diff --git a/pytest-playwright-asyncio/pytest_playwright_asyncio/pytest_playwright.py b/pytest-playwright-asyncio/pytest_playwright_asyncio/pytest_playwright.py
index f1ebce0..e3c3981 100644
--- a/pytest-playwright-asyncio/pytest_playwright_asyncio/pytest_playwright.py
+++ b/pytest-playwright-asyncio/pytest_playwright_asyncio/pytest_playwright.py
@@ -831,7 +831,8 @@ def _is_pytest_base_url_loaded(pluginmanager: pytest.PytestPluginManager) -> boo
 class _BaseUrlFallback:
     # Provides the base_url fixture when pytest-base-url is not in use.
     @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
-    def base_url(self, pytestconfig: Any) -> Optional[str]:
+    @classmethod
+    def base_url(cls, pytestconfig: Any) -> Optional[str]:
         return (
             pytestconfig.getoption("--base-url")
             or pytestconfig.getini("base_url")
diff --git a/pytest-playwright/pytest_playwright/pytest_playwright.py b/pytest-playwright/pytest_playwright/pytest_playwright.py
index fce034a..70676a3 100644
--- a/pytest-playwright/pytest_playwright/pytest_playwright.py
+++ b/pytest-playwright/pytest_playwright/pytest_playwright.py
@@ -828,7 +828,8 @@ def _is_pytest_base_url_loaded(pluginmanager: pytest.PytestPluginManager) -> boo
 class _BaseUrlFallback:
     # Provides the base_url fixture when pytest-base-url is not in use.
     @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
-    def base_url(self, pytestconfig: Any) -> Optional[str]:
+    @classmethod
+    def base_url(cls, pytestconfig: Any) -> Optional[str]:
         return (
             pytestconfig.getoption("--base-url")
             or pytestconfig.getini("base_url")
diff --git a/tests/test_asyncio.py b/tests/test_asyncio.py
index d34e3ea..dcdd948 100644
--- a/tests/test_asyncio.py
+++ b/tests/test_asyncio.py
@@ -482,6 +482,27 @@ async def test_base_url(page, base_url):
     result.assert_outcomes(passed=1)
 
 
+def test_base_url_without_pytest_base_url_does_not_warn(
+    testdir: pytest.Testdir,
+) -> None:
+    # https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-pytest/issues/341
+    testdir.makepyfile(
+        """
+        def test_base_url(base_url):
+            assert base_url == "http://localhost"
+    """
+    )
+    result = testdir.runpytest(
+        "-p",
+        "no:base_url",
+        "--base-url",
+        "http://localhost",
+        "-W",
+        "error::pytest.PytestDeprecationWarning",
+    )
+    result.assert_outcomes(passed=1)
+
+
 def test_base_url_without_plugin_autoload(
     testdir: pytest.Testdir,
     test_server: HTTPTestServer,
diff --git a/tests/test_sync.py b/tests/test_sync.py
index 9528fc5..195f210 100644
--- a/tests/test_sync.py
+++ b/tests/test_sync.py
@@ -495,6 +495,27 @@ def test_base_url(page, base_url):
     result.assert_outcomes(passed=1)
 
 
+def test_base_url_without_pytest_base_url_does_not_warn(
+    testdir: pytest.Testdir,
+) -> None:
+    # https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-pytest/issues/341
+    testdir.makepyfile(
+        """
+        def test_base_url(base_url):
+            assert base_url == "http://localhost"
+    """
+    )
+    result = testdir.runpytest(
+        "-p",
+        "no:base_url",
+        "--base-url",
+        "http://localhost",
+        "-W",
+        "error::pytest.PytestDeprecationWarning",
+    )
+    result.assert_outcomes(passed=1)
+
+
 def test_base_url_without_plugin_autoload(
     testdir: pytest.Testdir,
     test_server: HTTPTestServer,