diff --git a/packages/bridge/src/runtime/app.ts b/packages/bridge/src/runtime/app.ts
index 007c1ba63f..525c514855 100644
--- a/packages/bridge/src/runtime/app.ts
+++ b/packages/bridge/src/runtime/app.ts
@@ -58,10 +58,12 @@ export const setNuxtAppInstance = (nuxt: NuxtAppCompat | null) => {
   currentNuxtAppInstance = nuxt
 }
 
-export const defineNuxtPlugin = plugin => (ctx: Context) => {
-  setNuxtAppInstance(ctx.$_nuxtApp)
-  plugin(ctx.$_nuxtApp)
-  setNuxtAppInstance(null)
+export function defineNuxtPlugin (plugin: (nuxtApp: NuxtAppCompat) => void): (ctx: Context) => void {
+  return (ctx) => {
+    setNuxtAppInstance(ctx.$_nuxtApp)
+    plugin(ctx.$_nuxtApp)
+    setNuxtAppInstance(null)
+  }
 }
 
 export const useNuxtApp = () => {
diff --git a/packages/bridge/src/runtime/capi.legacy.plugin.mjs b/packages/bridge/src/runtime/capi.legacy.plugin.mjs
index cb2a5a0a01..411e3bbb0f 100644
--- a/packages/bridge/src/runtime/capi.legacy.plugin.mjs
+++ b/packages/bridge/src/runtime/capi.legacy.plugin.mjs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import { defineNuxtPlugin } from '#app'
 
-export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxt) => {
-  nuxt._setupFns = []
+export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxtApp) => {
+  nuxtApp._setupFns = []
 
-  const _originalSetup = nuxt.nuxt2Context.app.setup
+  const _originalSetup = nuxtApp.nuxt2Context.app.setup
 
-  nuxt.nuxt2Context.app.setup = function (...args) {
+  nuxtApp.nuxt2Context.app.setup = function (...args) {
     const result = _originalSetup instanceof Function ? _originalSetup(...args) : {}
-    for (const fn of nuxt._setupFns) {
+    for (const fn of nuxtApp._setupFns) {
       Object.assign(result, fn.call(this, ...args))
     }
     return result
diff --git a/packages/bridge/src/runtime/nitro-bridge.server.mjs b/packages/bridge/src/runtime/nitro-bridge.server.mjs
index 53de642511..b961c87204 100644
--- a/packages/bridge/src/runtime/nitro-bridge.server.mjs
+++ b/packages/bridge/src/runtime/nitro-bridge.server.mjs
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ const vueMetaRenderer = (nuxt) => {
   }
 }
 
-export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxt) => {
+export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxtApp) => {
   const metaRenderers = [vueMetaRenderer]
 
-  nuxt.callHook('meta:register', metaRenderers)
+  nuxtApp.callHook('meta:register', metaRenderers)
 
-  nuxt.ssrContext.renderMeta = async () => {
+  nuxtApp.ssrContext.renderMeta = async () => {
     const metadata = {
       htmlAttrs: '',
       headAttrs: '',
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxt) => {
       bodyScripts: ''
     }
     for await (const renderer of metaRenderers) {
-      const result = await renderer(nuxt)
+      const result = await renderer(nuxtApp)
       for (const key in result) {
         metadata[key] += result[key]
       }
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/meta/runtime/lib/vue-meta.plugin.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/meta/runtime/lib/vue-meta.plugin.ts
index 03b8bc66f3..86a7a83815 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/meta/runtime/lib/vue-meta.plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/meta/runtime/lib/vue-meta.plugin.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import { createMetaManager } from 'vue-meta'
 import type { MetaObject } from '../types'
 import { defineNuxtPlugin } from '#app'
 
-export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxt) => {
+export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxtApp) => {
   const manager = createMetaManager(process.server)
 
-  nuxt.vueApp.use(manager)
+  nuxtApp.vueApp.use(manager)
 
-  nuxt._useMeta = (meta: MetaObject) => manager.addMeta(meta)
+  nuxtApp._useMeta = (meta: MetaObject) => manager.addMeta(meta)
 
   if (process.client) {
     const teleportTarget = document.createElement('div')
@@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxt) => {
   }
 
   if (process.server) {
-    nuxt.ssrContext.renderMeta = async () => {
+    nuxtApp.ssrContext.renderMeta = async () => {
       const { renderMetaToString } = await import('vue-meta/ssr')
-      nuxt.ssrContext.teleports = nuxt.ssrContext.teleports || {}
+      nuxtApp.ssrContext.teleports = nuxtApp.ssrContext.teleports || {}
 
-      await renderMetaToString(nuxt.app, nuxt.ssrContext)
+      await renderMetaToString(nuxtApp.app, nuxtApp.ssrContext)
 
       return {
-        htmlAttrs: nuxt.ssrContext.teleports.htmlAttrs || '',
-        headAttrs: nuxt.ssrContext.teleports.headAttrs || '',
-        bodyAttrs: nuxt.ssrContext.teleports.bodyAttrs || '',
-        headTags: nuxt.ssrContext.teleports.head || '',
-        bodyPrepend: nuxt.ssrContext.teleports['body-prepend'] || '',
-        bodyScripts: nuxt.ssrContext.teleports.body || ''
+        htmlAttrs: nuxtApp.ssrContext.teleports.htmlAttrs || '',
+        headAttrs: nuxtApp.ssrContext.teleports.headAttrs || '',
+        bodyAttrs: nuxtApp.ssrContext.teleports.bodyAttrs || '',
+        headTags: nuxtApp.ssrContext.teleports.head || '',
+        bodyPrepend: nuxtApp.ssrContext.teleports['body-prepend'] || '',
+        bodyScripts: nuxtApp.ssrContext.teleports.body || ''
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/meta/runtime/lib/vueuse-head.plugin.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/meta/runtime/lib/vueuse-head.plugin.ts
index 7698a3b1b6..c073a7cc59 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/meta/runtime/lib/vueuse-head.plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/meta/runtime/lib/vueuse-head.plugin.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import { ref, watchEffect, onBeforeUnmount, getCurrentInstance } from 'vue'
 import type { MetaObject } from '..'
 import { defineNuxtPlugin } from '#app'
 
-export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxt) => {
+export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxtApp) => {
   const head = createHead()
 
-  nuxt.vueApp.use(head)
+  nuxtApp.vueApp.use(head)
 
-  nuxt._useMeta = (meta: MetaObject) => {
+  nuxtApp._useMeta = (meta: MetaObject) => {
     const headObj = ref(meta as any)
     head.addHeadObjs(headObj)
 
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxt) => {
   }
 
   if (process.server) {
-    nuxt.ssrContext.renderMeta = () => renderHeadToString(head)
+    nuxtApp.ssrContext.renderMeta = () => renderHeadToString(head)
   }
 })
diff --git a/test/fixtures/bridge/plugins/setup.js b/test/fixtures/bridge/plugins/setup.js
index 25e13f2326..e9370590fe 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/bridge/plugins/setup.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/bridge/plugins/setup.js
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import { onGlobalSetup, ref } from '@nuxtjs/composition-api'
 
 import { defineNuxtPlugin } from '#app'
 
-export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxt) => {
+export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxtApp) => {
   const globalsetup = ref('🚧')
   onGlobalSetup(() => {
     globalsetup.value = '✅'
   })
-  nuxt.provide('globalsetup', globalsetup)
+  nuxtApp.provide('globalsetup', globalsetup)
 })