diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
index 51e994c69..ac808df89 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
@@ -784,19 +784,6 @@ internal partial class PluginManager : IDisposable, IServiceType
     public async Task<LocalPlugin> InstallPluginAsync(RemotePluginManifest repoManifest, bool useTesting, PluginLoadReason reason, Guid? inheritedWorkingPluginId = null)
     {
         Log.Debug($"Installing plugin {repoManifest.Name} (testing={useTesting})");
-        
-        // If this plugin is in the default profile for whatever reason, delete the state
-        // If it was in multiple profiles and is still, the user uninstalled it and chose to keep it in there,
-        // or the user removed the plugin manually in which case we don't care
-        var defaultProfile = this.profileManager.DefaultProfile;
-        using (defaultProfile.GetSyncScope())
-        {
-            if (defaultProfile.WantsPlugin(repoManifest.InternalName).HasValue)
-            {
-                // We don't need to apply, it doesn't matter
-                await defaultProfile.RemoveAsync(repoManifest.InternalName, false);
-            }
-        }
 
         // Ensure that we have a testing opt-in for this plugin if we are installing a testing version
         if (useTesting && this.configuration.PluginTestingOptIns!.All(x => x.InternalName != repoManifest.InternalName))