diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index c47184884..8585f166b 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ dependencies:
   post:
     - ./node_modules/.bin/gulp lint
     - ./node_modules/.bin/webdriver-manager update
-    - wget http://selenium-release.storage.googleapis.com/3.0-beta4/selenium-server-standalone-3.0.0-beta4.jar -P ./node_modules/webdriver-manager/selenium
-    - ./node_modules/.bin/webdriver-manager start --versions.standalone 3.0.0-beta4:
+    - ./node_modules/.bin/webdriver-manager start:
         background: true
     - cd testapp && npm update
     - npm start:
diff --git a/spec/directConnectConf.js b/spec/directConnectConf.js
index a667f4167..cd3aff8ab 100644
--- a/spec/directConnectConf.js
+++ b/spec/directConnectConf.js
@@ -5,11 +5,16 @@ exports.config = {
   directConnect: true,
 
   framework: 'jasmine',
+
+  // Disabled until https://github.com/angular/protractor/issues/4253 is resolved
+  /*
   multiCapabilities: [{
     'browserName': 'chrome'
   }, {
     'browserName': 'firefox',
   }],
+  */
+  browserName: 'chrome',
 
   baseUrl: env.baseUrl + '/ng1/',