diff --git a/commands/request.go b/commands/request.go
index ed2b060a0ffb..346c74116c53 100644
--- a/commands/request.go
+++ b/commands/request.go
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ type Context struct {
 	Online     bool
 	ConfigRoot string
 	ReqLog     *ReqLog
-	Plugins    *loader.PluginLoader
+
+	Plugins *loader.PluginLoader
 
 	config     *config.Config
 	LoadConfig func(path string) (*config.Config, error)
diff --git a/plugin/loader/initializer.go b/plugin/loader/initializer.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c87453a887a..000000000000
--- a/plugin/loader/initializer.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-package loader
-
-import (
-	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coredag"
-	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/plugin"
-	"gx/ipfs/QmWLWmRVSiagqP15jczsGME1qpob6HDbtbHAY2he9W5iUo/opentracing-go"
-
-	ipld "gx/ipfs/Qme5bWv7wtjUNGsK2BNGVUFPKiuxWrsqrtvYwCLRw8YFES/go-ipld-format"
-)
-
-func initialize(plugins []plugin.Plugin) error {
-	for _, p := range plugins {
-		err := p.Init()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func run(plugins []plugin.Plugin) error {
-	for _, pl := range plugins {
-		switch pl := pl.(type) {
-		case plugin.PluginIPLD:
-			err := runIPLDPlugin(pl)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		case plugin.PluginTracer:
-			err := runTracerPlugin(pl)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		default:
-			panic(pl)
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func runIPLDPlugin(pl plugin.PluginIPLD) error {
-	err := pl.RegisterBlockDecoders(ipld.DefaultBlockDecoder)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return pl.RegisterInputEncParsers(coredag.DefaultInputEncParsers)
-}
-
-func runTracerPlugin(pl plugin.PluginTracer) error {
-	tracer, err := pl.InitTracer()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	opentracing.SetGlobalTracer(tracer)
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/plugin/loader/loader.go b/plugin/loader/loader.go
index 6ce5737a8865..6aa185545843 100644
--- a/plugin/loader/loader.go
+++ b/plugin/loader/loader.go
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ package loader
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
-
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coredag"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/plugin"
+	"os"
 
 	logging "gx/ipfs/QmRb5jh8z2E8hMGN2tkvs1yHynUanqnZ3UeKwgN1i9P1F8/go-log"
+	opentracing "gx/ipfs/QmWLWmRVSiagqP15jczsGME1qpob6HDbtbHAY2he9W5iUo/opentracing-go"
+	ipld "gx/ipfs/Qme5bWv7wtjUNGsK2BNGVUFPKiuxWrsqrtvYwCLRw8YFES/go-ipld-format"
 )
 
 var log = logging.Logger("plugin/loader")
@@ -20,18 +22,6 @@ type PluginLoader struct {
 	plugins []plugin.Plugin
 }
 
-func loadDynamicPlugins(pluginDir string) ([]plugin.Plugin, error) {
-	_, err := os.Stat(pluginDir)
-	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return loadPluginsFunc(pluginDir)
-}
-
 // NewPluginLoader creates new plugin loader
 func NewPluginLoader(pluginDir string) (*PluginLoader, error) {
 	plMap := make(map[string]plugin.Plugin)
@@ -64,12 +54,64 @@ func NewPluginLoader(pluginDir string) (*PluginLoader, error) {
 	return loader, nil
 }
 
-// Initialize all the loaded plugins
+func loadDynamicPlugins(pluginDir string) ([]plugin.Plugin, error) {
+	_, err := os.Stat(pluginDir)
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return loadPluginsFunc(pluginDir)
+}
+
+//Initialize all loaded plugins
 func (loader *PluginLoader) Initialize() error {
-	return initialize(loader.plugins)
+	for _, p := range loader.plugins {
+		err := p.Init()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
-// Run all the loaded plugins
+//Run the plugins
 func (loader *PluginLoader) Run() error {
-	return run(loader.plugins)
+	for _, pl := range loader.plugins {
+		switch pl := pl.(type) {
+		case plugin.PluginIPLD:
+			err := runIPLDPlugin(pl)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		case plugin.PluginTracer:
+			err := runTracerPlugin(pl)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		default:
+			panic(pl)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func runIPLDPlugin(pl plugin.PluginIPLD) error {
+	err := pl.RegisterBlockDecoders(ipld.DefaultBlockDecoder)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return pl.RegisterInputEncParsers(coredag.DefaultInputEncParsers)
+}
+
+func runTracerPlugin(pl plugin.PluginTracer) error {
+	tracer, err := pl.InitTracer()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	opentracing.SetGlobalTracer(tracer)
+	return nil
 }