diff --git a/internal/backend/backend.go b/internal/backend/backend.go
index cef391a6d2..48a049615d 100644
--- a/internal/backend/backend.go
+++ b/internal/backend/backend.go
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ type Operation struct {
 	PlanRefresh    bool   // PlanRefresh will do a refresh before a plan
 	PlanOutPath    string // PlanOutPath is the path to save the plan
 	PlanOutBackend *plans.Backend
-	PlanOutAlways  bool // Produce PlanOutPath even if plan is incomplete
 
 	// ConfigDir is the path to the directory containing the configuration's
 	// root module.
diff --git a/internal/backend/local/backend_plan.go b/internal/backend/local/backend_plan.go
index b827db5927..1513aaa43e 100644
--- a/internal/backend/local/backend_plan.go
+++ b/internal/backend/local/backend_plan.go
@@ -103,13 +103,8 @@ func (b *Local) opPlan(
 	// Record whether this plan includes any side-effects that could be applied.
 	runningOp.PlanEmpty = !plan.CanApply()
 
-	planErrored := false
-	if plan != nil {
-		planErrored = plan.Errored
-	}
-
 	// Save the plan to disk
-	if path := op.PlanOutPath; path != "" && plan != nil && (op.PlanOutAlways || !planErrored) {
+	if path := op.PlanOutPath; path != "" && plan != nil {
 		if op.PlanOutBackend == nil {
 			// This is always a bug in the operation caller; it's not valid
 			// to set PlanOutPath without also setting PlanOutBackend.
diff --git a/internal/command/arguments/plan.go b/internal/command/arguments/plan.go
index d9c63d2403..2300dc7a5d 100644
--- a/internal/command/arguments/plan.go
+++ b/internal/command/arguments/plan.go
@@ -19,12 +19,8 @@ type Plan struct {
 	// variable and backend config values. Default is true.
 	InputEnabled bool
 
-	// OutPath contains an optional path to store the plan file, while
-	// AlwaysOut means that we'll write to OutPath even if the plan is
-	// incomplete, so that it's still possible to inspect it with
-	// "terraform show". AlwaysOut is irrelevant if OutPath isn't set.
-	OutPath   string
-	AlwaysOut bool
+	// OutPath contains an optional path to store the plan file
+	OutPath string
 
 	// ViewType specifies which output format to use
 	ViewType ViewType
@@ -41,13 +37,10 @@ func ParsePlan(args []string) (*Plan, tfdiags.Diagnostics) {
 		Vars:      &Vars{},
 	}
 
-	var outPath, alwaysOutPath string
-
 	cmdFlags := extendedFlagSet("plan", plan.State, plan.Operation, plan.Vars)
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&plan.DetailedExitCode, "detailed-exitcode", false, "detailed-exitcode")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&plan.InputEnabled, "input", true, "input")
-	cmdFlags.StringVar(&outPath, "out", "", "out")
-	cmdFlags.StringVar(&alwaysOutPath, "always-out", "", "always-out")
+	cmdFlags.StringVar(&plan.OutPath, "out", "", "out")
 
 	var json bool
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&json, "json", false, "json")
@@ -60,22 +53,6 @@ func ParsePlan(args []string) (*Plan, tfdiags.Diagnostics) {
 		))
 	}
 
-	switch {
-	case outPath != "":
-		if alwaysOutPath != "" {
-			diags = diags.Append(tfdiags.Sourceless(
-				tfdiags.Error,
-				"Incompatible command line options",
-				"The -out=... and -always-out=... options are mutually-exclusive.",
-			))
-		}
-		plan.OutPath = outPath
-		plan.AlwaysOut = false
-	case alwaysOutPath != "":
-		plan.OutPath = alwaysOutPath
-		plan.AlwaysOut = true
-	}
-
 	args = cmdFlags.Args()
 
 	if len(args) > 0 {
diff --git a/internal/command/arguments/plan_test.go b/internal/command/arguments/plan_test.go
index 25e5d2de3b..b547d3f7ab 100644
--- a/internal/command/arguments/plan_test.go
+++ b/internal/command/arguments/plan_test.go
@@ -31,30 +31,12 @@ func TestParsePlan_basicValid(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
-		"setting all options with -out": {
+		"setting all options": {
 			[]string{"-destroy", "-detailed-exitcode", "-input=false", "-out=saved.tfplan"},
 			&Plan{
 				DetailedExitCode: true,
 				InputEnabled:     false,
 				OutPath:          "saved.tfplan",
-				AlwaysOut:        false,
-				ViewType:         ViewHuman,
-				State:            &State{Lock: true},
-				Vars:             &Vars{},
-				Operation: &Operation{
-					PlanMode:    plans.DestroyMode,
-					Parallelism: 10,
-					Refresh:     true,
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		"setting all options with -always-out": {
-			[]string{"-destroy", "-detailed-exitcode", "-input=false", "-always-out=saved.tfplan"},
-			&Plan{
-				DetailedExitCode: true,
-				InputEnabled:     false,
-				OutPath:          "saved.tfplan",
-				AlwaysOut:        true,
 				ViewType:         ViewHuman,
 				State:            &State{Lock: true},
 				Vars:             &Vars{},
@@ -111,20 +93,6 @@ func TestParsePlan_invalid(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestParsePlan_conflictingOutPath(t *testing.T) {
-	got, diags := ParsePlan([]string{"-out=foo", "-always-out=bar"})
-	if len(diags) == 0 {
-		t.Fatal("expected diags but got none")
-	}
-	const wantSubstr = "Incompatible command line options: The -out=... and -always-out=... options are mutually-exclusive."
-	if got, want := diags.Err().Error(), wantSubstr; !strings.Contains(got, want) {
-		t.Fatalf("wrong diags\ngot:  %s\nwant: %s", got, want)
-	}
-	if got.ViewType != ViewHuman {
-		t.Fatalf("wrong view type\ngot:  %#v\nwant: %#v", got.ViewType, ViewHuman)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestParsePlan_tooManyArguments(t *testing.T) {
 	got, diags := ParsePlan([]string{"saved.tfplan"})
 	if len(diags) == 0 {
diff --git a/internal/command/plan.go b/internal/command/plan.go
index 59b99f6d76..d5ffedbff6 100644
--- a/internal/command/plan.go
+++ b/internal/command/plan.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (c *PlanCommand) Run(rawArgs []string) int {
 	}
 
 	// Build the operation request
-	opReq, opDiags := c.OperationRequest(be, view, args.Operation, args.OutPath, args.AlwaysOut)
+	opReq, opDiags := c.OperationRequest(be, view, args.Operation, args.OutPath)
 	diags = diags.Append(opDiags)
 	if diags.HasErrors() {
 		view.Diagnostics(diags)
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ func (c *PlanCommand) OperationRequest(
 	view views.Plan,
 	args *arguments.Operation,
 	planOutPath string,
-	planOutAlways bool,
 ) (*backend.Operation, tfdiags.Diagnostics) {
 	var diags tfdiags.Diagnostics
 
@@ -150,7 +149,6 @@ func (c *PlanCommand) OperationRequest(
 	opReq.Hooks = view.Hooks()
 	opReq.PlanRefresh = args.Refresh
 	opReq.PlanOutPath = planOutPath
-	opReq.PlanOutAlways = planOutAlways
 	opReq.Targets = args.Targets
 	opReq.ForceReplace = args.ForceReplace
 	opReq.Type = backend.OperationTypePlan