diff --git a/app/src/Application.php b/app/src/Application.php
index 2818445f6..1e57c5454 100644
--- a/app/src/Application.php
+++ b/app/src/Application.php
@@ -69,15 +69,6 @@ public function bootstrap(): void
             foreach($activePlugins as $p) {
                 $this->addPlugin($p->plugin);
             }
-
-            // The Transmogrification family plugins are required for all applications
-            // It is a special use case.
-            if (!\Cake\Core\Plugin::isLoaded('Transmogrify')) {
-                $this->addPlugin('Transmogrify');
-            }
-            if (!\Cake\Core\Plugin::isLoaded('HistoricPetitionViewer')) {
-                $this->addPlugin('HistoricPetitionViewer');
-            }
         }
         catch(\Cake\Database\Exception\DatabaseException $e) {
             // Most likely we are performing the initial database setup and