diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/plugins/PluginInitializer.java b/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/plugins/PluginInitializer.java
index f0e0320e165f1..868f22ee4bed6 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/plugins/PluginInitializer.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/plugins/PluginInitializer.java
@@ -14,19 +14,11 @@
 
 package com.android.systemui.shared.plugins;
 
-import android.content.Context;
-
 /**
  * Provides necessary components for initializing {@link PluginManagerImpl}.
  */
 public interface PluginInitializer {
 
-    /**
-     * Return a list of plugins that don't get disabled when an exception occurs.
-     */
-    String[] getPrivilegedPlugins(Context context);
-
-
     /**
      * Called from {@link PluginActionManager}.
      */
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/plugins/PluginInitializerImpl.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/plugins/PluginInitializerImpl.java
index 654d000ca09e9..09af98ea5244e 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/plugins/PluginInitializerImpl.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/plugins/PluginInitializerImpl.java
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@
 
 package com.android.systemui.plugins;
 
-import android.content.Context;
 import android.util.Log;
 
-import com.android.systemui.R;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.plugins.PluginInitializer;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.plugins.PluginManagerImpl;
 
@@ -39,12 +37,6 @@ public class PluginInitializerImpl implements PluginInitializer {
         dependencyProvider.allowPluginDependency(ActivityStarter.class);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public String[] getPrivilegedPlugins(Context context) {
-        return context.getResources().getStringArray(R.array.config_pluginWhitelist);
-    }
-
-
     @Override
     public void handleWtfs() {
         if (WTFS_SHOULD_CRASH && !mWtfsSet) {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/plugins/PluginsModule.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/plugins/PluginsModule.java
index 6a93fb7e4861a..11c5efc4ed7db 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/plugins/PluginsModule.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/plugins/PluginsModule.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.os.Build;
 
+import com.android.systemui.R;
 import com.android.systemui.dagger.PluginModule;
 import com.android.systemui.dagger.qualifiers.Main;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.plugins.PluginActionManager;
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ public abstract class PluginsModule {
 
     @Provides
     @Named(PLUGIN_PRIVILEGED)
-    static List<String> providesPrivilegedPlugins(PluginInitializer initializer, Context context) {
-        return Arrays.asList(initializer.getPrivilegedPlugins(context));
+    static List<String> providesPrivilegedPlugins(Context context) {
+        return Arrays.asList(context.getResources().getStringArray(R.array.config_pluginWhitelist));
     }
 }