diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/hydrogen-react-router-7/app/lib/fragments.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/hydrogen-react-router-7/app/lib/fragments.ts
index ccf430475620..e8639a6bfba7 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/hydrogen-react-router-7/app/lib/fragments.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/hydrogen-react-router-7/app/lib/fragments.ts
@@ -102,73 +102,3 @@ export const CART_QUERY_FRAGMENT = `#graphql
     }
   }
 ` as const;
-
-const MENU_FRAGMENT = `#graphql
-  fragment MenuItem on MenuItem {
-    id
-    resourceId
-    tags
-    title
-    type
-    url
-  }
-  fragment ChildMenuItem on MenuItem {
-    ...MenuItem
-  }
-  fragment ParentMenuItem on MenuItem {
-    ...MenuItem
-    items {
-      ...ChildMenuItem
-    }
-  }
-  fragment Menu on Menu {
-    id
-    items {
-      ...ParentMenuItem
-    }
-  }
-` as const;
-
-export const HEADER_QUERY = `#graphql
-  fragment Shop on Shop {
-    id
-    name
-    description
-    primaryDomain {
-      url
-    }
-    brand {
-      logo {
-        image {
-          url
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  query Header(
-    $country: CountryCode
-    $headerMenuHandle: String!
-    $language: LanguageCode
-  ) @inContext(language: $language, country: $country) {
-    shop {
-      ...Shop
-    }
-    menu(handle: $headerMenuHandle) {
-      ...Menu
-    }
-  }
-  ${MENU_FRAGMENT}
-` as const;
-
-export const FOOTER_QUERY = `#graphql
-  query Footer(
-    $country: CountryCode
-    $footerMenuHandle: String!
-    $language: LanguageCode
-  ) @inContext(language: $language, country: $country) {
-    menu(handle: $footerMenuHandle) {
-      ...Menu
-    }
-  }
-  ${MENU_FRAGMENT}
-` as const;
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/hydrogen-react-router-7/app/root.tsx b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/hydrogen-react-router-7/app/root.tsx
index e45feb5dd576..4e3a2f362bdf 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/hydrogen-react-router-7/app/root.tsx
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/hydrogen-react-router-7/app/root.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
   Scripts,
   ScrollRestoration,
 } from 'react-router';
-import { FOOTER_QUERY, HEADER_QUERY } from '~/lib/fragments';
 
 import { useNonce } from '@shopify/hydrogen';
 
@@ -56,17 +55,11 @@ export function links() {
 }
 
 export async function loader(args: LoaderFunctionArgs) {
-  // Start fetching non-critical data without blocking time to first byte
-  const deferredData = loadDeferredData(args);
-
-  // Await the critical data required to render initial state of the page
-  const criticalData = await loadCriticalData(args);
-
-  const { env } = args.context;
+  const { env, customerAccount, cart } = args.context;
 
   return {
-    ...deferredData,
-    ...criticalData,
+    cart: cart.get(),
+    isLoggedIn: customerAccount.isLoggedIn(),
     ENV: {
       sentryTrace: env.SENTRY_TRACE,
       sentryBaggage: env.SENTRY_BAGGAGE,
@@ -83,54 +76,6 @@ export async function loader(args: LoaderFunctionArgs) {
   };
 }
 
-/**
- * Load data necessary for rendering content above the fold. This is the critical data
- * needed to render the page. If it's unavailable, the whole page should 400 or 500 error.
- */
-async function loadCriticalData({ context }: LoaderFunctionArgs) {
-  const { storefront } = context;
-
-  const [header] = await Promise.all([
-    storefront.query(HEADER_QUERY, {
-      cache: storefront.CacheLong(),
-      variables: {
-        headerMenuHandle: 'main-menu', // Adjust to your header menu handle
-      },
-    }),
-    // Add other queries here, so that they are loaded in parallel
-  ]);
-
-  return { header };
-}
-
-/**
- * Load data for rendering content below the fold. This data is deferred and will be
- * fetched after the initial page load. If it's unavailable, the page should still 200.
- * Make sure to not throw any errors here, as it will cause the page to 500.
- */
-function loadDeferredData({ context }: LoaderFunctionArgs) {
-  const { storefront, customerAccount, cart } = context;
-
-  // defer the footer query (below the fold)
-  const footer = storefront
-    .query(FOOTER_QUERY, {
-      cache: storefront.CacheLong(),
-      variables: {
-        footerMenuHandle: 'footer', // Adjust to your footer menu handle
-      },
-    })
-    .catch((error: any) => {
-      // Log query errors, but don't throw them so the page can still render
-      console.error(error);
-      return null;
-    });
-  return {
-    cart: cart.get(),
-    isLoggedIn: customerAccount.isLoggedIn(),
-    footer,
-  };
-}
-
 export function Layout({ children }: { children?: React.ReactNode }) {
   const nonce = useNonce();
 
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/remix-hydrogen/app/lib/fragments.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/remix-hydrogen/app/lib/fragments.ts
index ccf430475620..e8639a6bfba7 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/remix-hydrogen/app/lib/fragments.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/remix-hydrogen/app/lib/fragments.ts
@@ -102,73 +102,3 @@ export const CART_QUERY_FRAGMENT = `#graphql
     }
   }
 ` as const;
-
-const MENU_FRAGMENT = `#graphql
-  fragment MenuItem on MenuItem {
-    id
-    resourceId
-    tags
-    title
-    type
-    url
-  }
-  fragment ChildMenuItem on MenuItem {
-    ...MenuItem
-  }
-  fragment ParentMenuItem on MenuItem {
-    ...MenuItem
-    items {
-      ...ChildMenuItem
-    }
-  }
-  fragment Menu on Menu {
-    id
-    items {
-      ...ParentMenuItem
-    }
-  }
-` as const;
-
-export const HEADER_QUERY = `#graphql
-  fragment Shop on Shop {
-    id
-    name
-    description
-    primaryDomain {
-      url
-    }
-    brand {
-      logo {
-        image {
-          url
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  query Header(
-    $country: CountryCode
-    $headerMenuHandle: String!
-    $language: LanguageCode
-  ) @inContext(language: $language, country: $country) {
-    shop {
-      ...Shop
-    }
-    menu(handle: $headerMenuHandle) {
-      ...Menu
-    }
-  }
-  ${MENU_FRAGMENT}
-` as const;
-
-export const FOOTER_QUERY = `#graphql
-  query Footer(
-    $country: CountryCode
-    $footerMenuHandle: String!
-    $language: LanguageCode
-  ) @inContext(language: $language, country: $country) {
-    menu(handle: $footerMenuHandle) {
-      ...Menu
-    }
-  }
-  ${MENU_FRAGMENT}
-` as const;
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/remix-hydrogen/app/root.tsx b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/remix-hydrogen/app/root.tsx
index 3f42a000a461..d79ed2379aba 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/remix-hydrogen/app/root.tsx
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/remix-hydrogen/app/root.tsx
@@ -48,11 +48,7 @@ export function links() {
 }
 
 export async function loader({ context }: { context: LoaderFunctionArgs['context'] }) {
-  const { storefront, session, cart } = context as {
-    storefront: {
-      query: (query: string, options: any) => Promise<any>;
-      CacheLong: () => any;
-    };
+  const { session, cart } = context as {
     session: HydrogenSession;
     cart: unknown;
     env: unknown;
@@ -68,27 +64,9 @@ export async function loader({ context }: { context: LoaderFunctionArgs['context
   // defer the cart query by not awaiting it
   const cartPromise = typedCart.get();
 
-  // defer the footer query (below the fold)
-  const footerPromise = storefront.query(FOOTER_QUERY, {
-    cache: storefront.CacheLong(),
-    variables: {
-      footerMenuHandle: 'footer', // Adjust to your footer menu handle
-    },
-  });
-
-  // await the header query (above the fold)
-  const headerPromise = storefront.query(HEADER_QUERY, {
-    cache: storefront.CacheLong(),
-    variables: {
-      headerMenuHandle: 'main-menu', // Adjust to your header menu handle
-    },
-  });
-
   return defer(
     {
       cart: cartPromise,
-      footer: footerPromise,
-      header: await headerPromise,
       isLoggedIn,
       publicStoreDomain,
     },
@@ -225,73 +203,3 @@ async function validateCustomerAccessToken(session: HydrogenSession, customerAcc
 
   return { isLoggedIn, headers };
 }
-
-const MENU_FRAGMENT = `#graphql
-  fragment MenuItem on MenuItem {
-    id
-    resourceId
-    tags
-    title
-    type
-    url
-  }
-  fragment ChildMenuItem on MenuItem {
-    ...MenuItem
-  }
-  fragment ParentMenuItem on MenuItem {
-    ...MenuItem
-    items {
-      ...ChildMenuItem
-    }
-  }
-  fragment Menu on Menu {
-    id
-    items {
-      ...ParentMenuItem
-    }
-  }
-` as const;
-
-const HEADER_QUERY = `#graphql
-  fragment Shop on Shop {
-    id
-    name
-    description
-    primaryDomain {
-      url
-    }
-    brand {
-      logo {
-        image {
-          url
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  query Header(
-    $country: CountryCode
-    $headerMenuHandle: String!
-    $language: LanguageCode
-  ) @inContext(language: $language, country: $country) {
-    shop {
-      ...Shop
-    }
-    menu(handle: $headerMenuHandle) {
-      ...Menu
-    }
-  }
-  ${MENU_FRAGMENT}
-` as const;
-
-const FOOTER_QUERY = `#graphql
-  query Footer(
-    $country: CountryCode
-    $footerMenuHandle: String!
-    $language: LanguageCode
-  ) @inContext(language: $language, country: $country) {
-    menu(handle: $footerMenuHandle) {
-      ...Menu
-    }
-  }
-  ${MENU_FRAGMENT}
-` as const;