diff --git a/test/fixtures/programmatic/curated-plugins/serverless.yml b/test/fixtures/programmatic/curated-plugins/serverless.yml
index c23569a22..f92c01733 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/programmatic/curated-plugins/serverless.yml
+++ b/test/fixtures/programmatic/curated-plugins/serverless.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,3 @@ functions:
       - http:
           path: foo
           method: POST
-
-plugins:
-  - serverless-offline
diff --git a/test/integration/curated-plugins.test.js b/test/integration/curated-plugins.test.js
index 825329b7c..a81ef7db0 100644
--- a/test/integration/curated-plugins.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/curated-plugins.test.js
@@ -11,11 +11,15 @@ describe('test/integration/curated-plugins.test.js', function () {
   this.timeout(1000 * 60 * 10); // Involves time-taking npm install
 
   let serviceDir;
+  let updateConfig;
   before(async () => {
-    serviceDir = (await fixturesEngine.setup('curated-plugins')).servicePath;
+    ({ servicePath: serviceDir, updateConfig } = await fixturesEngine.setup('curated-plugins'));
   });
 
+  afterEach(async () => updateConfig({ plugins: null }));
+
   it('should be extended by "serverless-offline"', async () => {
+    await updateConfig({ plugins: ['serverless-offline'] });
     const slsProcessPromise = spawn(serverlessExec, ['offline'], {
       cwd: serviceDir,
     });