRONTEND_URL || 'http://frontend:3000';
-const backendURL = process.env.BACKEND_URL || 'http://backend:8000';
 
 export default defineConfig({
   testDir: './tests',
@@ -20,9 +19,5 @@ export default defineConfig({
       use: { ...devices['Desktop Chrome'] },
     },
   ],
-  webServer: {
-    command: 'npm run dev',
-    url: baseURL,
-    reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
-  },
+  // Don't start webServer - services are started via docker-compose
 });