diff --git a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
index ff57a77ca..d1296627a 100644
--- a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ void RemoteStore::setOptions(Connection & conn)
         overrides.erase(settings.useSubstitutes.name);
         overrides.erase(loggerSettings.showTrace.name);
         overrides.erase(settings.experimentalFeatures.name);
+        overrides.erase(settings.pluginFiles.name);
         conn.to << overrides.size();
         for (auto & i : overrides)
             conn.to << i.first << i.second.value;