diff --git a/command/init.go b/command/init.go
index 2ab70c3960..de8b4f2454 100644
--- a/command/init.go
+++ b/command/init.go
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func (c *InitCommand) getProviders(path string, state *terraform.State, upgrade
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if upgrade {
+	{
 		// Purge any auto-installed plugins that aren't being used.
 		purged, err := c.providerInstaller.PurgeUnused(chosen)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/command/init_test.go b/command/init_test.go
index bf1d0dfca1..069f546769 100644
--- a/command/init_test.go
+++ b/command/init_test.go
@@ -479,6 +479,10 @@ func TestInit_getProvider(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: \n%s", ui.ErrorWriter.String())
 	}
 
+	if !installer.PurgeUnusedCalled {
+		t.Errorf("init didn't purge providers, but should have")
+	}
+
 	// check that we got the providers for our config
 	exactPath := filepath.Join(c.pluginDir(), installer.FileName("exact", "1.2.3"))
 	if _, err := os.Stat(exactPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {