diff --git a/examples/vue/windi.config.ts b/examples/vue/windi.config.ts
index 191e4745..2cfba72f 100644
--- a/examples/vue/windi.config.ts
+++ b/examples/vue/windi.config.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { defineConfig } from 'windicss/helpers'
 export default defineConfig({
   extract: {
     include: ['**/*.{vue,html,jsx,tsx,ts}'],
-    exclude: ['node_modules', '.git', 'excluded', 'dist'],
+    exclude: ['node_modules', '.git', 'excluded', 'dist', 'windi.config.{ts,js}', 'tailwind.config.{ts,js}'],
   },
   darkMode: 'class',
   safelist: 'select-none',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-utils/src/resolveOptions.ts b/packages/plugin-utils/src/resolveOptions.ts
index fb9c0e25..e61e7925 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-utils/src/resolveOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-utils/src/resolveOptions.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,14 @@ export async function resolveOptions(
     config.extract?.exclude,
     scanOptions.exclude,
     // only set default value when exclude is not provided
-    config.extract?.exclude ? [] : ['node_modules', '.git'],
+    config.extract?.exclude
+      ? []
+      : [
+        'node_modules',
+        '.git',
+        'windi.config.{ts,js}',
+        'tailwind.config.{ts,js}',
+      ],
   )
     .map(resolveGlob)
 
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.ts.snap
index 95e71961..60dd8e42 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.ts.snap
@@ -19,15 +19,6 @@ Set {
   "pl-100px",
   "bg-yellow-200",
   "mt-2",
-  "rounded",
-  "border",
-  "border-gray-300",
-  "text-gray-600",
-  "px-4",
-  "py-2",
-  "m-2",
-  "inline-block",
-  "hover:shadow",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -76,21 +67,6 @@ Set {
   "vite-plugin-restart",
   "excluded",
   "included.css",
-  "windicss/helpers",
-  "vue,html,jsx,tsx,ts",
-  "node_modules",
-  ".git",
-  "dist",
-  "class",
-  "rounded",
-  "border",
-  "border-gray-300",
-  "text-gray-600",
-  "px-4",
-  "py-2",
-  "m-2",
-  "inline-block",
-  "hover:shadow",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -145,15 +121,6 @@ Set {
   "pl-100px",
   "bg-yellow-200",
   "mt-2",
-  "rounded",
-  "border",
-  "border-gray-300",
-  "text-gray-600",
-  "px-4",
-  "py-2",
-  "m-2",
-  "inline-block",
-  "hover:shadow",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -273,25 +240,9 @@ h2 {
   --tw-bg-opacity: 1;
   background-color: rgba(253, 230, 138, var(--tw-bg-opacity));
 }
-.border-gray-300 {
-  --tw-border-opacity: 1;
-  border-color: rgba(209, 213, 219, var(--tw-border-opacity));
-}
 .hover\\\\:rounded-full:hover {
   border-radius: 9999px;
 }
-.rounded {
-  border-radius: 0.25rem;
-}
-.border {
-  border-width: 1px;
-}
-.inline-block {
-  display: inline-block;
-}
-.m-2 {
-  margin: 0.5rem;
-}
 .mt-2 {
   margin-top: 0.5rem;
 }
@@ -305,23 +256,9 @@ h2 {
   padding-left: 1.25rem;
   padding-right: 1.25rem;
 }
-.px-4 {
-  padding-left: 1rem;
-  padding-right: 1rem;
-}
-.py-2 {
-  padding-top: 0.5rem;
-  padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
-}
 .pl-100px {
   padding-left: 100px;
 }
-.hover\\\\:shadow:hover {
-  --tw-shadow-color: 0, 0, 0;
-  --tw-shadow: 0 1px 3px 0 rgba(var(--tw-shadow-color), 0.1), 0 1px 2px 0 rgba(var(--tw-shadow-color), 0.06);
-  -webkit-box-shadow: var(--tw-ring-offset-shadow, 0 0 #0000), var(--tw-ring-shadow, 0 0 #0000), var(--tw-shadow);
-  box-shadow: var(--tw-ring-offset-shadow, 0 0 #0000), var(--tw-ring-shadow, 0 0 #0000), var(--tw-shadow);
-}
 .text-white {
   --tw-text-opacity: 1;
   color: rgba(255, 255, 255, var(--tw-text-opacity));
@@ -330,10 +267,6 @@ h2 {
   --tw-text-opacity: 1;
   color: rgba(209, 250, 229, var(--tw-text-opacity));
 }
-.text-gray-600 {
-  --tw-text-opacity: 1;
-  color: rgba(75, 85, 99, var(--tw-text-opacity));
-}
 .select-none {
   -webkit-user-select: none;
   -moz-user-select: none;
@@ -467,25 +400,9 @@ exports[`example should work: generated-css-utilities 1`] = `
   --tw-bg-opacity: 1;
   background-color: rgba(253, 230, 138, var(--tw-bg-opacity));
 }
-.border-gray-300 {
-  --tw-border-opacity: 1;
-  border-color: rgba(209, 213, 219, var(--tw-border-opacity));
-}
 .hover\\\\:rounded-full:hover {
   border-radius: 9999px;
 }
-.rounded {
-  border-radius: 0.25rem;
-}
-.border {
-  border-width: 1px;
-}
-.inline-block {
-  display: inline-block;
-}
-.m-2 {
-  margin: 0.5rem;
-}
 .mt-2 {
   margin-top: 0.5rem;
 }
@@ -499,23 +416,9 @@ exports[`example should work: generated-css-utilities 1`] = `
   padding-left: 1.25rem;
   padding-right: 1.25rem;
 }
-.px-4 {
-  padding-left: 1rem;
-  padding-right: 1rem;
-}
-.py-2 {
-  padding-top: 0.5rem;
-  padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
-}
 .pl-100px {
   padding-left: 100px;
 }
-.hover\\\\:shadow:hover {
-  --tw-shadow-color: 0, 0, 0;
-  --tw-shadow: 0 1px 3px 0 rgba(var(--tw-shadow-color), 0.1), 0 1px 2px 0 rgba(var(--tw-shadow-color), 0.06);
-  -webkit-box-shadow: var(--tw-ring-offset-shadow, 0 0 #0000), var(--tw-ring-shadow, 0 0 #0000), var(--tw-shadow);
-  box-shadow: var(--tw-ring-offset-shadow, 0 0 #0000), var(--tw-ring-shadow, 0 0 #0000), var(--tw-shadow);
-}
 .text-white {
   --tw-text-opacity: 1;
   color: rgba(255, 255, 255, var(--tw-text-opacity));
@@ -524,10 +427,6 @@ exports[`example should work: generated-css-utilities 1`] = `
   --tw-text-opacity: 1;
   color: rgba(209, 250, 229, var(--tw-text-opacity));
 }
-.text-gray-600 {
-  --tw-text-opacity: 1;
-  color: rgba(75, 85, 99, var(--tw-text-opacity));
-}
 .select-none {
   -webkit-user-select: none;
   -moz-user-select: none;