diff --git a/src/util/Makefile.am b/src/util/Makefile.am
index e4352852c..54f0f0e38 100644
--- a/src/util/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/util/Makefile.am
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ libtalerutil_la_SOURCES = \
   amount.c \
   crypto.c \
   util.c \
-  os_installation.c \
-  plugin.c
+  os_installation.c
 
 libtalerutil_la_LIBADD = \
   -lgnunetutil \
diff --git a/src/util/plugin.c b/src/util/plugin.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 65c28fa2b..000000000
--- a/src/util/plugin.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-/*
-  This file is part of TALER
-  Copyright (C) 2015 GNUnet e.V.
-
-  TALER is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
-  terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
-  Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-  TALER is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
-  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
-  A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  TALER; see the file COPYING.  If not, If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
-*/
-/**
- * @file util/plugin.c
- * @brief Setup paths so that we can load Taler plugins
- * @author Christian Grothoff
- * @author Sree Harsha Totakura <sreeharsha@totakura.in>
- */
-#include "platform.h"
-#include "taler_util.h"
-#include <ltdl.h>
-
-/**
- * Libtool search path before we started.
- */
-static char *old_dlsearchpath;
-
-
-/**
- * Setup libtool paths.
- */
-void __attribute__ ((constructor))
-plugin_init ()
-{
-  int err;
-  const char *opath;
-  char *path;
-  char *cpath;
-
-  err = lt_dlinit ();
-  if (err > 0)
-  {
-    FPRINTF (stderr,
-             _("Initialization of plugin mechanism failed: %s!\n"),
-             lt_dlerror ());
-    return;
-  }
-  opath = lt_dlgetsearchpath ();
-  if (NULL != opath)
-    old_dlsearchpath = GNUNET_strdup (opath);
-  path = GNUNET_OS_installation_get_path (GNUNET_OS_IPK_LIBDIR);
-  if (NULL != path)
-  {
-    if (NULL != opath)
-    {
-      GNUNET_asprintf (&cpath, "%s:%s", opath, path);
-      lt_dlsetsearchpath (cpath);
-      GNUNET_free (path);
-      GNUNET_free (cpath);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      lt_dlsetsearchpath (path);
-      GNUNET_free (path);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-
-/**
- * Shutdown libtool.
- */
-void __attribute__ ((destructor))
-plugin_fini ()
-{
-  lt_dlsetsearchpath (old_dlsearchpath);
-  if (NULL != old_dlsearchpath)
-  {
-    GNUNET_free (old_dlsearchpath);
-    old_dlsearchpath = NULL;
-  }
-  lt_dlexit ();
-}
-
-/* end of plugin.c */