diff --git a/packages/browser/src/client/tester/msw.ts b/packages/browser/src/client/tester/msw.ts
index f66738b96c8e..da7a244ec0aa 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/client/tester/msw.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/client/tester/msw.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { http } from 'msw/core/http'
-import { setupWorker } from 'msw/browser'
 import type {
   IframeChannelEvent,
   IframeMockEvent,
@@ -11,43 +9,6 @@ import { channel } from '../channel'
 export function createModuleMocker() {
   const mocks: Map<string, string | null | undefined> = new Map()
 
-  const worker = setupWorker(
-    http.get(/.+/, async ({ request }) => {
-      const path = cleanQuery(request.url.slice(location.origin.length))
-      if (!mocks.has(path)) {
-        return passthrough()
-      }
-
-      const mock = mocks.get(path)
-
-      // using a factory
-      if (mock === undefined) {
-        const exports = await getFactoryExports(path)
-        const module = `const module = __vitest_mocker__.get('${path}');`
-        const keys = exports
-          .map((name) => {
-            if (name === 'default') {
-              return `export default module['default'];`
-            }
-            return `export const ${name} = module['${name}'];`
-          })
-          .join('\n')
-        const text = `${module}\n${keys}`
-        return new Response(text, {
-          headers: {
-            'Content-Type': 'application/javascript',
-          },
-        })
-      }
-
-      if (typeof mock === 'string') {
-        return Response.redirect(mock)
-      }
-
-      return Response.redirect(injectQuery(path, 'mock=auto'))
-    }),
-  )
-
   let started = false
   let startPromise: undefined | Promise<unknown>
 
@@ -58,13 +19,53 @@ export function createModuleMocker() {
     if (startPromise) {
       return startPromise
     }
-    startPromise = worker
-      .start({
+    startPromise = Promise.all([
+      import('msw/browser'),
+      import('msw/core/http'),
+    ]).then(([{ setupWorker }, { http }]) => {
+      const worker = setupWorker(
+        http.get(/.+/, async ({ request }) => {
+          const path = cleanQuery(request.url.slice(location.origin.length))
+          if (!mocks.has(path)) {
+            return passthrough()
+          }
+
+          const mock = mocks.get(path)
+
+          // using a factory
+          if (mock === undefined) {
+            const exports = await getFactoryExports(path)
+            const module = `const module = __vitest_mocker__.get('${path}');`
+            const keys = exports
+              .map((name) => {
+                if (name === 'default') {
+                  return `export default module['default'];`
+                }
+                return `export const ${name} = module['${name}'];`
+              })
+              .join('\n')
+            const text = `${module}\n${keys}`
+            return new Response(text, {
+              headers: {
+                'Content-Type': 'application/javascript',
+              },
+            })
+          }
+
+          if (typeof mock === 'string') {
+            return Response.redirect(mock)
+          }
+
+          return Response.redirect(injectQuery(path, 'mock=auto'))
+        }),
+      )
+      return worker.start({
         serviceWorker: {
           url: '/__vitest_msw__',
         },
         quiet: true,
       })
+    })
       .finally(() => {
         started = true
         startPromise = undefined
diff --git a/packages/browser/src/client/vite.config.ts b/packages/browser/src/client/vite.config.ts
index 818e47607821..59e3ab89cde3 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/client/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/client/vite.config.ts
@@ -22,19 +22,10 @@ export default defineConfig({
         orchestrator: resolve(__dirname, './orchestrator.html'),
         tester: resolve(__dirname, './tester/tester.html'),
       },
-      external: [/__virtual_vitest__/, '@vitest/browser/context'],
+      external: [/^vitest\//, 'vitest', /^msw/, '@vitest/browser/context'],
     },
   },
   plugins: [
-    {
-      name: 'virtual:msw',
-      enforce: 'pre',
-      resolveId(id) {
-        if (id.startsWith('msw') || id.startsWith('vitest') || id.startsWith('@vitest/browser')) {
-          return `/__virtual_vitest__?id=${encodeURIComponent(id)}`
-        }
-      },
-    },
     {
       name: 'copy-ui-plugin',
       /* eslint-disable no-console */
diff --git a/packages/browser/src/node/plugin.ts b/packages/browser/src/node/plugin.ts
index 69b72649597b..51ebab897ef7 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/node/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/node/plugin.ts
@@ -220,20 +220,6 @@ export default (browserServer: BrowserServer, base = '/'): Plugin[] => {
     {
       name: 'vitest:browser:resolve-virtual',
       async resolveId(rawId) {
-        if (rawId.startsWith('/__virtual_vitest__')) {
-          const url = new URL(rawId, 'http://localhost')
-          if (!url.searchParams.has('id')) {
-            return
-          }
-
-          const id = decodeURIComponent(url.searchParams.get('id')!)
-
-          const resolved = await this.resolve(id, distRoot, {
-            skipSelf: true,
-          })
-          return resolved
-        }
-
         if (rawId === '/__vitest_msw__') {
           return this.resolve('msw/mockServiceWorker.js', distRoot, {
             skipSelf: true,
diff --git a/packages/browser/src/node/server.ts b/packages/browser/src/node/server.ts
index 4ecc68b78dae..b833418e8c43 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/node/server.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/node/server.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export class BrowserServer implements IBrowserServer {
     })
   }
 
-  private cdpSessions = new Map<string, Promise<CDPSession>>()
+  private cdpSessionsPromises = new Map<string, Promise<CDPSession>>()
 
   async ensureCDPHandler(contextId: string, sessionId: string) {
     const cachedHandler = this.state.cdps.get(sessionId)
@@ -195,11 +195,11 @@ export class BrowserServer implements IBrowserServer {
       throw new Error(`CDP is not supported by the provider "${provider.name}".`)
     }
 
-    const promise = this.cdpSessions.get(sessionId) ?? await (async () => {
+    const promise = this.cdpSessionsPromises.get(sessionId) ?? await (async () => {
       const promise = provider.getCDPSession!(contextId).finally(() => {
-        this.cdpSessions.delete(sessionId)
+        this.cdpSessionsPromises.delete(sessionId)
       })
-      this.cdpSessions.set(sessionId, promise)
+      this.cdpSessionsPromises.set(sessionId, promise)
       return promise
     })()