diff --git a/packages/desktop-gui/cypress/fixtures/config.json b/packages/desktop-gui/cypress/fixtures/config.json
index c7f349d5005f..de37a288517f 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-gui/cypress/fixtures/config.json
+++ b/packages/desktop-gui/cypress/fixtures/config.json
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@
   "integrationFolder": "/Users/jennifer/Dev/Projects/cypress-example-kitchensink/cypress/integration",
   "isHeadless": false,
   "isNewProject": false,
-  "javascripts": [],
   "morgan": true,
   "namespace": "__cypress",
   "numTestsKeptInMemory": 50,
diff --git a/packages/driver/src/cypress.ts b/packages/driver/src/cypress.ts
index 515f4a3c8fd5..c8712eeb8d48 100644
--- a/packages/driver/src/cypress.ts
+++ b/packages/driver/src/cypress.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class $Cypress {
     // change this in the NEXT_BREAKING
     const { env } = config
 
-    config = _.omit(config, 'env', 'remote', 'resolved', 'scaffoldedFiles', 'javascripts', 'state', 'testingType')
+    config = _.omit(config, 'env', 'remote', 'resolved', 'scaffoldedFiles', 'state', 'testingType')
 
     _.extend(this, browserInfo(config))
 
diff --git a/packages/server/lib/config_options.ts b/packages/server/lib/config_options.ts
index 9e386998b4f5..2c02b10dada7 100644
--- a/packages/server/lib/config_options.ts
+++ b/packages/server/lib/config_options.ts
@@ -137,10 +137,6 @@ export const options = [
     name: 'isTextTerminal',
     defaultValue: false,
     isInternal: true,
-  }, {
-    name: 'javascripts',
-    defaultValue: [],
-    isInternal: true,
   }, {
     name: 'morgan',
     defaultValue: true,
diff --git a/packages/server/lib/controllers/files.js b/packages/server/lib/controllers/files.js
index 0d5a71c76630..eb28f9fa0f51 100644
--- a/packages/server/lib/controllers/files.js
+++ b/packages/server/lib/controllers/files.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     return this.getSpecs(test, config, extraOptions)
     .then((specs) => {
-      return this.getJavascripts(config)
+      return this.getSupportFile(config)
       .then((js) => {
         const allFilesToSend = js.concat(specs)
 
@@ -142,14 +142,13 @@ module.exports = {
     return test
   },
 
-  getJavascripts (config) {
-    const { projectRoot, supportFile, javascripts } = config
+  getSupportFile (config) {
+    const { projectRoot, supportFile } = config
 
-    // automatically add in support scripts and any javascripts
-    let files = [].concat(javascripts)
+    let files = []
 
     if (supportFile !== false) {
-      files = [supportFile].concat(files)
+      files = [supportFile]
     }
 
     // TODO: there shouldn't be any reason
diff --git a/packages/server/lib/specs-store.ts b/packages/server/lib/specs-store.ts
index 90a3ff2e5a20..830c7d9a8365 100644
--- a/packages/server/lib/specs-store.ts
+++ b/packages/server/lib/specs-store.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ interface SpecsWatcherOptions {
   onSpecsChanged: (specFiles: SpecFiles) => void
 }
 
-const COMMON_SEARCH_OPTIONS = ['fixturesFolder', 'supportFile', 'projectRoot', 'javascripts', 'testFiles', 'ignoreTestFiles']
+const COMMON_SEARCH_OPTIONS = ['fixturesFolder', 'supportFile', 'projectRoot', 'testFiles', 'ignoreTestFiles']
 
 // TODO: shouldn't this be on the trailing edge, not leading?
 const debounce = (fn) => _.debounce(fn, 250, { leading: true })
diff --git a/packages/server/lib/util/specs.js b/packages/server/lib/util/specs.js
index 059cb9dbf1ab..ef387fc8f9cb 100644
--- a/packages/server/lib/util/specs.js
+++ b/packages/server/lib/util/specs.js
@@ -69,22 +69,14 @@ function findSpecsOfType (searchOptions, specPattern) {
 
   const supportFilePath = searchOptions.supportFile || []
 
-  // map all of the javascripts to the project root
   // TODO: think about moving this into config
-  // and mapping each of the javascripts into an
-  // absolute path
-  const javascriptsPaths = _.map(searchOptions.javascripts, (js) => {
-    return path.join(searchOptions.projectRoot, js)
-  })
-
-  // ignore fixtures + javascripts
+  // ignore fixtures
   const options = {
     sort: true,
     absolute: true,
     nodir: true,
     cwd: searchFolderPath,
     ignore: _.compact(_.flatten([
-      javascriptsPaths,
       supportFilePath,
       fixturesFolderPath,
     ])),
@@ -183,7 +175,7 @@ function findSpecsOfType (searchOptions, specPattern) {
  * with one of TEST_TYPES values.
  */
 const find = (config, specPattern) => {
-  const commonSearchOptions = ['fixturesFolder', 'supportFile', 'projectRoot', 'javascripts', 'testFiles', 'ignoreTestFiles']
+  const commonSearchOptions = ['fixturesFolder', 'supportFile', 'projectRoot', 'testFiles', 'ignoreTestFiles']
 
   const componentTestingEnabled = _.get(config, 'resolved.testingType.value', 'e2e') === 'component'
 
diff --git a/packages/server/test/integration/http_requests_spec.js b/packages/server/test/integration/http_requests_spec.js
index dd253120d333..ced0ba35c9d1 100644
--- a/packages/server/test/integration/http_requests_spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/test/integration/http_requests_spec.js
@@ -449,13 +449,12 @@ describe('Routes', () => {
             integrationFolder: 'tests',
             fixturesFolder: 'tests/_fixtures',
             supportFile: 'tests/_support/spec_helper.js',
-            javascripts: ['tests/etc/**/*'],
           },
         })
       })
 
       it('returns base json file path objects of only tests', function () {
-        // this should omit any _fixture files, _support files and javascripts
+        // this should omit any _fixture files, _support files
         return glob(path.join(Fixtures.projectPath('todos'), 'tests', '_fixtures', '**', '*'))
         .then((files) => {
           // make sure there are fixtures in here!
@@ -477,7 +476,7 @@ describe('Routes', () => {
                 body,
               } = res
 
-              expect(body.integration).to.have.length(4)
+              expect(body.integration).to.have.length(5)
 
               // remove the absolute path key
               body.integration = _.map(body.integration, (obj) => {
@@ -487,8 +486,12 @@ describe('Routes', () => {
               expect(res.body).to.deep.eq({
                 integration: [
                   {
-                    'name': 'sub/a&b%c.js',
-                    'relative': 'tests/sub/a&b%c.js',
+                    name: 'etc/etc.js',
+                    relative: 'tests/etc/etc.js',
+                  },
+                  {
+                    name: 'sub/a&b%c.js',
+                    relative: 'tests/sub/a&b%c.js',
                   },
                   {
                     name: 'sub/sub_test.coffee',
@@ -738,7 +741,7 @@ describe('Routes', () => {
           projectRoot: Fixtures.projectPath('no-server'),
           config: {
             integrationFolder: 'my-tests',
-            javascripts: ['helpers/includes.js'],
+            supportFile: 'helpers/includes.js',
           },
         })
       })
@@ -752,7 +755,7 @@ describe('Routes', () => {
         })
       })
 
-      it('processes helpers/includes.js javascripts', function () {
+      it('processes helpers/includes.js supportFile', function () {
         return this.rp('http://localhost:2020/__cypress/tests?p=helpers/includes.js')
         .then((res) => {
           expect(res.statusCode).to.eq(200)
@@ -1108,7 +1111,6 @@ describe('Routes', () => {
               integrationFolder: 'tests',
               fixturesFolder: 'tests/_fixtures',
               supportFile: 'tests/_support/spec_helper.js',
-              javascripts: ['tests/etc/etc.js'],
             },
           }, {}, spec)
         }
diff --git a/packages/server/test/support/fixtures/server/expected_todos_filtered_tests_iframe.html b/packages/server/test/support/fixtures/server/expected_todos_filtered_tests_iframe.html
index 7cb5fb026838..3fb3f315c145 100644
--- a/packages/server/test/support/fixtures/server/expected_todos_filtered_tests_iframe.html
+++ b/packages/server/test/support/fixtures/server/expected_todos_filtered_tests_iframe.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         if (!Cypress) {
           throw new Error("Tests cannot run without a reference to Cypress!");
         }
-        return Cypress.onSpecWindow(window, [{"absolute":"/<path-to-project>/todos/tests/_support/spec_helper.js","relative":"tests/_support/spec_helper.js","relativeUrl":"/__cypress/tests?p=tests/_support/spec_helper.js"},{"absolute":"/<path-to-project>/todos/tests/etc/etc.js","relative":"tests/etc/etc.js","relativeUrl":"/__cypress/tests?p=tests/etc/etc.js"},{"absolute":"/<path-to-project>/todos/tests/sub/sub_test.coffee","relative":"tests/sub/sub_test.coffee","relativeUrl":"/__cypress/tests?p=tests/sub/sub_test.coffee"}]);
+        return Cypress.onSpecWindow(window, [{"absolute":"/<path-to-project>/todos/tests/_support/spec_helper.js","relative":"tests/_support/spec_helper.js","relativeUrl":"/__cypress/tests?p=tests/_support/spec_helper.js"},{"absolute":"/<path-to-project>/todos/tests/sub/sub_test.coffee","relative":"tests/sub/sub_test.coffee","relativeUrl":"/__cypress/tests?p=tests/sub/sub_test.coffee"}]);
       })(window.opener || window.parent);
     </script>
   </body>
diff --git a/packages/server/test/support/fixtures/server/expected_todos_iframe.html b/packages/server/test/support/fixtures/server/expected_todos_iframe.html
index 6129dd961b7d..c382660d0b53 100644
--- a/packages/server/test/support/fixtures/server/expected_todos_iframe.html
+++ b/packages/server/test/support/fixtures/server/expected_todos_iframe.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         if (!Cypress) {
           throw new Error("Tests cannot run without a reference to Cypress!");
         }
-        return Cypress.onSpecWindow(window, [{"absolute":"/<path-to-project>/todos/tests/_support/spec_helper.js","relative":"tests/_support/spec_helper.js","relativeUrl":"/__cypress/tests?p=tests/_support/spec_helper.js"},{"absolute":"/<path-to-project>/todos/tests/etc/etc.js","relative":"tests/etc/etc.js","relativeUrl":"/__cypress/tests?p=tests/etc/etc.js"},{"absolute":"/<path-to-project>/todos/tests/test2.coffee","relative":"tests/test2.coffee","relativeUrl":"/__cypress/tests?p=tests/test2.coffee"}]);
+        return Cypress.onSpecWindow(window, [{"absolute":"/<path-to-project>/todos/tests/_support/spec_helper.js","relative":"tests/_support/spec_helper.js","relativeUrl":"/__cypress/tests?p=tests/_support/spec_helper.js"},{"absolute":"/<path-to-project>/todos/tests/test2.coffee","relative":"tests/test2.coffee","relativeUrl":"/__cypress/tests?p=tests/test2.coffee"}]);
       })(window.opener || window.parent);
     </script>
   </body>
diff --git a/packages/server/test/unit/config_spec.js b/packages/server/test/unit/config_spec.js
index 29ff3240ccec..0d35983df67d 100644
--- a/packages/server/test/unit/config_spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/test/unit/config_spec.js
@@ -1137,10 +1137,6 @@ describe('lib/config', () => {
       })
     })
 
-    it('javascripts=[]', function () {
-      return this.defaults('javascripts', [])
-    })
-
     it('viewportWidth=1000', function () {
       return this.defaults('viewportWidth', 1000)
     })