diff --git a/packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/index-browser.js b/packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/index-browser.js
index 5653c18160..b07fe3b2de 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/index-browser.js
+++ b/packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/index-browser.js
@@ -25,18 +25,18 @@ export function resolvePreset(name: string, dirname: string): string|null {
   return null;
 }
 
-export function loadPlugin(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, plugin: mixed } {
+export function loadPlugin(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, value: mixed } {
   throw new Error(`Cannot load plugin ${name} relative to ${dirname} in a browser`);
 }
 
-export function loadPreset(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, preset: mixed } {
+export function loadPreset(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, value: mixed } {
   throw new Error(`Cannot load preset ${name} relative to ${dirname} in a browser`);
 }
 
-export function loadParser(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, parser: Function } {
+export function loadParser(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, value: Function } {
   throw new Error(`Cannot load parser ${name} relative to ${dirname} in a browser`);
 }
 
-export function loadGenerator(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, generator: Function } {
+export function loadGenerator(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, value: Function } {
   throw new Error(`Cannot load generator ${name} relative to ${dirname} in a browser`);
 }
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/plugins.js b/packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/plugins.js
index 539683a635..e6704d5fe0 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/plugins.js
+++ b/packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/plugins.js
@@ -26,27 +26,27 @@ export function resolvePreset(presetName: string, dirname: string): string|null
   return resolveFromPossibleNames(possibleNames, dirname);
 }
 
-export function loadPlugin(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, plugin: mixed } {
+export function loadPlugin(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, value: mixed } {
   const filepath = resolvePlugin(name, dirname);
   if (!filepath) throw new Error(`Plugin ${name} not found relative to ${dirname}`);
 
   return {
     filepath,
-    plugin: requireModule(filepath),
+    value: requireModule(filepath),
   };
 }
 
-export function loadPreset(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, preset: mixed } {
+export function loadPreset(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, value: mixed } {
   const filepath = resolvePreset(name, dirname);
   if (!filepath) throw new Error(`Preset ${name} not found relative to ${dirname}`);
 
   return {
     filepath,
-    preset: requireModule(filepath),
+    value: requireModule(filepath),
   };
 }
 
-export function loadParser(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, parser: Function } {
+export function loadParser(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, value: Function } {
   const filepath = resolveQuiet(name, dirname);
   if (!filepath) throw new Error(`Parser ${name} not found relative to ${dirname}`);
 
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ export function loadParser(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, p
 
   return {
     filepath,
-    parser: mod.parse,
+    value: mod.parse,
   };
 }
 
-export function loadGenerator(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, generator: Function } {
+export function loadGenerator(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, value: Function } {
   const filepath = resolveQuiet(name, dirname);
   if (!filepath) throw new Error(`Generator ${name} not found relative to ${dirname}`);
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export function loadGenerator(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string
 
   return {
     filepath,
-    generator: mod.print,
+    value: mod.print,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/src/config/option-manager.js b/packages/babel-core/src/config/option-manager.js
index ba313cb1fb..6ac59f75a9 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/src/config/option-manager.js
+++ b/packages/babel-core/src/config/option-manager.js
@@ -171,13 +171,15 @@ class OptionManager {
     }
 
     if (opts.parserOpts && typeof opts.parserOpts.parser === "string") {
-      opts.parserOpts.parser = loadParser(opts.parserOpts.parser, dirname).parser;
+      opts.parserOpts.parser = loadParser(opts.parserOpts.parser, dirname).value;
     }
 
     if (opts.generatorOpts && typeof opts.generatorOpts.generator === "string") {
-      opts.generatorOpts.generator = loadGenerator(opts.generatorOpts.generator, dirname).generator;
+      opts.generatorOpts.generator = loadGenerator(opts.generatorOpts.generator, dirname).value;
     }
 
+    // const plugins =
+
     // resolve presets
     if (opts.presets) {
       if (!Array.isArray(rawOpts.presets)) throw new Error(`${alias}.presets should be an array`);
@@ -298,7 +300,7 @@ function resolvePresets(presets: Array<string | Object>, dirname: string) {
       if (typeof preset === "string") {
         ({
           filepath: presetLoc,
-          preset,
+          value: preset,
         } = loadPreset(preset, dirname));
       }
       const resolvedPreset = loadPresetObject(preset, options, { dirname });
@@ -455,7 +457,7 @@ function normalisePlugins(loc, dirname, plugins) {
 
     // allow plugins to be specified as strings
     if (typeof plugin === "string") {
-      plugin = loadPlugin(plugin, dirname).plugin;
+      plugin = loadPlugin(plugin, dirname).value;
     }
 
     plugin = normalisePlugin(plugin, loc, i, alias);