diff --git a/packages/kit/package.json b/packages/kit/package.json
index 3f642272f6..3d387795d9 100644
--- a/packages/kit/package.json
+++ b/packages/kit/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
     "knitwork": "^0.1.2",
     "lodash.template": "^4.5.0",
     "mlly": "^0.5.7",
-    "ohash": "^0.1.5",
     "pathe": "^0.3.3",
     "pkg-types": "^0.3.3",
     "scule": "^0.3.2",
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/internal/template.ts b/packages/kit/src/internal/template.ts
index 9be902eb7e..1911541515 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/internal/template.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/internal/template.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import lodashTemplate from 'lodash.template'
 import { genSafeVariableName, genDynamicImport, genImport } from 'knitwork'
 
 import type { NuxtTemplate } from '@nuxt/schema'
-import { relative } from 'pathe'
-import { hash } from 'ohash'
 
 export async function compileTemplate (template: NuxtTemplate, ctx: any) {
   const data = { ...ctx, options: template.options }
@@ -23,27 +21,24 @@ export async function compileTemplate (template: NuxtTemplate, ctx: any) {
   throw new Error('Invalid template: ' + JSON.stringify(template))
 }
 
+/** @deprecated */
 const serialize = (data: any) => JSON.stringify(data, null, 2).replace(/"{(.+)}"(?=,?$)/gm, r => JSON.parse(r).replace(/^{(.*)}$/, '$1'))
 
-const importSources = (sources: string | string[], root: string, { lazy = false } = {}) => {
+/** @deprecated */
+const importSources = (sources: string | string[], { lazy = false } = {}) => {
   if (!Array.isArray(sources)) {
     sources = [sources]
   }
-  const exports: string[] = []
-  const imports: string[] = []
-  for (const src of sources) {
-    const path = relative(root, src)
-    const variable = genSafeVariableName(path).replace(/_(45|46|47)/g, '_') + '_' + hash(path)
-    exports.push(variable)
-    imports.push(lazy
-      ? `const ${variable} = ${genDynamicImport(src, { comment: `webpackChunkName: ${JSON.stringify(src)}` })}`
-      : genImport(src, variable)
-    )
-  }
-  return {
-    exports,
-    imports
-  }
+  return sources.map((src) => {
+    if (lazy) {
+      return `const ${genSafeVariableName(src)} = ${genDynamicImport(src, { comment: `webpackChunkName: ${JSON.stringify(src)}` })}`
+    }
+    return genImport(src, genSafeVariableName(src))
+  }).join('\n')
 }
 
-export const templateUtils = { serialize, importName: genSafeVariableName, importSources }
+/** @deprecated */
+const importName = genSafeVariableName
+
+/** @deprecated */
+export const templateUtils = { serialize, importName, importSources }
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/templates.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/templates.ts
index 57299a0a6f..b4347549a3 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/templates.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/templates.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { templateUtils } from '@nuxt/kit'
 import type { Nuxt, NuxtApp, NuxtTemplate } from '@nuxt/schema'
 import { genArrayFromRaw, genDynamicImport, genExport, genImport, genObjectFromRawEntries, genString, genSafeVariableName } from 'knitwork'
 
 import { isAbsolute, join, relative } from 'pathe'
 import { resolveSchema, generateTypes } from 'untyped'
 import escapeRE from 'escape-string-regexp'
+import { hash } from 'ohash'
 
 export interface TemplateContext {
   nuxt: Nuxt
@@ -48,8 +48,14 @@ export const clientPluginTemplate = {
   filename: 'plugins/client.mjs',
   getContents (ctx: TemplateContext) {
     const clientPlugins = ctx.app.plugins.filter(p => !p.mode || p.mode !== 'server')
-    const rootDir = ctx.nuxt.options.rootDir
-    const { imports, exports } = templateUtils.importSources(clientPlugins.map(p => p.src), rootDir)
+    const exports: string[] = []
+    const imports: string[] = []
+    for (const plugin of clientPlugins) {
+      const path = relative(ctx.nuxt.options.rootDir, plugin.src)
+      const variable = genSafeVariableName(path).replace(/_(45|46|47)/g, '_') + '_' + hash(path)
+      exports.push(variable)
+      imports.push(genImport(plugin.src, variable))
+    }
     return [
       ...imports,
       `export default ${genArrayFromRaw(exports)}`
@@ -61,15 +67,17 @@ export const serverPluginTemplate = {
   filename: 'plugins/server.mjs',
   getContents (ctx: TemplateContext) {
     const serverPlugins = ctx.app.plugins.filter(p => !p.mode || p.mode !== 'client')
-    const rootDir = ctx.nuxt.options.rootDir
-    const { imports, exports } = templateUtils.importSources(serverPlugins.map(p => p.src), rootDir)
+    const exports: string[] = ['preload']
+    const imports: string[] = ["import preload from '#app/plugins/preload.server'"]
+    for (const plugin of serverPlugins) {
+      const path = relative(ctx.nuxt.options.rootDir, plugin.src)
+      const variable = genSafeVariableName(path).replace(/_(45|46|47)/g, '_') + '_' + hash(path)
+      exports.push(variable)
+      imports.push(genImport(plugin.src, variable))
+    }
     return [
-      "import preload from '#app/plugins/preload.server'",
       ...imports,
-      `export default ${genArrayFromRaw([
-        'preload',
-        ...exports
-      ])}`
+      `export default ${genArrayFromRaw(exports)}`
     ].join('\n')
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9a5fb36168..bb2252e1b9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1736,7 +1736,6 @@ __metadata:
     knitwork: ^0.1.2
     lodash.template: ^4.5.0
     mlly: ^0.5.7
-    ohash: ^0.1.5
     pathe: ^0.3.3
     pkg-types: ^0.3.3
     scule: ^0.3.2