diff --git a/src/lib/actions/ConfigAction.ts b/src/lib/actions/ConfigAction.ts
index 72298d485..1c80af3d8 100644
--- a/src/lib/actions/ConfigAction.ts
+++ b/src/lib/actions/ConfigAction.ts
@@ -62,23 +62,15 @@ export class ConfigAction {
 		telemetryListener.listen(userCore);
 
 		const enginePlugins: EnginePlugin[] = this.dependencies.pluginsFactory.create();
-		const enginePluginModules: string[] = userConfig.getCustomEnginePluginModules();
 
 		const userEnginePromises: Promise<void>[] = [
 			...enginePlugins.map(enginePlugin => userCore.addEnginePlugin(enginePlugin)),
-			...enginePluginModules.map(pluginModule => userCore.dynamicallyAddEnginePlugin(pluginModule)),
 		];
 		await Promise.all(userEnginePromises);
 
 
 		// ==== PREPARE DEFAULT CONFIG (with disable_engine settings kept) AND DEFAULT CODE ANALYZER ===================
 
-		// TODO: We are currently only passing in the enginePlugins here which are not all plugins. We need to
-		// include the dynamically loaded plugins... but dynamicallyAddEnginePlugin loads and adds and so we never get
-		// access to the plugins. We need to update core to separate the concerns so that we just have a
-		// dynamicallyLoadEnginePlugin to just return the plugin so that we can add these plugins to this list.
-		// And/Or we could just have the Code Analyzer class return a list of the engines that were disabled so that
-		// we don't need this helper function here.
 		const disabledEngines: string[] = getDisabledEngineNames(enginePlugins, new Set(userCore.getEngineNames()));
 
 		type engineDisableInfo = { engines: { [key: string]: { disable_engine: boolean } } };
@@ -95,10 +87,6 @@ export class ConfigAction {
 		const defaultEnginePromises: Promise<void>[] = [
 			...enginePlugins.map(enginePlugin => defaultCoreForAllRules.addEnginePlugin(enginePlugin)),
 			...enginePlugins.map(enginePlugin => defaultCoreForSelectRules.addEnginePlugin(enginePlugin)),
-			// Assumption: Every engine's default configuration is sufficient to allow that engine to be instantiated,
-			// or throw a clear error indicating the problem.
-			...enginePluginModules.map(pluginModule => defaultCoreForAllRules.dynamicallyAddEnginePlugin(pluginModule)),
-			...enginePluginModules.map(pluginModule => defaultCoreForSelectRules.dynamicallyAddEnginePlugin(pluginModule)),
 		];
 		await Promise.all(defaultEnginePromises);
 
diff --git a/src/lib/actions/RulesAction.ts b/src/lib/actions/RulesAction.ts
index 417e579a8..da4341d2c 100644
--- a/src/lib/actions/RulesAction.ts
+++ b/src/lib/actions/RulesAction.ts
@@ -52,10 +52,8 @@ export class RulesAction {
 		const telemetryListener: TelemetryEventListener = new TelemetryEventListener(this.dependencies.telemetryEmitter);
 		telemetryListener.listen(core);
 		const enginePlugins = this.dependencies.pluginsFactory.create();
-		const enginePluginModules = config.getCustomEnginePluginModules();
 		const addEnginePromises: Promise<void>[] = [
-			...enginePlugins.map(enginePlugin => core.addEnginePlugin(enginePlugin)),
-			...enginePluginModules.map(pluginModule => core.dynamicallyAddEnginePlugin(pluginModule))
+			...enginePlugins.map(enginePlugin => core.addEnginePlugin(enginePlugin))
 		];
 		await Promise.all(addEnginePromises);
 		const workspace: string[]|undefined = input.workspace || (input.target ? ['.'] : undefined);
diff --git a/src/lib/actions/RunAction.ts b/src/lib/actions/RunAction.ts
index f36013405..68f692465 100644
--- a/src/lib/actions/RunAction.ts
+++ b/src/lib/actions/RunAction.ts
@@ -80,10 +80,8 @@ export class RunAction {
 		const telemetryListener: TelemetryEventListener = new TelemetryEventListener(this.dependencies.telemetryEmitter);
 		telemetryListener.listen(core);
 		const enginePlugins = this.dependencies.pluginsFactory.create();
-		const enginePluginModules = config.getCustomEnginePluginModules();
 		const addEnginePromises: Promise<void>[] = [
-			...enginePlugins.map(enginePlugin => core.addEnginePlugin(enginePlugin)),
-			...enginePluginModules.map(pluginModule => core.dynamicallyAddEnginePlugin(pluginModule))
+			...enginePlugins.map(enginePlugin => core.addEnginePlugin(enginePlugin))
 		];
 		await Promise.all(addEnginePromises);
 		const workspace: Workspace = await createWorkspace(core, input.workspace, input.target);
diff --git a/test/lib/actions/RulesAction.test.ts b/test/lib/actions/RulesAction.test.ts
index 5714fccf2..1a278e126 100644
--- a/test/lib/actions/RulesAction.test.ts
+++ b/test/lib/actions/RulesAction.test.ts
@@ -309,7 +309,3 @@ describe('RulesAction tests', () => {
 			});
 		})
 });
-
-// TODO: Whenever we decide to document the custom_engine_plugin_modules flag in our configuration file, then we'll want
-// to add in tests to lock in that behavior. But for now, it is a hidden utility for us to use internally, so no tests
-// have been added.
diff --git a/test/lib/actions/RunAction.test.ts b/test/lib/actions/RunAction.test.ts
index ac6744866..73bf04946 100644
--- a/test/lib/actions/RunAction.test.ts
+++ b/test/lib/actions/RunAction.test.ts
@@ -586,7 +586,3 @@ describe('RunAction tests', () => {
 		});
 	});
 });
-
-// TODO: Whenever we decide to document the custom_engine_plugin_modules flag in our configuration file, then we'll want
-// to add in tests to lock in that behavior. But for now, it is a hidden utility for us to use internally, so no tests
-// have been added.