diff --git a/src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_plugin_registry.cc b/src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_plugin_registry.cc
index 2d332e2b915..339c9bb3670 100644
--- a/src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_plugin_registry.cc
+++ b/src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_plugin_registry.cc
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ extern "C" void grpc_resolver_sockaddr_init(void);
 extern "C" void grpc_resolver_sockaddr_shutdown(void);
 extern "C" void grpc_server_load_reporting_plugin_init(void);
 extern "C" void grpc_server_load_reporting_plugin_shutdown(void);
-extern "C" void census_grpc_plugin_init(void);
-extern "C" void census_grpc_plugin_shutdown(void);
 extern "C" void grpc_max_age_filter_init(void);
 extern "C" void grpc_max_age_filter_shutdown(void);
 extern "C" void grpc_message_size_filter_init(void);
@@ -84,8 +82,6 @@ void grpc_register_built_in_plugins(void) {
                        grpc_resolver_sockaddr_shutdown);
   grpc_register_plugin(grpc_server_load_reporting_plugin_init,
                        grpc_server_load_reporting_plugin_shutdown);
-  grpc_register_plugin(census_grpc_plugin_init,
-                       census_grpc_plugin_shutdown);
   grpc_register_plugin(grpc_max_age_filter_init,
                        grpc_max_age_filter_shutdown);
   grpc_register_plugin(grpc_message_size_filter_init,
diff --git a/src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_unsecure_plugin_registry.cc b/src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_unsecure_plugin_registry.cc
index 78218582f02..c9fc17d34d3 100644
--- a/src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_unsecure_plugin_registry.cc
+++ b/src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_unsecure_plugin_registry.cc
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ extern "C" void grpc_lb_policy_pick_first_init(void);
 extern "C" void grpc_lb_policy_pick_first_shutdown(void);
 extern "C" void grpc_lb_policy_round_robin_init(void);
 extern "C" void grpc_lb_policy_round_robin_shutdown(void);
-extern "C" void census_grpc_plugin_init(void);
-extern "C" void census_grpc_plugin_shutdown(void);
 extern "C" void grpc_max_age_filter_init(void);
 extern "C" void grpc_max_age_filter_shutdown(void);
 extern "C" void grpc_message_size_filter_init(void);
@@ -80,8 +78,6 @@ void grpc_register_built_in_plugins(void) {
                        grpc_lb_policy_pick_first_shutdown);
   grpc_register_plugin(grpc_lb_policy_round_robin_init,
                        grpc_lb_policy_round_robin_shutdown);
-  grpc_register_plugin(census_grpc_plugin_init,
-                       census_grpc_plugin_shutdown);
   grpc_register_plugin(grpc_max_age_filter_init,
                        grpc_max_age_filter_shutdown);
   grpc_register_plugin(grpc_message_size_filter_init,