diff --git a/charts/opensearch-dashboards/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/opensearch-dashboards/templates/deployment.yaml
index f1d4916a..0103754b 100644
--- a/charts/opensearch-dashboards/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/opensearch-dashboards/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ spec:
           - |
             #!/usr/bin/bash
             set -e
+            {{- range $plugin := .Values.plugins.removeList }}
+            ./bin/opensearch-dashboards-plugin remove {{ $plugin }}
+            {{- end }}
             {{- range $plugin := .Values.plugins.installList }}
             ./bin/opensearch-dashboards-plugin install {{ $plugin }}
             {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/opensearch-dashboards/values.yaml b/charts/opensearch-dashboards/values.yaml
index 524031b4..096c9c01 100644
--- a/charts/opensearch-dashboards/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/opensearch-dashboards/values.yaml
@@ -274,3 +274,5 @@ plugins:
   enabled: false
   installList: []
   # - example-fake-plugin-downloadable-url
+  removeList: []
+  # - securityDashboards
diff --git a/charts/opensearch/templates/statefulset.yaml b/charts/opensearch/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 72e14976..dff761dc 100644
--- a/charts/opensearch/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/opensearch/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -360,6 +360,12 @@ spec:
           #!/usr/bin/env bash
           set -euo pipefail
 
+          {{- range $plugin := .Values.plugins.removeList }}
+          if ./bin/opensearch-plugin list | grep -q {{ $plugin }}; then
+          ./bin/opensearch-plugin remove {{ $plugin }}
+          fi
+          {{- end }}
+
           {{- range $plugin := .Values.plugins.installList }}
           ./bin/opensearch-plugin install -b {{ $plugin }}
           {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/opensearch/values.yaml b/charts/opensearch/values.yaml
index 33737661..c6fd760d 100644
--- a/charts/opensearch/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/opensearch/values.yaml
@@ -489,6 +489,8 @@ plugins:
   enabled: false
   installList: []
   # - example-fake-plugin
+  removeList: []
+  # - opensearch-ml
 
 # -- Array of extra K8s manifests to deploy
 extraObjects: []