diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/defaults.xml b/bin/templates/cordova/defaults.xml
index 77c90e67..5286ab9c 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/defaults.xml
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/defaults.xml
@@ -23,9 +23,4 @@
 
     <!-- Preferences for Android -->
     <preference name="loglevel" value="DEBUG" />
-
-    <!-- This is required for native Android hooks -->
-    <feature name="App">
-        <param name="android-package" value="org.apache.cordova.CoreAndroid" />
-    </feature>
 </widget>
diff --git a/framework/res/xml/config.xml b/framework/res/xml/config.xml
index a942ce9f..0f00c3b3 100644
--- a/framework/res/xml/config.xml
+++ b/framework/res/xml/config.xml
@@ -44,8 +44,4 @@
       <preference name="InAppBrowserStorageEnabled" value="true" />
       <preference name="disallowOverscroll" value="true" />
     -->
-    <!-- This is required for native Android hooks -->
-    <feature name="App">
-        <param name="android-package" value="org.apache.cordova.CoreAndroid" />
-    </feature>
 </widget>
diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/AndroidWebView.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/AndroidWebView.java
index 417fcb36..c8c3c903 100755
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/AndroidWebView.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/AndroidWebView.java
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ public class AndroidWebView extends WebView implements CordovaWebView {
         exposedJsApi = new AndroidExposedJsApi(pluginManager, jsMessageQueue);
         resourceApi = new CordovaResourceApi(this.getContext(), pluginManager);
 
+        pluginManager.addService("App", "org.apache.cordova.CoreAndroid");
         initWebViewSettings();
         exposeJsInterface();
     }
diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/PluginManager.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/PluginManager.java
index 7ba9450e..243dc364 100755
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/PluginManager.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/PluginManager.java
@@ -60,11 +60,6 @@ public class PluginManager {
     PluginManager(CordovaWebView cordovaWebView, CordovaInterface cordova, List<PluginEntry> pluginEntries) {
         this.ctx = cordova;
         this.app = cordovaWebView;
-        if (pluginEntries == null) {
-            ConfigXmlParser parser = new ConfigXmlParser();
-            parser.parse(ctx.getActivity());
-            pluginEntries = parser.getPluginEntries();
-        }
         setPluginEntries(pluginEntries);
     }
 
diff --git a/test/res/xml/config.xml b/test/res/xml/config.xml
index 76172cbf..7572732b 100644
--- a/test/res/xml/config.xml
+++ b/test/res/xml/config.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,4 @@
     <feature name="PluginStub">
         <param name="android-package" value="org.apache.cordova.pluginApi.pluginStub" />
     </feature>
-    <feature name="App">
-        <param name="android-package" value="org.apache.cordova.App" />
-    </feature>
 </widget>