diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9dce18577..142da3ceb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 -   Removed unused `Reflection#originalName`.
 -   Removed `Reflection#kindString`, use `ReflectionKind.singularString(reflection.kind)` or `ReflectionKind.pluralString(reflection.kind)` instead.
 -   Properties related to rendering are no longer stored on `Reflection`, including `url`, `anchor`, `hasOwnDocument`, and `cssClasses`.
+-   Removed special case for `--plugin none`, to disable plugin auto discovery, set `"plugin": []` in a config file.
 
 # Unreleased
 
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/options/sources/typedoc.ts b/src/lib/utils/options/sources/typedoc.ts
index 5ba05a781..bd585036b 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/options/sources/typedoc.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/options/sources/typedoc.ts
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ export function addTypeDocOptions(options: Pick<Options, "addDeclaration">) {
     });
     options.addDeclaration({
         name: "plugin",
-        help: "Specify the npm plugins that should be loaded. Omit to load all installed plugins, set to 'none' to load no plugins.",
+        help: "Specify the npm plugins that should be loaded. Omit to load all installed plugins.",
         type: ParameterType.ModuleArray,
     });
     options.addDeclaration({
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/plugins.ts b/src/lib/utils/plugins.ts
index e7ebf8a64..b8e1fea39 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/plugins.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/plugins.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ import type { Logger } from "./loggers";
 import { nicePath } from "./paths";
 
 export function loadPlugins(app: Application, plugins: readonly string[]) {
-    if (plugins.includes("none")) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     for (const plugin of plugins) {
         const pluginDisplay = getPluginDisplayName(plugin);