diff --git a/src/wp-includes/update.php b/src/wp-includes/update.php
index b19b27c87f..98d529ec35 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/update.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/update.php
@@ -659,7 +659,6 @@ function wp_clean_update_cache() {
 	} else {
 		delete_site_transient( 'update_plugins' );
 	}
-	wp_clean_plugins_cache();
 	wp_clean_themes_cache();
 	delete_site_transient( 'update_core' );
 }