diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5327b904d6..1b58e86733 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 ### 💥 Breaking Changes
 * The package now uses Vue 3 instead of Vue 2.7
 * The package is now a native ESM package and the CommonJS entry points were dropped!
-* The `limitWidth` prop of `NcSettingsSection` was removed (the content is now always limitted width) [\#5605](https://github.com/nextcloud-libraries/nextcloud-vue/pull/5605)
+* The plugin registering all the components and directives globally is removed. Use local registration instead. Use [`unplugin-vue-components`](https://github.com/unplugin/unplugin-vue-components) if you need an alternative.
+* The `limitWidth` prop of `NcSettingsSection` was removed (the content is now always limited width) [\#5605](https://github.com/nextcloud-libraries/nextcloud-vue/pull/5605)
 * The `closing` and `opening` events of `NcAppSidebar` were removed as they are directly emitted when the sidebar was opened when using `v-if` and also just duplicated the state of the `open` prop [\#5606](https://github.com/nextcloud-libraries/nextcloud-vue/pull/5606)
 * The `checked` prop was renamed to `modelValue`, the `update:checked` event was renamed to `update:modelValue`. This affects the following components.
   - `NcActionCheckbox`
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d123a70183..88ae1c1f1b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,17 +40,6 @@ To use a component, just import it:
 import { NcAppNavigation, NcActions, NcActionButton } from '@nextcloud/vue'
 ```
 
-### Registering all components.
-
-> Be careful, this will registry all components and directives, even the ones not being used.
-
-```js
-import Vue from 'vue'
-import { NextcloudVuePlugin } from '@nextcloud/vue'
-
-Vue.use(NextcloudVuePlugin)
-```
-
 ## Development setup
 
 If you want to work on improving the components it’s best to run the latest code and link it to your local Nextcloud installation:
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index b8ef8f3cec..8965ef1767 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -9,5 +9,3 @@ export * from './composables/index.js'
 export * from './functions/index.ts'
 export * from './directives/index.js'
 export * from './mixins/index.js'
-
-export { NextcloudVuePlugin } from './plugin'
diff --git a/src/plugin.ts b/src/plugin.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6017ed3da5..0000000000
--- a/src/plugin.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
- */
-
-import type { Directive, Plugin } from 'vue'
-
-import * as NcComponents from './components/index'
-import * as NcDirectives from './directives/index'
-
-/**
- * Install all Nextcloud Vue components and directives globally
- * @example
- * ```js
- * import { NextcloudVuePlugin } from '@nextcloud/vue'
- * import { createApp } from 'vue'
- *
- * const app = createApp({})
- *
- * app.use(NextcloudVuePlugin, {
- *   // optional options
- * })
- * ```
- */
-export const NextcloudVuePlugin: Plugin = {
-	install(app) {
-		// Install components
-		Object.entries(NcComponents).forEach(([name, component]) => {
-			app.component(component.name || name, component)
-		})
-
-		// Install directives
-		Object.entries(NcDirectives as { [key: string]: Directive }).forEach(([name, directive]) => {
-			app.directive(name, directive)
-		})
-	},
-}
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugin.spec.ts b/tests/unit/plugin.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a4fc8bc9a..0000000000
--- a/tests/unit/plugin.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
- */
-
-import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
-import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
-import { h, resolveComponent } from 'vue'
-
-import { NextcloudVuePlugin } from '../../src/plugin'
-
-describe('Nextcloud Vue Plugin', () => {
-	it('can be installed', () => {
-		const wrapper = mount(
-			{
-				setup() {
-					const ButtonCounter = resolveComponent('NcButton')
-					return () => h(ButtonCounter, { ariaLabel: 'button' })
-				},
-			}, {
-				global: {
-					plugins: [NextcloudVuePlugin],
-				},
-			}
-		)
-		expect(wrapper.vm.$el.tagName).not.toBe('NCBUTTON') // If it could no be installed it would be 'NCBUTTON', otherwise it would be 'A' or 'BUTTON'
-	})
-})