diff --git a/server/startup/index.js b/server/startup/index.js
index 72b16d41df3..8e29e0a3bcd 100644
--- a/server/startup/index.js
+++ b/server/startup/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import Accounts from "./accounts";
 import i18n from "./i18n";
 import Load from "./load-data";
 import Packages from "./packages";
-import Plugins from "./plugins";
 import Registry from "./registry";
 import Init from "./init";
 
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ export default function () {
   i18n();
   Load();
   Packages();
-  Plugins();
   Registry();
   Init();
 }
diff --git a/server/startup/plugins.js b/server/startup/plugins.js
deleted file mode 100644
index af29262b574..00000000000
--- a/server/startup/plugins.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,160 +0,0 @@
-import fs from "fs";
-import path from "path";
-import { Logger } from "/server/api";
-
-
-/**
- * Synchronously check if a file or directory is empty or doesn't exist
- * @param {String} searchPath - path to file or directory
- * @return {Boolean} - returns true if file or directory isn't empty
- */
-function isEmptyOrMissing(searchPath) {
-  let stat;
-  try {
-    stat = fs.statSync(searchPath);
-  } catch (e) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  if (stat.isDirectory()) {
-    const items = fs.readdirSync(searchPath);
-    return !items || !items.length;
-  }
-  const file = fs.readFileSync(searchPath);
-  return !file || !file.length;
-}
-
-// add a message to the top of the plugins import file
-const importFileMessage = `
-/**
- * ***** DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE MANUALLY *****
- * This file is generated automatically by the Reaction
- * plugin loader and will be reset at each startup.
- */
-
-`;
-
-/**
- * Dynamically create a plugin imports file on client or server
- * @param  {String} file - absolute path to file to write
- * @param  {Array} imports - array of import path strings
- * @return {Boolean} returns true if no error
- */
-function generateImportsFile(file, imports) {
-  // create/reset imports file
-  try {
-    Logger.info(`Resetting plugins file at ${file}`);
-    fs.writeFileSync(file, "");
-    fs.writeFileSync(file, importFileMessage);
-  } catch (e) {
-    Logger.error(e, `Failed to reset plugins file at ${file}`);
-    throw new Meteor.Error(e);
-  }
-
-  // populate plugins file with imports
-  imports.forEach((importPath) => {
-    try {
-      fs.appendFileSync(file, `import "${importPath}";\n`);
-    } catch (e) {
-      Logger.error(e, `Failed to write to plugins file at ${importPath}`);
-      throw new Meteor.Error(e);
-    }
-  });
-}
-
-
-/**
- * Import Reaction plugins
- * @param {String} baseDirPath - path to a plugins sub-directory (core/included/custom)
- * @return {Object} - returns object with client and server keys that contain arrays
- */
-function getImportPaths(baseDirPath) {
-  // get an array of directories at a path
-  const getDirectories = (dir) => {
-    return fs.readdirSync(dir).filter((file) => {
-      return fs.statSync(path.join(dir, file)).isDirectory();
-    });
-  };
-
-  // get app root path
-  const appRoot = path.resolve(".").split(".meteor")[0];
-
-  // create the import path
-  const getImportPath = (pluginFile) => {
-    const importPath = "/" + path.relative(appRoot, pluginFile);
-    return importPath.replace(/\\/g, "/");
-  };
-
-  // get all plugin directories at provided base path
-  const pluginDirs = getDirectories(baseDirPath);
-
-  const clientImportPaths = [];
-  const serverImportPaths = [];
-  const registryImportPaths = [];
-
-  // read registry.json and require server/index.js if they exist
-  pluginDirs.forEach((plugin) => {
-    const clientImport = baseDirPath + plugin + "/client/index.js";
-    const serverImport = baseDirPath + plugin + "/server/index.js";
-    const registryImport = baseDirPath + plugin + "/register.js";
-
-    // import the client files if they exist
-    if (!isEmptyOrMissing(clientImport)) {
-      Logger.info(`Client import found for ${plugin}`);
-      clientImportPaths.push(getImportPath(clientImport.replace("/index.js", "")));
-    }
-
-    // import the server files if they exist
-    if (!isEmptyOrMissing(serverImport)) {
-      Logger.info(`Server import found for ${plugin}`);
-      serverImportPaths.push(getImportPath(serverImport.replace("/index.js", "")));
-    }
-
-    // import plugin registry files
-    if (!isEmptyOrMissing(registryImport)) {
-      Logger.info(`Registry file found for ${plugin}`);
-      registryImportPaths.push(getImportPath(registryImport));
-    }
-  });
-
-  return {
-    client: clientImportPaths,
-    server: serverImportPaths,
-    registry: registryImportPaths
-  };
-}
-
-
-/**
- * Define base plugin paths
- */
-const pluginsPath = path.resolve(".").split(".meteor")[0] + "imports/plugins/";
-const corePlugins = pluginsPath + "core/";
-const includedPlugins = pluginsPath + "included/";
-const customPlugins = pluginsPath + "custom/";
-
-
-export default function () {
-  if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production" && !Meteor.isAppTest) {
-    // get imports from each plugin directory
-    const core = getImportPaths(corePlugins);
-    const included = getImportPaths(includedPlugins);
-    const custom = getImportPaths(customPlugins);
-
-    // concat all imports
-    const clientImports = [].concat(core.client, included.client, custom.client);
-    const serverImports = [].concat(
-      core.server,
-      included.server,
-      custom.server,
-      core.registry,
-      included.registry,
-      custom.registry
-    );
-
-    const appRoot = path.resolve(".").split(".meteor")[0];
-
-    // create import files on client and server and write import statements
-    generateImportsFile(appRoot + "client/plugins.js", clientImports);
-    generateImportsFile(appRoot + "server/plugins.js", serverImports);
-  }
-}