diff --git a/docs/guides/building-plugins.md b/docs/guides/building-plugins.md
index 11fe7035c1..d6b44178cf 100644
--- a/docs/guides/building-plugins.md
+++ b/docs/guides/building-plugins.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ The plugin constructor receives the Uppy instance in the first parameter, and
 any options passed to `uppy.use()` in the second parameter.
 
 ```js
-import BasePlugin from '@uppy/core/lib/BasePlugin.js';
+import BasePlugin from '@uppy/core';
 
 export default class MyPlugin extends BasePlugin {
 	constructor(uppy, opts) {
diff --git a/docs/uppy-core.mdx b/docs/uppy-core.mdx
index 6abb41bf09..61e0246155 100644
--- a/docs/uppy-core.mdx
+++ b/docs/uppy-core.mdx
@@ -1374,9 +1374,10 @@ Checkout the [building plugins](/docs/guides/building-plugins) guide.
 
 :::note
 
-If you don’t use any UI plugins and want to make sure Preact isn’t bundled into
-your app, import `BasePlugin` like this:
-`import BasePlugin from '@uppy/core/lib/BasePlugin`.
+If you don’t use any UI plugins, any modern bundler should be able to tree-shake
+Preact code away. If you are not using a bundler that supports tree-shaking,
+it’s also possible to import `BasePlugin` like this:
+`import BasePlugin from '@uppy/core/lib/BasePlugin.js`.
 
 :::