diff --git a/idea/resources-descriptors/META-INF/plugin.xml.193 b/idea/resources-descriptors/META-INF/plugin.xml.193
index 19c256a4353..865ee127d1e 100644
--- a/idea/resources-descriptors/META-INF/plugin.xml.193
+++ b/idea/resources-descriptors/META-INF/plugin.xml.193
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ The Kotlin plugin provides language support in IntelliJ IDEA and Android Studio.
     </component>
   </project-components>
 
+  <application-components>
+    <component>
+      <implementation-class>org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.PluginStartupComponent</implementation-class>
+    </component>
+  </application-components>
+
   <extensionPoints>
     <xi:include href="extensions/compiler.xml" xpointer="xpointer(/idea-plugin/extensionPoints/*)"/>
 
@@ -80,7 +86,6 @@ The Kotlin plugin provides language support in IntelliJ IDEA and Android Studio.
   </extensions>
 
   <extensions defaultExtensionNs="com.intellij">
-    <applicationInitializedListener implementation="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.PluginStartupListener" />
     <applicationService serviceImplementation="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.PluginStartupService" />
 
     <postStartupActivity implementation="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.PluginStartupActivity"/>
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/PluginStartupComponent.java.193 b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/PluginStartupComponent.java.193
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..87ed061e3eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/PluginStartupComponent.java.193
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2020 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea;
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.PathMacros;
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.BaseComponent;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.PathUtil;
+
+public class PluginStartupComponent implements BaseComponent {
+
+    private static final String KOTLIN_BUNDLED = "KOTLIN_BUNDLED";
+
+    @Override
+    @NotNull
+    public String getComponentName() {
+        return PluginStartupComponent.class.getName();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void initComponent() {
+        registerPathVariable();
+    }
+
+    private static void registerPathVariable() {
+        PathMacros macros = PathMacros.getInstance();
+        macros.setMacro(KOTLIN_BUNDLED, PathUtil.getKotlinPathsForIdeaPlugin().getHomePath().getPath());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void disposeComponent() {}
+}
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/PluginStartupListener.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/PluginStartupListener.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/PluginStartupListener.kt.192 b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/PluginStartupListener.kt.192
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/PluginStartupListener.kt.193 b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/PluginStartupListener.kt.193
deleted file mode 100644
index 908049cbb9c..00000000000
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/PluginStartupListener.kt.193
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2010-2020 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
- * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
- */
-
-package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea
-
-import com.intellij.ide.ApplicationInitializedListener
-import com.intellij.openapi.application.PathMacros
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.PathUtil.kotlinPathsForIdeaPlugin
-
-/**
- * Some actions have to be performed before loading and opening any project.
- *
- * E.g. path variables have to be registered in advance as modules could rely on some path variables.
- */
-class PluginStartupListener : ApplicationInitializedListener {
-
-    override fun componentsInitialized() {
-        registerPathVariable()
-    }
-
-    private fun registerPathVariable() {
-        val macros = PathMacros.getInstance()
-        macros.setMacro(KOTLIN_BUNDLED_PATH_VARIABLE, kotlinPathsForIdeaPlugin.homePath.path)
-    }
-
-    companion object {
-        const val KOTLIN_BUNDLED_PATH_VARIABLE = "KOTLIN_BUNDLED"
-    }
-}
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