diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index e1a1d3c6df..cecb13aa1c 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ Please make a backup of your contracts and start using http://remix.ethereum.org
     ...appManager.registeredPlugins()
   ])
 
-  await appManager.activate(['contentImport', 'theme', 'sourceHighlighters', 'fileManager', 'compilerMetadata', 'compilerArtefacts', 'network', 'offsetToLineColumnConverter'])
+  await appManager.activate(['contentImport', 'theme', 'editor', 'fileManager', 'compilerMetadata', 'compilerArtefacts', 'network', 'offsetToLineColumnConverter'])
   await appManager.activate(['mainPanel'])
   await appManager.activate(['menuicons', 'home', 'sidePanel', 'pluginManager', 'fileExplorers', 'settings'])
 
diff --git a/src/remixAppManager.js b/src/remixAppManager.js
index ab58a41666..10401b7d56 100644
--- a/src/remixAppManager.js
+++ b/src/remixAppManager.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { EventEmitter } from 'events'
 import { PermissionHandler } from './app/ui/persmission-handler'
 
 const requiredModules = [ // services + layout views + system views
-  'compilerArtefacts', 'compilerMetadata', 'contextualListener', 'sourceHighlighters', 'offsetToLineColumnConverter', 'network', 'theme', 'fileManager', 'contentImport',
+  'compilerArtefacts', 'compilerMetadata', 'contextualListener', 'editor', 'offsetToLineColumnConverter', 'network', 'theme', 'fileManager', 'contentImport',
   'mainPanel', 'hiddenPanel', 'sidePanel', 'menuicons', 'fileExplorers',
   'terminal', 'settings', 'pluginManager']