# How to properly remove a plugin

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-properly-remove-a-plugin/3895>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [July 8, 2016, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-properly-remove-a-plugin/3895 "2016-07-08T14:02:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![arjon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@arjon](https://forum.mautic.org/u/arjon)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-properly-remove-a-plugin/3895/1 "2016-07-08T14:02:12Z")

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I installed a few custom plugins. I tried removing files from /plugins/ but the plugins are still there. Tried cleaning cache and it’s the same. Plugins are shown at plugins menu in the web app. How to properly remove them?

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**Author:** ![arjon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@arjon](https://forum.mautic.org/u/arjon)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-properly-remove-a-plugin/3895/2 "2016-07-10T17:13:57Z")

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Any help on this anyone?

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**Author:** ![arjon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@arjon](https://forum.mautic.org/u/arjon)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-properly-remove-a-plugin/3895/3 "2016-07-08T14:02:12Z")

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I installed a few custom plugins. I tried removing files from /plugins/ but the plugins are still there. Tried cleaning cache and it’s the same. Plugins are shown at plugins menu in the web app. How to properly remove them?

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**Author:** ![suporte.agencialink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@suporte.agencialink](https://forum.mautic.org/u/suporte.agencialink)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-properly-remove-a-plugin/3895/4 "2016-12-15T11:45:58Z")

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Hi,  
After removing the folder from /plugins/, edit app/config/local.php, removing all mentions to the plugin in there, and clear the cache.

Hope it helps!

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**Author:** ![MilesThatch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/milesthatch/32/422_2.png) [@MilesThatch](https://forum.mautic.org/u/MilesThatch)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-properly-remove-a-plugin/3895/5 "2021-05-26T02:53:40Z")

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Is there an update on how to do this in Mautic 3, this does not seem to be entirely accurate any more. I am trying to reinstall a plugin called ReCaptcha by Konstantin and removing the folder from the plugins directory doesn’t remove it from the list.