diff --git a/packages/app/src/runner/event-manager.ts b/packages/app/src/runner/event-manager.ts
index ea8585fef3ad..147776ca0777 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/runner/event-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/runner/event-manager.ts
@@ -307,10 +307,6 @@ export class EventManager {
       this._studioCopyToClipboard(cb)
     })
 
-    this.localBus.on('studio:start', () => {
-      rerun()
-    })
-
     this.localBus.on('studio:copy:to:clipboard', (cb) => {
       this._studioCopyToClipboard(cb)
     })
diff --git a/packages/app/src/runner/iframe-model.ts b/packages/app/src/runner/iframe-model.ts
index d249ddd7d70e..2394c29eb264 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/runner/iframe-model.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/runner/iframe-model.ts
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ export class IframeModel {
     private highlightEl: ({ body }: any, opts: any) => void,
     private isAUTSameOrigin: () => boolean,
     private eventManager: EventManager,
-    private studio: {
-      selectorPlaygroundModel: any
-    },
   ) {
     this._reset()
   }
diff --git a/packages/app/src/runner/index.ts b/packages/app/src/runner/index.ts
index 7e360f1535be..89c8d8c589c1 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/runner/index.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/runner/index.ts
@@ -100,9 +100,6 @@ function createIframeModel () {
     autIframe.highlightEl,
     autIframe.doesAUTMatchTopSuperDomainOrigin,
     getEventManager(),
-    {
-      selectorPlaygroundModel: getEventManager().selectorPlaygroundModel,
-    },
   )
 
   iframeModel.listen()
@@ -185,8 +182,6 @@ function teardownSpec (isRerun: boolean = false) {
   return getEventManager().teardown(getMobxRunnerStore(), isRerun)
 }
 
-let isTorndown = false
-
 /**
  * Called when navigating away from the runner page.
  * This will teardown the reporter, event manager, and
@@ -198,7 +193,6 @@ export async function teardown () {
   _eventManager?.teardown(getMobxRunnerStore())
   await _eventManager?.resetReporter()
   _eventManager = undefined
-  isTorndown = true
 }
 
 /**
@@ -353,14 +347,8 @@ async function runSpecE2E (config, spec: SpecFile) {
 async function initialize () {
   await dfd.promise
 
-  isTorndown = false
-
   const config = getRunnerConfigFromWindow()
 
-  if (isTorndown) {
-    return
-  }
-
   // Reset stores
   const autStore = useAutStore()
 
diff --git a/packages/app/src/store/studio-store.ts b/packages/app/src/store/studio-store.ts
index 3b924249d3ed..f5855e8014ed 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/store/studio-store.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/store/studio-store.ts
@@ -896,10 +896,6 @@ export const useStudioStore = defineStore('studioRecorder', {
       return state.logs.length === 0
     },
 
-    isReady (state): boolean {
-      return this.isOpen && this.isEmpty && !state.isLoading && !state.isFailed
-    },
-
     hookId: (state) => {
       return `${state.testId}-studio`
     },