diff --git a/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md b/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
index fd3c6fb10..5a278a6b7 100644
--- a/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
+++ b/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ curl "https://dokku.me/starting/${APP}" || true
 
 - Description: Extracts a Procfile from a given image to a path
 - Invoked by: `internally`
-- Arguments: `$APP $IMAGE $FORCE_EXTRACT $PROCFILE_PATH`
+- Arguments: `$APP $IMAGE`
 - Example:
 
 ```shell
diff --git a/plugins/app-json/appjson.go b/plugins/app-json/appjson.go
index 05057cffa..bcb077ad4 100644
--- a/plugins/app-json/appjson.go
+++ b/plugins/app-json/appjson.go
@@ -110,10 +110,8 @@ func getPhaseScript(appName string, image string, phase string) (string, error)
 
 // getReleaseCommand extracts the release command from a given app's procfile
 func getReleaseCommand(appName string, image string) string {
-	forceExtract := "true"
-
 	err := common.SuppressOutput(func() error {
-		return common.PlugnTrigger("procfile-extract", []string{appName, image, forceExtract}...)
+		return common.PlugnTrigger("procfile-extract", []string{appName, image}...)
 	})
 
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/plugins/ps/src/triggers/triggers.go b/plugins/ps/src/triggers/triggers.go
index bf3eac8a8..d58084abe 100644
--- a/plugins/ps/src/triggers/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/ps/src/triggers/triggers.go
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ func main() {
 	case "procfile-extract":
 		appName := flag.Arg(0)
 		image := flag.Arg(1)
-		forceExtract := common.ToBool(flag.Arg(2))
-		procfilePath := flag.Arg(3)
-		err = ps.TriggerProcfileExtract(appName, image, forceExtract, procfilePath)
+		err = ps.TriggerProcfileExtract(appName, image)
 	case "procfile-get-command":
 		appName := flag.Arg(0)
 		processType := flag.Arg(1)
diff --git a/plugins/ps/triggers.go b/plugins/ps/triggers.go
index 656d2d603..1b8da30a1 100644
--- a/plugins/ps/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/ps/triggers.go
@@ -139,21 +139,19 @@ func TriggerPreDeploy(appName string, imageTag string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func TriggerProcfileExtract(appName string, image string, forceExtract bool, procfilePath string) error {
-	if procfilePath == "" {
-		directory := filepath.Join(common.MustGetEnv("DOKKU_LIB_ROOT"), "data", "ps", appName)
-		if err := os.MkdirAll(directory, 0755); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		if err := common.SetPermissions(directory, 0755); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		procfilePath = getProcfilePath(appName)
+func TriggerProcfileExtract(appName string, image string) error {
+	directory := filepath.Join(common.MustGetEnv("DOKKU_LIB_ROOT"), "data", "ps", appName)
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(directory, 0755); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
-	if forceExtract {
+	if err := common.SetPermissions(directory, 0755); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	procfilePath := getProcfilePath(appName)
+
+	if common.FileExists(procfilePath) {
 		if err := common.PlugnTrigger("procfile-remove", []string{appName, procfilePath}...); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}