diff --git a/ghost/core/core/cli/record-test.js b/ghost/core/core/cli/record-test.js
index 217fd6c4f8..17d6fc8598 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/cli/record-test.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/cli/record-test.js
@@ -1,46 +1,29 @@
 const {chromium} = require('@playwright/test');
 const Command = require('./command');
-const testUtils = require('../../test/utils');
+const playwrightConfig = require('../../playwright.config');
+const {globalSetup} = require('../../test/e2e-browser/utils');
 
 module.exports = class RecordTest extends Command {
     setup() {
         this.help('Use PlayWright to record a browser-based test');
-        this.argument('--admin', {type: 'boolean', defaultValue: false, desc: 'Start browser-based test in Ghost admin'});
-        this.argument('--no-setup', {type: 'boolean', defaultValue: false, desc: 'Disable the default setup, for testing Ghost admin setup'});
-        this.argument('--fixtures', {type: 'array', defaultValue: [], delimiter: ',', desc: 'A list of comma-separated fixtures to include'});
     }
 
     permittedEnvironments() {
         return ['testing-browser'];
     }
 
-    async handle(argv) {
-        const app = await testUtils.startGhost();
-
-        if (argv.fixtures.length > 0) {
-            await testUtils.initFixtures(...argv.fixtures);
-        }
+    async handle() {
+        await globalSetup({
+            projects: [playwrightConfig]
+        });
 
         const browser = await chromium.launch({headless: false});
 
-        const baseURL = argv.admin ? `${app.url}ghost/` : app.url;
-        const context = await browser.newContext({
-            baseURL
-        });
+        const context = await browser.newContext(playwrightConfig.use);
 
         // Pause the page, and start recording manually.
         const page = await context.newPage();
-        await page.goto('');
-
-        if (argv.admin && !argv['no-setup']) {
-            await page.getByPlaceholder('The Daily Awesome').click();
-            await page.getByPlaceholder('The Daily Awesome').fill('The Local Test');
-            await page.getByPlaceholder('Jamie Larson').fill('Testy McTesterson');
-            await page.getByPlaceholder('jamie@example.com').fill('testy@example.com');
-            await page.getByPlaceholder('At least 10 characters').fill('Mc.T3ster$0n');
-            await page.getByPlaceholder('At least 10 characters').press('Enter');
-            await page.locator('.gh-done-pink').click();
-        }
+        await page.goto('/ghost');
 
         await page.pause();
     }
diff --git a/ghost/core/test/e2e-browser/utils/global-setup.js b/ghost/core/test/e2e-browser/utils/global-setup.js
index 7bdd784c0a..be59f3fae1 100644
--- a/ghost/core/test/e2e-browser/utils/global-setup.js
+++ b/ghost/core/test/e2e-browser/utils/global-setup.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const {spawn, exec} = require('child_process');
 const {knex} = require('../../../core/server/data/db');
 const {setupGhost, setupStripe} = require('./e2e-browser-utils');
 const {chromium} = require('@playwright/test');
-const models = require('../../../core/server/models');
 const {startGhost} = require('../../utils/e2e-framework');
 const {stopGhost} = require('../../utils/e2e-utils');
 
diff --git a/ghost/core/test/e2e-browser/utils/index.js b/ghost/core/test/e2e-browser/utils/index.js
index ae1503fc1c..59e6e066ed 100644
--- a/ghost/core/test/e2e-browser/utils/index.js
+++ b/ghost/core/test/e2e-browser/utils/index.js
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-module.exports = require('./e2e-browser-utils');
+module.exports = {
+    ...require('./e2e-browser-utils'),
+    globalSetup: require('./global-setup')
+};