diff --git a/api/internal/builtins/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go b/api/internal/builtins/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
index 06d13b5261..179bdf1940 100644
--- a/api/internal/builtins/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
+++ b/api/internal/builtins/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (p *HelmChartInflationGeneratorPlugin) absChartHome() string {
 		chartHome = filepath.Join(p.h.Loader().Root(), p.ChartHome)
 	}
 
-	if p.Version != "" && p.Repo != "" {
+	if p.Version != "" {
 		return filepath.Join(chartHome, fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", p.Name, p.Version))
 	}
 	return chartHome
diff --git a/plugin/builtin/helmchartinflationgenerator/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go b/plugin/builtin/helmchartinflationgenerator/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
index 88527fe074..857223eca3 100644
--- a/plugin/builtin/helmchartinflationgenerator/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
+++ b/plugin/builtin/helmchartinflationgenerator/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (p *plugin) absChartHome() string {
 		chartHome = filepath.Join(p.h.Loader().Root(), p.ChartHome)
 	}
 
-	if p.Version != "" && p.Repo != "" {
+	if p.Version != "" {
 		return filepath.Join(chartHome, fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", p.Name, p.Version))
 	}
 	return chartHome
diff --git a/plugin/builtin/helmchartinflationgenerator/HelmChartInflationGenerator_test.go b/plugin/builtin/helmchartinflationgenerator/HelmChartInflationGenerator_test.go
index e6b414e9ec..036786bed5 100644
--- a/plugin/builtin/helmchartinflationgenerator/HelmChartInflationGenerator_test.go
+++ b/plugin/builtin/helmchartinflationgenerator/HelmChartInflationGenerator_test.go
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ releaseName: %s
 			assert.True(t, len(rm.Resources()) > 0)
 
 			var chartDir string
-			if tt.version != "" && tt.repo != "" {
+			if tt.version != "" {
 				chartDir = fmt.Sprintf("charts/%s-%s/%s", tt.chartName, tt.version, tt.chartName)
 			} else {
 				chartDir = fmt.Sprintf("charts/%s", tt.chartName)