diff --git a/examples/vue-apollo/middleware/apollo.js b/examples/vue-apollo/middleware/apollo.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b079c92f1..0000000000
--- a/examples/vue-apollo/middleware/apollo.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-export default async function ({ isServer, apolloProvider }) {
-  if (isServer) {
-    const ensureReady = apolloProvider.collect()
-    console.log('Call ensureReady!', ensureReady())
-    await ensureReady()
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/vue-apollo/nuxt.config.js b/examples/vue-apollo/nuxt.config.js
index f73ea6eaf6..dfd7d27df7 100644
--- a/examples/vue-apollo/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/examples/vue-apollo/nuxt.config.js
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ module.exports = {
   build: {
     vendor: ['vue-apollo', 'apollo-client']
   },
-  router: {
-    middleware: 'apollo'
-  },
   plugins: [
     // Will inject the plugin in the $root app and also in the context as `apolloProvider`
     { src: '~plugins/apollo.js', injectAs: 'apolloProvider' }
diff --git a/examples/vue-apollo/package.json b/examples/vue-apollo/package.json
index 2f823a1e8e..07c1fcaf2a 100644
--- a/examples/vue-apollo/package.json
+++ b/examples/vue-apollo/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "vue-apollo": "^2.1.0-beta.2"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "node server.js",
+    "dev": "nuxt",
     "build": "nuxt build",
     "start": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production node server.js"
   }
diff --git a/examples/vue-apollo/plugins/apollo.js b/examples/vue-apollo/plugins/apollo.js
index cf888008c9..e59acd3369 100644
--- a/examples/vue-apollo/plugins/apollo.js
+++ b/examples/vue-apollo/plugins/apollo.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import Vue from 'vue'
 import VueApollo from 'vue-apollo'
 import { ApolloClient, createNetworkInterface } from 'apollo-client'
 
-Vue.use(VueApollo)
 
 const API_ENDPOINT = 'https://api.graph.cool/simple/v1/cj1dqiyvqqnmj0113yuqamkuu'
 
@@ -18,4 +17,7 @@ const apolloProvider = new VueApollo({
   defaultClient: apolloClient
 })
 
+Vue.use(VueApollo)
+Vue.mixin({apolloProvider})
+
 export default apolloProvider