diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugins/Plugin.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugins/Plugin.java
index 7c98879953f..ce02de4fa83 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugins/Plugin.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugins/Plugin.java
@@ -70,12 +70,6 @@ public abstract class Plugin {
         return Settings.Builder.EMPTY_SETTINGS;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Called once the given {@link IndexService} is fully constructed but not yet published.
-     * This is used to initialize plugin services that require acess to index level resources
-     */
-    public void onIndexService(IndexService indexService) {}
-
     /**
      * Called before a new index is created on a node. The given module can be used to regsiter index-leve
      * extensions.
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugins/PluginsService.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugins/PluginsService.java
index 4fddf7ad838..1db54458cef 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugins/PluginsService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugins/PluginsService.java
@@ -247,14 +247,6 @@ public class PluginsService extends AbstractComponent {
         for (Tuple<PluginInfo, Plugin> plugin : plugins) {
             plugin.v2().onIndexModule(indexModule);
         }
-        indexModule.addIndexEventListener(new IndexEventListener() {
-            @Override
-            public void afterIndexCreated(IndexService indexService) {
-                for (Tuple<PluginInfo, Plugin> plugin : plugins) {
-                    plugin.v2().onIndexService(indexService);
-                }
-            }
-        });
     }
     /**
      * Get information about plugins (jvm and site plugins).