diff --git a/cmd/helm/template.go b/cmd/helm/template.go
index f10fd1c5a..a4438b50c 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/template.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/template.go
@@ -114,15 +114,7 @@ func newTemplateCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 							// if the filepath provided matches a manifest path in the
 							// chart, render that manifest
-							if strings.HasSuffix(f, "*") {
-								if matched, _ := filepath.Match(f, manifestPath); !matched {
-									continue
-								}
-							} else if strings.HasSuffix(f, "/") {
-								if dir, _ := filepath.Split(manifestPath); f != dir {
-									continue
-								}
-							} else if f != manifestPath {
+							if matched, _ := filepath.Match(f, manifestPath); !matched {
 								continue
 							}
 							manifestsToRender = append(manifestsToRender, manifest)
diff --git a/cmd/helm/template_test.go b/cmd/helm/template_test.go
index f8c8066b9..87ee79e5a 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/template_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/template_test.go
@@ -94,13 +94,6 @@ func TestTemplateCmd(t *testing.T) {
 			cmd:    fmt.Sprintf("template '%s' --show-only templates/service.yaml --show-only charts/subcharta/templates/service.yaml", chartPath),
 			golden: "output/template-show-only-multiple.txt",
 		},
-		{
-			name:   "template with show-only directory",
-			cmd:    fmt.Sprintf("template '%s' --show-only templates/subdir/", chartPath),
-			golden: "output/template-show-only-directory.txt",
-			// Repeat to ensure manifest ordering regressions are caught
-			repeat: 10,
-		},
 		{
 			name:   "template with show-only glob",
 			cmd:    fmt.Sprintf("template '%s' --show-only templates/subdir/role*", chartPath),
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-show-only-directory.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-show-only-directory.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 86578adfd..000000000
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-show-only-directory.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
----
-# Source: subchart1/templates/subdir/serviceaccount.yaml
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ServiceAccount
-metadata:
-  name: subchart1-sa
----
-# Source: subchart1/templates/subdir/role.yaml
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: Role
-metadata:
-  name: subchart1-role
-rules:
-- resources: ["*"]
-  verbs: ["get","list","watch"]
----
-# Source: subchart1/templates/subdir/rolebinding.yaml
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: RoleBinding
-metadata:
-  name: subchart1-binding
-roleRef:
-  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
-  kind: Role
-  name: subchart1-role
-subjects:
-- kind: ServiceAccount
-  name: subchart1-sa
-  namespace: default