diff --git a/squad-server/factory.js b/squad-server/factory.js
index 21a2e703..a8865a5a 100644
--- a/squad-server/factory.js
+++ b/squad-server/factory.js
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ export default class SquadServerFactory {
     for (const pluginConfig of config.plugins) {
       if (!pluginConfig.enabled) continue;
 
-      // ignore non JS files
-      if (!pluginConfig.plugin.endsWith('.js')) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
       if (!plugins[pluginConfig.plugin])
         throw new Error(`Plugin ${pluginConfig.plugin} does not exist.`);