diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agent_factory/configurators.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agent_factory/configurators.py
index 3af41774..0e81ff7b 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agent_factory/configurators.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agent_factory/configurators.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def _configure_agent(
             "Either (state) or (task, ai_profile, directives) must be specified"
         )
 
-    app_config.plugins = scan_plugins(app_config, app_config.debug_mode)
+    app_config.plugins = scan_plugins(app_config)
     configure_chat_plugins(app_config)
 
     # Create a CommandRegistry instance and scan default folder
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/app/main.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/app/main.py
index 683793a7..88423f24 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/app/main.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/app/main.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ async def run_auto_gpt(
     if install_plugin_deps:
         install_plugin_dependencies()
 
-    config.plugins = scan_plugins(config, config.debug_mode)
+    config.plugins = scan_plugins(config)
     configure_chat_plugins(config)
 
     # Let user choose an existing agent to run
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ async def run_auto_gpt_server(
     if install_plugin_deps:
         install_plugin_dependencies()
 
-    config.plugins = scan_plugins(config, config.debug_mode)
+    config.plugins = scan_plugins(config)
 
     # Set up & start server
     database = AgentDB("sqlite:///data/ap_server.db", debug_enabled=False)
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/plugins/__init__.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/plugins/__init__.py
index 534c2f2d..9f6fe210 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from autogpt.models.base_open_ai_plugin import BaseOpenAIPlugin
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def inspect_zip_for_modules(zip_path: str, debug: bool = False) -> list[str]:
+def inspect_zip_for_modules(zip_path: str) -> list[str]:
     """
     Inspect a zipfile for a modules.
 
@@ -134,9 +134,7 @@ def create_directory_if_not_exists(directory_path: str) -> bool:
         return True
 
 
-def initialize_openai_plugins(
-    manifests_specs: dict, config: Config, debug: bool = False
-) -> dict:
+def initialize_openai_plugins(manifests_specs: dict, config: Config) -> dict:
     """
     Initialize OpenAI plugins.
     Args:
@@ -188,9 +186,7 @@ def initialize_openai_plugins(
     return manifests_specs
 
 
-def instantiate_openai_plugin_clients(
-    manifests_specs_clients: dict, config: Config, debug: bool = False
-) -> dict:
+def instantiate_openai_plugin_clients(manifests_specs_clients: dict) -> dict:
     """
     Instantiates BaseOpenAIPlugin instances for each OpenAI plugin.
     Args:
@@ -207,7 +203,7 @@ def instantiate_openai_plugin_clients(
     return plugins
 
 
-def scan_plugins(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> List[AutoGPTPluginTemplate]:
+def scan_plugins(config: Config) -> List[AutoGPTPluginTemplate]:
     """Scan the plugins directory for plugins and loads them.
 
     Args:
@@ -254,7 +250,7 @@ def scan_plugins(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> List[AutoGPTPluginTempl
 
     # Zip-based plugins
     for plugin in plugins_path.glob("*.zip"):
-        if moduleList := inspect_zip_for_modules(str(plugin), debug):
+        if moduleList := inspect_zip_for_modules(str(plugin)):
             for module in moduleList:
                 plugin = Path(plugin)
                 module = Path(module)
@@ -307,9 +303,7 @@ def scan_plugins(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> List[AutoGPTPluginTempl
     if config.plugins_openai:
         manifests_specs = fetch_openai_plugins_manifest_and_spec(config)
         if manifests_specs.keys():
-            manifests_specs_clients = initialize_openai_plugins(
-                manifests_specs, config, debug
-            )
+            manifests_specs_clients = initialize_openai_plugins(manifests_specs, config)
             for url, openai_plugin_meta in manifests_specs_clients.items():
                 if not plugins_config.is_enabled(url):
                     logger.warn(
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/test_plugins.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/test_plugins.py
index 981715ac..b5bfbfb1 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/test_plugins.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/test_plugins.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def test_scan_plugins_openai(config: Config):
     )
 
     # Test that the function returns the correct number of plugins
-    result = scan_plugins(config, debug=True)
+    result = scan_plugins(config)
     assert len(result) == 1
 
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def test_scan_plugins_generic(config: Config):
     plugins_config.plugins["AutoGPTPVicuna"] = PluginConfig(
         name="AutoGPTPVicuna", enabled=True
     )
-    result = scan_plugins(config, debug=True)
+    result = scan_plugins(config)
     plugin_class_names = [plugin.__class__.__name__ for plugin in result]
 
     assert len(result) == 2
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def test_scan_plugins_not_enabled(config: Config):
     plugins_config.plugins["auto_gpt_vicuna"] = PluginConfig(
         name="auto_gptp_vicuna", enabled=False
     )
-    result = scan_plugins(config, debug=True)
+    result = scan_plugins(config)
     plugin_class_names = [plugin.__class__.__name__ for plugin in result]
 
     assert len(result) == 1