diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e38d04c..117e52a5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 # Config
 
-- `vitest.include` and `vitest.exclude`` are deprecated. The extension now loads the include and exclude paths from your vitest config file.
 - `vitest.enable`: This plugin will try to detect whether the current project is
    set up with Vitest to activate itself. If detection fails, you can enable the plugin manually.
 - `vitest.nodeEnv`: The env passed to runner process in addition to
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 44a68a93..33ec812c 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import semver from 'semver'
-import type { ResolvedConfig } from 'vitest'
 import type { WorkspaceConfiguration, WorkspaceFolder } from 'vscode'
 import * as vscode from 'vscode'
 import { log } from './log'
@@ -7,17 +6,6 @@ import { isDefinitelyVitestEnv, mayBeVitestEnv } from './pure/isVitestEnv'
 import { getVitestCommand, getVitestVersion, isNodeAvailable } from './pure/utils'
 export const extensionId = 'zxch3n.vitest-explorer'
 
-// Copied from https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/blob/main/packages/vitest/src/defaults.ts
-// "import { configDefaults } from 'vitest'" throws unexpected URL error
-const defaultInclude = ['**/*.{test,spec}.?(c|m)[jt]s?(x)']
-const defaultExclude = [
-  '**/node_modules/**',
-  '**/dist/**',
-  '**/cypress/**',
-  '**/.{idea,git,cache,output,temp}/**',
-  '**/{karma,rollup,webpack,vite,vitest,jest,ava,babel,nyc,cypress,tsup,build,eslint,prettier}.config.*',
-]
-
 export function getConfigValue<T>(
   rootConfig: WorkspaceConfiguration,
   folderConfig: WorkspaceConfiguration,
@@ -43,21 +31,11 @@ export function getConfig(workspaceFolder?: WorkspaceFolder | vscode.Uri | strin
     env: get<null | Record<string, string>>('nodeEnv', null),
     commandLine: get<string | undefined>('commandLine', undefined),
     watchOnStartup: get<boolean>('watchOnStartup', false),
-    include: get<string[]>('include'),
-    exclude: get<string[]>('exclude'),
     enable: get<boolean>('enable', false),
     debugExclude: get<string[]>('debugExclude', []),
   }
 }
 
-export function getCombinedConfig(config: ResolvedConfig, workspaceFolder?: WorkspaceFolder | vscode.Uri | string) {
-  const vitestConfig = getConfig(workspaceFolder)
-  return {
-    exclude: vitestConfig.exclude?.concat(config.exclude) || defaultExclude,
-    include: vitestConfig.include?.concat(config.include) || defaultInclude,
-  }
-}
-
 export function getRootConfig() {
   const rootConfig = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('vitest')
 
diff --git a/src/discover.ts b/src/discover.ts
index 57979725..8d121bbf 100644
--- a/src/discover.ts
+++ b/src/discover.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import parse from './pure/parsers'
 import type { NamedBlock } from './pure/parsers/parser_nodes'
 import { shouldIncludeFile } from './vscodeUtils'
 
-import { getCombinedConfig, vitestEnvironmentFolders } from './config'
+import { vitestEnvironmentFolders } from './config'
 import { log } from './log'
 import { openTestTag } from './tags'
 
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ export class TestFileDiscoverer extends vscode.Disposable {
     const watchers = [] as vscode.FileSystemWatcher[]
     await Promise.all(
       vitestEnvironmentFolders.map(async (workspaceFolder) => {
-        const exclude = getCombinedConfig(this.config, workspaceFolder).exclude
-        for (const include of getCombinedConfig(this.config, workspaceFolder).include) {
+        const exclude = this.config.exclude
+        for (const include of this.config.include) {
           const pattern = new vscode.RelativePattern(
             workspaceFolder.uri,
             include,
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ export class TestFileDiscoverer extends vscode.Disposable {
     await Promise.all(
       vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders.map(async (workspaceFolder) => {
         const workspacePath = workspaceFolder.uri.fsPath
-        const exclude = getCombinedConfig(this.config, workspaceFolder).exclude
-        for (const include of getCombinedConfig(this.config, workspaceFolder).include) {
+        const exclude = this.config.exclude
+        for (const include of this.config.include) {
           const pattern = new vscode.RelativePattern(
             workspaceFolder.uri,
             include,
diff --git a/src/vscodeUtils.ts b/src/vscodeUtils.ts
index d0e3f5e5..266bc4fe 100644
--- a/src/vscodeUtils.ts
+++ b/src/vscodeUtils.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
+import minimatch from 'minimatch'
 import { TextDecoder } from 'util'
+import type { ResolvedConfig } from 'vitest'
 import type { Uri } from 'vscode'
 import { workspace } from 'vscode'
-import minimatch from 'minimatch'
-import type { ResolvedConfig } from 'vitest'
-import { getCombinedConfig } from './config'
 
 const textDecoder = new TextDecoder('utf-8')
 
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ export const getContentFromFilesystem = async (uri: Uri) => {
 }
 
 export function shouldIncludeFile(path: string, config: ResolvedConfig) {
-  const { include, exclude } = getCombinedConfig(config)
+  const { include, exclude } = config
   return (
     include.some(x => minimatch(path, x))
     && exclude.every(x => !minimatch(path, x, { dot: true }))