diff --git a/build/azure-pipelines/common/installPlaywright.js b/build/azure-pipelines/common/installPlaywright.js
index 06b6312e278..dbc5835243f 100644
--- a/build/azure-pipelines/common/installPlaywright.js
+++ b/build/azure-pipelines/common/installPlaywright.js
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
  *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 process.env.DEBUG = 'pw:install'; // enable logging for this (https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/17394)
-const retry_1 = require("./retry");
 const { installDefaultBrowsersForNpmInstall } = require('playwright-core/lib/server');
 async function install() {
-    await (0, retry_1.retry)(() => installDefaultBrowsersForNpmInstall());
+    await installDefaultBrowsersForNpmInstall();
 }
 install();