diff --git a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/dispatcher/pluginManager.tsx b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/dispatcher/pluginManager.tsx
index e998eac17..bc9ed557b 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/dispatcher/pluginManager.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/dispatcher/pluginManager.tsx
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ async function processPluginCommandsQueue(
 
 async function loadPlugin(store: Store, payload: LoadPluginActionPayload) {
   try {
+    unloadPluginModule(payload.plugin);
     const plugin = await requirePlugin(payload.plugin);
     const enablePlugin = payload.enable;
     updatePlugin(store, {plugin, enablePlugin});
@@ -292,7 +293,6 @@ function updateClientPlugin(
         .connections.enabledPlugins[c.query.app]?.includes(plugin.id)
     );
   });
-  const previousVersion = store.getState().plugins.clientPlugins.get(plugin.id);
   clientsWithEnabledPlugin.forEach((client) => {
     stopPlugin(client, plugin.id);
   });
@@ -300,10 +300,6 @@ function updateClientPlugin(
     startPlugin(client, plugin, true);
   });
   store.dispatch(pluginLoaded(plugin));
-  if (previousVersion) {
-    // unload previous version from Electron cache
-    unloadPluginModule(previousVersion.details);
-  }
 }
 
 function updateDevicePlugin(
@@ -321,11 +317,6 @@ function updateDevicePlugin(
   devicesWithEnabledPlugin.forEach((d) => {
     d.unloadDevicePlugin(plugin.id);
   });
-  const previousVersion = store.getState().plugins.devicePlugins.get(plugin.id);
-  if (previousVersion) {
-    // unload previous version from Electron cache
-    unloadPluginModule(previousVersion.details);
-  }
   store.dispatch(pluginLoaded(plugin));
   devicesWithEnabledPlugin.forEach((d) => {
     d.loadDevicePlugin(plugin);