diff --git a/lib/config/defaults.js b/lib/config/defaults.js
index 6c4636a9478..e1e9658c4d1 100644
--- a/lib/config/defaults.js
+++ b/lib/config/defaults.js
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ const applyJavascriptParserOptionsDefaults = (
 	D(parserOptions, "wrappedContextRecursive", true);
 	D(parserOptions, "wrappedContextCritical", false);
 	D(parserOptions, "strictThisContextOnImports", false);
+	D(parserOptions, "importMeta", true);
 	if (futureDefaults) D(parserOptions, "exportsPresence", "error");
 };
 
@@ -501,9 +502,7 @@ const applyModuleDefaults = (
 		D(module.parser.asset.dataUrlCondition, "maxSize", 8096);
 	}
 
-	F(module.parser, "javascript", () => ({
-		importMeta: true
-	}));
+	F(module.parser, "javascript", () => ({}));
 	applyJavascriptParserOptionsDefaults(module.parser.javascript, {
 		futureDefaults
 	});
diff --git a/lib/dependencies/ImportMetaPlugin.js b/lib/dependencies/ImportMetaPlugin.js
index fac9340a718..e8f25dbef49 100644
--- a/lib/dependencies/ImportMetaPlugin.js
+++ b/lib/dependencies/ImportMetaPlugin.js
@@ -65,17 +65,6 @@ class ImportMetaPlugin {
 								parser.state.module.addPresentationalDependency(dep);
 								return true;
 							});
-						parser.hooks.unhandledExpressionMemberChain
-							.for("import.meta")
-							.tap("ImportMetaPlugin", (expr, members) => {
-								const dep = new ConstDependency(
-									`${importMetaName}${propertyAccess(members, 0)}`,
-									expr.range
-								);
-								dep.loc = expr.loc;
-								parser.state.module.addPresentationalDependency(dep);
-								return true;
-							});
 						return;
 					}
 
diff --git a/test/Defaults.unittest.js b/test/Defaults.unittest.js
index 280ddb981f3..39da9a2ba09 100644
--- a/test/Defaults.unittest.js
+++ b/test/Defaults.unittest.js
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ describe("Defaults", () => {
 		        "exprContextRecursive": true,
 		        "exprContextRegExp": false,
 		        "exprContextRequest": ".",
+		        "importMeta": true,
 		        "strictExportPresence": undefined,
 		        "strictThisContextOnImports": false,
 		        "unknownContextCritical": true,