diff --git a/scala/private/rule_impls.bzl b/scala/private/rule_impls.bzl
index fbb1d87888..cd04672adc 100644
--- a/scala/private/rule_impls.bzl
+++ b/scala/private/rule_impls.bzl
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ CurrentTarget: {current_target}
     compiler_classpath = _join_path(compiler_classpath_jars.to_list(), separator)
 
     toolchain = ctx.toolchains["@io_bazel_rules_scala//scala:toolchain_type"]
-    scalacopts = [ctx.expand_location(v, ctx.attr.plugins) for v in toolchain.scalacopts + in_scalacopts]
+    scalacopts = toolchain.scalacopts + in_scalacopts
 
     scalac_args = """
 Classpath: {cp}
diff --git a/test/plugins/BUILD b/test/plugins/BUILD
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a5cf607e3..0000000000
--- a/test/plugins/BUILD
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-load("//scala:scala.bzl", "scala_library")
-
-scala_library(
-    name = "check_expand_location",
-    srcs = ["trivial.scala"],
-    plugins = [
-        ":check_expand_location_plugin_deploy.jar",
-    ],
-    scalacopts = [
-        "-P:diablerie:location=$(location :check_expand_location_plugin_deploy.jar)",
-    ],
-)
-
-scala_library(
-    name = "check_expand_location_plugin",
-    srcs = [
-        "check_expand_location_plugin.scala",
-    ],
-    resource_strip_prefix = package_name(),
-    resources = [
-        ":gen-scalac-plugin.xml",
-    ],
-    deps = [
-        "@io_bazel_rules_scala_scala_compiler",
-    ],
-)
-
-_gen_plugin_xml_cmd = """
-cat > $@ << EOF
-<plugin>
-  <name>plugin</name>
-  <classname>plugin.Plugin</classname>
-</plugin>
-"""
-
-genrule(
-    name = "gen-scalac-plugin.xml",
-    outs = ["scalac-plugin.xml"],
-    cmd = _gen_plugin_xml_cmd,
-)
diff --git a/test/plugins/check_expand_location_plugin.scala b/test/plugins/check_expand_location_plugin.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index fc5f612891..0000000000
--- a/test/plugins/check_expand_location_plugin.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-package plugin
-
-import scala.tools.nsc.Global
-import scala.tools.nsc.Phase
-import scala.tools.nsc.plugins.{ Plugin => NscPlugin}
-import scala.tools.nsc.plugins.PluginComponent
-
-import java.io.File
-
-final class Plugin(override val global: Global) extends NscPlugin {
-  override val name: String = "diablerie"
-  override val description: String = "just another plugin"
-  override val components: List[PluginComponent] = Nil
-
-  override def processOptions(options: List[String], error: String => Unit): Unit = {
-    options
-      .find(_.startsWith("location="))
-      .map(_.stripPrefix("location="))
-      .map(v => new File(v).exists) match {
-        case Some(true) => ()
-        case Some(false) => error("expanded location doesn't exist")
-        case None => error("missing location argument")
-      }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/test/plugins/trivial.scala b/test/plugins/trivial.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index ed5e226bcb..0000000000
--- a/test/plugins/trivial.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-package trivial
-
-object Trivial {
-  // feel free to reuse this file for other plugin tests
-}