diff --git a/cmake/templates/NSIS.template.in b/cmake/templates/NSIS.template.in
index 85b841aa72..de79b49a74 100644
--- a/cmake/templates/NSIS.template.in
+++ b/cmake/templates/NSIS.template.in
@@ -811,7 +811,6 @@ Section "-Core installation"
   Delete "$INSTDIR\server-console.exe"
   RMDir /r "$INSTDIR\locales"
   RMDir /r "$INSTDIR\resources\app"
-  RMDir /r "$INSTDIR\plugins"
   Delete "$INSTDIR\resources\atom.asar"
   Delete "$INSTDIR\build-info.json"
   Delete "$INSTDIR\content_resources_200_percent.pak"