diff --git a/plugins/lazyYT/plugin.rb b/plugins/lazyYT/plugin.rb
index 44284ecfdbf..1ca0820ac44 100644
--- a/plugins/lazyYT/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugins/lazyYT/plugin.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # authors: Arpit Jalan
 # url: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/tree/master/plugins/lazyYT
 
+hide_plugin if self.respond_to?(:hide_plugin)
+
 # javascript
 register_asset "javascripts/lazyYT.js"