diff --git a/doc/api/test.md b/doc/api/test.md
index 78565bc61b50fd..cbfc9db94bb58c 100644
--- a/doc/api/test.md
+++ b/doc/api/test.md
@@ -1247,9 +1247,6 @@ added:
   - v18.9.0
   - v16.19.0
 changes:
-  - version: REPLACEME
-    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/54225
-    description: Added the `cwd` option.
   - version: REPLACEME
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/53927
     description: Added the `isolation` option.
@@ -1277,9 +1274,6 @@ changes:
     parallel.
     If `false`, it would only run one test file at a time.
     **Default:** `false`.
-  * `cwd`: {string} Specifies the current working directory to be used by the test runner.
-    The cwd serves as the base path for resolving files according to the [test runner execution model][].
-    **Default:** `process.cwd()`.
   * `files`: {Array} An array containing the list of files to run.
     **Default** matching files from [test runner execution model][].
   * `forceExit`: {boolean} Configures the test runner to exit the process once
diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
index 00f370ae279cda..9590ef8dcf75bf 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ const {
   validateObject,
   validateOneOf,
   validateInteger,
-  validateString,
 } = require('internal/validators');
 const { getInspectPort, isUsingInspector, isInspectorMessage } = require('internal/util/inspector');
 const { isRegExp } = require('internal/util/types');
@@ -537,7 +536,6 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
     setup,
     only,
     globPatterns,
-    cwd = process.cwd(),
   } = options;
 
   if (files != null) {
@@ -562,8 +560,6 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
     validateArray(globPatterns, 'options.globPatterns');
   }
 
-  validateString(cwd, 'options.cwd');
-
   if (globPatterns?.length > 0 && files?.length > 0) {
     throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE(
       'options.globPatterns', globPatterns, 'is not supported when specifying \'options.files\'',
@@ -629,6 +625,9 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
   };
   const root = createTestTree(rootTestOptions, globalOptions);
 
+  // This const should be replaced by a run option in the future.
+  const cwd = process.cwd();
+
   let testFiles = files ?? createTestFileList(globPatterns, cwd);
 
   if (shard) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-runner-run.mjs b/test/parallel/test-runner-run.mjs
index 355bbaee13fcd5..7a575da9c95275 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-runner-run.mjs
+++ b/test/parallel/test-runner-run.mjs
@@ -481,13 +481,6 @@ describe('require(\'node:test\').run', { concurrency: true }, () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it('should only allow a string in options.cwd', async () => {
-      [Symbol(), {}, [], () => {}, 0, 1, 0n, 1n, true, false]
-        .forEach((cwd) => assert.throws(() => run({ cwd }), {
-          code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE'
-        }));
-    });
-
     it('should only allow object as options', () => {
       [Symbol(), [], () => {}, 0, 1, 0n, 1n, '', '1', true, false]
         .forEach((options) => assert.throws(() => run(options), {
@@ -520,33 +513,6 @@ describe('require(\'node:test\').run', { concurrency: true }, () => {
     for await (const _ of stream);
     assert.match(stderr, /Warning: node:test run\(\) is being called recursively/);
   });
-
-  it('should run with different cwd', async () => {
-    const stream = run({
-      cwd: fixtures.path('test-runner', 'cwd')
-    });
-    stream.on('test:fail', common.mustNotCall());
-    stream.on('test:pass', common.mustCall(1));
-
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-    for await (const _ of stream);
-  });
-
-  it('should run with different cwd while in watch mode', async () => {
-    const controller = new AbortController();
-    const stream = run({
-      cwd: fixtures.path('test-runner', 'cwd'),
-      watch: true,
-      signal: controller.signal,
-    }).on('data', function({ type }) {
-      if (type === 'test:watch:drained') {
-        controller.abort();
-      }
-    });
-
-    stream.on('test:fail', common.mustNotCall());
-    stream.on('test:pass', common.mustCall(1));
-  });
 });
 
 describe('forceExit', () => {