diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cpp
index eb8a0b037..041503568 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ cleanup: // release all of our handles
 	return machine_type;
 }
 
-int PluginsManager::loadPlugin(const TCHAR *pluginFilePath, vector<generic_string> & dll2Remove)
+int PluginsManager::loadPlugin(const TCHAR *pluginFilePath)
 {
 	const TCHAR *pluginFileName = ::PathFindFileName(pluginFilePath);
 	if (isInLoadedDlls(pluginFileName))
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ int PluginsManager::loadPlugin(const TCHAR *pluginFilePath, vector<generic_strin
 		s += USERMSG;
 		if (::MessageBox(NULL, s.c_str(), pluginFilePath, MB_YESNO) == IDYES)
 		{
-			dll2Remove.push_back(pluginFilePath);
+			::DeleteFile(pluginFilePath);
 		}
 		delete pi;
         return -1;
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ int PluginsManager::loadPlugin(const TCHAR *pluginFilePath, vector<generic_strin
 		msg += USERMSG;
 		if (::MessageBox(NULL, msg.c_str(), pluginFilePath, MB_YESNO) == IDYES)
 		{
-			dll2Remove.push_back(pluginFilePath);
+			::DeleteFile(pluginFilePath);
 		}
 		delete pi;
         return -1;
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ bool PluginsManager::loadPluginsV2(const TCHAR* dir)
 		return false;
 
 	vector<generic_string> dllNames;
-	vector<generic_string> dll2Remove;
 
 	NppParameters * nppParams = NppParameters::getInstance();
 	generic_string nppPath = nppParams->getNppPath();
@@ -363,7 +362,7 @@ bool PluginsManager::loadPluginsV2(const TCHAR* dir)
 
 	for (size_t i = 0, len = dllNames.size(); i < len; ++i)
 	{
-		loadPlugin(dllNames[i].c_str(), dll2Remove);
+		loadPlugin(dllNames[i].c_str());
 	}
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.h b/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.h
index db5a03e39..921aa3e4a 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public:
 		_nppData = nppData;
 	}
 
-    int loadPlugin(const TCHAR *pluginFilePath, std::vector<generic_string> & dll2Remove);
+    int loadPlugin(const TCHAR *pluginFilePath);
 	bool loadPluginsV2(const TCHAR *dir = NULL);
 
     bool unloadPlugin(int index, HWND nppHandle);
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/NppCommands.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/NppCommands.cpp
index af01f4475..f3cec6c1c 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/NppCommands.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/NppCommands.cpp
@@ -2437,10 +2437,9 @@ void Notepad_plus::command(int id)
             vector<generic_string> copiedFiles = addNppComponents(destDir, extFilterName, extFilter);
 
             // load plugin
-            vector<generic_string> dll2Remove;
             for (size_t i = 0, len = copiedFiles.size() ; i < len ; ++i)
             {
-                int index = _pluginsManager.loadPlugin(copiedFiles[i].c_str(), dll2Remove);
+                int index = _pluginsManager.loadPlugin(copiedFiles[i].c_str());
                 if (_pluginsManager.getMenuHandle())
                     _pluginsManager.addInMenuFromPMIndex(index);
             }