diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/PluginManager.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/PluginManager.cs
index c88937c75..bbd189efb 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/PluginManager.cs
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             Settings = settings;
             Settings.UpdatePluginSettings(_metadatas);
             AllPlugins = PluginsLoader.Plugins(_metadatas, Settings);
-            UpdateAndValidatePluginDirectory(_metadatas);
+            UpdatePluginDirectory(_metadatas);
         }
 
-        private static void UpdateAndValidatePluginDirectory(List<PluginMetadata> metadatas)
+        private static void UpdatePluginDirectory(List<PluginMetadata> metadatas)
         {
             foreach (var metadata in metadatas)
             {
@@ -169,9 +169,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
                     metadata.PluginSettingsDirectoryPath = Path.Combine(DataLocation.PluginSettingsDirectory, metadata.Name);
                     metadata.PluginCacheDirectoryPath = Path.Combine(DataLocation.PluginCacheDirectory, metadata.Name);
                 }
-
-                Helper.ValidateDirectory(metadata.PluginSettingsDirectoryPath);
-                Helper.ValidateDirectory(metadata.PluginCacheDirectoryPath);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/PluginMetadata.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/PluginMetadata.cs
index 6dc8acc63..dae8f58fd 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/PluginMetadata.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/PluginMetadata.cs
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
         public int QueryCount { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The path to the plugin settings directory.
+        /// The path to the plugin settings directory which is not validated.
         /// It is used to store plugin settings files and data files.
         /// When plugin is deleted, FL will ask users whether to keep its settings.
         /// If users do not want to keep, this directory will be deleted.
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
         public string PluginSettingsDirectoryPath { get; internal set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The path to the plugin cache directory.
+        /// The path to the plugin cache directory which is not validated.
         /// It is used to store cache files.
         /// When plugin is deleted, this directory will be deleted as well.
         /// </summary>