diff --git a/dist/converse.js b/dist/converse.js
index 62da08911..efde6ae20 100644
--- a/dist/converse.js
+++ b/dist/converse.js
@@ -62605,7 +62605,7 @@ pluggable_js_dist_pluggable__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_8___default.a.enable(_conve
 // These are just the @converse/headless plugins, for the full converse,
 // the other plugins are whitelisted in src/converse.js
 
-_converse.core_plugins = ['converse-chatboxes', 'converse-core', 'converse-disco', 'converse-mam', 'converse-muc', 'converse-ping', 'converse-pubsub', 'converse-roster', 'converse-vcard'];
+_converse.core_plugins = ['converse-chatboxes', 'converse-disco', 'converse-mam', 'converse-muc', 'converse-ping', 'converse-pubsub', 'converse-roster', 'converse-vcard'];
 _converse.keycodes = {
   TAB: 9,
   ENTER: 13,
diff --git a/src/headless/converse-core.js b/src/headless/converse-core.js
index f93b9f165..eee883d90 100644
--- a/src/headless/converse-core.js
+++ b/src/headless/converse-core.js
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ pluggable.enable(_converse, '_converse', 'pluggable');
 // the other plugins are whitelisted in src/converse.js
 _converse.core_plugins = [
     'converse-chatboxes',
-    'converse-core',
     'converse-disco',
     'converse-mam',
     'converse-muc',