diff --git a/test/basic.fail.generate.test.js b/test/basic.fail.generate.test.js
index 4a7bed3f51..65f996193d 100644
--- a/test/basic.fail.generate.test.js
+++ b/test/basic.fail.generate.test.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ test('Fail with routes() which throw an error', async t => {
   const options = {
     rootDir: resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures/basic'),
     dev: false,
-    runBuild: true,
     generate: {
       async routes () {
         throw new Error('Not today!')
diff --git a/test/basic.generate.test.js b/test/basic.generate.test.js
index b75e71a4b2..313203637a 100644
--- a/test/basic.generate.test.js
+++ b/test/basic.generate.test.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ test.before('Init Nuxt.js', async t => {
   let config = require(resolve(rootDir, 'nuxt.config.js'))
   config.rootDir = rootDir
   config.dev = false
-  config.runBuild = true
   nuxt = new Nuxt(config)
   const builder = new Builder(nuxt)
   const generator = new Generator(nuxt, builder)
diff --git a/test/basic.test.js b/test/basic.test.js
index 16146f2e1c..93a0e07c5b 100755
--- a/test/basic.test.js
+++ b/test/basic.test.js
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ let nuxt = null
 test.before('Init Nuxt.js', async t => {
   const options = {
     rootDir: resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures/basic'),
-    dev: false,
-    runBuild: true
+    dev: false
   }
   nuxt = new Nuxt(options)
   await new Builder(nuxt).build()
diff --git a/test/children.test.js b/test/children.test.js
index d6f470b868..c648702798 100644
--- a/test/children.test.js
+++ b/test/children.test.js
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ let nuxt = null
 test.before('Init Nuxt.js', async t => {
   const options = {
     rootDir: resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures/children'),
-    dev: false,
-    runBuild: true
+    dev: false
   }
   nuxt = new Nuxt(options)
   await new Builder(nuxt).build()
diff --git a/test/dynamic-routes.test.js b/test/dynamic-routes.test.js
index 9ac8eeda2d..c1c8d461b7 100644
--- a/test/dynamic-routes.test.js
+++ b/test/dynamic-routes.test.js
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ const readFile = pify(fs.readFile)
 test.before('Init Nuxt.js', async t => {
   const nuxt = new Nuxt({
     rootDir: resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures/dynamic-routes'),
-    dev: false,
-    runBuild: true
+    dev: false
   })
   await new Builder(nuxt).build()
 })
diff --git a/test/error.test.js b/test/error.test.js
index 4b53f5ad56..9a7952ccc6 100644
--- a/test/error.test.js
+++ b/test/error.test.js
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ let nuxt = null
 test.before('Init Nuxt.js', async t => {
   const options = {
     rootDir: resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures/error'),
-    dev: false,
-    runBuild: true
+    dev: false
   }
   nuxt = new Nuxt(options)
   await new Builder(nuxt).build()
diff --git a/test/express.test.js b/test/express.test.js
index 9a4d91ff98..531aa606a0 100644
--- a/test/express.test.js
+++ b/test/express.test.js
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ let app
 test.before('Init Nuxt.js', async t => {
   const options = {
     rootDir: resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures/basic'),
-    dev: false,
-    runBuild: true
+    dev: false
   }
 
   // Create nuxt instace
diff --git a/test/index.test.js b/test/index.test.js
index 8e3fbf745e..c30f96be7e 100644
--- a/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/index.test.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ test.serial('Nuxt.js Instance', async t => {
 test.serial('Fail to build when no pages/ directory but is in the parent', t => {
   const nuxt = new Nuxt({
     dev: false,
-    runBuild: true,
     rootDir: resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'empty', 'pages')
   })
   return new Builder(nuxt).build().catch(err => {
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ test.serial('Fail to build when no pages/ directory but is in the parent', t =>
 test.serial('Fail to build when no pages/ directory', t => {
   const nuxt = new Nuxt({
     dev: false,
-    runBuild: true,
     rootDir: resolve(__dirname)
   })
   return new Builder(nuxt).build().catch(err => {
diff --git a/test/module.test.js b/test/module.test.js
index 83f3005c4c..26ac78c81d 100755
--- a/test/module.test.js
+++ b/test/module.test.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ test.before('Init Nuxt.js', async t => {
   let config = require(resolve(rootDir, 'nuxt.config.js'))
   config.rootDir = rootDir
   config.dev = false
-  config.runBuild = true
   nuxt = new Nuxt(config)
   await new Builder(nuxt).build()
 
diff --git a/test/with-config.test.js b/test/with-config.test.js
index 83b6747a8e..f3b380efac 100644
--- a/test/with-config.test.js
+++ b/test/with-config.test.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ test.before('Init Nuxt.js', async t => {
   let config = require(resolve(rootDir, 'nuxt.config.js'))
   config.rootDir = rootDir
   config.dev = false
-  config.runBuild = true
   nuxt = new Nuxt(config)
   await new Builder(nuxt).build()