diff --git a/cli/command/plugin/install.go b/cli/command/plugin/install.go
index b660ece33..9cb93b3b2 100644
--- a/cli/command/plugin/install.go
+++ b/cli/command/plugin/install.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/distribution/reference"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command"
-	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command/image"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/internal/jsonstream"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/internal/prompt"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/internal/registry"
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/moby/moby/client"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
 
 type pluginOptions struct {
@@ -27,12 +25,6 @@ type pluginOptions struct {
 	disable         bool
 	args            []string
 	skipRemoteCheck bool
-	untrusted       bool
-}
-
-func loadPullFlags(dockerCli command.Cli, opts *pluginOptions, flags *pflag.FlagSet) {
-	flags.BoolVar(&opts.grantPerms, "grant-all-permissions", false, "Grant all permissions necessary to run the plugin")
-	command.AddTrustVerificationFlags(flags, &opts.untrusted, dockerCli.ContentTrustEnabled())
 }
 
 func newInstallCommand(dockerCli command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
@@ -51,13 +43,15 @@ func newInstallCommand(dockerCli command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
-	loadPullFlags(dockerCli, &options, flags)
+	flags.BoolVar(&options.grantPerms, "grant-all-permissions", false, "Grant all permissions necessary to run the plugin")
 	flags.BoolVar(&options.disable, "disable", false, "Do not enable the plugin on install")
 	flags.StringVar(&options.localName, "alias", "", "Local name for plugin")
+	flags.Bool("disable-content-trust", dockerCli.ContentTrustEnabled(), "Skip image verification (deprecated)")
+	_ = flags.MarkHidden("disable-content-trust")
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func buildPullConfig(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, opts pluginOptions) (client.PluginInstallOptions, error) {
+func buildPullConfig(dockerCLI command.Cli, opts pluginOptions) (client.PluginInstallOptions, error) {
 	// Names with both tag and digest will be treated by the daemon
 	// as a pull by digest with a local name for the tag
 	// (if no local name is provided).
@@ -66,40 +60,21 @@ func buildPullConfig(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, opts pluginOpti
 		return client.PluginInstallOptions{}, err
 	}
 
-	indexInfo := registry.NewIndexInfo(ref)
-	remote := ref.String()
-
-	_, isCanonical := ref.(reference.Canonical)
-	if !opts.untrusted && !isCanonical {
-		ref = reference.TagNameOnly(ref)
-		nt, ok := ref.(reference.NamedTagged)
-		if !ok {
-			return client.PluginInstallOptions{}, errors.Errorf("invalid name: %s", ref.String())
-		}
-
-		trusted, err := image.TrustedReference(ctx, dockerCli, nt)
-		if err != nil {
-			return client.PluginInstallOptions{}, err
-		}
-		remote = reference.FamiliarString(trusted)
-	}
-
-	authConfig := command.ResolveAuthConfig(dockerCli.ConfigFile(), indexInfo)
+	authConfig := command.ResolveAuthConfig(dockerCLI.ConfigFile(), registry.NewIndexInfo(ref))
 	encodedAuth, err := registrytypes.EncodeAuthConfig(authConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return client.PluginInstallOptions{}, err
 	}
 
-	options := client.PluginInstallOptions{
+	return client.PluginInstallOptions{
 		RegistryAuth:          encodedAuth,
-		RemoteRef:             remote,
+		RemoteRef:             ref.String(),
 		Disabled:              opts.disable,
 		AcceptAllPermissions:  opts.grantPerms,
-		AcceptPermissionsFunc: acceptPrivileges(dockerCli, opts.remote),
+		AcceptPermissionsFunc: acceptPrivileges(dockerCLI, opts.remote),
 		PrivilegeFunc:         nil,
 		Args:                  opts.args,
-	}
-	return options, nil
+	}, nil
 }
 
 func runInstall(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, opts pluginOptions) error {
@@ -115,7 +90,7 @@ func runInstall(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, opts pluginOptions)
 		localName = reference.FamiliarString(reference.TagNameOnly(aref))
 	}
 
-	options, err := buildPullConfig(ctx, dockerCLI, opts)
+	options, err := buildPullConfig(dockerCLI, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cli/command/plugin/install_test.go b/cli/command/plugin/install_test.go
index 52a7e14d4..697c00bc6 100644
--- a/cli/command/plugin/install_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/plugin/install_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/docker/cli/internal/test"
-	"github.com/docker/cli/internal/test/notary"
 	"github.com/moby/moby/client"
 
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
@@ -65,50 +64,6 @@ func TestInstallErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestInstallContentTrustErrors(t *testing.T) {
-	testCases := []struct {
-		description   string
-		args          []string
-		expectedError string
-		notaryFunc    test.NotaryClientFuncType
-	}{
-		{
-			description:   "install plugin, offline notary server",
-			args:          []string{"plugin:tag"},
-			expectedError: "client is offline",
-			notaryFunc:    notary.GetOfflineNotaryRepository,
-		},
-		{
-			description:   "install plugin, uninitialized notary server",
-			args:          []string{"plugin:tag"},
-			expectedError: "remote trust data does not exist",
-			notaryFunc:    notary.GetUninitializedNotaryRepository,
-		},
-		{
-			description:   "install plugin, empty notary server",
-			args:          []string{"plugin:tag"},
-			expectedError: "No valid trust data for tag",
-			notaryFunc:    notary.GetEmptyTargetsNotaryRepository,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		t.Run(tc.description, func(t *testing.T) {
-			cli := test.NewFakeCli(&fakeClient{
-				pluginInstallFunc: func(name string, options client.PluginInstallOptions) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
-					return nil, errors.New("should not try to install plugin")
-				},
-			}, test.EnableContentTrust)
-			cli.SetNotaryClient(tc.notaryFunc)
-			cmd := newInstallCommand(cli)
-			cmd.SetArgs(tc.args)
-			cmd.SetOut(io.Discard)
-			cmd.SetErr(io.Discard)
-			assert.ErrorContains(t, cmd.Execute(), tc.expectedError)
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func TestInstall(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		description    string
diff --git a/cli/command/plugin/push.go b/cli/command/plugin/push.go
index 5962ea2f3..37bf997f6 100644
--- a/cli/command/plugin/push.go
+++ b/cli/command/plugin/push.go
@@ -2,55 +2,45 @@ package plugin
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/distribution/reference"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command"
-	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/trust"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/internal/jsonstream"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/internal/registry"
 	registrytypes "github.com/moby/moby/api/types/registry"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-type pushOptions struct {
-	name      string
-	untrusted bool
-}
-
-func newPushCommand(dockerCli command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
-	var opts pushOptions
+func newPushCommand(dockerCLI command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "push [OPTIONS] PLUGIN[:TAG]",
 		Short: "Push a plugin to a registry",
 		Args:  cli.ExactArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			opts.name = args[0]
-			return runPush(cmd.Context(), dockerCli, opts)
+			name := args[0]
+			return runPush(cmd.Context(), dockerCLI, name)
 		},
 	}
 
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
-
-	command.AddTrustSigningFlags(flags, &opts.untrusted, dockerCli.ContentTrustEnabled())
-
+	flags.Bool("disable-content-trust", dockerCLI.ContentTrustEnabled(), "Skip image verification (deprecated)")
+	_ = flags.MarkHidden("disable-content-trust")
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func runPush(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, opts pushOptions) error {
-	named, err := reference.ParseNormalizedNamed(opts.name)
+func runPush(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, name string) error {
+	named, err := reference.ParseNormalizedNamed(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if _, ok := named.(reference.Canonical); ok {
-		return errors.Errorf("invalid name: %s", opts.name)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid name: %s", name)
 	}
 
 	named = reference.TagNameOnly(named)
-
-	indexInfo := registry.NewIndexInfo(named)
-	authConfig := command.ResolveAuthConfig(dockerCli.ConfigFile(), indexInfo)
+	authConfig := command.ResolveAuthConfig(dockerCli.ConfigFile(), registry.NewIndexInfo(named))
 	encodedAuth, err := registrytypes.EncodeAuthConfig(authConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -63,14 +53,5 @@ func runPush(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, opts pushOptions) error
 	defer func() {
 		_ = responseBody.Close()
 	}()
-
-	if !opts.untrusted {
-		repoInfo := &trust.RepositoryInfo{
-			Name:  reference.TrimNamed(named),
-			Index: indexInfo,
-		}
-		return trust.PushTrustedReference(ctx, dockerCli, repoInfo, named, authConfig, responseBody, command.UserAgent())
-	}
-
 	return jsonstream.Display(ctx, responseBody, dockerCli.Out())
 }
diff --git a/cli/command/plugin/upgrade.go b/cli/command/plugin/upgrade.go
index 7d4548d42..0e7ca9aca 100644
--- a/cli/command/plugin/upgrade.go
+++ b/cli/command/plugin/upgrade.go
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ func newUpgradeCommand(dockerCli command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
-	loadPullFlags(dockerCli, &options, flags)
+	flags.BoolVar(&options.grantPerms, "grant-all-permissions", false, "Grant all permissions necessary to run the plugin")
+	flags.Bool("disable-content-trust", dockerCli.ContentTrustEnabled(), "Skip image verification (deprecated)")
+	_ = flags.MarkHidden("disable-content-trust")
 	flags.BoolVar(&options.skipRemoteCheck, "skip-remote-check", false, "Do not check if specified remote plugin matches existing plugin image")
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ func runUpgrade(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, opts pluginOptions)
 		}
 	}
 
-	options, err := buildPullConfig(ctx, dockerCLI, opts)
+	options, err := buildPullConfig(dockerCLI, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/plugin_install.md b/docs/reference/commandline/plugin_install.md
index 25ceb35c2..38b619b51 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/plugin_install.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/plugin_install.md
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Install a plugin
 |:--------------------------|:---------|:--------|:--------------------------------------------------|
 | `--alias`                 | `string` |         | Local name for plugin                             |
 | `--disable`               | `bool`   |         | Do not enable the plugin on install               |
-| `--disable-content-trust` | `bool`   | `true`  | Skip image verification                           |
 | `--grant-all-permissions` | `bool`   |         | Grant all permissions necessary to run the plugin |
 
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/plugin_push.md b/docs/reference/commandline/plugin_push.md
index 3fcfe47f6..155d2d44d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/plugin_push.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/plugin_push.md
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@
 <!---MARKER_GEN_START-->
 Push a plugin to a registry
 
-### Options
-
-| Name                      | Type   | Default | Description        |
-|:--------------------------|:-------|:--------|:-------------------|
-| `--disable-content-trust` | `bool` | `true`  | Skip image signing |
-
 
 <!---MARKER_GEN_END-->
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/plugin_upgrade.md b/docs/reference/commandline/plugin_upgrade.md
index 39730104d..df4094875 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/plugin_upgrade.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/plugin_upgrade.md
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Upgrade an existing plugin
 
 | Name                      | Type   | Default | Description                                                           |
 |:--------------------------|:-------|:--------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `--disable-content-trust` | `bool` | `true`  | Skip image verification                                               |
 | `--grant-all-permissions` | `bool` |         | Grant all permissions necessary to run the plugin                     |
 | `--skip-remote-check`     | `bool` |         | Do not check if specified remote plugin matches existing plugin image |
 
diff --git a/e2e/plugin/trust_test.go b/e2e/plugin/plugin_test.go
similarity index 59%
rename from e2e/plugin/trust_test.go
rename to e2e/plugin/plugin_test.go
index 663c274ce..bcf61392b 100644
--- a/e2e/plugin/trust_test.go
+++ b/e2e/plugin/plugin_test.go
@@ -2,26 +2,24 @@ package plugin
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/docker/cli/e2e/internal/fixtures"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/e2e/testutils"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/internal/test/environment"
-	"github.com/moby/moby/api/types/versions"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/icmd"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/skip"
 )
 
 const registryPrefix = "registry:5000"
 
-func TestInstallWithContentTrust(t *testing.T) {
-	// TODO(krissetto): remove this skip once the fix (see https://github.com/moby/moby/pull/47299) is deployed to moby versions < 25
-	skip.If(t, versions.LessThan(environment.DaemonAPIVersion(t), "1.44"))
+func TestCreatePushPull(t *testing.T) {
 	skip.If(t, environment.SkipPluginTests())
-	t.Skip("flaky")
 
-	const pluginName = registryPrefix + "/plugin-content-trust"
+	const pluginName = registryPrefix + "/my-plugin"
 
+	// TODO(thaJeztah): probably should use a config without the content trust bits.
 	dir := fixtures.SetupConfigFile(t)
 	defer dir.Remove()
 
@@ -33,39 +31,28 @@ func TestInstallWithContentTrust(t *testing.T) {
 	icmd.RunCommand("docker", "plugin", "create", pluginName, pluginDir).Assert(t, icmd.Success)
 	result := icmd.RunCmd(icmd.Command("docker", "plugin", "push", pluginName),
 		fixtures.WithConfig(dir.Path()),
-		fixtures.WithTrust,
-		fixtures.WithNotary,
 		fixtures.WithPassphrase("foo", "bar"),
 	)
 	result.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{
-		Out: "Signing and pushing trust metadata",
+		Out: fmt.Sprintf("The push refers to repository [%s]", pluginName),
 	})
 
 	icmd.RunCommand("docker", "plugin", "rm", "-f", pluginName).Assert(t, icmd.Success)
 
 	result = icmd.RunCmd(icmd.Command("docker", "plugin", "install", "--grant-all-permissions", pluginName),
 		fixtures.WithConfig(dir.Path()),
-		fixtures.WithTrust,
-		fixtures.WithNotary,
 	)
 	result.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{
 		Out: "Installed plugin " + pluginName,
 	})
 }
 
-func TestInstallWithContentTrustUntrusted(t *testing.T) {
+func TestInstall(t *testing.T) {
 	skip.If(t, environment.SkipPluginTests())
 
-	dir := fixtures.SetupConfigFile(t)
-	defer dir.Remove()
-
-	result := icmd.RunCmd(icmd.Command("docker", "plugin", "install", "--grant-all-permissions", "tiborvass/sample-volume-plugin:latest"),
-		fixtures.WithConfig(dir.Path()),
-		fixtures.WithTrust,
-		fixtures.WithNotary,
-	)
+	const pluginName = "tiborvass/sample-volume-plugin:latest"
+	result := icmd.RunCmd(icmd.Command("docker", "plugin", "install", "--grant-all-permissions", pluginName))
 	result.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{
-		ExitCode: 1,
-		Err:      "Error: remote trust data does not exist",
+		Out: "Installed plugin " + pluginName,
 	})
 }