diff --git a/electrum/plugin.py b/electrum/plugin.py
index 67a5c4e96..8e90131ad 100644
--- a/electrum/plugin.py
+++ b/electrum/plugin.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Plugins(DaemonThread):
     verbosity_filter = 'p'
 
     @profiler
-    def __init__(self, config: SimpleConfig, is_local, gui_name):
+    def __init__(self, config: SimpleConfig, gui_name):
         DaemonThread.__init__(self)
         self.setName('Plugins')
         self.pkgpath = os.path.dirname(plugins.__file__)
diff --git a/electrum/tests/test_storage_upgrade.py b/electrum/tests/test_storage_upgrade.py
index 8d24e2794..c5586c7a3 100644
--- a/electrum/tests/test_storage_upgrade.py
+++ b/electrum/tests/test_storage_upgrade.py
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ class TestStorageUpgrade(WalletTestCase):
 
         gui_name = 'cmdline'
         # TODO it's probably wasteful to load all plugins... only need Trezor
-        Plugins(config, True, gui_name)
+        Plugins(config, gui_name)
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
diff --git a/run_electrum b/run_electrum
index d814f1f23..d8b197011 100755
--- a/run_electrum
+++ b/run_electrum
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def run_offline_command(config, config_options, plugins):
 
 def init_plugins(config, gui_name):
     from electrum.plugin import Plugins
-    return Plugins(config, is_local or is_android, gui_name)
+    return Plugins(config, gui_name)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':