diff --git a/packages/browser/src/node/plugins/pluginContext.ts b/packages/browser/src/node/plugins/pluginContext.ts
index fd93f8fee..19e09e45c 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/node/plugins/pluginContext.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/node/plugins/pluginContext.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default function BrowserContext(globalServer: ParentBrowserProject): Plug
         return VIRTUAL_ID_CONTEXT
       }
       if (id === DEPRECATED_ID_CONTEXT) {
-        if (importer) {
+        if (importer && !importer.includes('/node_modules/')) {
           globalServer.vitest.logger.deprecate(
             `${importer} tries to load a deprecated "${id}" module. `
             + `This import will stop working in the next major version. `
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index f86dd5fd3..7344d75f4 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1155,8 +1155,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../packages/vitest
       vitest-browser-react:
-        specifier: ^0.3.0
-        version: 0.3.0(@types/react-dom@18.2.14)(@types/react@19.1.13)(@vitest/browser@packages+browser)(react-dom@19.1.1(react@19.1.1))(react@19.1.1)(vitest@packages+vitest)
+        specifier: ^2.0.0
+        version: 2.0.0(@types/react-dom@18.2.14)(@types/react@19.1.13)(react-dom@19.1.1(react@19.1.1))(react@19.1.1)(vitest@packages+vitest)
       ws:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 8.18.3
@@ -9114,13 +9114,11 @@ packages:
       postcss:
         optional: true
 
-  vitest-browser-react@0.3.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-dk8T3GHhwrmCJLqDer1A2NB8MlIGsUb9Wr4/iMpbrwz4sBCh1PjV0SkZ9BYmoBrJ4j/Tx8qxzCXFXnbE2IbWzg==}
-    engines: {node: ^18.0.0 || ^20.0.0 || >=22.0.0}
+  vitest-browser-react@2.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-h6JbNDnEwE/zuqvChEeIf+fSXMJ5jyqSHmxPKWMFFGkeHOTLTwTskdoFAeW5UZMH+udiJH2VoGnNxOU2gWEdnQ==}
     peerDependencies:
       '@types/react': ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
       '@types/react-dom': ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
-      '@vitest/browser': workspace:*
       react: ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
       react-dom: ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
       vitest: workspace:*
@@ -17885,9 +17883,8 @@ snapshots:
       - universal-cookie
       - yaml
 
-  vitest-browser-react@0.3.0(@types/react-dom@18.2.14)(@types/react@19.1.13)(@vitest/browser@packages+browser)(react-dom@19.1.1(react@19.1.1))(react@19.1.1)(vitest@packages+vitest):
+  vitest-browser-react@2.0.0(@types/react-dom@18.2.14)(@types/react@19.1.13)(react-dom@19.1.1(react@19.1.1))(react@19.1.1)(vitest@packages+vitest):
     dependencies:
-      '@vitest/browser': link:packages/browser
       react: 19.1.1
       react-dom: 19.1.1(react@19.1.1)
       vitest: link:packages/vitest
diff --git a/test/browser/fixtures/locators/blog.test.tsx b/test/browser/fixtures/locators/blog.test.tsx
index 5502c3a9f..e33c88d24 100644
--- a/test/browser/fixtures/locators/blog.test.tsx
+++ b/test/browser/fixtures/locators/blog.test.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { page, userEvent } from 'vitest/browser'
 import Blog from '../../src/blog-app/blog'
 
 test('renders blog posts', async () => {
-  const screen = page.render(<Blog />)
+  const screen = await page.render(<Blog />)
 
   await expect.element(screen.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Blog' })).toBeInTheDocument()
 
diff --git a/test/browser/package.json b/test/browser/package.json
index b2c58d7d0..fc7d9e522 100644
--- a/test/browser/package.json
+++ b/test/browser/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "react-dom": "^19.1.1",
     "url": "^0.11.4",
     "vitest": "workspace:*",
-    "vitest-browser-react": "^0.3.0",
+    "vitest-browser-react": "^2.0.0",
     "ws": "catalog:"
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/browser/specs/locators.test.ts b/test/browser/specs/locators.test.ts
index e970b412e..def1bce8c 100644
--- a/test/browser/specs/locators.test.ts
+++ b/test/browser/specs/locators.test.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,15 @@
-import { expect, test, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { expect, test } from 'vitest'
 import { instances, runBrowserTests } from './utils'
 
 test('locators work correctly', async () => {
-  const log = vi.fn()
   const { stderr, stdout } = await runBrowserTests({
     root: './fixtures/locators',
     reporters: [
       ['verbose', { isTTY: false }],
-      {
-        onInit(vitest) {
-          vitest.logger.deprecate = log
-        },
-      },
     ],
   })
 
   expect(stderr).toReportNoErrors()
-  expect(log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-    expect.stringContaining(
-      `tries to load a deprecated "@vitest/browser/context" module. `
-      + `This import will stop working in the next major version. Please, use "vitest/browser" instead.`,
-    ),
-  )
 
   instances.forEach(({ browser }) => {
     expect(stdout).toReportPassedTest('blog.test.tsx', browser)