diff --git a/packages/e2e-test-utils-playwright/src/test.ts b/packages/e2e-test-utils-playwright/src/test.ts
index 894abf93dcd02e..eec8e4e279c0ff 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-test-utils-playwright/src/test.ts
+++ b/packages/e2e-test-utils-playwright/src/test.ts
@@ -136,18 +136,6 @@ const test = base.extend<
 				storageStatePath: STORAGE_STATE_PATH,
 			} );
 
-			await Promise.all( [
-				requestUtils.activateTheme( 'twentytwentyone' ),
-				// Disable this test plugin as it's conflicting with some of the tests.
-				// We already have reduced motion enabled and Playwright will wait for most of the animations anyway.
-				requestUtils.deactivatePlugin(
-					'gutenberg-test-plugin-disables-the-css-animations'
-				),
-				requestUtils.deleteAllPosts(),
-				requestUtils.deleteAllBlocks(),
-				requestUtils.resetPreferences(),
-			] );
-
 			await use( requestUtils );
 		},
 		{ scope: 'worker', auto: true },
diff --git a/test/e2e/config/global-setup.ts b/test/e2e/config/global-setup.ts
index 10f2822fdfe1ae..787488ac72fcab 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/global-setup.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/config/global-setup.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ async function globalSetup( config: FullConfig ) {
 	// Authenticate and save the storageState to disk.
 	await requestUtils.setupRest();
 
+	// Reset the test environment before running the tests.
+	await Promise.all( [
+		requestUtils.activateTheme( 'twentytwentyone' ),
+		// Disable this test plugin as it's conflicting with some of the tests.
+		// We already have reduced motion enabled and Playwright will wait for most of the animations anyway.
+		requestUtils.deactivatePlugin(
+			'gutenberg-test-plugin-disables-the-css-animations'
+		),
+		requestUtils.deleteAllPosts(),
+		requestUtils.deleteAllBlocks(),
+		requestUtils.resetPreferences(),
+	] );
+
 	await requestContext.dispose();
 }
 
diff --git a/test/performance/config/global-setup.ts b/test/performance/config/global-setup.ts
index 10f2822fdfe1ae..787488ac72fcab 100644
--- a/test/performance/config/global-setup.ts
+++ b/test/performance/config/global-setup.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ async function globalSetup( config: FullConfig ) {
 	// Authenticate and save the storageState to disk.
 	await requestUtils.setupRest();
 
+	// Reset the test environment before running the tests.
+	await Promise.all( [
+		requestUtils.activateTheme( 'twentytwentyone' ),
+		// Disable this test plugin as it's conflicting with some of the tests.
+		// We already have reduced motion enabled and Playwright will wait for most of the animations anyway.
+		requestUtils.deactivatePlugin(
+			'gutenberg-test-plugin-disables-the-css-animations'
+		),
+		requestUtils.deleteAllPosts(),
+		requestUtils.deleteAllBlocks(),
+		requestUtils.resetPreferences(),
+	] );
+
 	await requestContext.dispose();
 }