diff --git a/InvenTree/barcodes/api.py b/InvenTree/barcodes/api.py
index 4b853ab438..1f71b06e63 100644
--- a/InvenTree/barcodes/api.py
+++ b/InvenTree/barcodes/api.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from stock.models import StockItem
 from stock.serializers import StockItemSerializer
 
 from barcodes.barcode import hash_barcode
-from plugin.plugins import load_barcode_plugins
+from plugin import plugin_registry
 
 
 class BarcodeScan(APIView):
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class BarcodeScan(APIView):
         if 'barcode' not in data:
             raise ValidationError({'barcode': _('Must provide barcode_data parameter')})
 
-        plugins = load_barcode_plugins()
+        plugins = plugin_registry.with_mixin('barcode')
 
         barcode_data = data.get('barcode')
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class BarcodeAssign(APIView):
         except (ValueError, StockItem.DoesNotExist):
             raise ValidationError({'stockitem': _('No matching stock item found')})
 
-        plugins = load_barcode_plugins()
+        plugins = plugin_registry.with_mixin('barcode')
 
         plugin = None
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/plugin/plugins.py b/InvenTree/plugin/plugins.py
index f0150495cb..ae315ebf32 100644
--- a/InvenTree/plugin/plugins.py
+++ b/InvenTree/plugin/plugins.py
@@ -4,14 +4,10 @@
 import inspect
 import importlib
 import pkgutil
-import logging
 
 from django.core.exceptions import AppRegistryNotReady
 
 
-logger = logging.getLogger("inventree")
-
-
 def iter_namespace(pkg):
     """get all modules in a package"""
     return pkgutil.iter_modules(pkg.__path__, pkg.__name__ + ".")
@@ -70,34 +66,3 @@ def get_plugins(pkg, baseclass, recursive: bool = False):
                 plugins.append(plugin)
 
     return plugins
-
-
-def load_plugins(name: str, cls, module):
-    """general function to load a plugin class
-
-    :param name: name of the plugin for logs
-    :type name: str
-    :param module: module from which the plugins should be loaded
-    :return: class of the to-be-loaded plugin
-    """
-    logger.debug("Loading %s plugins", name)
-
-    plugins = get_plugins(module, cls)
-
-    if len(plugins) > 0:
-        logger.info("Discovered %i %s plugins:", len(plugins), name)
-
-        for plugin in plugins:
-            logger.debug(" - %s", plugin.PLUGIN_NAME)
-
-    return plugins
-
-
-def load_barcode_plugins():
-    """
-    Return a list of all registered barcode plugins
-    """
-    from barcodes import plugins as BarcodePlugins
-    from barcodes.barcode import BarcodePlugin
-
-    return load_plugins('barcode', BarcodePlugin, BarcodePlugins)
diff --git a/InvenTree/plugin/test_plugin.py b/InvenTree/plugin/test_plugin.py
index 18c0f8bc85..3fa7a55f41 100644
--- a/InvenTree/plugin/test_plugin.py
+++ b/InvenTree/plugin/test_plugin.py
@@ -34,18 +34,6 @@ class InvenTreePluginTests(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(self.named_plugin.plugin_name(), 'abc123')
 
 
-class PluginIntegrationTests(TestCase):
-    """ Tests for general plugin functions """
-
-    def test_plugin_loading(self):
-        """check if plugins load as expected"""
-        # plugin_names_barcode = [a().plugin_name() for a in load_barcode_plugins()]  # TODO refactor barcode plugin to support standard loading
-
-        # self.assertEqual(plugin_names_barcode, '')
-
-        # TODO remove test once loading is moved
-
-
 class PluginTagTests(TestCase):
     """ Tests for the plugin extras """