diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/plugins/PluginInitializerImpl.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/plugins/PluginInitializerImpl.java
index 0e12e30ce7..c2eb870773 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/plugins/PluginInitializerImpl.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/plugins/PluginInitializerImpl.java
@@ -14,17 +14,10 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.plugins;
 
-import android.content.Context;
-
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.plugins.PluginInitializer;
 
 public class PluginInitializerImpl implements PluginInitializer {
-    @Override
-    public String[] getPrivilegedPlugins(Context context) {
-        return new String[0];
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void handleWtfs() {
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/plugins/PluginManagerWrapper.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/plugins/PluginManagerWrapper.java
index 941d9dedb5..18340ff9b9 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/plugins/PluginManagerWrapper.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/plugins/PluginManagerWrapper.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import com.android.systemui.shared.plugins.PluginPrefs;
 
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class PluginManagerWrapper {
         mContext = c;
         PluginInitializerImpl pluginInitializer  = new PluginInitializerImpl();
         mPluginEnabler = new PluginEnablerImpl(c);
-        List<String> privilegedPlugins = Arrays.asList(pluginInitializer.getPrivilegedPlugins(c));
+        List<String> privilegedPlugins = Collections.emptyList();
         PluginInstance.Factory instanceFactory = new PluginInstance.Factory(
                 getClass().getClassLoader(), new PluginInstance.InstanceFactory<>(),
                 new PluginInstance.VersionChecker(), privilegedPlugins,