diff --git a/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/commands/upgrade_all_command.go b/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/commands/upgrade_all_command.go
index 87381dcd650..c48d704edc5 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/commands/upgrade_all_command.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/commands/upgrade_all_command.go
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ func upgradeAllCommand(c utils.CommandLine) error {
 	for _, p := range pluginsToUpgrade {
 		logger.Infof("Updating %v \n", p.JSONData.ID)
 
-		err = uninstallPlugin(ctx, p.JSONData.ID, c)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
 		err = installPlugin(ctx, p.JSONData.ID, "", newInstallPluginOpts(c))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err