diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/config/oxlintrc.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/config/oxlintrc.rs
index a621eddf25af0..fc96ea1b2d41b 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/config/oxlintrc.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/config/oxlintrc.rs
@@ -142,29 +142,28 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn test_oxlintrc_de_plugins_empty_array() {
         let config: Oxlintrc = serde_json::from_value(json!({ "plugins": [] })).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(config.plugins, LintPlugins::default());
+        assert_eq!(config.plugins, LintPlugins::empty());
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_oxlintrc_de_plugins_enabled_by_default() {
-        // NOTE(@DonIsaac): creating a Value with `json!` then deserializing it with serde_json::from_value
-        // Errs with "invalid type: string \"eslint\", expected a borrowed string" and I can't
-        // figure out why. This seems to work. Why???
-        let configs = [
-            r#"{ "plugins": ["eslint"] }"#,
-            r#"{ "plugins": ["oxc"] }"#,
-            r#"{ "plugins": ["deepscan"] }"#, // alias for oxc
-        ];
-        // ^ these plugins are enabled by default already
-        for oxlintrc in configs {
-            let config: Oxlintrc = serde_json::from_str(oxlintrc).unwrap();
-            assert_eq!(config.plugins, LintPlugins::default());
-        }
+    fn test_oxlintrc_empty_config_plugins() {
+        let config: Oxlintrc = serde_json::from_str(r"{}").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(config.plugins, LintPlugins::default());
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_oxlintrc_de_plugins_new() {
-        let config: Oxlintrc = serde_json::from_str(r#"{ "plugins": ["import"] }"#).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(config.plugins, LintPlugins::default().union(LintPlugins::IMPORT));
+    fn test_oxlintrc_specifying_plugins_will_override() {
+        let config: Oxlintrc = serde_json::from_str(r#"{ "plugins": ["react", "oxc"] }"#).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(config.plugins, LintPlugins::REACT.union(LintPlugins::OXC));
+        let config: Oxlintrc =
+            serde_json::from_str(r#"{ "plugins": ["typescript", "unicorn"] }"#).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(config.plugins, LintPlugins::TYPESCRIPT.union(LintPlugins::UNICORN));
+        let config: Oxlintrc =
+            serde_json::from_str(r#"{ "plugins": ["typescript", "unicorn", "react", "oxc", "import", "jsdoc", "jest", "vitest", "jsx-a11y", "nextjs", "react-perf", "promise", "node", "security"] }"#).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(config.plugins, LintPlugins::all());
+
+        let config: Oxlintrc =
+            serde_json::from_str(r#"{ "plugins": ["typescript", "@typescript-eslint"] }"#).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(config.plugins, LintPlugins::TYPESCRIPT);
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/config/plugins.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/config/plugins.rs
index 9099a1e55da32..b507b32a351d2 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/config/plugins.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/config/plugins.rs
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for LintPlugins {
             where
                 A: de::SeqAccess<'de>,
             {
-                let mut plugins = LintPlugins::default();
+                let mut plugins = LintPlugins::empty();
                 loop {
                     // serde_json::from_str will provide an &str, while
                     // serde_json::from_value provides a String. The former is