diff --git a/includes/plugins.inc b/includes/plugins.inc
index 7f9e60f86896584e5386322f774f0e3ed519bee5..f41c12c7b50a8872bd2dfab9a5ef8caa50f04a36 100644
--- a/includes/plugins.inc
+++ b/includes/plugins.inc
@@ -243,13 +243,10 @@ function ctools_get_plugins($module, $type, $id = NULL) {
     $cache = cache_get("plugins:$module:$type", $info[$module][$type]['cache table']);
 
     if (!empty($cache->data)) {
-      // Verify that the file exists as it may have been moved in a multisite environment
-      if (file_exists($cache->data['path'])) {
-        // Cache load succeeded so use the cached plugin list.
-        $plugins[$module][$type]   = $cache->data;
-        // Set $setup to true so we know things where loaded.
-        $setup[$module][$type]     = TRUE;
-      }
+      // Cache load succeeded so use the cached plugin list.
+      $plugins[$module][$type]   = $cache->data;
+      // Set $setup to true so we know things where loaded.
+      $setup[$module][$type]     = TRUE;
     }
     else {
       // Cache load failed so store that we need to build and write the cache.