diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 820f8e19..b0cb6c29 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     "tinyglobby": "^0.2.12",
     "ufo": "^1.6.1",
     "unplugin": "^2.3.2",
-    "unplugin-ast": "^0.14.6",
+    "unplugin-ast": "0.14.4",
     "zod": "^3.24.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index 67ddb291..b1ab6136 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 import { joinURL } from 'ufo'
-import AST from 'unplugin-ast/vite'
-import { RemoveWrapperFunction } from 'unplugin-ast/transformers'
 
 import { libraryCollections as libraryCollectionsConfig } from '@compodium/examples'
 import { collectionsPlugin } from './plugins/collections'
-import { metaPlugin } from './plugins/meta'
+import { extendMetaPlugin, metaPlugin } from './plugins/meta'
 import { examplePlugin } from './plugins/examples'
 import { devtoolsPlugin } from './plugins/devtools'
 import { colorsPlugin } from './plugins/colors'
@@ -61,13 +59,10 @@ export const compodium = /* #__PURE__ */ (options: PluginOptions) => {
   return [
     collectionsPlugin(config),
     metaPlugin(config),
+    extendMetaPlugin(config),
     devtoolsPlugin(config),
     examplePlugin(config),
     iconifyPlugin(config),
-    colorsPlugin(config),
-    AST({
-      include: [/\.[jt]sx?$/, /\.vue$/],
-      transformer: [RemoveWrapperFunction(['extendCompodiumMeta'])]
-    })
+    colorsPlugin(config)
   ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/plugins/meta/index.ts b/packages/core/src/plugins/meta/index.ts
index e4e57bc9..b04eb4d2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/plugins/meta/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/plugins/meta/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,25 @@ import { watch } from 'chokidar'
 import type { VitePlugin } from 'unplugin'
 import { resolve } from 'pathe'
 
+import AST from 'unplugin-ast/vite'
+
+export function extendMetaPlugin(_config: PluginConfig): VitePlugin {
+  return AST({
+    include: [/\.[jt]sx?$/, /\.vue$/],
+    enforce: 'post',
+    transformer: [
+      {
+        onNode(node) {
+          return node.type === 'CallExpression'
+            && node.callee.type === 'Identifier'
+            && node.callee.name === 'extendCompodiumMeta'
+        },
+        transform: () => false
+      }
+    ]
+  })
+}
+
 export function metaPlugin(config: PluginConfig): VitePlugin {
   const checkerDirs = [
     ...config.componentCollection.dirs,
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index b99b0637..95a661cd 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^2.3.2
         version: 2.3.2
       unplugin-ast:
-        specifier: ^0.14.6
-        version: 0.14.6
+        specifier: 0.14.4
+        version: 0.14.4
       vite:
         specifier: '>=6'
         version: 6.2.6(@types/node@22.14.1)(jiti@2.4.2)(lightningcss@1.29.2)(terser@5.39.0)(yaml@2.7.1)
@@ -4256,8 +4256,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ub9iytsEbT7Yw/Pd29mSo/cNQpaEu67zR1VVcXDiYjSFwzeBxNdTd0FMnSslLQXiRj8uGPzwsaoefrMD5XAmdw==}
     engines: {node: '>=16.14.0'}
 
-  magic-string-ast@0.9.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-18dv2ZlSSgJ/jDWlZGKfnDJx56ilNlYq9F7NnwuWTErsmYmqJ2TWE4l1o2zlUHBYUGBy3tIhPCC1gxq8M5HkMA==}
+  magic-string-ast@0.8.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-e9eH6YOYl2OuDd3fNt2ciFhj/l2vxJmGeWLLcY+0NcW6k0Xitq7XIxN2++QVVhswXeJLy95SjF8oVKRyJC95GQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=20.18.0'}
 
   magic-string@0.30.17:
@@ -5810,8 +5810,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-gptHNQghINnc/vTGIk0SOFGFNXw7JVrlRUtConJRlvaw6DuX0wO5Jeko9sWrMBhh+PsYAZ7oXAiOnf/UKogyiw==}
     engines: {node: '>= 10.0.0'}
 
-  unplugin-ast@0.14.6:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-HdntpxAN8fWyJ28n8iRkRrez9UrxTPda27XzdEkI8tz0Cn0+fLrnN+8qHqHlzRWXxSPVP7M9eEJ5MeMwbbhy4g==}
+  unplugin-ast@0.14.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-9EWJqy9PblRP/7/6Fl2YSAXEuzkJmTMSmoWEd+NBlqHETDaYgd2hGrRNC2gHmz4Ec7lUVxeWKtowYmYuC+lJng==}
     engines: {node: '>=18.12.0'}
 
   unplugin-auto-import@19.1.2:
@@ -10802,7 +10802,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       magic-string: 0.30.17
 
-  magic-string-ast@0.9.1:
+  magic-string-ast@0.8.0:
     dependencies:
       magic-string: 0.30.17
 
@@ -13013,12 +13013,13 @@ snapshots:
 
   universalify@2.0.1: {}
 
-  unplugin-ast@0.14.6:
+  unplugin-ast@0.14.4:
     dependencies:
       '@babel/generator': 7.27.0
       ast-kit: 1.4.2
-      magic-string-ast: 0.9.1
+      magic-string-ast: 0.8.0
       unplugin: 2.3.2
+      unplugin-utils: 0.2.4
 
   unplugin-auto-import@19.1.2(@nuxt/kit@3.16.2(magicast@0.3.5))(@vueuse/core@13.1.0(vue@3.5.13(typescript@5.6.3))):
     dependencies: