diff --git a/src/lib/plugins/plugins.cpp b/src/lib/plugins/plugins.cpp
index ae3ea7f68..335e41491 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugins/plugins.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/plugins/plugins.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ void Plugins::loadSettings()
 {
     Settings settings;
     settings.beginGroup("Plugin-Settings");
-    m_pluginsEnabled = settings.value("EnablePlugins", true).toBool();
     m_allowedPlugins = settings.value("AllowedPlugins", QStringList()).toStringList();
     settings.endGroup();
 
@@ -109,10 +108,6 @@ void Plugins::shutdown()
 
 void Plugins::loadPlugins()
 {
-    if (!m_pluginsEnabled) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     QDir settingsDir(DataPaths::currentProfilePath() + "/extensions/");
     if (!settingsDir.exists()) {
         settingsDir.mkdir(settingsDir.absolutePath());
diff --git a/src/lib/plugins/plugins.h b/src/lib/plugins/plugins.h
index d4ad50252..4e20d6374 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugins/plugins.h
+++ b/src/lib/plugins/plugins.h
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ private:
     QList<Plugin> m_availablePlugins;
     QStringList m_allowedPlugins;
 
-    bool m_pluginsEnabled;
     bool m_pluginsLoaded;
 
     SpeedDial* m_speedDial;
diff --git a/src/lib/preferences/pluginslist.ui b/src/lib/preferences/pluginslist.ui
index bc23e2921..b9e0e4413 100644
--- a/src/lib/preferences/pluginslist.ui
+++ b/src/lib/preferences/pluginslist.ui
@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@
    <property name="bottomMargin">
     <number>0</number>
    </property>
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="allowAppPlugins">
-     <property name="text">
-      <string>Allow Application Extensions to be loaded</string>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QListWidget" name="list">
      <property name="alternatingRowColors">
diff --git a/src/lib/preferences/pluginsmanager.cpp b/src/lib/preferences/pluginsmanager.cpp
index 8b11aac50..b03c0a710 100644
--- a/src/lib/preferences/pluginsmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/preferences/pluginsmanager.cpp
@@ -44,13 +44,11 @@ PluginsManager::PluginsManager(QWidget* parent)
     bool appPluginsEnabled = settings.value("EnablePlugins", true).toBool();
     settings.endGroup();
 
-    ui->allowAppPlugins->setChecked(appPluginsEnabled);
     ui->list->setEnabled(appPluginsEnabled);
 
     connect(ui->butSettings, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(settingsClicked()));
     connect(ui->list, SIGNAL(currentItemChanged(QListWidgetItem*,QListWidgetItem*)), this, SLOT(currentChanged(QListWidgetItem*)));
     connect(ui->list, SIGNAL(itemChanged(QListWidgetItem*)), this, SLOT(itemChanged(QListWidgetItem*)));
-    connect(ui->allowAppPlugins, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), this, SLOT(allowAppPluginsChanged(bool)));
 
     ui->list->setItemDelegate(new PluginListDelegate(ui->list));
 }
@@ -90,34 +88,12 @@ void PluginsManager::save()
 
     Settings settings;
     settings.beginGroup("Plugin-Settings");
-    settings.setValue("EnablePlugins", ui->allowAppPlugins->isChecked());
     settings.setValue("AllowedPlugins", allowedPlugins);
     settings.endGroup();
 }
 
-void PluginsManager::allowAppPluginsChanged(bool state)
-{
-    ui->list->setEnabled(state);
-
-    if (!state) {
-        for (int i = 0; i < ui->list->count(); i++) {
-            QListWidgetItem* item = ui->list->item(i);
-
-            if (item->checkState() == Qt::Checked) {
-                item->setCheckState(Qt::Unchecked);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    refresh();
-}
-
 void PluginsManager::refresh()
 {
-    if (!ui->allowAppPlugins->isChecked()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     ui->list->clear();
     ui->butSettings->setEnabled(false);
     disconnect(ui->list, SIGNAL(itemChanged(QListWidgetItem*)), this, SLOT(itemChanged(QListWidgetItem*)));
diff --git a/src/lib/preferences/pluginsmanager.h b/src/lib/preferences/pluginsmanager.h
index 904f6ed33..2a9a37eee 100644
--- a/src/lib/preferences/pluginsmanager.h
+++ b/src/lib/preferences/pluginsmanager.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* ============================================================
 * Falkon - Qt web browser
-* Copyright (C) 2010-2014  David Rosca <nowrep@gmail.com>
+* Copyright (C) 2010-2018 David Rosca <nowrep@gmail.com>
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ private slots:
     void settingsClicked();
     void currentChanged(QListWidgetItem* item);
     void itemChanged(QListWidgetItem* item);
-    void allowAppPluginsChanged(bool state);
 
     void refresh();