diff --git a/tests/src/playground.test.ts b/tests/src/playground.test.ts
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--- a/tests/src/playground.test.ts
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@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, it } from "mocha";
-import { $, expect, browser } from "@wdio/globals";
-import { Key } from "webdriverio";
-
-describe("Playground", () => {
-  it("executes the hello world code and prints the hello message", async () => {
-    await browser.url("/hello-world/hello-world.html");
-    const playground_area = $(".ace_content");
-    const playground_start_button = $("button.play-button");
-    const playground_stderr = $("code.result.stderr");
-    const playground_stdout = $("code.result.stdout");
-
-    // ensure a playground exists and pre-state is as expected
-    await expect(playground_area).toExist();
-    await expect(playground_start_button).toExist();
-    await expect(playground_start_button).not.toBeDisplayed();
-    await expect(playground_stderr).not.toExist();
-    await expect(playground_stdout).not.toExist();
-
-    // clicking into the content is necessary for the button to be displayed
-    await playground_area.waitForClickable();
-    await playground_area.click();
-    await expect(playground_start_button).toBeDisplayed();
-
-    // clicking the button triggers action
-    await playground_start_button.waitForClickable();
-    await playground_start_button.click();
-    await expect(playground_stdout).toBeDisplayed();
-    await expect(playground_stderr).not.toBeDisplayed();
-    await expect(playground_stdout).toHaveText(expect.stringContaining("🌍"));
-  });
-
-  it("shows error messages in stderr if the code is broken", async () => {
-    await browser.url("/hello-world/hello-world.html");
-    const playground_area = $(".ace_content");
-    const playground_start_button = $("button.play-button");
-    const playground_stderr = $("code.result.stderr");
-    const playground_stdout = $("code.result.stdout");
-
-    // clicking into the content is necessary for the button to be displayed
-    await playground_area.waitForClickable();
-    await playground_area.click();
-
-    // append some failing code to the editor that is now in focus
-    await browser.keys([Key.Enter, "fn expect_failure()"]);
-
-    // clicking the button triggers action
-    await playground_start_button.waitForClickable();
-    await playground_start_button.click();
-    await expect(playground_stdout).toBeDisplayed();
-    await expect(playground_stderr).toBeDisplayed();
-
-    // check for error message in stderr
-    await expect(playground_stderr).toHaveText(
-      expect.stringContaining("error: could not compile")
-    );
-    await expect(playground_stdout).toHaveText("No output");
-  });
-});