diff --git a/internal/config/rtfiles.go b/internal/config/rtfiles.go
index 70ce4f04c6..2cd331acf5 100644
--- a/internal/config/rtfiles.go
+++ b/internal/config/rtfiles.go
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func InitPlugins() {
 			for _, f := range srcs {
 				if strings.HasSuffix(f.Name(), ".lua") {
 					p.Srcs = append(p.Srcs, realFile(filepath.Join(plugdir, d.Name(), f.Name())))
-				} else if strings.HasSuffix(f.Name(), ".json") {
+				} else if f.Name() == "repo.json" {
 					data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(plugdir, d.Name(), f.Name()))
 					if err != nil {
 						continue
@@ -247,16 +247,6 @@ func InitPlugins() {
 				for _, f := range srcs {
 					if strings.HasSuffix(f, ".lua") {
 						p.Srcs = append(p.Srcs, assetFile(filepath.Join(plugdir, d, f)))
-					} else if strings.HasSuffix(f, ".json") {
-						data, err := rt.Asset(filepath.Join(plugdir, d, f))
-						if err != nil {
-							continue
-						}
-						p.Info, err = NewPluginInfo(data)
-						if err != nil {
-							continue
-						}
-						p.Name = p.Info.Name
 					}
 				}
 				if !isID(p.Name) || len(p.Srcs) <= 0 {