diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/system_testing/driver.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/system_testing/driver.rb
index 20979ac2286..6389ffa3389 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/system_testing/driver.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/system_testing/driver.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module ActionDispatch
           gem "selenium-webdriver", ">= 4.0.0"
           require "selenium/webdriver"
           @browser = Browser.new(options[:using])
-          @browser.preload
+          @browser.preload unless @options[:browser] == :remote
         else
           @browser = nil
         end