diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a9ce81e..283d052 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ### master
+- bug: delete `$tpm_plugins_variable_name` and using command,
+this show double output with `_tmux_conf_contents` function.
 
 ### v3.1.0, 2023-01-03
 - upgrade to new version of `tmux-test`
diff --git a/scripts/helpers/plugin_functions.sh b/scripts/helpers/plugin_functions.sh
index f33d215..d7d2e29 100644
--- a/scripts/helpers/plugin_functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/helpers/plugin_functions.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# using @tpm_plugins is now deprecated in favor of using @plugin syntax
-tpm_plugins_variable_name="@tpm_plugins"
-
 # manually expanding tilde char or `$HOME` variable.
 _manual_expansion() {
 	local path="$1"
@@ -69,10 +66,7 @@ tpm_path() {
 }
 
 tpm_plugins_list_helper() {
-	# lists plugins from @tpm_plugins option
-	echo "$(tmux start-server\; show-option -gqv "$tpm_plugins_variable_name")"
-
-	# read set -g @plugin "tmux-plugins/tmux-example-plugin" entries
+	# read set -g @plugin "tmux-plugins/tmux-example-plugin" entries from config file
 	_tmux_conf_contents "full" |
 		awk '/^[ \t]*set(-option)? +-g +@plugin/ { gsub(/'\''/,""); gsub(/'\"'/,""); print $4 }'
 }