diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-types/src/index.d.ts b/packages/docusaurus-types/src/index.d.ts
index 3c0087f076..47f941a9fb 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-types/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-types/src/index.d.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export interface DocusaurusConfig {
 }
 
 export interface DocusaurusContext {
-  siteConfig?: Partial<DocusaurusConfig>;
+  siteConfig?: DocusaurusConfig;
 }
 
 export interface Preset {
@@ -44,15 +44,20 @@ export interface Preset {
 
 export type PresetConfig = [string, Object] | [string] | string;
 
-export interface CLIOptions {
-  [option: string]: any;
+export interface StartCLIOptions {
+  port: string;
+  host: string;
+  hotOnly: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface BuildCLIOptions {
+  bundleAnalyzer: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface LoadContext {
   siteDir: string;
   generatedFilesDir: string;
-  siteConfig: Partial<DocusaurusConfig>;
-  cliOptions: CLIOptions;
+  siteConfig: DocusaurusConfig;
   outDir: string;
   baseUrl: string;
 }
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/bin/docusaurus.js b/packages/docusaurus/bin/docusaurus.js
index 6b93f7c991..03586490ad 100755
--- a/packages/docusaurus/bin/docusaurus.js
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/bin/docusaurus.js
@@ -45,11 +45,9 @@ program
     '--bundle-analyzer',
     'Visualize size of webpack output files with an interactive zoomable treemap (default = false)',
   )
-  .option('--no-cache-loader', 'Do not use cache-loader')
-  .action((siteDir = '.', {bundleAnalyzer, cacheLoader}) => {
+  .action((siteDir = '.', {bundleAnalyzer}) => {
     wrapCommand(build)(path.resolve(siteDir), {
       bundleAnalyzer,
-      cacheLoader,
     });
   });
 
@@ -76,13 +74,11 @@ program
     '--hot-only',
     'Do not fallback to page refresh if hot reload fails (default: false)',
   )
-  .option('--no-cache-loader', 'Do not use cache-loader')
-  .action((siteDir = '.', {port, host, hotOnly, cacheLoader}) => {
+  .action((siteDir = '.', {port, host, hotOnly}) => {
     wrapCommand(start)(path.resolve(siteDir), {
       port,
       host,
       hotOnly,
-      cacheLoader,
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build.ts
index e68b0dfbe9..51175a3103 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {BundleAnalyzerPlugin} from 'webpack-bundle-analyzer';
 import merge from 'webpack-merge';
 import {STATIC_DIR_NAME} from '../constants';
 import {load} from '../server';
-import {CLIOptions, Props} from '@docusaurus/types';
+import {BuildCLIOptions, Props} from '@docusaurus/types';
 import {createClientConfig} from '../webpack/client';
 import {createServerConfig} from '../webpack/server';
 import {applyConfigureWebpack} from '../webpack/utils';
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ function compile(config: Configuration[]): Promise<any> {
 
 export async function build(
   siteDir: string,
-  cliOptions: CLIOptions = {},
+  cliOptions: Partial<BuildCLIOptions> = {},
 ): Promise<void> {
   process.env.NODE_ENV = 'production';
   console.log(chalk.blue('Creating an optimized production build...'));
 
-  const props: Props = await load(siteDir, cliOptions);
+  const props: Props = await load(siteDir);
 
   // Apply user webpack config.
   const {outDir, plugins} = props;
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/start.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/start.ts
index 7ac7364cd4..a8a173acb8 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/start.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/start.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import WebpackDevServer from 'webpack-dev-server';
 import merge from 'webpack-merge';
 import HotModuleReplacementPlugin from 'webpack/lib/HotModuleReplacementPlugin';
 import {load} from '../server';
-import {CLIOptions} from '@docusaurus/types';
+import {StartCLIOptions} from '@docusaurus/types';
 import {CONFIG_FILE_NAME, STATIC_DIR_NAME, DEFAULT_PORT} from '../constants';
 import {createClientConfig} from '../webpack/client';
 import {applyConfigureWebpack} from '../webpack/utils';
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ async function getPort(reqPort: string | undefined): Promise<number> {
 
 export async function start(
   siteDir: string,
-  cliOptions: CLIOptions = {},
+  cliOptions: Partial<StartCLIOptions> = {},
 ): Promise<void> {
   console.log(chalk.blue('Starting the development server...'));
 
   // Process all related files as a prop.
-  const props = await load(siteDir, cliOptions);
+  const props = await load(siteDir);
 
   // Reload files processing.
   const reload = () => {
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/server/index.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/server/index.ts
index 696ad9b4cc..1b79f48bb3 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/server/index.ts
@@ -21,17 +21,13 @@ import {loadPresets} from './presets';
 import {loadRoutes} from './routes';
 import {loadThemeAlias} from './themes';
 import {
-  CLIOptions,
   DocusaurusConfig,
   LoadContext,
   PluginConfig,
   Props,
 } from '@docusaurus/types';
 
-export async function load(
-  siteDir: string,
-  cliOptions: CLIOptions = {},
-): Promise<Props> {
+export async function load(siteDir: string): Promise<Props> {
   const generatedFilesDir: string = path.resolve(
     siteDir,
     GENERATED_FILES_DIR_NAME,
@@ -51,7 +47,6 @@ export async function load(
     siteDir,
     generatedFilesDir,
     siteConfig,
-    cliOptions,
     outDir,
     baseUrl,
   };
@@ -148,7 +143,6 @@ ${Object.keys(registry)
     generatedFilesDir,
     routesPaths,
     plugins,
-    cliOptions,
   };
 
   return props;
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/server/presets/index.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/server/presets/index.ts
index 5074592b9c..188425e8f4 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/server/presets/index.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/server/presets/index.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 } from '@docusaurus/types';
 
 export function loadPresets(
-  context: Partial<LoadContext>,
+  context: LoadContext,
 ): {
   plugins: PluginConfig[];
   themes: PluginConfig[];
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/webpack/base.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/webpack/base.ts
index 43dd45d7ea..3771af2f03 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/webpack/base.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/webpack/base.ts
@@ -22,14 +22,7 @@ export function createBaseConfig(
   props: Props,
   isServer: boolean,
 ): Configuration {
-  const {
-    outDir,
-    siteDir,
-    baseUrl,
-    generatedFilesDir,
-    cliOptions: {cacheLoader},
-    routesPaths,
-  } = props;
+  const {outDir, siteDir, baseUrl, generatedFilesDir, routesPaths} = props;
 
   const totalPages = routesPaths.length;
   const isProd = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
@@ -110,10 +103,9 @@ export function createBaseConfig(
               /node_modules/.test(modulePath) && !/docusaurus/.test(modulePath)
             );
           },
-          use: [
-            cacheLoader && getCacheLoader(isServer),
-            getBabelLoader(isServer),
-          ].filter(Boolean) as Loader[],
+          use: [getCacheLoader(isServer), getBabelLoader(isServer)].filter(
+            Boolean,
+          ) as Loader[],
         },
         {
           test: CSS_REGEX,
diff --git a/website/docs/advanced-plugins.md b/website/docs/advanced-plugins.md
index f14add4482..3491ae5a81 100644
--- a/website/docs/advanced-plugins.md
+++ b/website/docs/advanced-plugins.md
@@ -48,14 +48,9 @@ interface LoadContext {
   siteDir: string;
   generatedFilesDir: string;
   siteConfig: DocusaurusConfig;
-  cliOptions: CLIOptions;
   outDir: string;
   baseUrl: string;
 }
-
-interface CLIOptions {
-  [option: string]: any;
-}
 ```
 
 #### `options`