diff --git a/playwright/_impl/_connection.py b/playwright/_impl/_connection.py
index 95c87deb8..910693f9e 100644
--- a/playwright/_impl/_connection.py
+++ b/playwright/_impl/_connection.py
@@ -54,15 +54,18 @@ def __init__(self, connection: "Connection", object: "ChannelOwner") -> None:
         self._guid = object._guid
         self._object = object
         self.on("error", lambda exc: self._connection._on_event_listener_error(exc))
+        self._is_internal_type = False
 
     async def send(self, method: str, params: Dict = None) -> Any:
         return await self._connection.wrap_api_call(
-            lambda: self.inner_send(method, params, False)
+            lambda: self._inner_send(method, params, False),
+            self._is_internal_type,
         )
 
     async def send_return_as_dict(self, method: str, params: Dict = None) -> Any:
         return await self._connection.wrap_api_call(
-            lambda: self.inner_send(method, params, True)
+            lambda: self._inner_send(method, params, True),
+            self._is_internal_type,
         )
 
     def send_no_reply(self, method: str, params: Dict = None) -> None:
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ def send_no_reply(self, method: str, params: Dict = None) -> None:
             )
         )
 
-    async def inner_send(
+    async def _inner_send(
         self, method: str, params: Optional[Dict], return_as_dict: bool
     ) -> Any:
         if params is None:
@@ -108,6 +111,9 @@ async def inner_send(
         key = next(iter(result))
         return result[key]
 
+    def mark_as_internal_type(self) -> None:
+        self._is_internal_type = True
+
 
 class ChannelOwner(AsyncIOEventEmitter):
     def __init__(
@@ -132,7 +138,6 @@ def __init__(
         self._channel: Channel = Channel(self._connection, self)
         self._initializer = initializer
         self._was_collected = False
-        self._is_internal_type = False
 
         self._connection._objects[guid] = self
         if self._parent:
@@ -157,9 +162,6 @@ def _adopt(self, child: "ChannelOwner") -> None:
         self._objects[child._guid] = child
         child._parent = self
 
-    def mark_as_internal_type(self) -> None:
-        self._is_internal_type = True
-
     def _set_event_to_subscription_mapping(self, mapping: Dict[str, str]) -> None:
         self._event_to_subscription_mapping = mapping
 
@@ -359,7 +361,12 @@ def _send_message_to_server(
             "params": self._replace_channels_with_guids(params),
             "metadata": metadata,
         }
-        if self._tracing_count > 0 and frames and not object._is_internal_type:
+        if (
+            self._tracing_count > 0
+            and frames
+            and frames
+            and object._guid != "localUtils"
+        ):
             self.local_utils.add_stack_to_tracing_no_reply(id, frames)
 
         self._transport.send(message)
diff --git a/playwright/_impl/_local_utils.py b/playwright/_impl/_local_utils.py
index 26a3417c4..5ea8b644d 100644
--- a/playwright/_impl/_local_utils.py
+++ b/playwright/_impl/_local_utils.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def __init__(
         self, parent: ChannelOwner, type: str, guid: str, initializer: Dict
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent, type, guid, initializer)
-        self.mark_as_internal_type()
+        self._channel.mark_as_internal_type()
         self.devices = {
             device["name"]: parse_device_descriptor(device["descriptor"])
             for device in initializer["deviceDescriptors"]
diff --git a/playwright/_impl/_network.py b/playwright/_impl/_network.py
index 376b2b8cb..649b89198 100644
--- a/playwright/_impl/_network.py
+++ b/playwright/_impl/_network.py
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ def __init__(
         self, parent: ChannelOwner, type: str, guid: str, initializer: Dict
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent, type, guid, initializer)
-        self.mark_as_internal_type()
+        self._channel.mark_as_internal_type()
         self._handling_future: Optional[asyncio.Future["bool"]] = None
         self._context: "BrowserContext" = cast("BrowserContext", None)
         self._did_throw = False
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ def __init__(
         self, parent: ChannelOwner, type: str, guid: str, initializer: Dict
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent, type, guid, initializer)
-        self.mark_as_internal_type()
+        self._channel.mark_as_internal_type()
         self._on_page_message: Optional[Callable[[Union[str, bytes]], Any]] = None
         self._on_page_close: Optional[Callable[[Optional[int], Optional[str]], Any]] = (
             None
diff --git a/playwright/_impl/_tracing.py b/playwright/_impl/_tracing.py
index 5c59b749f..d645e41da 100644
--- a/playwright/_impl/_tracing.py
+++ b/playwright/_impl/_tracing.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def __init__(
         self, parent: ChannelOwner, type: str, guid: str, initializer: Dict
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent, type, guid, initializer)
-        self.mark_as_internal_type()
+        self._channel.mark_as_internal_type()
         self._include_sources: bool = False
         self._stacks_id: Optional[str] = None
         self._is_tracing: bool = False
diff --git a/tests/async/test_tracing.py b/tests/async/test_tracing.py
index a9cfdfbcb..027457586 100644
--- a/tests/async/test_tracing.py
+++ b/tests/async/test_tracing.py
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ async def test_should_collect_trace_with_resources_but_no_js(
         "Page.wait_for_timeout",
         "Page.route",
         "Page.goto",
-        "Route.continue_",
         "Page.goto",
         "Page.close",
     ]
diff --git a/tests/sync/test_tracing.py b/tests/sync/test_tracing.py
index eaef24e00..cdf669f4f 100644
--- a/tests/sync/test_tracing.py
+++ b/tests/sync/test_tracing.py
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ def test_should_collect_trace_with_resources_but_no_js(
         "Page.wait_for_timeout",
         "Page.route",
         "Page.goto",
-        "Route.continue_",
         "Page.goto",
         "Page.close",
     ]