diff --git a/lib/inspec/plugin/v2/loader.rb b/lib/inspec/plugin/v2/loader.rb
index 8feb19bfa..d50bf325a 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/plugin/v2/loader.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/plugin/v2/loader.rb
@@ -263,10 +263,6 @@ module Inspec::Plugin::V2
 
     def fixup_train_plugin_status(status)
       status.api_generation = :'train-1'
-      if status.installation_type == :user_gem
-        # Activate the gem. This allows train to 'require' the gem later.
-        activate_managed_gems_for_plugin(status.entry_point)
-      end
     end
 
     def find_inspec_gemspec(name, ver)
diff --git a/lib/plugins/inspec-plugin-manager-cli/test/functional/install_test.rb b/lib/plugins/inspec-plugin-manager-cli/test/functional/install_test.rb
index 71325710c..6d4aa8d02 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/inspec-plugin-manager-cli/test/functional/install_test.rb
+++ b/lib/plugins/inspec-plugin-manager-cli/test/functional/install_test.rb
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ class PluginManagerCliInstall < Minitest::Test
       given: File.join("test", "fixtures", "plugins", "inspec-test-fixture", "lib", "inspec-test-fixture.rb"),
     },
     "refers_to_a_train_plugin" => {
-      given: File.join(core_config_dir_path, "train-test-fixture", "gems", ruby_abi_version, "gems", "train-test-fixture-0.1.0", "lib", "train-test-fixture.rb"),
       plugin_name: "train-test-fixture",
+      given: File.join(core_config_dir_path, "train-test-fixture", "gems", ruby_abi_version, "gems", "train-test-fixture-0.1.0", "lib", "train-test-fixture.rb"),
       resolved_path: File.join(core_config_dir_path, "train-test-fixture", "gems", ruby_abi_version, "gems", "train-test-fixture-0.1.0", "lib", "train-test-fixture.rb"),
     },
   }.each do |test_name, fixture_info|