diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 6d91784124..70639d66e7 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ jobs:
                 install-chrome: true
                 install-chromedriver: false
                 install-geckodriver: false
-            - run: sh ./chrome.sh
+            - run: yarn install_webdriver
             - run: google-chrome --version
       - when:
           condition:
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ jobs:
                 install-chrome: false
                 install-geckodriver: false
                 install-chromedriver: false
-            - run: sh ./chrome.sh    
+            - run: yarn install_webdriver
             - run: firefox --version
       - run: ./apps/remix-ide/ci/<< parameters.script >> << parameters.browser >> << parameters.jobsize >> << parameters.job >>
       - store_test_results:
@@ -412,15 +412,6 @@ jobs:
         default: 1
     parallelism: << parameters.parallelism >>
     steps:
-      - browser-tools/install-browser-tools:
-          install-firefox: false
-          install-chrome: true
-          install-geckodriver: false
-          install-chromedriver: false
-      - install-chromedriver-custom-linux
-      - run: google-chrome --version
-      - run: chromedriver --version
-      - run: rm LICENSE.chromedriver 2> /dev/null || true
       - checkout
       - attach_workspace:
           at: .
@@ -430,10 +421,13 @@ jobs:
       - run: yarn run selenium-install --singleDriverInstall=firefox
       - run: mkdir -p node_modules/selenium-standalone/.selenium/chromedriver/latest-x64/
       - run: cp ~/bin/chromedriver /home/circleci/remix-project/node_modules/selenium-standalone/.selenium/chromedriver/latest-x64/
-      - run:
-          name: Start Selenium
-          command: yarn run selenium --singleDriverStart=chrome
-          background: true
+      - browser-tools/install-browser-tools:
+          install-firefox: false
+          install-chrome: true
+          install-geckodriver: false
+          install-chromedriver: false
+      - run: yarn install_webdriver
+      - run: google-chrome --version
       - run: ./apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_test_plugin.sh << parameters.plugin >>
       - store_test_results:
           path: ./reports/tests
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index baec594045..25b242ad27 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -246,12 +246,6 @@ This script will give you an options menu, just select the test you want
 ```
 yarn run select_test
 ```
-#### method 2
-
-```
-yarn run group_test --test=debugger --group=10 --env=chromeDesktop
-```
-- specify chromeDesktop to see the browser action, use 'chrome' to run it headless
 
 ### Run the same (flaky) test across all instances in CircleCI
 
diff --git a/chrome.sh b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/install-webdriver.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from chrome.sh
rename to apps/remix-ide-e2e/install-webdriver.sh
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch-chrome.ts
similarity index 71%
rename from apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.ts
rename to apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch-chrome.ts
index 4a75dd3664..9d06c04787 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch-chrome.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
   webdriver: {
     start_process: true,
-    port: 4444,
-    cli_args: [
-      // very verbose geckodriver logs
-      // '-vv'
-    ]
+    port: 4444
   },
 
   test_settings: {
@@ -29,9 +25,6 @@ module.exports = {
         on_failure: true,
         on_error: true
       },
-      web_driver: {
-        start_process: true
-      },
       exclude: ['dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/runAndDeploy.test.js', 'dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/pluginManager.test.ts']
     },
 
@@ -73,31 +66,6 @@ module.exports = {
           args: ['window-size=2560,1440', 'start-fullscreen', '--no-sandbox', '--headless', '--verbose']
         }
       }
-    },
-
-    'firefoxDesktop': {
-      desiredCapabilities: {
-        'browserName': 'firefox',
-        'javascriptEnabled': true,
-        'acceptSslCerts': true,
-        'moz:firefoxOptions': {
-          args: ['-width=2560', '-height=1440']
-        }
-      }
-    },
-
-    'firefox': {
-      web_driver: {
-        server_path: './node_modules/geckodriver/bin/geckodriver.js'
-      },
-      desiredCapabilities: {
-        'browserName': 'firefox',
-        'javascriptEnabled': true,
-        'acceptSslCerts': true,
-        'moz:firefoxOptions': {
-          args: ['-headless', '-width=2560', '-height=1440']
-        }
-      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch-firefox.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch-firefox.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1057726d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch-firefox.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+module.exports = {
+  src_folders: ['dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests'],
+  output_folder: './reports/tests',
+  custom_commands_path: ['dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands'],
+  custom_assertions_path: '',
+  page_objects_path: '',
+  globals_path: '',
+
+  webdriver: {
+    start_process: true,
+    port: 4444,
+    server_path: './node_modules/geckodriver/bin/geckodriver.js',
+  },
+
+  test_settings: {
+    selenium_port: 4444,
+    selenium_host: 'localhost',
+    'default': {
+      globals: {
+        waitForConditionTimeout: 10000,
+        asyncHookTimeout: 100000
+      },
+      screenshots: {
+        enabled: true,
+        path: './reports/screenshots',
+        on_failure: true,
+        on_error: true
+      },
+      exclude: ['dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/runAndDeploy.test.js', 'dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/pluginManager.test.ts']
+    },
+
+    'firefoxDesktop': {
+      desiredCapabilities: {
+        'browserName': 'firefox',
+        'javascriptEnabled': true,
+        'acceptSslCerts': true,
+        'moz:firefoxOptions': {
+          args: ['-width=2560', '-height=1440']
+        }
+      }
+    },
+
+    'firefox': {
+      desiredCapabilities: {
+        'browserName': 'firefox',
+        'javascriptEnabled': true,
+        'acceptSslCerts': true,
+        'moz:firefoxOptions': {
+          args: ['-headless', '-width=2560', '-height=1440']
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/select_tests.sh b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/select_tests.sh
index 6216b824dd..39dd4055f9 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/select_tests.sh
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/select_tests.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ do
         done
     else
         # run the selected test
-        yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js $opt --env=$BROWSER
+        if [ "$BROWSER" = "firefoxDesktop" ]; then
+            yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch-firefox.js $opt --env=$BROWSER
+        elif [ "$BROWSER" = "chrome" ]; then
+            yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch-chrome.js $opt --env=$BROWSER
+        elif [ "$BROWSER" = "chromeDesktop" ]; then
+            yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch-chrome.js $opt --env=$BROWSER
+        fi
+
     fi
 done
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_test.sh b/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_test.sh
index 7bc595e1e7..8af369b567 100755
--- a/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_test.sh
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_test.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ sleep 5
 node apps/remix-ide/ci/splice_tests.js $2 $3
 TESTFILES=$(node apps/remix-ide/ci/splice_tests.js $2 $3 | circleci tests split --split-by=timings)
 for TESTFILE in $TESTFILES; do
-    npx nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/${TESTFILE}.js --env=$1 || npx nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/${TESTFILE}.js --env=$1 || TEST_EXITCODE=1
+    npx nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch-${1}.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/${TESTFILE}.js --env=$1 || npx nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch-${1}.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/${TESTFILE}.js --env=$1 || TEST_EXITCODE=1
 done
 
 echo "$TEST_EXITCODE"
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_test_plugin.sh b/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_test_plugin.sh
index b0f02995a0..1f5afbd28c 100755
--- a/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_test_plugin.sh
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_test_plugin.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ sleep 5
 
 TESTFILES=$(grep -IRiL "\'@disabled\': \?true" "dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests" | grep $1 | sort | circleci tests split )
 for TESTFILE in $TESTFILES; do
-    npx nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js $TESTFILE --env=chrome  || TEST_EXITCODE=1
+    npx nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch-chrome.js $TESTFILE --env=chrome  || TEST_EXITCODE=1
 done
 
 echo "$TEST_EXITCODE"
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/ci/flaky.sh b/apps/remix-ide/ci/flaky.sh
index 6cc1adb557..5373daec0b 100755
--- a/apps/remix-ide/ci/flaky.sh
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/ci/flaky.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ yarn run serve:production &
 sleep 5
 
 for TESTFILE in $TESTFILES; do
-    npx nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js $TESTFILE --env=$1  || TEST_EXITCODE=1
+    npx nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch-${1}.js $TESTFILE --env=$1  || TEST_EXITCODE=1
 done
 
 echo "$TEST_EXITCODE"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 916e6450ec..5baa7e5b02 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -74,47 +74,8 @@
     "minify": "uglifyjs --in-source-map inline --source-map-inline -c warnings=false",
     "build:production": "NODE_ENV=production nx build remix-ide --configuration=production --skip-nx-cache",
     "serve:production": "npx http-server ./dist/apps/remix-ide",
+    "install_webdriver": "bash ./apps/remix-ide-e2e/install-webdriver.sh",
     "select_test": "bash apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/select_tests.sh",
-    "group_test": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/${npm_config_test}_group${npm_config_group}.test.js --env=${npm_config_env}",
-    "nightwatch_parallel": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js --env=chrome,firefox",
-    "nightwatch_local_firefox": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js --env=firefox",
-    "nightwatch_local_chrome": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_ballot": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/ballot.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_ballot_0_4_14": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/ballot_0_4_14.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_usingWorker": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/usingWebWorker.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_libraryDeployment": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/libraryDeployment.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_solidityImport": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/solidityImport_*.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_recorder": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/recorder.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_transactionExecution": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/transactionExecution_*.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_staticAnalysis": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/staticAnalysis.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_signingMessage": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/signingMessage.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_specialFunctions": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/specialFunctions_*.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_solidityUnitTests": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/solidityUnittests_*.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_remixd": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/remixd.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_terminal": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/terminal_*.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_gist": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/gist.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_workspace": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/workspace.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_defaultLayout": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/defaultLayout.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_pluginManager": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/pluginManager.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_publishContract": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/publishContract.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_generalSettings": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/generalSettings.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_fileExplorer": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/fileExplorer.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_debugger": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/debugger_*.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_editor": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/editor.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_importFromGithub": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/importFromGithub.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_compiler": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/compiler_api.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_txListener": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/txListener.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_fileManager": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/fileManager_api.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_runAndDeploy": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/runAndDeploy.js --env=chrome-runAndDeploy",
-    "nightwatch_local_url": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/url.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_verticalIconscontextmenu": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/verticalIconsPanel.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_pluginApi": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/plugin_api_*.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_migrate_filesystem": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/migrateFileSystem.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_proxy": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/proxy.test.js --env=chrome",
-    "nightwatch_local_stress_editor": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/stressEditor.test.js --env=chromeDesktop",
-    "nightwatch_local_search": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/search.test.js --env=chromeDesktop",
-    "nightwatch_local_providers": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/providers.test.js --env=chromeDesktop",
-    "nightwatch_local_walkthrough": "yarn run build:e2e && nightwatch --config dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/nightwatch.js dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/walkthrough.test.js --env=chromeDesktop",
     "onchange": "onchange apps/remix-ide/build/app.js -- npm-run-all lint",
     "remixd": "nx build remixd && chmod +x dist/libs/remixd/src/bin/remixd.js && dist/libs/remixd/src/bin/remixd.js --remix-ide http://127.0.0.1:8080",
     "simulator": "nx build remix-simulator && chmod +x dist/libs/remix-simulator/bin/ethsim && dist/libs/remix-simulator/bin/ethsim start --rpc",
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2e5373d96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Google Chrome 122.0.6261.57