diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/generator/template/tests/e2e/plugins/index.js b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/generator/template/tests/e2e/plugins/index.js
index 3ab79a7c72..826c0c89a1 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/generator/template/tests/e2e/plugins/index.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/generator/template/tests/e2e/plugins/index.js
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
-// https://docs.cypress.io/guides/guides/plugins-guide.html
-const webpack = require('@cypress/webpack-preprocessor')
-
 module.exports = (on, config) => {
-  on('file:preprocessor', webpack({
-    webpackOptions: require('@vue/cli-service/webpack.config'),
-    watchOptions: {}
-  }))
-
   return Object.assign({}, config, {
     fixturesFolder: 'tests/e2e/fixtures',
     integrationFolder: 'tests/e2e/specs',
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/package.json b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/package.json
index 8a4d3372b5..ca3f39b978 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/package.json
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@cypress/webpack-preprocessor": "^3.0.0",
     "@vue/cli-shared-utils": "^3.0.4",
     "cypress": "^3.0.2",
     "eslint-plugin-cypress": "^2.0.1"