diff --git a/cmd/verstak-gui/bindings_plugins.go b/cmd/verstak-gui/bindings_plugins.go
index f592779..4839978 100644
--- a/cmd/verstak-gui/bindings_plugins.go
+++ b/cmd/verstak-gui/bindings_plugins.go
@@ -227,13 +227,6 @@ func (a *App) ReloadPlugins() error {
 	appCfg, _ := config.LoadAppConfig()
 	a.plugins.SyncConfig(appCfg)
 
-	// Apply enable/disable state from config: deactivate everything not in enabled set
-	for _, p := range a.plugins.Plugins() {
-		if !p.Active || !p.Installed {
-			a.plugins.DeactivatePlugin(p.Meta.Name)
-		}
-	}
-
 	a.plugins.InitRuntimes()
 	a.plugins.CallInitHooks()
 	a.plugins.StartSchedulers()