diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/InstallControls/index.tsx b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/InstallControls/index.tsx
index faecc95e739..a65d1df7850 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/InstallControls/index.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/InstallControls/index.tsx
@@ -30,10 +30,14 @@ export const InstallControls = ({ plugin, latestCompatibleVersion }: Props) => {
       : PluginStatus.UNINSTALL
     : PluginStatus.INSTALL;
 
-  if (plugin.isCore || plugin.isDisabled || plugin.type === PluginType.renderer) {
+  if (plugin.isCore || plugin.isDisabled) {
     return null;
   }
 
+  if (plugin.type === PluginType.renderer) {
+    return <div className={styles.message}>Renderer plugins cannot be managed by the Plugin Catalog.</div>;
+  }
+
   if (plugin.isEnterprise && !config.licenseInfo?.hasValidLicense) {
     return (
       <HorizontalGroup height="auto" align="center">
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/hooks/usePlugins.tsx b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/hooks/usePlugins.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 475bf1e4330..00000000000
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/hooks/usePlugins.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
-import { useAsync } from 'react-use';
-import { CatalogPlugin, CatalogPluginsState } from '../types';
-import { api } from '../api';
-import { mapLocalToCatalog, mapRemoteToCatalog, mapToCatalogPlugin } from '../helpers';
-
-export function usePlugins(): CatalogPluginsState {
-  const { loading, value, error } = useAsync(async () => {
-    const remote = await api.getRemotePlugins();
-    const installed = await api.getInstalledPlugins();
-    return { remote, installed };
-  }, []);
-
-  const plugins = useMemo(() => {
-    const installed = value?.installed || [];
-    const remote = value?.remote || [];
-    const unique: Record<string, CatalogPlugin> = {};
-
-    for (const plugin of installed) {
-      unique[plugin.id] = mapLocalToCatalog(plugin);
-    }
-
-    for (const plugin of remote) {
-      if (plugin.typeCode === 'renderer') {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      if (!Boolean(plugin.versionSignatureType)) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      if (unique[plugin.slug]) {
-        unique[plugin.slug] = mapToCatalogPlugin(
-          installed.find((installedPlugin) => installedPlugin.id === plugin.slug),
-          plugin
-        );
-      } else {
-        unique[plugin.slug] = mapRemoteToCatalog(plugin);
-      }
-    }
-    return Object.values(unique);
-  }, [value?.installed, value?.remote]);
-
-  return {
-    loading,
-    error,
-    plugins,
-  };
-}