diff --git a/defaultConfig.stub.js b/defaultConfig.stub.js
index 455e8f5cf..a21d6a1f9 100644
--- a/defaultConfig.stub.js
+++ b/defaultConfig.stub.js
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ module.exports = {
     'xl': '1200px',
   },
   styles: styles,
-  modules: {
+  variants: {
     appearance: ['responsive'],
     backgroundAttachment: ['responsive'],
     backgroundColors: ['responsive', 'hover', 'focus'],
diff --git a/src/corePlugins.js b/src/corePlugins.js
index b45288b69..bcd8dced7 100644
--- a/src/corePlugins.js
+++ b/src/corePlugins.js
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ import whitespace from './plugins/whitespace'
 import width from './plugins/width'
 import zIndex from './plugins/zIndex'
 
-function loadPlugins({ styles, modules }, plugins) {
+function loadPlugins({ styles, variants }, plugins) {
   return Object.keys(plugins)
-    .filter(plugin => modules[plugin] !== false)
+    .filter(plugin => variants[plugin] !== false)
     .map(plugin => plugins[plugin]({
       values: styles[plugin],
-      variants: modules[plugin],
+      variants: variants[plugin],
     }))
 }