diff --git a/packages/core/tsup.config.ts b/packages/core/tsup.config.ts
index b3c091667..4a1912349 100644
--- a/packages/core/tsup.config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/tsup.config.ts
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
   outDir: 'dist',
   format: 'esm',
   splitting: false,
-  sourcemap: true
+  sourcemap: true,
+  external: ['playwright-core']
 })
diff --git a/packages/fixtures/tsup.config.ts b/packages/fixtures/tsup.config.ts
index bbd5d7e0a..18257aed6 100644
--- a/packages/fixtures/tsup.config.ts
+++ b/packages/fixtures/tsup.config.ts
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ export default defineConfig({
   format: 'esm',
   splitting: false,
   sourcemap: true,
-  external: ['metamask']
+  external: ['@playwright/test']
 })
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index ee17faf0c..4b85eaadf 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ importers:
 
   wallets/metamask:
     dependencies:
+      '@playwright/test':
+        specifier: 1.40.0
+        version: 1.40.0
       '@synthetixio/synpress-core':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../packages/core
@@ -202,9 +205,6 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^3.22.4
         version: 3.22.4
     devDependencies:
-      '@playwright/test':
-        specifier: 1.40.0
-        version: 1.40.0
       '@types/node':
         specifier: ^20.8.0
         version: 20.8.0
@@ -917,6 +917,7 @@ packages:
     hasBin: true
     dependencies:
       playwright: 1.40.0
+    dev: false
 
   /@scure/base@1.1.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-/+SgoRjLq7Xlf0CWuLHq2LUZeL/w65kfzAPG5NH9pcmBhs+nunQTn4gvdwgMTIXnt9b2C/1SeL2XiysZEyIC9Q==}
@@ -2214,6 +2215,7 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: ^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0}
     os: [darwin]
     requiresBuild: true
+    dev: false
     optional: true
 
   /fsevents@2.3.3:
@@ -3339,6 +3341,7 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-fvKewVJpGeca8t0ipM56jkVSU6Eo0RmFvQ/MaCQNDYm+sdvKkMBBWTE1FdeMqIdumRaXXjZChWHvIzCGM/tA/Q==}
     engines: {node: '>=16'}
     hasBin: true
+    dev: false
 
   /playwright@1.38.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-fJGw+HO0YY+fU/F1N57DMO+TmXHTrmr905J05zwAQE9xkuwP/QLDk63rVhmyxh03dYnEhnRbsdbH9B0UVVRB3A==}
@@ -3358,6 +3361,7 @@ packages:
       playwright-core: 1.40.0
     optionalDependencies:
       fsevents: 2.3.2
+    dev: false
 
   /postcss-load-config@4.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-vEJIc8RdiBRu3oRAI0ymerOn+7rPuMvRXslTvZUKZonDHFIczxztIyJ1urxM1x9JXEikvpWWTUUqal5j/8QgvA==}
diff --git a/wallets/metamask/package.json b/wallets/metamask/package.json
index 4e7cccbf3..957c110f5 100644
--- a/wallets/metamask/package.json
+++ b/wallets/metamask/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
     "zod": "^3.22.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "1.40.0",
     "@types/node": "^20.8.0",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "1.0.0-beta.0",
     "rimraf": "^5.0.1",
@@ -46,5 +45,8 @@
     "tsup": "^7.2.0",
     "typescript": "^5.2.2",
     "vitest": "^0.34.6"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@playwright/test": "1.40.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/wallets/metamask/tsup.config.ts b/wallets/metamask/tsup.config.ts
index 6c1b54996..29fde94eb 100644
--- a/wallets/metamask/tsup.config.ts
+++ b/wallets/metamask/tsup.config.ts
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
   outDir: 'dist',
   format: 'esm',
   splitting: false,
-  sourcemap: true
+  sourcemap: true,
+  external: ['@playwright/test']
 })