diff --git a/framework/res/xml/config.xml b/framework/res/xml/config.xml
index 2fb16c40..935eda4f 100644
--- a/framework/res/xml/config.xml
+++ b/framework/res/xml/config.xml
@@ -98,4 +98,7 @@
     <feature name="InAppBrowser">
       <param name="android-package" value="org.apache.cordova.InAppBrowser"/>
     </feature>
+    <!-- Deprecated plugins element. Remove in 3.0 -->
+    <plugins>
+    </plugins>
 </widget>