diff --git a/cmd/helm/pull.go b/cmd/helm/pull.go
index b094db6c3..7711320f1 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/pull.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/pull.go
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ func newPullCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 				if !FeatureGateOCI.IsEnabled() {
 					return FeatureGateOCI.Error()
 				}
-
-				client.OCI = true
 			}
 
 			for i := 0; i < len(args); i++ {
diff --git a/pkg/action/pull.go b/pkg/action/pull.go
index a7f69c4bc..acd39bf05 100644
--- a/pkg/action/pull.go
+++ b/pkg/action/pull.go
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ type Pull struct {
 	Devel       bool
 	Untar       bool
 	VerifyLater bool
-	OCI         bool
 	UntarDir    string
 	DestDir     string
 	cfg         *Configuration
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ func (p *Pull) Run(chartRef string) (string, error) {
 		RepositoryCache:  p.Settings.RepositoryCache,
 	}
 
-	if p.OCI {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(chartRef, "oci://") {
 		if p.Version == "" {
 			return out.String(), errors.Errorf("--version flag is explicitly required for OCI registries")
 		}