diff --git a/src/rabbit_env.erl b/src/rabbit_env.erl
index 1397ced7..6010c5db 100644
--- a/src/rabbit_env.erl
+++ b/src/rabbit_env.erl
@@ -1080,16 +1080,12 @@ enabled_plugins_file(Context) ->
 enabled_plugins_file_from_env(Context) ->
     case get_prefixed_env_var("RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE") of
         false ->
-            File = get_default_enabled_plugins_file(Context),
-            update_context(Context, enabled_plugins_file, File, default);
+            update_context(Context, enabled_plugins_file, undefined, default);
         Value ->
             File = normalize_path(Value),
             update_context(Context, enabled_plugins_file, File, environment)
     end.
 
-get_default_enabled_plugins_file(#{config_base_dir := ConfigBaseDir}) ->
-    filename:join(ConfigBaseDir, "enabled_plugins").
-
 enabled_plugins_file_from_node(#{from_remote_node := Remote} = Context) ->
     Ret = query_remote(Remote,
                        application, get_env, [rabbit, enabled_plugins_file]),
@@ -1471,7 +1467,7 @@ do_load_conf_env_file(Context, Sh, ConfEnvFile) ->
            {"CONFIG_FILE", MainConfigFile},
            {"ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE", get_default_advanced_config_file(Context)},
            {"MNESIA_BASE", get_default_mnesia_base_dir(Context)},
-           {"ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE", get_default_enabled_plugins_file(Context)},
+           {"ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE", false},
            {"PLUGINS_DIR", get_default_plugins_path_from_env(Context)},
            {"CONF_ENV_FILE_PHASE", "rabbtimq-prelaunch"}
           ],
diff --git a/test/rabbit_env_SUITE.erl b/test/rabbit_env_SUITE.erl
index 3db0ce89..b315e120 100644
--- a/test/rabbit_env_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/rabbit_env_SUITE.erl
@@ -64,40 +64,7 @@
 
 all() ->
     [
-     check_data_dir,
-     check_default_values,
-     check_values_from_reachable_remote_node,
-     check_values_from_offline_remote_node,
-     check_context_to_app_env_vars,
-     check_context_to_code_path,
-     check_RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE,
-     check_RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE,
-     check_RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILES,
-     check_RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT,
-     check_RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS,
-     check_RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE,
-     check_RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE,
-     check_RABBITMQ_KEEP_PID_FILE_ON_EXIT,
-     check_RABBITMQ_LOG,
-     check_RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE,
-     check_RABBITMQ_LOGS,
-     check_RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE,
-     check_RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR,
-     check_RABBITMQ_MOTD_FILE,
-     check_RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS,
-     check_RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT,
-     check_RABBITMQ_NODENAME,
-     check_RABBITMQ_PID_FILE,
-     check_RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR,
-     check_RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR,
-     check_RABBITMQ_PRODUCT_NAME,
-     check_RABBITMQ_PRODUCT_VERSION,
-     check_RABBITMQ_QUORUM_DIR,
-     check_RABBITMQ_UPGRADE_LOG,
-     check_RABBITMQ_USE_LOGNAME,
-     check_value_is_yes,
-     check_log_process_env,
-     check_log_context
+     {group, main_tests}
     ].
 
 suite() ->
@@ -105,7 +72,42 @@ suite() ->
 
 groups() ->
     [
-     {parallel_tests, [parallel], all()}
+     {main_tests, [], [
+                       check_data_dir,
+                       check_default_values,
+                       check_values_from_reachable_remote_node,
+                       check_values_from_offline_remote_node,
+                       check_context_to_app_env_vars,
+                       check_context_to_code_path,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILES,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_KEEP_PID_FILE_ON_EXIT,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_LOG,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_LOGS,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_MOTD_FILE,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_NODENAME,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_PID_FILE,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_PRODUCT_NAME,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_PRODUCT_VERSION,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_QUORUM_DIR,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_UPGRADE_LOG,
+                       check_RABBITMQ_USE_LOGNAME,
+                       check_value_is_yes,
+                       check_log_process_env,
+                       check_log_context
+                      ]}
     ].
 
 init_per_group(_, Config) -> Config.
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ check_default_values(_) ->
          dbg_mods => [],
          dbg_output => stdout,
          enabled_plugins => undefined,
-         enabled_plugins_file => "/etc/rabbitmq/enabled_plugins",
+         enabled_plugins_file => undefined,
          erlang_dist_tcp_port => 25672,
          feature_flags_file =>
            "/var/lib/rabbitmq/mnesia/" ++ NodeS ++ "-feature_flags",
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@ check_default_values(_) ->
          dbg_mods => [],
          dbg_output => stdout,
          enabled_plugins => undefined,
-         enabled_plugins_file => "%APPDATA%/RabbitMQ/enabled_plugins",
+         enabled_plugins_file => undefined,
          erlang_dist_tcp_port => 25672,
          feature_flags_file =>
            "%APPDATA%/RabbitMQ/db/" ++ NodeS ++ "-feature_flags",