diff --git a/changelog_unreleased/api/18375.md b/changelog_unreleased/api/18375.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0361c1b64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog_unreleased/api/18375.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#### Fix `prettier.getFileInfo()` change that breaks VSCode extension (#18375 by @fisker)
+
+An internal refactor accidentally broke the VSCode extension plugin loading.
diff --git a/src/cli/file-info.js b/src/cli/file-info.js
index 95b387c4c..1b21bdfbc 100644
--- a/src/cli/file-info.js
+++ b/src/cli/file-info.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ async function logFileInfoOrDie(context) {
   const fileInfo = await getFileInfo(path.resolve(file), {
     ignorePath,
     withNodeModules,
-    plugins,
+    plugins: plugins.length > 0 ? plugins : undefined,
     resolveConfig: config !== false,
   });
 
diff --git a/src/common/get-file-info.js b/src/common/get-file-info.js
index 92ae4f9e8..ce86cdb0a 100644
--- a/src/common/get-file-info.js
+++ b/src/common/get-file-info.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { resolveConfig } from "../config/resolve-config.js";
-import { loadPlugins } from "../main/plugins/index.js";
+import { loadBuiltinPlugins, loadPlugins } from "../main/plugins/index.js";
 import { isIgnored } from "../utils/ignore.js";
 import inferParser from "../utils/infer-parser.js";
 
@@ -54,10 +54,14 @@ async function getParser(file, options) {
     return config.parser;
   }
 
-  const plugins = [
-    ...options.plugins,
-    ...(await loadPlugins(config?.plugins ?? [])),
-  ];
+  let plugins = options.plugins ?? config?.plugins ?? [];
+
+  // We should wrap this funciton with `withPlugins` and use `options.plugins` directly instead of loading plugins here
+  // See #18375 #18081
+  // But somehow it breaks VSCode extension, see #18353
+  plugins = (
+    await Promise.all([loadBuiltinPlugins(), loadPlugins(plugins)])
+  ).flat();
 
   return inferParser({ plugins }, { physicalFile: file });
 }
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 31c67a0da..8a8a7050b 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { closestMatch as closetLevenshteinMatch } from "leven";
 import picocolors from "picocolors";
 import * as vnopts from "vnopts";
 import * as errors from "./common/errors.js";
-import getFileInfoWithoutPlugins from "./common/get-file-info.js";
 import { mockable } from "./common/mockable.js";
 import {
   clearCache as clearConfigCache,
@@ -91,8 +90,6 @@ const inferParser = withPlugins((file, options) =>
   inferParserWithoutPlugins(options, { physicalFile: file }),
 );
 
-const getFileInfo = withPlugins(getFileInfoWithoutPlugins);
-
 // Internal shared with cli
 const sharedWithCli = {
   errors,
@@ -135,11 +132,11 @@ export {
   clearCache as clearConfigCache,
   format,
   formatWithCursor,
-  getFileInfo,
   getSupportInfo,
   resolveConfig,
   resolveConfigFile,
 };
+export { default as getFileInfo } from "./common/get-file-info.js";
 export * as doc from "./document/public.js";
 export { default as version } from "./main/version.evaluate.js";
 export * as util from "./utils/public.js";