PluginManager.remove has a new argument destroy (defaults to true) which will let you optionally called the destroy method of the Plugin being removed.

README.md

@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ You can read all about the philosophy behind Lazer [here](http://phaser.io/news/
 * Stage has had all of its core update loops modified, so they now iterate through the display list forwards, instead of in reverse. Stage.postUpdate is now also a lot smaller, with no conditional branching if there is a Camera Target or not.
 * Within RequestAnimationFrame both `updateRAF` and `updateSetTimeout` now only call `game.update` if `isRunning` is true. This should avoid asynchronous Game destroy errors under environments like Angular (thanks @flogvit #2521)
 * Group.removeAll has a new argument `destroyTexture` which allows you to optionally destroy the BaseTexture of each child, as it is removed from the Group (thanks @stoneman1 #2487)
+* PluginManager.remove has a new argument `destroy` (defaults to `true`) which will let you optionally called the `destroy` method of the Plugin being removed.
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 

src/core/PluginManager.js

@@ -131,8 +131,11 @@ Phaser.PluginManager.prototype = {
     *
     * @method Phaser.PluginManager#remove
     * @param {Phaser.Plugin} plugin - The plugin to be removed.
+    * @param {boolean} [destroy=true] - Call destroy on the plugin that is removed?
     */
-    remove: function (plugin) {
+    remove: function (plugin, destroy) {
+
+        if (destroy === undefined) { destroy = true; }
 
         this._i = this._len;
 
@@ -140,7 +143,11 @@ Phaser.PluginManager.prototype = {
         {
             if (this.plugins[this._i] === plugin)
             {
-                plugin.destroy();
+                if (destroy)
+                {
+                    plugin.destroy();
+                }
+
                 this.plugins.splice(this._i, 1);
                 this._len--;
                 return;

typescript/phaser.d.ts

@@ -3779,7 +3779,7 @@ declare module "phaser" {
             postRender(): void;
             postUpdate(): void;
             preUpdate(): void;
-            remove(plugin: Phaser.Plugin): void;
+            remove(plugin: Phaser.Plugin, destroy?: boolean): void;
             removeAll(): void;
             render(): void;
             update(): void;