diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/various/block-locking.test.js b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/various/block-locking.test.js
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index 8bb2833a59201..0000000000000
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/various/block-locking.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * WordPress dependencies
- */
-import {
-	createNewPost,
-	clickButton,
-	clickMenuItem,
-	clickBlockToolbarButton,
-	getEditedPostContent,
-	insertBlock,
-} from '@wordpress/e2e-test-utils';
-
-describe( 'Block Grouping', () => {
-	beforeEach( async () => {
-		await createNewPost();
-	} );
-
-	describe( 'General', () => {
-		it( 'can prevent removal', async () => {
-			await insertBlock( 'Paragraph' );
-			await page.keyboard.type( 'Some paragraph' );
-
-			await clickBlockToolbarButton( 'Options' );
-			await clickMenuItem( 'Lock' );
-
-			const [ checkbox ] = await page.$x(
-				'//label[contains(text(), "Prevent removal")]'
-			);
-			await checkbox.click();
-
-			await clickButton( 'Apply' );
-
-			const [ removeBlock ] = await page.$x(
-				'//*[@role="menu"]//*[text()="Remove Paragraph"]'
-			);
-
-			expect( removeBlock ).toBeFalsy();
-		} );
-
-		it( 'can disable movement', async () => {
-			await insertBlock( 'Paragraph' );
-			await page.keyboard.type( 'First paragraph' );
-
-			await insertBlock( 'Paragraph' );
-			await page.keyboard.type( 'Second paragraph' );
-
-			await clickBlockToolbarButton( 'Options' );
-			await clickMenuItem( 'Lock' );
-
-			const [ checkbox ] = await page.$x(
-				'//label[contains(text(), "Disable movement")]'
-			);
-			await checkbox.click();
-
-			await clickButton( 'Apply' );
-
-			// Hide options.
-			await clickBlockToolbarButton( 'Options' );
-
-			const blockMover = await page.$( '.block-editor-block-mover' );
-			expect( blockMover ).toBeNull();
-
-			const [ lockButton ] = await page.$x(
-				'//button[@aria-label="Unlock Paragraph"]'
-			);
-			expect( lockButton ).toBeTruthy();
-		} );
-
-		it( 'can lock everything', async () => {
-			await insertBlock( 'Paragraph' );
-			await page.keyboard.type( 'Some paragraph' );
-
-			await clickBlockToolbarButton( 'Options' );
-			await clickMenuItem( 'Lock' );
-
-			const [ checkbox ] = await page.$x(
-				'//label//*[contains(text(), "Lock all")]'
-			);
-			await checkbox.click();
-
-			await clickButton( 'Apply' );
-
-			expect( await getEditedPostContent() ).toMatchInlineSnapshot( `
-				"<!-- wp:paragraph {\\"lock\\":{\\"move\\":true,\\"remove\\":true}} -->
-				<p>Some paragraph</p>
-				<!-- /wp:paragraph -->"
-			` );
-		} );
-
-		it( 'can unlock from toolbar', async () => {
-			await insertBlock( 'Paragraph' );
-			await page.keyboard.type( 'Some paragraph' );
-
-			await clickBlockToolbarButton( 'Options' );
-			await clickMenuItem( 'Lock' );
-
-			const [ lockCheckbox ] = await page.$x(
-				'//label//*[contains(text(), "Lock all")]'
-			);
-			await lockCheckbox.click();
-
-			await clickButton( 'Apply' );
-
-			await clickBlockToolbarButton( 'Unlock Paragraph' );
-
-			const [ unlockCheckbox ] = await page.$x(
-				'//label//*[contains(text(), "Lock all")]'
-			);
-			await unlockCheckbox.click();
-
-			await clickButton( 'Apply' );
-
-			expect( await getEditedPostContent() ).toMatchInlineSnapshot( `
-				"<!-- wp:paragraph {\\"lock\\":{\\"move\\":false,\\"remove\\":false}} -->
-				<p>Some paragraph</p>
-				<!-- /wp:paragraph -->"
-			` );
-		} );
-	} );
-} );
diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/block-locking.spec.js b/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/block-locking.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7398cc6be7b18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/block-locking.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+const { test, expect } = require( '@wordpress/e2e-test-utils-playwright' );
+
+test.describe( 'Block Locking', () => {
+	test.beforeEach( async ( { admin } ) => {
+		await admin.createNewPost();
+	} );
+
+	test.describe( 'General', () => {
+		test( 'can prevent removal', async ( { editor, page } ) => {
+			await editor.insertBlock( { name: 'core/paragraph' } );
+			await page.keyboard.type( 'Some paragraph' );
+
+			await editor.clickBlockOptionsMenuItem( 'Lock' );
+
+			await page.click( 'role=checkbox[name="Prevent removal"]' );
+			await page.click( 'role=button[name="Apply"]' );
+
+			await expect(
+				page.locator( 'role=menuitem[name="Remove Paragraph"]' )
+			).not.toBeVisible();
+		} );
+
+		test( 'can disable movement', async ( { editor, page } ) => {
+			await editor.insertBlock( { name: 'core/paragraph' } );
+			await page.keyboard.type( 'First paragraph' );
+
+			await editor.insertBlock( { name: 'core/paragraph' } );
+			await page.keyboard.type( 'Second paragraph' );
+
+			await editor.clickBlockOptionsMenuItem( 'Lock' );
+
+			await page.click( 'role=checkbox[name="Disable movement"]' );
+			await page.click( 'role=button[name="Apply"]' );
+
+			// Hide options.
+			await editor.clickBlockToolbarButton( 'Options' );
+
+			// Drag handle is hidden.
+			await expect(
+				page.locator( 'role=button[name="Drag"]' )
+			).not.toBeVisible();
+
+			// Movers are hidden. No need to check for both.
+			await expect(
+				page.locator( 'role=button[name="Move up"]' )
+			).not.toBeVisible();
+		} );
+
+		test( 'can lock everything', async ( { editor, page } ) => {
+			await editor.insertBlock( { name: 'core/paragraph' } );
+			await page.keyboard.type( 'Some paragraph' );
+
+			await editor.clickBlockOptionsMenuItem( 'Lock' );
+
+			await page.click( 'role=checkbox[name="Lock all"]' );
+			await page.click( 'role=button[name="Apply"]' );
+
+			expect( await editor.getEditedPostContent() )
+				.toBe( `<!-- wp:paragraph {"lock":{"move":true,"remove":true}} -->
+<p>Some paragraph</p>
+<!-- /wp:paragraph -->` );
+		} );
+
+		test( 'can unlock from toolbar', async ( { editor, page } ) => {
+			await editor.insertBlock( { name: 'core/paragraph' } );
+			await page.keyboard.type( 'Some paragraph' );
+
+			await editor.clickBlockOptionsMenuItem( 'Lock' );
+
+			await page.click( 'role=checkbox[name="Lock all"]' );
+			await page.click( 'role=button[name="Apply"]' );
+
+			await editor.clickBlockToolbarButton( 'Unlock Paragraph' );
+			await page.click( 'role=checkbox[name="Lock all"]' );
+			await page.click( 'role=button[name="Apply"]' );
+
+			expect( await editor.getEditedPostContent() )
+				.toBe( `<!-- wp:paragraph {"lock":{"move":false,"remove":false}} -->
+<p>Some paragraph</p>
+<!-- /wp:paragraph -->` );
+		} );
+	} );
+} );