diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/bundles/babel/src/babelBundleImpl.ts b/packages/playwright-test/bundles/babel/src/babelBundleImpl.ts
index c71f24eec3..30cf969765 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/bundles/babel/src/babelBundleImpl.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/bundles/babel/src/babelBundleImpl.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import type { BabelFileResult, NodePath, PluginObj, TransformOptions } from '@babel/core';
-import type { TSExportAssignment } from '@babel/types';
+import type { TSExportAssignment, ImportDeclaration } from '@babel/types';
 import type { TemplateBuilder } from '@babel/template';
 import * as babel from '@babel/core';
 
@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@ function babelTransformOptions(isTypeScript: boolean, isModule: boolean, plugins
     plugins.push([require('@babel/plugin-transform-modules-commonjs')]);
     // This converts async imports to require() calls so that we can intercept them with pirates.
     plugins.push([require('@babel/plugin-proposal-dynamic-import')]);
+    plugins.push([
+      (): PluginObj => ({
+        name: 'css-to-identity-obj-proxy',
+        visitor: {
+          ImportDeclaration(path: NodePath<ImportDeclaration>) {
+            if (path.node.source.value.match(/\.(css|less|scss)$/))
+              path.remove();
+          }
+        }
+      })
+    ]);
   } else {
     plugins.push([require('@babel/plugin-syntax-import-assertions')]);
   }
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/loader.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/loader.spec.ts
index ffd467c6ce..8a782ae0fe 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/loader.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/loader.spec.ts
@@ -1007,3 +1007,18 @@ test('should allow test.extend.ts and test.ts files', async ({ runInlineTest })
   expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
   expect(result.passed).toBe(1);
 });
+
+test('should remove import css', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
+  const result = await runInlineTest({
+    'a.test.ts': `
+      import './index.css';
+      import foo from './index.css';
+      import { bar } from './index.css';
+
+      import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+      test('pass', async () => {});
+    `,
+  });
+  expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+  expect(result.passed).toBe(1);
+});