diff --git a/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/carp/20-dhcrelay b/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/carp/20-dhcrelay
index 1ff91d7efd..94d3f1b58d 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/carp/20-dhcrelay
+++ b/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/carp/20-dhcrelay
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ require_once("script/load_phalcon.php");
 if ((new \OPNsense\DHCRelay\DHCRelay(true))->isCarpTrackingEnabled()) {
     /* only load plugin system when a relay has carp tracking enabled */
     require_once("config.inc");
-    require_once("plugins.inc");
     require_once("system.inc");
     require_once("util.inc");
     require_once("interfaces.inc");
diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/filter/list_non_mvc_rules.php b/src/opnsense/scripts/filter/list_non_mvc_rules.php
index 6c14046b6a..335ebed2a0 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/filter/list_non_mvc_rules.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/filter/list_non_mvc_rules.php
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ require_once('script/load_phalcon.php');
 require_once('util.inc');
 require_once('config.inc');
 require_once('interfaces.inc');
-require_once('plugins.inc');
 require_once('filter.inc');
 
 
diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/syslog/clearlog.php b/src/opnsense/scripts/syslog/clearlog.php
index 1b6519e971..512d77300e 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/syslog/clearlog.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/syslog/clearlog.php
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ require_once("config.inc");
 require_once("system.inc");
 require_once("util.inc");
 require_once("interfaces.inc");
-require_once("plugins.inc");
 
 $opts = getopt('hm:f:', array(), $optind);
 if (isset($opts['h']) || empty($opts['f']) || empty($opts['m'])) {
diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/syslog/list_applications.php b/src/opnsense/scripts/syslog/list_applications.php
index 87b31401cd..3f382e9684 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/syslog/list_applications.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/syslog/list_applications.php
@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@
 
 require_once("script/load_phalcon.php");
 require_once("plugins.inc");
-require_once("system.inc");
 
-$applications = array();
+$applications = [];
 foreach (plugins_syslog() as $plugin_name => $plugin_details) {
     if (!empty($plugin_details['facility'])) {
         foreach ($plugin_details['facility'] as $facility) {
diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/syslog/log_archive b/src/opnsense/scripts/syslog/log_archive
index f71af26260..4b17ea4644 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/syslog/log_archive
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/syslog/log_archive
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ require_once("config.inc");
 require_once("system.inc");
 require_once("util.inc");
 require_once("interfaces.inc");
-require_once("plugins.inc");
 
 $mdl = new \OPNsense\Syslog\Syslog();