diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/plugins/manager.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/plugins/manager.rs
index 845dfff550..ac0b225d0c 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/plugins/manager.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/plugins/manager.rs
@@ -260,11 +260,6 @@ impl PluginsManager {
     ) -> PluginLoadOutcome {
         if !plugins_feature_enabled_from_stack(config_layer_stack) {
             info!(cwd = ?cwd, "plugins disabled in config layer stack");
-            let mut cache = match self.cache_by_cwd.write() {
-                Ok(cache) => cache,
-                Err(err) => err.into_inner(),
-            };
-            cache.insert(cwd.to_path_buf(), PluginLoadOutcome::default());
             return PluginLoadOutcome::default();
         }