diff --git a/volatility/framework/interfaces/configuration.py b/volatility/framework/interfaces/configuration.py
index 1a0898995..a50b7479f 100644
--- a/volatility/framework/interfaces/configuration.py
+++ b/volatility/framework/interfaces/configuration.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import collections.abc
 import copy
 import json
 import logging
+import random
+import string
 import sys
 from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
 
@@ -489,6 +491,26 @@ class ConfigurableInterface(validity.ValidityRoutines, metaclass = ABCMeta):
                     result.append(value)
         return result
 
+    def make_subconfig(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Constructs a new subconfig, containing each element from kwargs and returns the full config_path to it"""
+        if args:
+            vollog.debug("Non-keyword arguments to make_subconfig are ignored - this is a bug in the calling code")
+
+        random_config_dict = ''.join(
+            random.SystemRandom().choice(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits) for _ in range(8))
+        new_config_path = path_join(self.config_path, random_config_dict)
+        # TODO: Check that the new_config_path is empty, although it's not critical if it's not since the values are merged in
+
+        # This should check that each k corresponds to a requirement and each v is of the appropriate type
+        # This would require knowledge of the new configurable itself to verify, and they should do validation in the
+        # constructor anyway, however, to prevent bad types getting into the config tree we just verify that v is a simple type
+        for k, v in kwargs.items():
+            if not isinstance(v, (int, str, bool, float, bytes)):
+                raise TypeError("Config values passed to make_subconfig can only be simple types")
+            self.context.config[path_join(new_config_path, k)] = v
+
+        return new_config_path
+
 
 class TranslationLayerRequirement(ConstructableRequirementInterface):
     """Class maintaining the limitations on what sort of translation layers are acceptable"""
diff --git a/volatility/framework/interfaces/plugins.py b/volatility/framework/interfaces/plugins.py
index 8d296ef7b..f27fea9e7 100644
--- a/volatility/framework/interfaces/plugins.py
+++ b/volatility/framework/interfaces/plugins.py
@@ -56,10 +56,3 @@ class PluginInterface(interfaces_configuration.ConfigurableInterface, validity.V
         :return: a TreeGrid object that can then be passed to a Renderer.
         :rtype: interfaces.renderers.TreeGrid
         """
-
-    def __call__(self, method = 'run', **kwargs):
-        """Method to make a plugin callable.  It must still have been instantiated with a context and a config_path"""
-        for k, v in kwargs:
-            self.config[k] = v
-        method = getattr(self, method)
-        return method()
diff --git a/volatility/plugins/windows/printkey.py b/volatility/plugins/windows/printkey.py
index 6f61c1060..9823c4ec1 100644
--- a/volatility/plugins/windows/printkey.py
+++ b/volatility/plugins/windows/printkey.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import datetime
 
 import volatility.framework.interfaces.plugins as plugins
 from volatility.framework.configuration import requirements
-from volatility.framework.interfaces import configuration
-from volatility.framework.interfaces.configuration import HierarchicalDict
 from volatility.framework.layers.registry import RegistryHive
 from volatility.framework.renderers import TreeGrid
 from volatility.framework.symbols.windows.extensions.registry import RegValueTypes
@@ -66,14 +64,10 @@ class PrintKey(plugins.PluginInterface):
                 yield from self.registry_walker(registry, node)
 
     def run(self):
-        layer = self.context.memory[self.config['primary']]
-        reg_config = HierarchicalDict({'hive_offset': self.config['offset'],
-                                       'base_layer': self.config['primary'],
-                                       'ntsymbols': self.config['ntsymbols']})
-        self.config.splice('registry', reg_config)
-
-        registry_config_path = configuration.path_join(self.config_path, 'registry')
-        registry_layer = RegistryHive(self.context, registry_config_path, name = 'hive', os = 'Windows')
+        reg_config_path = self.make_subconfig(hive_offset = self.config['offset'],
+                                              base_layer = self.config['primary'],
+                                              ntsymbols = self.config['ntsymbols'])
+        registry_layer = RegistryHive(self.context, reg_config_path, name = 'hive', os = 'Windows')
         self.context.memory.add_layer(registry_layer)
 
         node = None