diff --git a/volatility/framework/plugins/__init__.py b/volatility/framework/plugins/__init__.py
index c0bd58e71..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/volatility/framework/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/volatility/framework/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-from volatility.framework import interfaces
-
-
-def plugin_function(plugin, context, config_path, **kwargs):
-    """Run the plugin as a function"""
-    if not isinstance(plugin, interfaces.plugins.PluginInterface):
-        raise TypeError("Plugin must be a PluginInterface derived object")
-    if not isinstance(context, interfaces.context.ContextInterface):
-        raise TypeError("Context must be a ContextInterface derived object")
-    if not isinstance(config_path, str):
-        raise TypeError("Config_path must a be string")
-    constructed = plugin(context, config_path)
-    return constructed(**kwargs)