diff --git a/manifests/plugin.pp b/manifests/plugin.pp
index 088fb4a..dc51963 100644
--- a/manifests/plugin.pp
+++ b/manifests/plugin.pp
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
-define vim::plugin ($source) {
-  vcsrepo { "${vim::home_dir}/.vim/bundle/${name}":
-    ensure   => present,
-    provider => git,
-    user     => $vim::user,
-    source   => $source,
+define vim::plugin ($source, $ensure=present) {
+  # See https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/MODULES-731
+  # ensure => absent runs every time and says
+  # Notice: /Stage[main]/Profile::Root::Vim/Amantes::Vim[root]/Vim::Plugin[root:vim-session]/Vcsrepo[/root/.vim/bundle/vim-session]/ensure: created
+  # wrap it in an if instead
+  if $ensure != 'absent' {
+    vcsrepo { "${vim::home_dir}/.vim/bundle/${name}":
+      ensure   => $ensure,
+      provider => git,
+      user     => $vim::user,
+      source   => $source,
+    }
+  } else {
+    file { "${vim::home_dir}/.vim/bundle/${name}":
+      ensure => absent,
+      force  => true,
+    }
   }
 }