diff --git a/examples/browser/cypress.config.js b/examples/browser/cypress.config.js
index e3c135c80..aa731132f 100644
--- a/examples/browser/cypress.config.js
+++ b/examples/browser/cypress.config.js
@@ -1,10 +1,30 @@
 const { defineConfig } = require('cypress')
+const os = require('os')
 
 module.exports = defineConfig({
   fixturesFolder: false,
   e2e: {
     setupNodeEvents(on, config) {
-      return require('./cypress/plugins/index.js')(on, config)
+      on('before:browser:launch', (browser, launchOptions) => {
+        console.log('before launching browser')
+        console.log(browser)
+
+        if (browser.name === 'chrome') {
+          // https://www.ghacks.net/2013/10/06/list-useful-google-chrome-command-line-switches/
+          launchOptions.args.push('--window-size=1920,1080')
+
+          console.log('chrome launch args:')
+          console.log(launchOptions.args.join(os.EOL))
+          return launchOptions
+        }
+      })
+
+      on('task', {
+        log(message) {
+          console.log(message)
+          return null
+        }
+      })
     },
     supportFile: false,
   },
diff --git a/examples/browser/cypress/plugins/index.js b/examples/browser/cypress/plugins/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index aca137750..000000000
--- a/examples/browser/cypress/plugins/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-const os = require('os')
-module.exports = on => {
-  on('before:browser:launch', (browser, launchOptions) => {
-    console.log('before launching browser')
-    console.log(browser)
-
-    if (browser.name === 'chrome') {
-      // https://www.ghacks.net/2013/10/06/list-useful-google-chrome-command-line-switches/
-      launchOptions.args.push('--window-size=1920,1080')
-
-      console.log('chrome launch args:')
-      console.log(launchOptions.args.join(os.EOL))
-      return launchOptions
-    }
-  })
-
-  on('task', {
-    log(message) {
-      console.log(message)
-      return null
-    }
-  })
-}
diff --git a/examples/env/cypress.config.js b/examples/env/cypress.config.js
index e3c135c80..127135aac 100644
--- a/examples/env/cypress.config.js
+++ b/examples/env/cypress.config.js
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ module.exports = defineConfig({
   fixturesFolder: false,
   e2e: {
     setupNodeEvents(on, config) {
-      return require('./cypress/plugins/index.js')(on, config)
+      console.log('logging from cypress.config.js')
+      console.log(
+        'process.env.CYPRESS_environmentName',
+        process.env.CYPRESS_environmentName
+      )
+      console.log('entire config.env', config.env)
     },
     supportFile: false,
   },
diff --git a/examples/env/cypress/plugins/index.js b/examples/env/cypress/plugins/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c09112233..000000000
--- a/examples/env/cypress/plugins/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = (on, config) => {
-  console.log('in plugins file')
-  console.log(
-    'process.env.CYPRESS_environmentName',
-    process.env.CYPRESS_environmentName
-  )
-  console.log('entire config.env', config.env)
-}
diff --git a/examples/firefox/cypress.config.js b/examples/firefox/cypress.config.js
index 09dc5980c..5326e6b43 100644
--- a/examples/firefox/cypress.config.js
+++ b/examples/firefox/cypress.config.js
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ module.exports = defineConfig({
   fixturesFolder: false,
   e2e: {
     setupNodeEvents(on, config) {
-      return require('./cypress/plugins/index.js')(on, config)
+      on('task', {
+        log(message) {
+          console.log(message)
+          return null
+        }
+      })
     },
     supportFile: false,
     video: false
diff --git a/examples/firefox/cypress/plugins/index.js b/examples/firefox/cypress/plugins/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d1d4771db..000000000
--- a/examples/firefox/cypress/plugins/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = on => {
-  on('task', {
-    log(message) {
-      console.log(message)
-      return null
-    }
-  })
-}
diff --git a/examples/quiet/cypress.config.js b/examples/quiet/cypress.config.js
index e3c135c80..d771b3a8c 100644
--- a/examples/quiet/cypress.config.js
+++ b/examples/quiet/cypress.config.js
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ module.exports = defineConfig({
   fixturesFolder: false,
   e2e: {
     setupNodeEvents(on, config) {
-      return require('./cypress/plugins/index.js')(on, config)
+      on('task', {
+        log(message) {
+          console.log(message)
+          return null
+        }
+      })
     },
     supportFile: false,
   },
diff --git a/examples/quiet/cypress/plugins/index.js b/examples/quiet/cypress/plugins/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d1d4771db..000000000
--- a/examples/quiet/cypress/plugins/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = on => {
-  on('task', {
-    log(message) {
-      console.log(message)
-      return null
-    }
-  })
-}