diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7331868d..f7699fc0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
 Features
 
 * Add documentation about using multiple versions of the same plugin
+* Remove post_COMMAND hooks
 
 Fixed Bugs
 
 * Restore support for legacy file version
+* Run executable using `exec`
 
 ## 0.7.0
 
diff --git a/lib/commands/shim-exec.sh b/lib/commands/shim-exec.sh
index c646e5ee..9095dc31 100644
--- a/lib/commands/shim-exec.sh
+++ b/lib/commands/shim-exec.sh
@@ -20,15 +20,10 @@ shim_exec_command() {
 
     asdf_run_hook "pre_${plugin_name}_${shim_name}" "${shim_args[@]}"
     pre_status=$?
-    if [ "$pre_status" -eq 0 ]; then
-      "$executable_path" "${shim_args[@]}"
-      exit_status=$?
+    if [ "$pre_status" -ne 0 ]; then
+      return "$pre_status"
     fi
-    if [ "${exit_status:-${pre_status}}" -eq 0 ]; then
-      asdf_run_hook "post_${plugin_name}_${shim_name}" "${shim_args[@]}"
-      post_status=$?
-    fi
-    exit "${post_status:-${exit_status:-${pre_status}}}"
+    exec "$executable_path" "${shim_args[@]}"
   }
 
   with_shim_executable "$shim_name" exec_shim || exit $?
diff --git a/lib/utils.sh b/lib/utils.sh
index eea40822..1a42fd38 100644
--- a/lib/utils.sh
+++ b/lib/utils.sh
@@ -489,49 +489,36 @@ with_plugin_env() {
     local version="${version_info[0]}"
   fi
 
-  # create a new subshell to keep env
-  (
+  if [ "$version" = "system" ]; then
+    # execute as is for system
+    "$callback"
+    return $?
+  fi
 
-    if [ "$version" = "system" ]; then
-      # execute as is for system
-      "$callback"
-      exit $?
-    fi
+  local plugin_path
+  plugin_path=$(get_plugin_path "$plugin_name")
 
-    local plugin_path
-    plugin_path=$(get_plugin_path "$plugin_name")
+  # add the plugin listed exec paths to PATH
+  local path
+  path="$(list_plugin_exec_paths "$plugin_name" "$full_version" | tr '\n' ':'):$PATH"
 
-    # add the plugin listed exec paths to PATH
-    local path
-    path="$(list_plugin_exec_paths "$plugin_name" "$full_version" | tr '\n' ':'):$PATH"
+  # If no custom exec-env transform, just execute callback
+  if [ ! -f "${plugin_path}/bin/exec-env" ]; then
+    PATH=$path "$callback"
+    return $?
+  fi
 
-    # If no custom exec-env transform, just execute callback
-    if [ ! -f "${plugin_path}/bin/exec-env" ]; then
-      PATH=$path "$callback"
-      exit $?
-    fi
+  # Load the plugin custom environment
+  local install_path
+  install_path=$(find_install_path "$plugin_name" "$full_version")
 
-    # Load the plugin custom environment
-    local install_path
-    install_path=$(find_install_path "$plugin_name" "$full_version")
-
-    ASDF_INSTALL_TYPE=$install_type
-    ASDF_INSTALL_VERSION=$version
-    ASDF_INSTALL_PATH=$install_path
-    export ASDF_INSTALL_TYPE
-    export ASDF_INSTALL_VERSION
-    export ASDF_INSTALL_PATH
-
-    # shellcheck source=/dev/null
+  # shellcheck source=/dev/null
+  ASDF_INSTALL_TYPE=$install_type \
+    ASDF_INSTALL_VERSION=$version \
+    ASDF_INSTALL_PATH=$install_path \
     source "${plugin_path}/bin/exec-env"
 
-    unset ASDF_INSTALL_TYPE
-    unset ASDF_INSTALL_VERSION
-    unset ASDF_INSTALL_PATH
-
-    PATH=$path "$callback"
-    exit $?
-  )
+  PATH=$path "$callback"
 }
 
 plugin_executables() {
diff --git a/test/shim_exec.bats b/test/shim_exec.bats
index 0cfd45c9..a4aa8e9c 100644
--- a/test/shim_exec.bats
+++ b/test/shim_exec.bats
@@ -406,32 +406,3 @@ EOM
   [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
 }
 
-@test "shim exec executes configured post-hook if command was successful" {
-  run asdf install dummy 1.0
-  echo dummy 1.0 > $PROJECT_DIR/.tool-versions
-
-  cat > $HOME/.asdfrc <<-'EOM'
-post_dummy_dummy = echo POST $version $1 $2
-EOM
-
-  run $ASDF_DIR/shims/dummy hello world
-  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-  echo "$output" | grep "This is Dummy 1.0! world hello"
-  echo "$output" | grep "POST 1.0 hello world"
-}
-
-@test "shim exec does not executes configured post-hook if command failed" {
-  run asdf install dummy 1.0
-  echo dummy 1.0 > $PROJECT_DIR/.tool-versions
-
-  cat > $HOME/.asdfrc <<-'EOM'
-post_dummy_dummy = echo POST
-EOM
-
-  echo "false" > $ASDF_DIR/installs/dummy/1.0/bin/dummy
-  chmod +x $ASDF_DIR/installs/dummy/1.0/bin/dummy
-
-  run $ASDF_DIR/shims/dummy hello world
-  [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
-  [ "$output" == "" ]
-}