diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/various/new-post-default-content.test.js b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/various/new-post-default-content.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e61927e10ff17f..00000000000000
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/various/new-post-default-content.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * WordPress dependencies
- */
-import {
-	activatePlugin,
-	createNewPost,
-	deactivatePlugin,
-	findSidebarPanelToggleButtonWithTitle,
-	getEditedPostContent,
-	openDocumentSettingsSidebar,
-} from '@wordpress/e2e-test-utils';
-
-describe( 'new editor filtered state', () => {
-	beforeAll( async () => {
-		await activatePlugin( 'gutenberg-test-plugin-default-post-content' );
-	} );
-
-	beforeEach( async () => {
-		await createNewPost();
-	} );
-
-	afterAll( async () => {
-		await deactivatePlugin( 'gutenberg-test-plugin-default-post-content' );
-	} );
-
-	it( 'should respect default content', async () => {
-		// Get the values that should have their defaults changed.
-		const title = await page.$eval(
-			'.editor-post-title__input',
-			( element ) => element.innerHTML
-		);
-		const content = await getEditedPostContent();
-
-		// open the sidebar, we want to see the excerpt.
-		await openDocumentSettingsSidebar();
-		const excerptButton = await findSidebarPanelToggleButtonWithTitle(
-			'Excerpt'
-		);
-		if ( excerptButton ) {
-			await excerptButton.click( 'button' );
-		}
-		const excerpt = await page.$eval(
-			'.editor-post-excerpt textarea',
-			( element ) => element.innerHTML
-		);
-
-		// Assert they match what the plugin set.
-		expect( title ).toBe( 'My default title' );
-		expect( content ).toBe( 'My default content' );
-		expect( excerpt ).toBe( 'My default excerpt' );
-	} );
-} );
diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/new-post-default-content.spec.js b/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/new-post-default-content.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..82c8e3a948f31b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/new-post-default-content.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+const { test, expect } = require( '@wordpress/e2e-test-utils-playwright' );
+
+test.describe( 'new editor filtered state', () => {
+	test.beforeAll( async ( { requestUtils } ) => {
+		await requestUtils.activatePlugin(
+			'gutenberg-test-plugin-default-post-content'
+		);
+	} );
+
+	test.beforeEach( async ( { admin } ) => {
+		await admin.createNewPost();
+	} );
+
+	test.afterAll( async ( { requestUtils } ) => {
+		await requestUtils.deactivatePlugin(
+			'gutenberg-test-plugin-default-post-content'
+		);
+		await requestUtils.deleteAllPosts();
+	} );
+
+	test( 'should respect default content', async ( { editor, page } ) => {
+		await editor.openDocumentSettingsSidebar();
+		await page.click( 'role=button[name="Excerpt"i]' );
+
+		// Assert they match what the plugin set.
+		await expect(
+			page.locator( 'role=textbox[name="Add title"i]' )
+		).toHaveText( 'My default title' );
+		await expect
+			.poll( editor.getEditedPostContent )
+			.toBe( 'My default content' );
+		await expect(
+			page.locator( 'role=textbox[name="Write an excerpt (optional)"i]' )
+		).toHaveText( 'My default excerpt' );
+	} );
+} );