diff --git a/panel/src/config/plugins.js b/panel/src/config/plugins.js
index 220f4d3935..a8e72c04ef 100644
--- a/panel/src/config/plugins.js
+++ b/panel/src/config/plugins.js
@@ -1,72 +1,11 @@
-import store from "@/store/store.js";
-import section from "../mixins/section.js";
+import Plugins from "@/panel/plugins.js";
 
 export default {
 	install(app) {
-		const components = { ...app.options.components };
-
-		const mixins = {
-			section: section
-		};
-
-		/**
-		 * Components
-		 */
-		for (const [name, options] of Object.entries(
-			window.panel.plugins.components
-		)) {
-			// make sure component has something to show
-			if (!options.template && !options.render && !options.extends) {
-				store.dispatch(
-					"notification/error",
-					`Neither template or render method provided nor extending a component when loading plugin component "${name}". The component has not been registered.`
-				);
-				continue;
-			}
-
-			// resolve extending via component name
-			if (typeof options?.extends === "string") {
-				// only extend if referenced component exists
-				if (components[options.extends]) {
-					options.extends = components[options.extends].extend({
-						options,
-						components: {
-							...components,
-							...(options.components || {})
-						}
-					});
-				} else {
-					// if component doesn't exist, don't extend
-					window.console.warn(
-						`Problem with plugin trying to register component "${name}": cannot extend non-existent component "${options.extends}"`
-					);
-					options.extends = null;
-				}
-			}
-
-			if (options.template) {
-				options.render = null;
-			}
-
-			if (options.mixins) {
-				options.mixins = options.mixins.map((mixin) =>
-					typeof mixin === "string" ? mixins[mixin] : mixin
-				);
-			}
-
-			if (components[name]) {
-				window.console.warn(`Plugin is replacing "${name}"`);
-			}
-
-			app.component(name, options);
-			components[name] = app.options.components[name];
-		}
-
 		/**
-		 * `Vue.use`
+		 * Temporary polyfill until this is all
+		 * bundled under window.panel
 		 */
-		for (const plugin of window.panel.plugins.use) {
-			app.use(plugin);
-		}
+		window.panel.plugins = Plugins(app, window.panel.plugins);
 	}
 };
diff --git a/panel/src/panel/plugins.js b/panel/src/panel/plugins.js
index 8ecac9018b..5990bb8c94 100644
--- a/panel/src/panel/plugins.js
+++ b/panel/src/panel/plugins.js
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ export const installPlugins = (app, plugins) => {
 	return plugins;
 };
 
+/**
+ * The plugin module installs all
+ * given plugins and makes them accessible
+ * at window.panel.plugins
+ */
 export default (app, plugins = {}) => {
 	plugins = {
 		components: {},