diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/remixAppManager.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/remixAppManager.js
index 7e7f9cd10f..a483143ba3 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/remixAppManager.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/remixAppManager.js
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ export class RemixAppManager extends PluginManager {
     try {
       const res = await fetch(this.pluginsDirectory)
       plugins = await res.json()
+      plugins = plugins.filter((plugin) => {
+        if (plugin.targets && Array.isArray(plugin.targets) && plugin.targets.length > 0) {
+          return (plugin.targets.includes('remix'))
+        }
+        return true
+      })
       localStorage.setItem('plugins-directory', JSON.stringify(plugins))
     } catch (e) {
       console.log('getting plugins list from localstorage...')