diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/index.js b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/index.js
index 5553ef6552..f567262a36 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/index.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = (api, options) => {
       `All Cypress CLI options are also supported:\n` +
       chalk.yellow(`https://docs.cypress.io/guides/guides/command-line.html#cypress-run`)
   }, async (args, rawArgs) => {
-    removeArg(rawArgs, 'headless', 0)
     removeArg(rawArgs, 'mode')
     removeArg(rawArgs, 'url')
     removeArg(rawArgs, 'config')
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/package.json b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/package.json
index 1948070ed7..451923cecf 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/package.json
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@vue/cli-shared-utils": "^4.1.2",
-    "cypress": "^3.3.1",
+    "cypress": "^3.8.0",
     "eslint-plugin-cypress": "^2.7.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {