diff --git a/cmd/geth/plugin_hooks.go b/cmd/geth/plugin_hooks.go
index 80187a028..854975809 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/plugin_hooks.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/plugin_hooks.go
@@ -102,3 +102,22 @@ func pluginsOnShutdown() {
 	}
 	OnShutdown(plugins.DefaultPluginLoader)
 }
+
+func HookTester(pl *plugins.PluginLoader) {
+	fnList := pl.Lookup("HookTester", func(item interface{}) bool {
+			_, ok := item.(func())
+			return ok
+	})
+	for _, fni := range fnList {
+			fni.(func())()
+	}
+}
+
+func pluginHookTester() {
+	if plugins.DefaultPluginLoader == nil {
+			log.Warn("Attempting HookTester, but default PluginLoader has not been initialized")
+			return
+	}
+	HookTester(plugins.DefaultPluginLoader)
+}
+
diff --git a/eth/ethconfig/plugin_hooks.go b/eth/ethconfig/plugin_hooks.go
index 75b28c986..8f09f6069 100644
--- a/eth/ethconfig/plugin_hooks.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/plugin_hooks.go
@@ -2,32 +2,18 @@ package ethconfig
 
 import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/plugins"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/plugins/wrappers"
 	wengine "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/plugins/wrappers/engine"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/plugins/wrappers/backendwrapper"
-	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 	"github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/core"
 	"github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/restricted"
 
-	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus"
-	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/beacon"
-	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/clique"
-	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/ethash"
-	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
-	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/txpool"
-	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
-	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/gasprice"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
-	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/miner"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
-	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 
 	pconsensus "github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/restricted/consensus"
-	// pparams "github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/restricted/params"
 )