From 1b959ba48504aedd228ca9fa5f1c0db889d2422e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Barrett Ruth <62671086+barrettruth@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:54:36 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix(dir): remove loaded plugin guard #40489

---
 runtime/doc/plugins.txt             | 5 -----
 runtime/lua/nvim/dir.lua            | 3 ---
 runtime/plugin/dir.lua              | 5 -----
 test/functional/plugin/dir_spec.lua | 9 +--------
 4 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/runtime/doc/plugins.txt b/runtime/doc/plugins.txt
index a9597b6a88..95616834d2 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/plugins.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/plugins.txt
@@ -71,11 +71,6 @@ after use: >vim
 <
 Use "wipe" to discard all buffer state; see 'bufhidden'.
 
-                                                    *g:loaded_nvim_dir_plugin*
-To disable this plugin, set this in your config before startup: >lua
-	vim.g.loaded_nvim_dir_plugin = 1
-<
-
 ==============================================================================
 Builtin plugin: difftool                                            *difftool*
 
diff --git a/runtime/lua/nvim/dir.lua b/runtime/lua/nvim/dir.lua
index 3d2eff4d9b..69884af1dc 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/nvim/dir.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/nvim/dir.lua
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 --- @brief
 --- Directory listing for `:edit <dir>`.
----
---- [g:loaded_nvim_dir_plugin]()
---- The plugin can be disabled by setting `g:loaded_nvim_dir_plugin = 1`.
 
 local api = vim.api
 local fs = vim.fs
diff --git a/runtime/plugin/dir.lua b/runtime/plugin/dir.lua
index f89804dcee..f17ed194d1 100644
--- a/runtime/plugin/dir.lua
+++ b/runtime/plugin/dir.lua
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-if vim.g.loaded_nvim_dir_plugin ~= nil then
-  return
-end
-vim.g.loaded_nvim_dir_plugin = true
-
 local api = vim.api
 local nvim_on = require('vim._core.util').nvim_on
 
diff --git a/test/functional/plugin/dir_spec.lua b/test/functional/plugin/dir_spec.lua
index 40b5855c6d..831c32fafc 100644
--- a/test/functional/plugin/dir_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/plugin/dir_spec.lua
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ describe('nvim.dir', function()
     eq('', api.nvim_get_option_value('filetype', { buf = 0 }))
   end)
 
-  it('coexists with netrw and can be disabled', function()
+  it('coexists with netrw', function()
     if t.is_zig_build() then
       return pending('broken with build.zig relative runtime paths after chdir')
     end
@@ -368,13 +368,6 @@ describe('nvim.dir', function()
     command('Explore .')
     cd(cwd)
     eq('netrw', api.nvim_get_option_value('filetype', { buf = 0 }))
-
-    n.clear({
-      args_rm = { '-u' },
-      args = { '--cmd', 'let g:loaded_nvim_dir_plugin = 1' },
-    })
-    edit(root)
-    eq('netrw', api.nvim_get_option_value('filetype', { buf = 0 }))
   end)
 
   it('supports the FileExplorer browse contract', function()