diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8afd75e661..4d66b74839 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@
         "rollup-plugin-polyfill-node": "^0.12.0",
         "rollup-plugin-terser": "^7.0.2",
         "vite": "^4.2.1",
-        "vite-plugin-mpa": "^1.1.4",
-        "vite-plugin-plain-text": "^1.4.2"
+        "vite-plugin-mpa": "^1.1.4"
       },
       "optionalDependencies": {
         "cypress": "^10.11.0",
@@ -11655,41 +11654,6 @@
         "yargs": "16.2.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/vite-plugin-plain-text": {
-      "version": "1.4.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vite-plugin-plain-text/-/vite-plugin-plain-text-1.4.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-nkCWW16lkTidaGZ9kItwMZ5OEkUeXMrY4Okc9IQXrN/p6SAuDYmEiGqMRKl1rnhm6CR1h98uJtn+ODkv0cL7DA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "@napi-rs/magic-string": "^0.3.4",
-        "fast-glob": "^3.2.12",
-        "minimatch": "^6.1.6"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/vite-plugin-plain-text/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
-      "version": "2.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-2.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-XnAIvQ8eM+kC6aULx6wuQiwVsnzsi9d3WxzV3FpWTGA19F621kwdbsAcFKXgKUHZWsy+mY6iL1sHTxWEFCytDA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/vite-plugin-plain-text/node_modules/minimatch": {
-      "version": "6.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-6.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-sauLxniAmvnhhRjFwPNnJKaPFYyddAgbYdeUpHULtCT/GhzdCx/MDNy+Y40lBxTQUrMzDE8e0S43Z5uqfO0REg==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "brace-expansion": "^2.0.1"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/vite/node_modules/esbuild": {
       "version": "0.17.12",
       "dev": true,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 59326412c6..9572fe7677 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@
     "rollup-plugin-polyfill-node": "^0.12.0",
     "rollup-plugin-terser": "^7.0.2",
     "vite": "^4.2.1",
-    "vite-plugin-mpa": "^1.1.4",
-    "vite-plugin-plain-text": "^1.4.2"
+    "vite-plugin-mpa": "^1.1.4"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "cypress": "^10.11.0",
diff --git a/src/Tools/cypressTest/CypressTest.jsx b/src/Tools/cypressTest/CypressTest.jsx
index dc18a631fc..c9ceece9d3 100644
--- a/src/Tools/cypressTest/CypressTest.jsx
+++ b/src/Tools/cypressTest/CypressTest.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import PageViewer from '../../Viewer/PageViewer.jsx';
 import ActivityViewer from '../../Viewer/ActivityViewer.jsx';
-// import {plainText as testCodeDoenetML } from './testCode.doenet';
+// import testCodeDoenetML from './testCode.doenet?raw';
 
 function Test() {
   // console.log("===Test")
diff --git a/src/Tools/temp/MathInput.jsx b/src/Tools/temp/MathInput.jsx
index dced179ae9..dee2c1dc8a 100644
--- a/src/Tools/temp/MathInput.jsx
+++ b/src/Tools/temp/MathInput.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import DoenetViewer from '../../Tools/_framework/ToolPanels/AssignmentViewer';
-import {plainText as testCodeDoenetML } from './testCode.doenet';
+import testCodeDoenetML from './testCode.doenet?raw';
 import core from '../../Core/Core';
 
 // import MathInputPallet from '../_framework/temp/MathInputPallet'
diff --git a/src/Tools/test/DoenetTest.jsx b/src/Tools/test/DoenetTest.jsx
index 493642a1fc..6216cf96f6 100644
--- a/src/Tools/test/DoenetTest.jsx
+++ b/src/Tools/test/DoenetTest.jsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import ActivityViewer from '../../Viewer/ActivityViewer.jsx';
 import PageViewer from '../../Viewer/PageViewer.jsx';
-import {plainText as testActivityDefinition } from './testActivityDefinition.doenet';
-import {plainText as testCodeDoenetML } from './testCode.doenet';
+import testActivityDefinition from './testActivityDefinition.doenet?raw';
+import testCodeDoenetML from './testCode.doenet?raw';
 import { MathJaxContext } from "better-react-mathjax";
 import { mathjaxConfig } from '../../Core/utils/math.js';
 
diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index 3129263cb1..728c6e8313 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -4,14 +4,11 @@ import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react';
 import nodePolyfills from 'rollup-plugin-polyfill-node';
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
 import { resolve } from 'path';
-import plainText from 'vite-plugin-plain-text';
 
 export default defineConfig((env) => ({
   appType: 'mpa',
   plugins: [
-    react(),
-    plainText(/\/testActivityDefinition\.doenet/),
-    plainText(/\/testCode\.doenet/),
+    react()
   ],
   server: {
     port: 8000,