diff --git a/packages/plugin-rsc/e2e/basic.test.ts b/packages/plugin-rsc/e2e/basic.test.ts
index 76d77c79a..a1ef08495 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-rsc/e2e/basic.test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-rsc/e2e/basic.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,33 @@ test.describe('dev-default', () => {
   defineTest(f)
 })
 
+test.describe('dev-initial', () => {
+  const f = useFixture({ root: 'examples/basic', mode: 'dev' })
+
+  // verify css is collected properly on server startup (i.e. empty module graph)
+  testNoJs('style', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(f.url('./'))
+    await expect(page.locator('.test-style-client')).toHaveCSS(
+      'color',
+      'rgb(255, 165, 0)',
+    )
+    await expect(page.locator('.test-style-server')).toHaveCSS(
+      'color',
+      'rgb(255, 165, 0)',
+    )
+    await expect(page.locator('.test-tw-client')).toHaveCSS(
+      'color',
+      // blue-500
+      'rgb(0, 0, 255)',
+    )
+    await expect(page.locator('.test-tw-server')).toHaveCSS(
+      'color',
+      // red-500
+      'rgb(255, 0, 0)',
+    )
+  })
+})
+
 test.describe('build-default', () => {
   const f = useFixture({ root: 'examples/basic', mode: 'build' })
   defineTest(f)
@@ -656,15 +683,6 @@ function defineTest(f: Fixture) {
         'rgb(255, 0, 0)',
       )
     })
-
-    testNoJs('no FOUC after server restart @nojs', async ({ page }) => {
-      const res = await page.request.get(f.url('/__test_restart'))
-      expect(await res.text()).toBe('ok')
-      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 100))
-      await page.goto(f.url('./'))
-      await testCss(page)
-      await testTailwind(page)
-    })
   })
 
   test('temporary references @js', async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-rsc/examples/basic/vite.config.ts b/packages/plugin-rsc/examples/basic/vite.config.ts
index 7e960be8f..8b73c83cc 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-rsc/examples/basic/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-rsc/examples/basic/vite.config.ts
@@ -45,23 +45,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
     }),
     // avoid ecosystem CI fail due to vite-plugin-inspect compatibility
     !process.env.ECOSYSTEM_CI && inspect(),
-    {
-      // test server restart scenario on e2e
-      name: 'test-api',
-      configureServer(server) {
-        server.middlewares.use((req, res, next) => {
-          const url = new URL(req.url!, 'http://localhost')
-          if (url.pathname === '/__test_restart') {
-            setTimeout(() => {
-              server.restart()
-            }, 10)
-            res.end('ok')
-            return
-          }
-          next()
-        })
-      },
-    },
     {
       name: 'test-client-reference-tree-shaking',
       enforce: 'post',