diff --git a/packages/knip/src/WorkspaceWorker.ts b/packages/knip/src/WorkspaceWorker.ts
index 7824bbecd..9bd8f884f 100644
--- a/packages/knip/src/WorkspaceWorker.ts
+++ b/packages/knip/src/WorkspaceWorker.ts
@@ -162,10 +162,6 @@ export class WorkspaceWorker {
     ].flat();
   }
 
-  getPluginEntryFilePatterns(patterns: string[]) {
-    return [patterns, this.negatedWorkspacePatterns].flat();
-  }
-
   getPluginProjectFilePatterns() {
     const patterns: string[] = [];
     for (const [pluginName, plugin] of Object.entries(plugins) as PluginEntries) {
diff --git a/packages/knip/src/index.ts b/packages/knip/src/index.ts
index 64f47e18e..e958b2839 100644
--- a/packages/knip/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/knip/src/index.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export const main = async (unresolvedConfiguration: CommandLineOptions) => {
       }
 
       {
-        const patterns = worker.getPluginEntryFilePatterns([...entryFilePatterns, ...productionEntryFilePatterns]);
+        const patterns = [...entryFilePatterns, ...productionEntryFilePatterns];
         const pluginWorkspaceEntryPaths = await _glob({ ...sharedGlobOptions, patterns });
         debugLogArray(name, 'Plugin entry paths', pluginWorkspaceEntryPaths);
         principal.addEntryPaths(pluginWorkspaceEntryPaths, { skipExportsAnalysis: true });