diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugins/PluginsService.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugins/PluginsService.java
index 09f78d36b2b..874c338ff89 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugins/PluginsService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugins/PluginsService.java
@@ -270,9 +270,6 @@ public class PluginsService extends AbstractComponent {
         Set<Bundle> bundles = new LinkedHashSet<>();
         try (DirectoryStream<Path> stream = Files.newDirectoryStream(modulesDirectory)) {
             for (Path module : stream) {
-                if (FileSystemUtils.isHidden(module)) {
-                    continue; // skip over .DS_Store etc
-                }
                 PluginInfo info = PluginInfo.readFromProperties(module);
                 Set<URL> urls = new LinkedHashSet<>();
                 // gather urls for jar files