diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-core/lib/plugins.js b/packages/jsdoc-core/lib/plugins.js
index 95d5fd1b..8a602b7e 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-core/lib/plugins.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-core/lib/plugins.js
@@ -13,17 +13,18 @@
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
 */
+
 /**
  * Utility functions to support the JSDoc plugin framework.
  */
 
-function addHandlers(handlers, parser, deps) {
+function addHandlers(handlers, parser, env) {
   Object.keys(handlers).forEach((eventName) => {
-    parser.on(eventName, handlers[eventName], deps);
+    parser.on(eventName, handlers[eventName], env);
   });
 }
 
-export async function installPlugins(plugins, parser, deps) {
+export async function installPlugins(plugins, parser, env) {
   let dictionary;
   let plugin;
 
@@ -33,18 +34,18 @@ export async function installPlugins(plugins, parser, deps) {
     // allow user-defined plugins to...
     // ...register event handlers
     if (plugin.handlers) {
-      addHandlers(plugin.handlers, parser, deps);
+      addHandlers(plugin.handlers, parser, env);
     }
 
     // ...define tags
     if (plugin.defineTags) {
-      dictionary = deps.get('tags');
-      plugin.defineTags(dictionary, deps);
+      dictionary = env.tags;
+      plugin.defineTags(dictionary, env);
     }
 
     // ...add an ESTree node visitor
     if (plugin.astNodeVisitor) {
-      parser.addAstNodeVisitor(plugin.astNodeVisitor, deps);
+      parser.addAstNodeVisitor(plugin.astNodeVisitor, env);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-doclet/test/specs/lib/doclet.js b/packages/jsdoc-doclet/test/specs/lib/doclet.js
index 91ad185b..2672c79f 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-doclet/test/specs/lib/doclet.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-doclet/test/specs/lib/doclet.js
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ describe('@jsdoc/doclet/lib/doclet', () => {
   });
 
   describe('Doclet', () => {
-    function makeDoclet(tagStrings, deps) {
+    function makeDoclet(tagStrings, env) {
       const comment = `/**\n${tagStrings.join('\n')}\n*/`;
 
-      return new Doclet(comment, {}, deps || jsdoc.env);
+      return new Doclet(comment, {}, env || jsdoc.env);
     }
 
     const docSet = jsdoc.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/doclet.js');
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ describe('@jsdoc/doclet/lib/doclet', () => {
         });
 
         it('always returns `true` based on `doclet.access` when `access` config includes `all`', () => {
-          const fakeDeps = makeEnv(['all']);
+          const fakeEnv = makeEnv(['all']);
           const doclets = ACCESS_VALUES.map((value) => {
             let newDoclet;
             const tags = ['@function', '@name foo'];
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ describe('@jsdoc/doclet/lib/doclet', () => {
             if (value) {
               tags.push('@' + value);
             }
-            newDoclet = makeDoclet(tags, fakeDeps);
+            newDoclet = makeDoclet(tags, fakeEnv);
             // Just to be sure.
             if (!value) {
               newDoclet.access = undefined;
@@ -417,29 +417,29 @@ describe('@jsdoc/doclet/lib/doclet', () => {
         });
 
         it('returns `false` for `package` doclets when config omits `package`', () => {
-          const fakeDeps = makeEnv(['public']);
-          const newDoclet = makeDoclet(['@function', '@name foo', '@package'], fakeDeps);
+          const fakeEnv = makeEnv(['public']);
+          const newDoclet = makeDoclet(['@function', '@name foo', '@package'], fakeEnv);
 
           expect(newDoclet.isVisible()).toBeFalse();
         });
 
         it('returns `false` for `protected` doclets when config omits `protected`', () => {
-          const fakeDeps = makeEnv(['public']);
-          const newDoclet = makeDoclet(['@function', '@name foo', '@protected'], fakeDeps);
+          const fakeEnv = makeEnv(['public']);
+          const newDoclet = makeDoclet(['@function', '@name foo', '@protected'], fakeEnv);
 
           expect(newDoclet.isVisible()).toBeFalse();
         });
 
         it('returns `false` for `public` doclets when config omits `public`', () => {
-          const fakeDeps = makeEnv(['private']);
-          const newDoclet = makeDoclet(['@function', '@name foo', '@public'], fakeDeps);
+          const fakeEnv = makeEnv(['private']);
+          const newDoclet = makeDoclet(['@function', '@name foo', '@public'], fakeEnv);
 
           expect(newDoclet.isVisible()).toBeFalse();
         });
 
         it('returns `false` for undefined-access doclets when config omits `undefined`', () => {
-          const fakeDeps = makeEnv(['public']);
-          const newDoclet = makeDoclet(['@function', '@name foo'], fakeDeps);
+          const fakeEnv = makeEnv(['public']);
+          const newDoclet = makeDoclet(['@function', '@name foo'], fakeEnv);
 
           // Just to be sure.
           newDoclet.access = undefined;
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-parse/lib/handlers.js b/packages/jsdoc-parse/lib/handlers.js
index 9b46ed9e..84338de5 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-parse/lib/handlers.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-parse/lib/handlers.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
 */
+
 import { Syntax } from '@jsdoc/ast';
 import { name } from '@jsdoc/core';
 import { Doclet } from '@jsdoc/doclet';
@@ -46,20 +47,18 @@ function filterByLongname({ longname }) {
   return false;
 }
 
-function createDoclet(comment, e, deps) {
+function createDoclet(comment, e, env) {
   let doclet;
   let flatComment;
-  let log;
   let msg;
 
   try {
-    doclet = new Doclet(comment, e, deps);
+    doclet = new Doclet(comment, e, env);
   } catch (error) {
     flatComment = comment.replace(/[\r\n]/g, '');
     msg = `cannot create a doclet for the comment "${flatComment}": ${error.message}`;
-    log = deps.get('log');
-    log.error(msg);
-    doclet = new Doclet('', e, deps);
+    env.log.error(msg);
+    doclet = new Doclet('', e, env);
   }
 
   return doclet;
@@ -84,13 +83,13 @@ function createDoclet(comment, e, deps) {
  *
  * @private
  */
-function createSymbolDoclet(comment, e, deps) {
-  let doclet = createDoclet(comment, e, deps);
+function createSymbolDoclet(comment, e, env) {
+  let doclet = createDoclet(comment, e, env);
 
   if (doclet.name) {
     // try again, without the comment
     e.comment = '@undocumented';
-    doclet = createDoclet(e.comment, e, deps);
+    doclet = createDoclet(e.comment, e, env);
   }
 
   return doclet;
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-parse/lib/parser.js b/packages/jsdoc-parse/lib/parser.js
index f55f7b64..4aa980a6 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-parse/lib/parser.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-parse/lib/parser.js
@@ -614,9 +614,9 @@ export class Parser extends EventEmitter {
   }
 }
 
-// TODO: docs
-export function createParser(deps) {
-  return new Parser(deps);
+// TODO: remove
+export function createParser(env) {
+  return new Parser(env);
 }
 
 // TODO: document other events
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-plugins/event-dumper.js b/packages/jsdoc-plugins/event-dumper.js
index aba0a003..dc402607 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-plugins/event-dumper.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-plugins/event-dumper.js
@@ -107,14 +107,14 @@ function cleanse(e, config) {
 const handlers = {};
 
 EVENT_TYPES.forEach((eventType) => {
-  handlers[eventType] = (e, deps) => {
-    const config = deps.get('config').eventDumper;
+  handlers[eventType] = (e, { config }) => {
+    const pluginConfig = config.eventDumper;
 
-    if (shouldLog(eventType, config)) {
+    if (shouldLog(eventType, pluginConfig)) {
       console.log(
         JSON.stringify({
           type: eventType,
-          content: cleanse(e, config),
+          content: cleanse(e, pluginConfig),
         }),
         null,
         4
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-plugins/partial.js b/packages/jsdoc-plugins/partial.js
index 58dcf662..3c316f3a 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-plugins/partial.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-plugins/partial.js
@@ -26,13 +26,11 @@ export const handlers = {
    * @param e
    * @param e.filename
    * @param e.source
-   * @param e.deps
+   * @param env
    * @example
    *     @partial "partial_doc.jsdoc"
    */
-  beforeParse(e, deps) {
-    const options = deps.get('options');
-
+  beforeParse(e, { options }) {
     e.source = e.source.replace(/(@partial ".*")+/g, ($) => {
       const pathArg = $.match(/".*"/)[0].replace(/"/g, '');
       const fullPath = path.join(e.filename, '..', pathArg);