diff --git a/tests/config/format-test.js b/tests/config/format-test.js
index cd87cd62254e..f99ef2ab3154 100644
--- a/tests/config/format-test.js
+++ b/tests/config/format-test.js
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ function runSpec(fixtures, parsers, options) {
     describe(title, () => {
       const formatOptions = {
         printWidth: 80,
+        // Should not search plugins by default
+        pluginSearchDirs: false,
         ...options,
         filepath: filename,
         parser,
diff --git a/tests/config/utils/create-snapshot.js b/tests/config/utils/create-snapshot.js
index a889a27305f0..fccac2f71df6 100644
--- a/tests/config/utils/create-snapshot.js
+++ b/tests/config/utils/create-snapshot.js
@@ -25,10 +25,15 @@ function printOptions(options) {
     filepath,
     errors,
     parser,
+    pluginSearchDirs,
 
     ...snapshotOptions
   } = options;
 
+  if (pluginSearchDirs !== false) {
+    snapshotOptions.pluginSearchDirs = pluginSearchDirs;
+  }
+
   const keys = Object.keys(snapshotOptions).sort();
   return keys
     .map((key) => `${key}: ${stringify(snapshotOptions[key])}`)