diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
index 460874ca52181..e377ee172a61f 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
@@ -1054,6 +1054,9 @@ function delete_plugins( $plugins, $deprecated = '' ) {
 		return new WP_Error( 'could_not_remove_plugin', sprintf( $message, implode( ', ', $errors ) ) );
 	}
 
+	// Clears the plugin cache to remove stale data following plugin deletion.
+	wp_clean_plugins_cache();
+
 	return true;
 }