diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/extension/DirectoryClassLoader.java b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/extension/DirectoryClassLoader.java
index 215c3c00c..83ad9be73 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/extension/DirectoryClassLoader.java
+++ b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/extension/DirectoryClassLoader.java
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ import java.io.FilenameFilter;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.URLClassLoader;
-import java.security.AccessController;
-import java.security.PrivilegedActionException;
-import java.security.PrivilegedExceptionAction;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import org.apache.guacamole.GuacamoleException;
@@ -37,44 +34,6 @@ import org.apache.guacamole.GuacamoleException;
  */
 public class DirectoryClassLoader extends URLClassLoader {
 
-    /**
-     * Returns an instance of DirectoryClassLoader configured to load .jar
-     * files from the given directory. Calling this function multiple times
-     * will not affect previously-returned instances of DirectoryClassLoader.
-     *
-     * @param dir
-     *     The directory from which .jar files should be read.
-     *
-     * @return
-     *     A DirectoryClassLoader instance which loads classes from the .jar
-     *     files in the given directory.
-     *
-     * @throws GuacamoleException
-     *     If the given file is not a directory, or the contents of the given
-     *     directory cannot be read.
-     */
-    public static DirectoryClassLoader getInstance(final File dir)
-            throws GuacamoleException {
-
-        try {
-            // Attempt to create singleton classloader which loads classes from
-            // all .jar's in the lib directory defined in guacamole.properties
-            return AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedExceptionAction<DirectoryClassLoader>() {
-
-                @Override
-                public DirectoryClassLoader run() throws GuacamoleException {
-                    return new DirectoryClassLoader(dir);
-                }
-
-            });
-        }
-
-        catch (PrivilegedActionException e) {
-            throw (GuacamoleException) e.getException();
-        }
-
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns all .jar files within the given directory as an array of URLs.
      *
@@ -142,7 +101,7 @@ public class DirectoryClassLoader extends URLClassLoader {
      *     directory cannot be read.
      */
 
-    private DirectoryClassLoader(File dir) throws GuacamoleException {
+    public DirectoryClassLoader(File dir) throws GuacamoleException {
         super(getJarURLs(dir), DirectoryClassLoader.class.getClassLoader());
     }
 
diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/extension/Extension.java b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/extension/Extension.java
index f6cf80df2..be67a384b 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/extension/Extension.java
+++ b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/extension/Extension.java
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ public class Extension {
             }
 
             // Create isolated classloader for this extension
-            classLoader = ExtensionClassLoader.getInstance(file, temporaryFiles, parent);
+            classLoader = new ExtensionClassLoader(file, temporaryFiles, parent);
 
         }
 
diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/extension/ExtensionClassLoader.java b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/extension/ExtensionClassLoader.java
index 03faf53cb..6473aa230 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/extension/ExtensionClassLoader.java
+++ b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/extension/ExtensionClassLoader.java
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.URLClassLoader;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.security.AccessController;
-import java.security.PrivilegedActionException;
-import java.security.PrivilegedExceptionAction;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -74,56 +71,6 @@ public class ExtensionClassLoader extends URLClassLoader {
      */
     private final ClassLoader parent;
 
-    /**
-     * Returns an instance of ExtensionClassLoader configured to load classes
-     * from the given extension .jar. If a necessary class cannot be found
-     * within the .jar, the given parent ClassLoader is used. Calling this
-     * function multiple times will not affect previously-returned instances of
-     * ExtensionClassLoader.
-     *
-     * @param extension
-     *     The extension .jar file from which classes should be loaded.
-     *
-     * @param temporaryFiles
-     *     A modifiable List that should be populated with all temporary files
-     *     created for the given extension. These files should be deleted on
-     *     application shutdown in reverse order.
-     *
-     * @param parent
-     *     The ClassLoader to use if class resolution through the extension
-     *     .jar fails.
-     *
-     * @return
-     *     A ExtensionClassLoader instance which loads classes from the
-     *     given extension .jar file.
-     *
-     * @throws GuacamoleException
-     *     If the given file is not actually a file, or the contents of the
-     *     file cannot be read.
-     */
-    public static ExtensionClassLoader getInstance(final File extension,
-            final List<File> temporaryFiles, final ClassLoader parent)
-            throws GuacamoleException {
-
-        try {
-            // Attempt to create classloader which loads classes from the given
-            // .jar file
-            return AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedExceptionAction<ExtensionClassLoader>() {
-
-                @Override
-                public ExtensionClassLoader run() throws GuacamoleException {
-                    return new ExtensionClassLoader(extension, temporaryFiles, parent);
-                }
-
-            });
-        }
-
-        catch (PrivilegedActionException e) {
-            throw (GuacamoleException) e.getException();
-        }
-
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns the URL that refers to the given file. If the given file refers
      * to a directory, an exception is thrown.
@@ -320,7 +267,7 @@ public class ExtensionClassLoader extends URLClassLoader {
      *     If the given file is not actually a file, or the contents of the
      *     file cannot be read.
      */
-    private ExtensionClassLoader(File extension, List<File> temporaryFiles,
+    public ExtensionClassLoader(File extension, List<File> temporaryFiles,
             ClassLoader parent) throws GuacamoleException {
         super(getExtensionURLs(extension, temporaryFiles), null);
         this.parent = parent;
diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/extension/ExtensionModule.java b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/extension/ExtensionModule.java
index e5fbe2e57..d13b9d0ad 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/extension/ExtensionModule.java
+++ b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/extension/ExtensionModule.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class ExtensionModule extends ServletModule {
             return ExtensionModule.class.getClassLoader();
 
         // Return classloader which loads classes from all .jars within the lib directory
-        return DirectoryClassLoader.getInstance(libDir);
+        return new DirectoryClassLoader(libDir);
 
     }