diff --git a/internal/providercache/installer_events.go b/internal/providercache/installer_events.go
index 5d4200e5e..190272452 100644
--- a/internal/providercache/installer_events.go
+++ b/internal/providercache/installer_events.go
@@ -63,11 +63,9 @@ type InstallerEvents struct {
 	// identifier to correlate between successive events.
 	//
 	// The Begin, Success, and Failure events will each occur only once per
-	// distinct provider. The Retry event can occur zero or more times, and
-	// signals a failure that the installer is considering transient.
+	// distinct provider.
 	QueryPackagesBegin   func(provider addrs.Provider, versionConstraints getproviders.VersionConstraints)
 	QueryPackagesSuccess func(provider addrs.Provider, selectedVersion getproviders.Version)
-	QueryPackagesRetry   func(provider addrs.Provider, err error)
 	QueryPackagesFailure func(provider addrs.Provider, err error)
 
 	// The LinkFromCache... family of events delimit the operation of linking
@@ -99,12 +97,10 @@ type InstallerEvents struct {
 	// or the FetchPackage... events, never both in the same install operation.
 	//
 	// The Query, Begin, Success, and Failure events will each occur only once
-	// per distinct provider. The Retry event can occur zero or more times, and
-	// signals a failure that the installer is considering transient.
+	// per distinct provider.
 	FetchPackageMeta    func(provider addrs.Provider, version getproviders.Version) // fetching metadata prior to real download
 	FetchPackageBegin   func(provider addrs.Provider, version getproviders.Version, location getproviders.PackageLocation)
 	FetchPackageSuccess func(provider addrs.Provider, version getproviders.Version, localDir string, authResult *getproviders.PackageAuthenticationResult)
-	FetchPackageRetry   func(provider addrs.Provider, version getproviders.Version, err error)
 	FetchPackageFailure func(provider addrs.Provider, version getproviders.Version, err error)
 
 	// HashPackageFailure is called if the installer is unable to determine