diff --git a/bin/plugins.ts b/bin/plugins.ts
index ee42e518a..06723eb0a 100644
--- a/bin/plugins.ts
+++ b/bin/plugins.ts
@@ -90,13 +90,6 @@ const remove = (plugins: string[])=>{
 
 let action = args[0];
 
-if (!possibleActions.includes(action)) {
-  // This is the old plugin install via install-plugins
-  console.warn("Using legacy plugin install. Please update to the new command `pnpm run plugins install <your-plugin>`")
-  install()
-  process.exit(0)
-}
-
 switch (action) {
   case "install":
     install();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 701204ed1..d5e183d56 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "test-admin": "pnpm --filter ep_etherpad-lite run test-admin",
     "test-admin:ui": "pnpm --filter ep_etherpad-lite run test-admin:ui",
     "plugins": "pnpm --filter bin run plugins",
-    "install-plugins": "pnpm --filter bin run plugins",
+    "install-plugins": "pnpm --filter bin run plugins i",
     "remove-plugins": "pnpm --filter bin run remove-plugins",
     "list-plugins": "pnpm --filter bin run list-plugins"
   },