diff --git a/eslint.config.js b/eslint.config.js
index 0e2279e96c..e7ee5e8a18 100644
--- a/eslint.config.js
+++ b/eslint.config.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const defaultESLintIgnores = [
   '**/build/',
   '**/node_modules/',
   '**/temp/',
-  '**/*.spec.ts',
+  '**/packages/*.spec.ts',
   'next-env.d.ts',
   '**/app',
 ]
diff --git a/test/eslint.config.js b/test/eslint.config.js
index 2852bcf19f..08a0b91f74 100644
--- a/test/eslint.config.js
+++ b/test/eslint.config.js
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ export const testEslintConfig = [
         tsconfigRootDir: import.meta.dirname,
       },
     },
-    plugins: {
-      payload: payloadPlugin,
-    },
     rules: {
       'payload/no-relative-monorepo-imports': 'error',
     },