diff --git a/src/Orchard/Environment/Extensions/Loaders/ExtensionLoaderBase.cs b/src/Orchard/Environment/Extensions/Loaders/ExtensionLoaderBase.cs
index f9fe2b8bc..401834a37 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Environment/Extensions/Loaders/ExtensionLoaderBase.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Environment/Extensions/Loaders/ExtensionLoaderBase.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ using Orchard.FileSystems.Dependencies;
 
 namespace Orchard.Environment.Extensions.Loaders {
     public abstract class ExtensionLoaderBase : IExtensionLoader {
-        protected readonly IDependenciesFolder _dependenciesFolder;
+        private readonly IDependenciesFolder _dependenciesFolder;
 
         protected ExtensionLoaderBase(IDependenciesFolder dependenciesFolder) {
             _dependenciesFolder = dependenciesFolder;
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Environment/Extensions/Loaders/ProbingExtensionLoader.cs b/src/Orchard/Environment/Extensions/Loaders/ProbingExtensionLoader.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d8dda118..000000000
--- a/src/Orchard/Environment/Extensions/Loaders/ProbingExtensionLoader.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using Orchard.Environment.Extensions.Models;
-using Orchard.FileSystems.Dependencies;
-using Orchard.Logging;
-
-namespace Orchard.Environment.Extensions.Loaders {
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Load an extension using the "Assembly.Load" method if the
-    /// file can be found in the "App_Data/Dependencies" folder.
-    /// </summary>
-    public class ProbingExtensionLoader : ExtensionLoaderBase {
-        private readonly IHostEnvironment _hostEnvironment;
-        private readonly IDependenciesFolder _dependenciesFolder;
-        private readonly IAssemblyProbingFolder _assemblyProbingFolder;
-
-        public ProbingExtensionLoader(
-            IHostEnvironment hostEnvironment,
-            IDependenciesFolder dependenciesFolder, 
-            IAssemblyProbingFolder assemblyProbingFolder)
-            : base(dependenciesFolder) {
-
-            _hostEnvironment = hostEnvironment;
-            _dependenciesFolder = dependenciesFolder;
-            _assemblyProbingFolder = assemblyProbingFolder;
-            Logger = NullLogger.Instance;
-        }
-
-        public ILogger Logger { get; set; }
-
-        public override int Order { get { return 40; } }
-
-        public override string GetWebFormAssemblyDirective(DependencyDescriptor dependency) {
-            return string.Format("<%@ Assembly Name=\"{0}\"%>", dependency.Name);
-        }
-
-        public override IEnumerable<string> GetWebFormVirtualDependencies(DependencyDescriptor dependency) {
-            yield return _assemblyProbingFolder.GetAssemblyVirtualPath(dependency.Name);
-        }
-
-        public override void ExtensionRemoved(ExtensionLoadingContext ctx, DependencyDescriptor dependency) {
-            if (_assemblyProbingFolder.AssemblyExists(dependency.Name)) {
-                ctx.DeleteActions.Add(
-                    () => {
-                        Logger.Information("ExtensionRemoved: Deleting assembly \"{0}\" from probing directory", dependency.Name);
-                        _assemblyProbingFolder.DeleteAssembly(dependency.Name);
-                    });
-
-                // We need to restart the appDomain if the assembly is loaded
-                if (_hostEnvironment.IsAssemblyLoaded(dependency.Name)) {
-                    Logger.Information("ExtensionRemoved: Module \"{0}\" is removed and its assembly is loaded, forcing AppDomain restart", dependency.Name);
-                    ctx.RestartAppDomain = true;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        public override void ExtensionDeactivated(ExtensionLoadingContext ctx, ExtensionDescriptor extension) {
-            if (_assemblyProbingFolder.AssemblyExists(extension.Name)) {
-                ctx.DeleteActions.Add(
-                    () => {
-                        Logger.Information("ExtensionDeactivated: Deleting assembly \"{0}\" from probing directory", extension.Name);
-                        _assemblyProbingFolder.DeleteAssembly(extension.Name);
-                    });
-
-                // We need to restart the appDomain if the assembly is loaded
-                if (_hostEnvironment.IsAssemblyLoaded(extension.Name)) {
-                    Logger.Information("ExtensionDeactivated: Module \"{0}\" is deactivated and its assembly is loaded, forcing AppDomain restart", extension.Name);
-                    ctx.RestartAppDomain = true;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        public override bool IsCompatibleWithModuleReferences(ExtensionDescriptor extension, IEnumerable<ExtensionProbeEntry> references) {
-            // A pre-compiled module is _not_ compatible with a dynamically loaded module
-            // because a pre-compiled module usually references a pre-compiled assembly binary
-            // which will have a different identity (i.e. name) from the dynamic module.
-            bool result = references.All(r => r.Loader.GetType() != typeof(DynamicExtensionLoader));
-            if (!result) {
-                Logger.Information("Extension \"{0}\" will not be loaded as pre-compiled extension because one or more referenced extension is dynamically compiled", extension.Name);
-            }
-            return result;
-        }
-
-        public override ExtensionProbeEntry Probe(ExtensionDescriptor descriptor) {
-            if (!_assemblyProbingFolder.AssemblyExists(descriptor.Name))
-                return null;
-
-            var desc = _dependenciesFolder.GetDescriptor(descriptor.Name);
-            if ( desc == null )
-                return null;
-
-            return new ExtensionProbeEntry {
-                Descriptor = descriptor,
-                LastWriteTimeUtc = _assemblyProbingFolder.GetAssemblyDateTimeUtc(descriptor.Name),
-                Loader = this,
-                VirtualPath = desc.VirtualPath
-            };
-        }
-
-        protected override ExtensionEntry LoadWorker(ExtensionDescriptor descriptor) {
-            var assembly = _assemblyProbingFolder.LoadAssembly(descriptor.Name);
-            if (assembly == null)
-                return null;
-
-            //Logger.Information("Loading extension \"{0}\"", descriptor.Name);
-
-            return new ExtensionEntry {
-                Descriptor = descriptor,
-                Assembly = assembly,
-                ExportedTypes = assembly.GetExportedTypes()
-            };
-        }
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Environment/OrchardStarter.cs b/src/Orchard/Environment/OrchardStarter.cs
index 17fb59436..5917f4d4c 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Environment/OrchardStarter.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Environment/OrchardStarter.cs
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ namespace Orchard.Environment {
                             builder.RegisterType<CoreExtensionLoader>().As<IExtensionLoader>().SingleInstance();
                             builder.RegisterType<ReferencedExtensionLoader>().As<IExtensionLoader>().SingleInstance();
                             builder.RegisterType<PrecompiledExtensionLoader>().As<IExtensionLoader>().SingleInstance();
-                            builder.RegisterType<ProbingExtensionLoader>().As<IExtensionLoader>().SingleInstance();
                             builder.RegisterType<DynamicExtensionLoader>().As<IExtensionLoader>().SingleInstance();
                             builder.RegisterType<RawThemeExtensionLoader>().As<IExtensionLoader>().SingleInstance();
                         }
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj b/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
index 1dc640f51..8502bbe96 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
@@ -546,7 +546,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Environment\IHostEnvironment.cs" />
     <Compile Include="FileSystems\VirtualPath\IVirtualPathMonitor.cs" />
     <Compile Include="FileSystems\Dependencies\IDependenciesFolder.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Environment\Extensions\Loaders\ProbingExtensionLoader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Environment\Extensions\Compilers\IExtensionCompiler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Environment\Extensions\Compilers\CSharpExtensionDirectoryCompiler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Environment\Extensions\Compilers\DefaultExtensionCompiler.cs" />