diff --git a/docs/content/1.docs/2.guide/2.directory-structure/1.plugins.md b/docs/content/1.docs/2.guide/2.directory-structure/1.plugins.md
index c181c53ab10..b47fdd127e8 100644
--- a/docs/content/1.docs/2.guide/2.directory-structure/1.plugins.md
+++ b/docs/content/1.docs/2.guide/2.directory-structure/1.plugins.md
@@ -21,14 +21,15 @@ For example:
 
 ```bash
 plugins
- | - myPlugin.ts
+ | - myPlugin.ts  // scanned
+ | - mySecondPlugin.ts  // scanned
  | - myOtherPlugin
- | --- supportingFile.ts
- | --- componentToRegister.vue
- | --- index.ts
+ | --- supportingFile.ts   // not scanned
+ | --- componentToRegister.vue   // not scanned
+ | --- index.ts  // not scanned
 ```
 
-Only `myPlugin.ts` and `myOtherPlugin/index.ts` would be registered.
+Only `myPlugin.ts` and `mySecondPlugin.ts` would be registered. You can configure [`plugins`](/docs/api/configuration/nuxt-config#plugins-1) to include unscanned files.
 
 ## Creating Plugins
 
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/app.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/app.ts
index 56fb6535dab..b87186550f3 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/app.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/app.ts
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ export async function resolveApp (nuxt: Nuxt, app: NuxtApp) {
       ...(config.plugins || []),
       ...config.srcDir
         ? await resolveFiles(config.srcDir, [
-          `${config.dir?.plugins || 'plugins'}/*.{ts,js,mjs,cjs,mts,cts}`,
-          `${config.dir?.plugins || 'plugins'}/*/index.*{ts,js,mjs,cjs,mts,cts}`
+          `${config.dir?.plugins || 'plugins'}/*.{ts,js,mjs,cjs,mts,cts}`
         ])
         : []
     ].map(plugin => normalizePlugin(plugin as NuxtPlugin)))