diff --git a/base/plugins.cpp b/base/plugins.cpp
index 7d5e80aaeb4..c236b4b066b 100644
--- a/base/plugins.cpp
+++ b/base/plugins.cpp
@@ -491,73 +491,19 @@ void PluginManager::unloadPluginsExcept(PluginType type, const Plugin *plugin, b
 	// If someone calls this function with a nullptr Plugin, we clear everything, and no need to search
 	// for individual plugin.
 	if (plugin) {
-
-		if (type != plugin->getType() && type != PLUGIN_TYPE_ENGINE) {
+		if (type != plugin->getType()) {
 			warning("Plugins: unloadPluginExcept: mismatching type of plugins requested to unload. Operation not carried out.");
 			return;
 		}
 
-		Common::String enginePluginTitle("");
-		bool toDelete = false;
-
-		if (type == PLUGIN_TYPE_ENGINE) {
-			/**
-			 * We've got in a plugin of type MetaEngine, and we want to keep
-			 * the relevant plugin of Engine type in memory.
-			 * To do this, we first construct a name from the given MetaEngine.
-			 */
-
-#ifdef PLUGIN_PREFIX
-			enginePluginTitle += PLUGIN_PREFIX;
-#endif
-
-			enginePluginTitle += Common::String(plugin->getEngineId());
-
-#ifdef PLUGIN_SUFFIX
-			enginePluginTitle += PLUGIN_SUFFIX;
-#endif
-		}
-
 		for (PluginList::iterator p = _pluginsInMem[type].begin(); p != _pluginsInMem[type].end(); ++p) {
-			if (type == PLUGIN_TYPE_ENGINE) {
-				Common::String enginePluginFilename((*p)->getFileName());
-
-				/**
-				 * Take the ending of the filename, and subtract it with the size of enginePluginTitle.
-				 * This should effectively cancel out directory names and exactly leave the plugin filename
-				 * ONLY for the one we require. That's why we do a equals call.
-				 * Example: We got the request to unload engine of AGI, and were given a AGIMetaEngine.
-				 * So, plugins/agi.dll will beome agi.dll (fetched by getFileName) and will try
-				 * to match to our generated enginePluginTitle from the plugin we got. (A metaengine type plugin)
-				 * This will then pass the check and be the only one loaded in memory.
-				 */
-				if (enginePluginFilename.size() > enginePluginTitle.size()) {
-					Common::String::const_iterator beginItr = enginePluginFilename.end() - enginePluginTitle.size();
-					Common::String strippedFileName(beginItr, enginePluginFilename.end());
-
-					if (strippedFileName.equalsIgnoreCase(enginePluginTitle)) {
-						found = *p;
-					} else {
-						toDelete = true;
-					}
-				} else {
-					toDelete = true;
-				}
+			if (*p == plugin) {
+				found = *p;
 			} else {
-				// The type is something other than a engine type.
-				if (*p == plugin) {
-					found = *p;
-				} else {
-					toDelete = true;
-				}
-			}
-
-			if (toDelete) {
 				(*p)->unloadPlugin();
 				if (deletePlugin) {
 					delete *p;
 				}
-				toDelete = false;
 			}
 		}
 	}