diff --git a/packages/idyll-cli/test/basic-project/test.js b/packages/idyll-cli/test/basic-project/test.js
index 018253fe..b2d309c2 100644
--- a/packages/idyll-cli/test/basic-project/test.js
+++ b/packages/idyll-cli/test/basic-project/test.js
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ before(function(done) {
     css: join(PROJECT_DIR, 'styles.css'),
     googleFonts: ['Hanalei Fill'],
     favicon: 'static/favicon.ico',
-    transformComponents: true,
     compiler: {
       spellcheck: false
     },
diff --git a/packages/idyll-cli/test/batteries-included/test.js b/packages/idyll-cli/test/batteries-included/test.js
index a0979cc6..a30c1e88 100644
--- a/packages/idyll-cli/test/batteries-included/test.js
+++ b/packages/idyll-cli/test/batteries-included/test.js
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ describe('batteries-included project', function() {
     idyll({
       inputFile: join(PROJECT_DIR, 'index.idl'),
       output: PROJECT_BUILD_DIR,
-      transformComponents: true,
       compiler: {
         spellcheck: false
       },
diff --git a/packages/idyll-cli/test/env-options/test.js b/packages/idyll-cli/test/env-options/test.js
index 8a482e83..4bfd52ba 100644
--- a/packages/idyll-cli/test/env-options/test.js
+++ b/packages/idyll-cli/test/env-options/test.js
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ describe('env-options', function() {
       theme: join(PROJECT_DIR, 'custom-theme.css'),
       css: join(PROJECT_DIR, 'styles.css'),
       googleFonts: ['Hanalei Fill'],
-      transformComponents: true,
       favicon: 'static/favicon.ico',
       compiler: {
         spellcheck: false
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ describe('env-options', function() {
       temp: '.idyll',
       template: resolve(join(__dirname, '/../../src/client/_index.html')),
       theme: join(PROJECT_DIR, 'custom-theme.css'),
-      transformComponents: true,
       transform: [],
       watch: false
     });
@@ -86,7 +84,6 @@ describe('env-options', function() {
       theme: join(PROJECT_DIR, 'custom-theme.css'),
       css: join(PROJECT_DIR, 'styles.css'),
       googleFonts: ['Hanalei Fill'],
-      transformComponents: true,
       favicon: 'static/favicon.ico',
       compiler: {
         spellcheck: false
@@ -122,7 +119,6 @@ describe('env-options', function() {
       temp: '.idyll',
       template: resolve(join(__dirname, '/../../src/client/_index.html')),
       theme: join(PROJECT_DIR, 'custom-theme.css'),
-      transformComponents: true,
       transform: [],
       watch: false
     });
diff --git a/packages/idyll-cli/test/minified-project/test.js b/packages/idyll-cli/test/minified-project/test.js
index 1cf4caa9..125c2b32 100644
--- a/packages/idyll-cli/test/minified-project/test.js
+++ b/packages/idyll-cli/test/minified-project/test.js
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ describe('minified-project', function() {
       datasets: join(PROJECT_DIR, 'data'),
       layout: 'centered',
       theme: join(PROJECT_DIR, 'custom-theme.css'),
-      transformComponents: true,
       css: join(PROJECT_DIR, 'styles.css'),
       googleFonts: ['Hanalei Fill'],
       favicon: 'static/favicon.ico',
diff --git a/packages/idyll-cli/test/missing-assets/test.js b/packages/idyll-cli/test/missing-assets/test.js
index 9e2dc1db..60101cd8 100644
--- a/packages/idyll-cli/test/missing-assets/test.js
+++ b/packages/idyll-cli/test/missing-assets/test.js
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ function createWithOptions(opts) {
     css: customCSSPath,
     outputCSS: '__idyll_styles.css',
     outputJS: '__idyll_index.js',
-    transformComponents: true,
     compiler: {
       spellcheck: false
     },
diff --git a/packages/idyll-cli/test/multiple-component-dirs/test.js b/packages/idyll-cli/test/multiple-component-dirs/test.js
index ad15a723..562b83cd 100644
--- a/packages/idyll-cli/test/multiple-component-dirs/test.js
+++ b/packages/idyll-cli/test/multiple-component-dirs/test.js
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ describe('multiple component directories', function() {
       datasets: join(PROJECT_DIR, 'data'),
       layout: 'centered',
       theme: join(PROJECT_DIR, 'custom-theme.css'),
-      transformComponents: true,
       css: join(PROJECT_DIR, 'styles.css'),
       compiler: {
         spellcheck: false
diff --git a/packages/idyll-cli/test/path-builder/test.js b/packages/idyll-cli/test/path-builder/test.js
index 1b7efea3..f0abfd36 100644
--- a/packages/idyll-cli/test/path-builder/test.js
+++ b/packages/idyll-cli/test/path-builder/test.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ function opts(inputPath, outputPath) {
     output: 'build',
     outputCSS: 'idyll_styles.css',
     outputJS: 'idyll_index.js',
-    transformComponents: true,
     port: 3000,
     temp: '.idyll',
     template: '',