diff --git a/.changeset/bright-islands-pretend.md b/.changeset/bright-islands-pretend.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..98531f617ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/bright-islands-pretend.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@graphql-codegen/cli': minor
+'@graphql-codegen/client-preset': minor
+'@graphql-codegen/gql-tag-operations-preset': minor
+---
+
+It is no longer mandatory to declare an empty plugins array when using a preset
diff --git a/.changeset/chilly-beers-sleep.md b/.changeset/chilly-beers-sleep.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fd9ca78042b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chilly-beers-sleep.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@graphql-codegen/plugin-helpers': minor
+---
+
+mark `plugins` in config optional
diff --git a/dev-test/codegen.ts b/dev-test/codegen.ts
index 638af593259..29c4b79cc94 100644
--- a/dev-test/codegen.ts
+++ b/dev-test/codegen.ts
@@ -189,34 +189,29 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
       schema: './dev-test/gql-tag-operations/schema.graphql',
       documents: './dev-test/gql-tag-operations/src/**/*.ts',
       preset: 'gql-tag-operations-preset',
-      plugins: [],
     },
     './dev-test/gql-tag-operations/graphql/': {
       schema: './dev-test/gql-tag-operations/schema.graphql',
       documents: './dev-test/gql-tag-operations/src/**/*.ts',
       preset: 'client',
-      plugins: [],
     },
     './dev-test/gql-tag-operations-urql/gql': {
       schema: './dev-test/gql-tag-operations-urql/schema.graphql',
       documents: './dev-test/gql-tag-operations-urql/src/**/*.ts',
       preset: 'gql-tag-operations-preset',
       presetConfig: { augmentedModuleName: '@urql/core' },
-      plugins: [],
     },
     './dev-test/gql-tag-operations-masking/gql': {
       schema: './dev-test/gql-tag-operations-masking/schema.graphql',
       documents: './dev-test/gql-tag-operations-masking/src/**/*.tsx',
       preset: 'gql-tag-operations-preset',
       presetConfig: { fragmentMasking: true },
-      plugins: [],
     },
     './dev-test/gql-tag-operations-masking-star-wars/gql': {
       schema: './dev-test/gql-tag-operations-masking-star-wars/schema.json',
       documents: './dev-test/gql-tag-operations-masking-star-wars/src/**/*.tsx',
       preset: 'gql-tag-operations-preset',
       presetConfig: { fragmentMasking: true },
-      plugins: [],
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/examples/front-end/advanced/babel-optimized/codegen.ts b/examples/front-end/advanced/babel-optimized/codegen.ts
index 1650c1f8ea3..779caaa08cc 100644
--- a/examples/front-end/advanced/babel-optimized/codegen.ts
+++ b/examples/front-end/advanced/babel-optimized/codegen.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   generates: {
     './src/gql/': {
       preset: 'client',
-      plugins: [],
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/examples/front-end/react/apollo-client/codegen.ts b/examples/front-end/react/apollo-client/codegen.ts
index 1650c1f8ea3..779caaa08cc 100644
--- a/examples/front-end/react/apollo-client/codegen.ts
+++ b/examples/front-end/react/apollo-client/codegen.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   generates: {
     './src/gql/': {
       preset: 'client',
-      plugins: [],
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/examples/front-end/react/graphql-request/codegen.ts b/examples/front-end/react/graphql-request/codegen.ts
index 1650c1f8ea3..779caaa08cc 100644
--- a/examples/front-end/react/graphql-request/codegen.ts
+++ b/examples/front-end/react/graphql-request/codegen.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   generates: {
     './src/gql/': {
       preset: 'client',
-      plugins: [],
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/examples/front-end/react/swr/codegen.ts b/examples/front-end/react/swr/codegen.ts
index 86baf179af3..13c1d18fa9e 100644
--- a/examples/front-end/react/swr/codegen.ts
+++ b/examples/front-end/react/swr/codegen.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   generates: {
     './gql/': {
       preset: 'client',
-      plugins: [],
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/examples/front-end/react/tanstack-react-query/codegen.ts b/examples/front-end/react/tanstack-react-query/codegen.ts
index 1650c1f8ea3..779caaa08cc 100644
--- a/examples/front-end/react/tanstack-react-query/codegen.ts
+++ b/examples/front-end/react/tanstack-react-query/codegen.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   generates: {
     './src/gql/': {
       preset: 'client',
-      plugins: [],
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/examples/front-end/react/urql/codegen.ts b/examples/front-end/react/urql/codegen.ts
index 1650c1f8ea3..779caaa08cc 100644
--- a/examples/front-end/react/urql/codegen.ts
+++ b/examples/front-end/react/urql/codegen.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   generates: {
     './src/gql/': {
       preset: 'client',
-      plugins: [],
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/examples/front-end/vue/apollo-composable/codegen.ts b/examples/front-end/vue/apollo-composable/codegen.ts
index 09c639cbdcf..0bc7193f78a 100644
--- a/examples/front-end/vue/apollo-composable/codegen.ts
+++ b/examples/front-end/vue/apollo-composable/codegen.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
       config: {
         useTypeImports: true,
       },
-      plugins: [],
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/examples/front-end/vue/urql/codegen.ts b/examples/front-end/vue/urql/codegen.ts
index 09c639cbdcf..0bc7193f78a 100644
--- a/examples/front-end/vue/urql/codegen.ts
+++ b/examples/front-end/vue/urql/codegen.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
       config: {
         useTypeImports: true,
       },
-      plugins: [],
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/examples/front-end/vue/villus/codegen.ts b/examples/front-end/vue/villus/codegen.ts
index 09c639cbdcf..0bc7193f78a 100644
--- a/examples/front-end/vue/villus/codegen.ts
+++ b/examples/front-end/vue/villus/codegen.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
       config: {
         useTypeImports: true,
       },
-      plugins: [],
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/examples/persisted-documents/codegen.ts b/examples/persisted-documents/codegen.ts
index 5b2ae7bad31..39aae6f2c5f 100644
--- a/examples/persisted-documents/codegen.ts
+++ b/examples/persisted-documents/codegen.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   documents: ['src/**/*.ts'],
   generates: {
     './src/gql/': {
-      plugins: [],
       preset: 'client-preset',
       presetConfig: {
         persistedDocuments: true,
diff --git a/examples/typescript-esm/codegen.cjs b/examples/typescript-esm/codegen.cjs
index dffbb02420a..47272833f71 100644
--- a/examples/typescript-esm/codegen.cjs
+++ b/examples/typescript-esm/codegen.cjs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ const config = {
   emitLegacyCommonJSImports: false,
   generates: {
     './src/gql/': {
-      plugins: [],
       preset: 'client-preset',
     },
   },
diff --git a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/tests/codegen.spec.ts b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/tests/codegen.spec.ts
index 7c4c511d2ae..079bd23f1a5 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/tests/codegen.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/tests/codegen.spec.ts
@@ -164,23 +164,47 @@ describe('Codegen Executor', () => {
       }
     });
 
-    it('Should throw when one output has no plugins defined', async () => {
+    it.only('Should throw when one output has no plugins or preset defined', async () => {
+      expect.assertions(1);
       try {
         await executeCodegen({
+          schema: SIMPLE_TEST_SCHEMA,
+          generates: {
+            'out.ts': {},
+          },
+        });
+      } catch (e) {
+        expect(e.message).toMatch('Invalid Codegen Configuration!');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it.only('Should throw when one output has no plugins defined', async () => {
+      expect.assertions(1);
+      try {
+        await executeCodegen({
+          schema: SIMPLE_TEST_SCHEMA,
           generates: {
             'out.ts': {
               plugins: [],
             },
           },
         });
-
-        throw new Error(SHOULD_NOT_THROW_STRING);
       } catch (e) {
-        expect(e.message).not.toBe(SHOULD_NOT_THROW_STRING);
         expect(e.message).toMatch('Invalid Codegen Configuration!');
       }
     });
 
+    it.only('Should succeed when one output has no plugins but preset defined', async () => {
+      await executeCodegen({
+        schema: SIMPLE_TEST_SCHEMA,
+        generates: {
+          './src/gql/': {
+            preset: 'client-preset',
+          },
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
     it('should handle extend keyword when GraphQLSchema is used', async () => {
       const output = await executeCodegen({
         schema: './tests/test-files/schema-dir/with-extend.js',
diff --git a/packages/presets/client/tests/client-preset.spec.ts b/packages/presets/client/tests/client-preset.spec.ts
index 5d3f9a6012f..e801457d029 100644
--- a/packages/presets/client/tests/client-preset.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/presets/client/tests/client-preset.spec.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ describe('client-preset', () => {
       generates: {
         'out1/': {
           preset,
-          plugins: [],
         },
       },
     });
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ export * from "./gql";`);
       generates: {
         'out1/': {
           preset,
-          plugins: [],
         },
       },
     });
@@ -197,7 +195,6 @@ export * from "./gql";`);
       generates: {
         'out1/': {
           preset,
-          plugins: [],
         },
       },
     });
@@ -273,7 +270,6 @@ export * from "./gql";`);
       generates: {
         'out1/': {
           preset,
-          plugins: [],
         },
       },
       config: {
@@ -402,7 +398,6 @@ export * from "./gql";`);
       generates: {
         'out1/': {
           preset,
-          plugins: [],
         },
       },
       config: {
@@ -524,7 +519,6 @@ export * from "./gql";`);
       generates: {
         'out1/': {
           preset,
-          plugins: [],
         },
       },
       config: {
@@ -629,7 +623,6 @@ export * from "./gql";`);
         generates: {
           'out1/': {
             preset,
-            plugins: [],
             presetConfig: {
               fragmentMasking: false,
             },
@@ -717,7 +710,6 @@ export * from "./gql";`);
         generates: {
           'out1/': {
             preset,
-            plugins: [],
             presetConfig: {
               fragmentMasking: {},
             },
@@ -743,7 +735,6 @@ export * from "./gql";`);
         generates: {
           'out1/': {
             preset,
-            plugins: [],
             presetConfig: {
               fragmentMasking: {
                 unmaskFunctionName: 'iLikeTurtles',
@@ -859,7 +850,6 @@ export * from "./gql";`);
         generates: {
           'out1/': {
             preset,
-            plugins: [],
             presetConfig: {
               fragmentMasking: true,
             },
@@ -899,7 +889,6 @@ export * from "./gql";`);
         generates: {
           'out1/': {
             preset,
-            plugins: [],
             presetConfig: {
               fragmentMasking: true,
             },
@@ -937,7 +926,6 @@ export * from "./gql";`);
       generates: {
         'out1/': {
           preset,
-          plugins: [],
         },
       },
       emitLegacyCommonJSImports: false,
@@ -1026,7 +1014,6 @@ export * from "./gql.js";`);
         generates: {
           'out1/': {
             preset,
-            plugins: [],
           },
         },
         emitLegacyCommonJSImports: false,
@@ -1098,7 +1085,6 @@ export * from "./gql.js";`);
       generates: {
         'out1/': {
           preset,
-          plugins: [],
           presetConfig: {
             onExecutableDocumentNode(node) {
               return {
@@ -1167,7 +1153,6 @@ export * from "./gql.js";`);
         generates: {
           'out1/': {
             preset,
-            plugins: [],
             presetConfig: {
               persistedDocuments: true,
             },
@@ -1245,7 +1230,6 @@ export * from "./gql.js";`);
         generates: {
           'out1/': {
             preset,
-            plugins: [],
             presetConfig: {
               persistedDocuments: {
                 mode: 'replaceDocumentWithHash',
@@ -1325,7 +1309,6 @@ export * from "./gql.js";`);
         generates: {
           'out1/': {
             preset,
-            plugins: [],
             presetConfig: {
               persistedDocuments: {
                 hashPropertyName: 'custom_property_name',
@@ -1416,7 +1399,6 @@ export * from "./gql.js";`);
         generates: {
           'out1/': {
             preset,
-            plugins: [],
             presetConfig: {
               persistedDocuments: true,
               onExecutableDocumentNode(node) {
diff --git a/packages/presets/gql-tag-operations/src/index.ts b/packages/presets/gql-tag-operations/src/index.ts
index aba70beef8f..f6338fcf46b 100644
--- a/packages/presets/gql-tag-operations/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/presets/gql-tag-operations/src/index.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ export type GqlTagConfig = {
    *    generates: {
    *      'path/to/file.ts': {
    *        preset: 'gql-tag-operations',
-   *        plugins: [],
    *        presetConfig: {
    *          augmentedModuleName: '@urql/core'
    *        },
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ export type GqlTagConfig = {
    *    generates: {
    *      'path/to/file.ts': {
    *        preset: 'gql-tag-operations',
-   *        plugins: [],
    *        presetConfig: {
    *          fragmentMasking: true
    *        },
@@ -78,7 +76,6 @@ export type GqlTagConfig = {
    *    generates: {
    *      'path/to/file.ts': {
    *        preset: 'gql-tag-operations',
-   *        plugins: [],
    *        presetConfig: {
    *          augmentedModuleName: '@urql/core',
    *          fragmentMasking: {
@@ -107,7 +104,6 @@ export type GqlTagConfig = {
    *    generates: {
    *      'path/to/file.ts': {
    *        preset: 'gql-tag-operations',
-   *        plugins: [],
    *        presetConfig: {
    *          gqlTagName: 'graphql'
    *        },
diff --git a/packages/presets/gql-tag-operations/tests/gql-tag-operations.spec.ts b/packages/presets/gql-tag-operations/tests/gql-tag-operations.spec.ts
index 85c3c1ef31f..105648617c2 100644
--- a/packages/presets/gql-tag-operations/tests/gql-tag-operations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/presets/gql-tag-operations/tests/gql-tag-operations.spec.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ describe('gql-tag-operations-preset', () => {
       generates: {
         out1: {
           preset,
-          plugins: [],
         },
       },
     });
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ describe('gql-tag-operations-preset', () => {
       generates: {
         out1: {
           preset,
-          plugins: [],
         },
       },
     });
@@ -195,7 +193,6 @@ describe('gql-tag-operations-preset', () => {
       generates: {
         out1: {
           preset,
-          plugins: [],
         },
       },
     });
@@ -271,7 +268,6 @@ describe('gql-tag-operations-preset', () => {
       generates: {
         out1: {
           preset,
-          plugins: [],
         },
       },
       config: {
@@ -398,7 +394,6 @@ describe('gql-tag-operations-preset', () => {
       generates: {
         out1: {
           preset,
-          plugins: [],
         },
       },
       config: {
@@ -503,7 +498,6 @@ describe('gql-tag-operations-preset', () => {
         generates: {
           out1: {
             preset,
-            plugins: [],
             presetConfig: {
               fragmentMasking: true,
             },
@@ -584,7 +578,6 @@ describe('gql-tag-operations-preset', () => {
         generates: {
           out1: {
             preset,
-            plugins: [],
             presetConfig: {
               fragmentMasking: {},
             },
@@ -610,7 +603,6 @@ describe('gql-tag-operations-preset', () => {
         generates: {
           out1: {
             preset,
-            plugins: [],
             presetConfig: {
               fragmentMasking: {
                 unmaskFunctionName: 'iLikeTurtles',
@@ -719,7 +711,6 @@ describe('gql-tag-operations-preset', () => {
         generates: {
           out1: {
             preset,
-            plugins: [],
             presetConfig: {
               fragmentMasking: true,
             },
@@ -759,7 +750,6 @@ describe('gql-tag-operations-preset', () => {
         generates: {
           out1: {
             preset,
-            plugins: [],
             presetConfig: {
               fragmentMasking: true,
             },
@@ -796,7 +786,6 @@ describe('gql-tag-operations-preset', () => {
       generates: {
         out1: {
           preset,
-          plugins: [],
           presetConfig: {
             fragmentMasking: {
               augmentedModuleName: '@urql/fragment',
@@ -865,7 +854,6 @@ describe('gql-tag-operations-preset', () => {
       generates: {
         out1: {
           preset,
-          plugins: [],
         },
       },
       emitLegacyCommonJSImports: false,
diff --git a/packages/utils/plugins-helpers/src/helpers.ts b/packages/utils/plugins-helpers/src/helpers.ts
index 56ba5513ce8..2755a9cca1b 100644
--- a/packages/utils/plugins-helpers/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/plugins-helpers/src/helpers.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export function isOutputConfigArray(type: any): type is Types.OutputConfig[] {
 }
 
 export function isConfiguredOutput(type: any): type is Types.ConfiguredOutput {
-  return (typeof type === 'object' && type.plugins) || type.preset;
+  return typeof type === 'object';
 }
 
 export function normalizeOutputParam(
diff --git a/website/src/pages/docs/config-reference/codegen-config.mdx b/website/src/pages/docs/config-reference/codegen-config.mdx
index 60c3bf82049..2972f1897de 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/docs/config-reference/codegen-config.mdx
+++ b/website/src/pages/docs/config-reference/codegen-config.mdx
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   documents: ['src/**/*.tsx'],
   generates: {
     './src/gql/': {
-      preset: 'client',
-      plugins: []
+      preset: 'client'
     }
   }
 }
@@ -107,8 +106,7 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   documents: ['src/**/*.tsx'],
   generates: {
     './src/gql/': {
-      preset: 'client',
-      plugins: []
+      preset: 'client'
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/website/src/pages/docs/config-reference/lifecycle-hooks.mdx b/website/src/pages/docs/config-reference/lifecycle-hooks.mdx
index ce0f8d3c87b..9629f22b7ce 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/docs/config-reference/lifecycle-hooks.mdx
+++ b/website/src/pages/docs/config-reference/lifecycle-hooks.mdx
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   documents: ['src/**/*.tsx'],
   generates: {
     './src/gql/': {
-      preset: 'client',
-      plugins: []
+      preset: 'client'
     }
   },
   hooks: {
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   generates: {
     './src/gql/': {
       preset: 'client',
-      plugins: [],
       hooks: {
         afterOneFileWrite: ['prettier --write']
       }
diff --git a/website/src/pages/docs/getting-started/esm-typescript-usage.mdx b/website/src/pages/docs/getting-started/esm-typescript-usage.mdx
index a0a2cd09b28..61d71417b94 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/docs/getting-started/esm-typescript-usage.mdx
+++ b/website/src/pages/docs/getting-started/esm-typescript-usage.mdx
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   emitLegacyCommonJSImports: false,
   generates: {
     './src/gql/': {
-      preset: 'client',
-      plugins: []
+      preset: 'client'
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/website/src/pages/docs/getting-started/index.mdx b/website/src/pages/docs/getting-started/index.mdx
index 9a2706be0ea..13752691e52 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/docs/getting-started/index.mdx
+++ b/website/src/pages/docs/getting-started/index.mdx
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
    generates: {
       './src/gql/': {
         preset: 'client',
-        plugins: []
       }
    }
 }
diff --git a/website/src/pages/docs/guides/api-testing.mdx b/website/src/pages/docs/guides/api-testing.mdx
index ac20316829b..fca30b5f0cc 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/docs/guides/api-testing.mdx
+++ b/website/src/pages/docs/guides/api-testing.mdx
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   documents: ['src/**/*.ts'],
   generates: {
     './src/gql/': {
-      plugins: [],
       preset: 'client-preset'
     }
   }
diff --git a/website/src/pages/docs/guides/graphql-server-apollo-yoga-with-server-preset.mdx b/website/src/pages/docs/guides/graphql-server-apollo-yoga-with-server-preset.mdx
index a0cfff8b142..dbeff3eee99 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/docs/guides/graphql-server-apollo-yoga-with-server-preset.mdx
+++ b/website/src/pages/docs/guides/graphql-server-apollo-yoga-with-server-preset.mdx
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   schema: '**/schema.graphql',
   generates: {
     'src/schema': {
-      preset,
-      plugins: []
+      preset
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/website/src/pages/docs/guides/react-vue.mdx b/website/src/pages/docs/guides/react-vue.mdx
index 815451e1b95..addf0c90823 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/docs/guides/react-vue.mdx
+++ b/website/src/pages/docs/guides/react-vue.mdx
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   ignoreNoDocuments: true, // for better experience with the watcher
   generates: {
     './src/gql/': {
-      preset: 'client',
-      plugins: []
+      preset: 'client'
     }
   }
 }
@@ -106,8 +105,7 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
       preset: 'client',
       config: {
         useTypeImports: true
-      },
-      plugins: []
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/website/src/pages/plugins/presets/gql-tag-operations-preset.mdx b/website/src/pages/plugins/presets/gql-tag-operations-preset.mdx
index 9e58fcef0d0..596591a4ee4 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/plugins/presets/gql-tag-operations-preset.mdx
+++ b/website/src/pages/plugins/presets/gql-tag-operations-preset.mdx
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   documents: ['src/**/*.ts', '!src/gql/**/*'],
   generates: {
     './src/gql/': {
-      preset: 'gql-tag-operations-preset',
-      plugins: []
+      preset: 'gql-tag-operations-preset'
     }
   }
 }
@@ -238,7 +237,6 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   generates: {
     'src/gql/': {
       preset: 'gql-tag-operations-preset',
-      plugins: [],
       presetConfig: {
         augmentedModuleName: '@urql/core'
       }
@@ -313,7 +311,6 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   generates: {
     'src/gql/': {
       preset: 'gql-tag-operations-preset',
-      plugins: [],
       presetConfig: {
         fragmentMasking: true
       }
@@ -392,7 +389,6 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   generates: {
     'src/gql/': {
       preset: 'gql-tag-operations-preset',
-      plugins: [],
       presetConfig: {
         fragmentMasking: {
           unmaskFunctionName: 'getFragment'
@@ -417,7 +413,6 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   generates: {
     'src/gql/': {
       preset: 'gql-tag-operations-preset',
-      plugins: [],
       presetConfig: {
         fragmentMasking: {
           augmentedModuleName: '@something/fragment'
diff --git a/website/src/pages/plugins/presets/preset-client.mdx b/website/src/pages/plugins/presets/preset-client.mdx
index 1d62fccc938..6ce0014de3e 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/plugins/presets/preset-client.mdx
+++ b/website/src/pages/plugins/presets/preset-client.mdx
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   generates: {
     './src/gql/': {
       preset: 'client',
-      plugins: [],
       presetConfig: {
         fragmentMasking: { unmaskFunctionName: 'getFragmentData' }
       }
@@ -293,7 +292,6 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   generates: {
     './src/gql/': {
       preset: 'client',
-      plugins: [],
       presetConfig: {
         fragmentMasking: false
       }
@@ -325,7 +323,6 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   generates: {
     './src/gql/': {
       preset: 'client',
-      plugins: [],
       presetConfig: {
         persistedDocuments: true
       }