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diff --git a/src/configfile.c b/src/configfile.c
index ac5e8edc..e680aba7 100644
--- a/src/configfile.c
+++ b/src/configfile.c
@@ -277,21 +277,6 @@ static int dispatch_loadplugin (const oconfig_item_t *ci)
 	memset (&ctx, 0, sizeof (ctx));
 	ctx.interval = cf_get_default_interval ();
 
-	/*
-	 * XXX: Magic at work:
-	 *
-	 * Some of the language bindings, for example the Python and Perl
-	 * plugins, need to be able to export symbols to the scripts they run.
-	 * For this to happen, the "Globals" flag needs to be set.
-	 * Unfortunately, this technical detail is hard to explain to the
-	 * average user and she shouldn't have to worry about this, ideally.
-	 * So in order to save everyone's sanity use a different default for a
-	 * handful of special plugins. --octo
-	 */
-	if ((strcasecmp ("Perl", name) == 0)
-			|| (strcasecmp ("Python", name) == 0))
-		flags |= PLUGIN_FLAGS_GLOBAL;
-
 	for (i = 0; i < ci->children_num; ++i) {
 		if (strcasecmp("Globals", ci->children[i].key) == 0)
 			cf_util_get_flag (ci->children + i, &flags, PLUGIN_FLAGS_GLOBAL);