diff --git a/packages/cli/src/api/extractors/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/api/extractors/index.ts
index 8eaa773cd..fa82c0fc8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/api/extractors/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/api/extractors/index.ts
@@ -20,16 +20,7 @@ export default async function extract(
 ): Promise<boolean> {
   const extractorsToExtract = options.extractors ?? DEFAULT_EXTRACTORS
 
-  for (let e of extractorsToExtract) {
-    let ext: ExtractorType = e
-    if (typeof e === "string") {
-      // in case of the user using require.resolve in their extractors, we require that module
-      ext = require(e)
-    }
-    if ((ext as any).default) {
-      ext = (ext as any).default
-    }
-
+  for (let ext of extractorsToExtract) {
     if (!ext.match(filename)) continue
 
     try {
diff --git a/packages/conf/__typetests__/index.test-d.tsx b/packages/conf/__typetests__/index.test-d.tsx
index 1f582b46e..00ca4aa2b 100644
--- a/packages/conf/__typetests__/index.test-d.tsx
+++ b/packages/conf/__typetests__/index.test-d.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ expectAssignable<LinguiConfig>({
 expectAssignable<LinguiConfig>({
   locales: ["en", "pl"],
   extractors: [
-    "babel",
     {
       match: (fileName: string) => false,
       extract: (
diff --git a/packages/conf/src/types.ts b/packages/conf/src/types.ts
index e814c3fd3..29c2d658f 100644
--- a/packages/conf/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/conf/src/types.ts
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ export type LinguiConfig = {
   }
   compilerBabelOptions?: any
   fallbackLocales?: FallbackLocales | false
-  extractors?: (string | ExtractorType)[]
+  extractors?: ExtractorType[]
   prevFormat?: CatalogFormat
   localeDir?: string
   format?: CatalogFormat | CatalogFormatter
diff --git a/website/docs/releases/migration-5.md b/website/docs/releases/migration-5.md
index beabcc8d9..efb9f5d92 100644
--- a/website/docs/releases/migration-5.md
+++ b/website/docs/releases/migration-5.md
@@ -203,3 +203,5 @@ You'll need to [re-compile](/docs/ref/cli.md#compile) your messages in the new f
 ## Deprecations and Removals
 
 - Removed the deprecated `isTranslated` prop from the React `Trans` component.
+- Removed support of the module path strings in `LinguiConfig.extractors` property. Please pass extractor object directly.
+