diff --git a/cli/src/lib.rs b/cli/src/lib.rs
index 4a00747e..e17d253b 100644
--- a/cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ pub mod highlight;
 pub mod init;
 pub mod input;
 pub mod logger;
 pub mod parse;
-pub mod playground;
 pub mod query;
 pub mod query_testing;
 pub mod tags;
diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index 1758fada..4bc56cc2 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use tree_sitter_cli::{
     input::{get_input, get_tmp_source_file, CliInput},
     logger,
     parse::{self, ParseDebugType, ParseFileOptions, ParseOutput, ParseTheme},
-    playground, query,
+    query,
     tags::{self, TagsOptions},
     test::{self, TestOptions, TestStats},
     test_highlight, test_tags, util, version, wasm,
@@ -1614,10 +1614,8 @@ impl Tags {
 
 impl Playground {
     fn run(self, current_dir: &Path) -> Result<()> {
-        let open_in_browser = !self.quiet;
-        let grammar_path = self.grammar_path.as_deref().map_or(current_dir, Path::new);
-        playground::serve(grammar_path, open_in_browser)?;
-        Ok(())
+        println!("ERROR: web-ui is not available in this nixpkgs build; enable the webUISupport");
+        std::process::exit(1);
     }
 }