diff --git a/lib/plugins.js b/lib/plugins.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/plugins.js
+++ b/lib/plugins.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 var plugins_manager = require('hoodie-plugins-manager/lib/index');
+var clc = require('cli-color');
 var async = require('async');
 var path = require('path');
 var fs = require('fs');
@@ -109,13 +110,11 @@ exports.getPluginPaths = function (cfg) {
         app.hoodie = {};
     }
     if (!app.hoodie.plugins) {
-        // no plugins property, infer plugins from dependencies
-        var names = Object.keys(app.dependencies).filter(function (d) {
-            return /^hoodie-plugin-/.test(d);
-        });
-        app.hoodie.plugins = names.map(function (name) {
-            return './node_modules/' + name;
-        });
+        console.log(clc.yellow(
+            'WARNING: No hoodie.plugins property in package.json, ' +
+            'no plugins will be loaded!'
+        ));
+        app.hoodie.plugins = [];
     }
     return app.hoodie.plugins.map(function (p) {
         return path.resolve(cfg.project_dir, p);
report warning and load no plugins if hoodie.plugins property missing from package.json #<I>
* * *

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