diff --git a/packages/playwright-ct-core/src/vitePlugin.ts b/packages/playwright-ct-core/src/vitePlugin.ts
index 484d1b4a3d..e4a0a43266 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-ct-core/src/vitePlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-ct-core/src/vitePlugin.ts
@@ -171,18 +171,6 @@ export async function buildBundle(config: FullConfig, configDir: string): Promis
     buildInfo.deps = Object.fromEntries(depsCollector.entries());
   }
 
-  {
-    // TODO: find a way of merging this with below
-    for (const [importingFile, components] of componentsByImportingFile) {
-      const deps = new Set<string>();
-      for (const component of components) {
-        for (const d of buildInfo.deps[component])
-          deps.add(d);
-      }
-      setExternalDependencies(importingFile, [...deps]);
-    }
-  }
-
   {
     // Update dependencies based on the vite build.
     for (const [importingFile, components] of componentsByImportingFile) {