diff --git a/packages/playwright-ct-core/index.js b/packages/playwright-ct-core/index.js
index cda6e7ad55..1d262162be 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-ct-core/index.js
+++ b/packages/playwright-ct-core/index.js
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ const defineConfig = (...configs) => {
       cli: {
         'clear-cache': clearCacheCommand,
         'dev-server': runDevServerCommand,
-        'find-related-test-files': findRelatedTestFilesCommand,
       },
     }
   };
diff --git a/packages/playwright-ct-core/src/cliOverrides.ts b/packages/playwright-ct-core/src/cliOverrides.ts
index d57014f636..321d4d996c 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-ct-core/src/cliOverrides.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-ct-core/src/cliOverrides.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { affectedTestFiles, cacheDir } from 'playwright/lib/transform/compilationCache';
-import { buildBundle } from './vitePlugin';
+import { cacheDir } from 'playwright/lib/transform/compilationCache';
 import { resolveDirs } from './viteUtils';
 import { runDevServer } from './devServer';
 import type { FullConfigInternal } from 'playwright/lib/common/config';
@@ -29,11 +28,6 @@ export async function clearCacheCommand(config: FullConfigInternal) {
   await removeFolderAndLogToConsole(cacheDir);
 }
 
-export async function findRelatedTestFilesCommand(files: string[],  config: FullConfigInternal) {
-  await buildBundle(config.config, config.configDir);
-  return { testFiles: affectedTestFiles(files) };
-}
-
 export async function runDevServerCommand(config: FullConfigInternal) {
   return await runDevServer(config);
 }
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/runner/runner.ts b/packages/playwright/src/runner/runner.ts
index a7fd28ec87..5f5b5bf145 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/runner/runner.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/runner/runner.ts
@@ -143,9 +143,8 @@ export class Runner {
       return { errors: result.errors, testFiles: [] };
 
     const resolvedFiles = (files as string[]).map(file => path.resolve(process.cwd(), file));
-    const override = (this._config.config as any)['@playwright/test']?.['cli']?.['find-related-test-files'];
-    if (override)
-      return await override(resolvedFiles, this._config);
+    for (const plugin of this._config.plugins)
+      await plugin.instance?.populateDependencies?.();
     return { testFiles: affectedTestFiles(resolvedFiles) };
   }
 }