diff --git a/src/app/compiler/compiler-artefacts.js b/src/app/compiler/compiler-artefacts.js
index f1ce9fc05d..860954bb2d 100644
--- a/src/app/compiler/compiler-artefacts.js
+++ b/src/app/compiler/compiler-artefacts.js
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ const profile = {
   name: 'compilerArtefacts',
   methods: [],
   events: [],
-  version: packageJson.version,
-  required: true
+  version: packageJson.version
 }
 
 module.exports = class CompilerArtefacts extends Plugin {
diff --git a/src/app/components/hidden-panel.js b/src/app/components/hidden-panel.js
index 5665c95afe..a76c521f0e 100644
--- a/src/app/components/hidden-panel.js
+++ b/src/app/components/hidden-panel.js
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ const profile = {
   name: 'hiddenPanel',
   displayName: 'Hidden Panel',
   description: '',
-  version: packageJson.version,
-  required: true
+  version: packageJson.version
 }
 
 export class HiddenPanel extends AbstractPanel {
diff --git a/src/app/components/main-panel.js b/src/app/components/main-panel.js
index d29a51d651..fc63087a76 100644
--- a/src/app/components/main-panel.js
+++ b/src/app/components/main-panel.js
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ const profile = {
   displayName: 'Main Panel',
   description: '',
   version: packageJson.version,
-  methods: ['addView', 'removeView'],
-  required: true
+  methods: ['addView', 'removeView']
 }
 
 export class MainPanel extends AbstractPanel {
diff --git a/src/app/components/plugin-manager-component.js b/src/app/components/plugin-manager-component.js
index 8e6c28ba8f..2fc253ad7a 100644
--- a/src/app/components/plugin-manager-component.js
+++ b/src/app/components/plugin-manager-component.js
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ const profile = {
   kind: 'settings',
   location: 'sidePanel',
   documentation: 'https://remix-ide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/plugin_manager.html',
-  version: packageJson.version,
-  required: true
+  version: packageJson.version
 }
 
 class PluginManagerComponent extends ViewPlugin {
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ class PluginManagerComponent extends ViewPlugin {
   render () {
     // Filtering helpers
     const isFiltered = (api) => api.name.toLowerCase().includes(this.filter)
-    const isNotRequired = ({profile}) => !profile.required
+    const isNotRequired = ({profile}) => !this.appManager.isRequired(profile.name)
     const sortByName = (a, b) => {
       const nameA = a.name.toUpperCase()
       const nameB = b.name.toUpperCase()
diff --git a/src/app/components/side-panel.js b/src/app/components/side-panel.js
index e55e3ba0b7..3bef2eea34 100644
--- a/src/app/components/side-panel.js
+++ b/src/app/components/side-panel.js
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ const sidePanel = {
   displayName: 'Side Panel',
   description: '',
   version: packageJson.version,
-  methods: ['addView', 'removeView'],
-  required: true
+  methods: ['addView', 'removeView']
 }
 
 // TODO merge with vertical-icons.js
diff --git a/src/app/components/vertical-icons.js b/src/app/components/vertical-icons.js
index 4d62e5d6d5..7a16ac2c98 100644
--- a/src/app/components/vertical-icons.js
+++ b/src/app/components/vertical-icons.js
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ const profile = {
   displayName: 'Vertical Icons',
   description: '',
   version: packageJson.version,
-  methods: ['select'],
-  required: true
+  methods: ['select']
 }
 
 // TODO merge with side-panel.js. VerticalIcons should not be a plugin
diff --git a/src/app/editor/SourceHighlighters.js b/src/app/editor/SourceHighlighters.js
index 70d6533181..2d4b6a9d7c 100644
--- a/src/app/editor/SourceHighlighters.js
+++ b/src/app/editor/SourceHighlighters.js
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ const profile = {
   name: 'sourceHighlighters',
   description: 'service - highlight source code',
   version: packageJson.version,
-  methods: ['highlight', 'discardHighlight'],
-  required: true
+  methods: ['highlight', 'discardHighlight']
 }
 
 // EditorApi:
diff --git a/src/app/editor/contextualListener.js b/src/app/editor/contextualListener.js
index 0e8bc6552d..99b492316f 100644
--- a/src/app/editor/contextualListener.js
+++ b/src/app/editor/contextualListener.js
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ const profile = {
   name: 'contextualListener',
   methods: [],
   events: [],
-  version: packageJson.version,
-  required: true
+  version: packageJson.version
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/app/files/compiler-metadata.js b/src/app/files/compiler-metadata.js
index bfabbe50d8..15aa0360ad 100644
--- a/src/app/files/compiler-metadata.js
+++ b/src/app/files/compiler-metadata.js
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ const profile = {
   name: 'compilerMetadata',
   methods: ['deployMetadataOf'],
   events: [],
-  version: packageJson.version,
-  required: true
+  version: packageJson.version
 }
 
 class CompilerMetadata extends Plugin {
diff --git a/src/app/files/fileManager.js b/src/app/files/fileManager.js
index 1c99800174..a50cd38dfb 100644
--- a/src/app/files/fileManager.js
+++ b/src/app/files/fileManager.js
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ const profile = {
   icon: 'data:image/svg+xml;base64,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',
   permission: true,
   version: packageJson.version,
-  methods: ['getFolder', 'getCurrentFile', 'getFile', 'setFile', 'switchFile'],
-  required: true
+  methods: ['getFolder', 'getCurrentFile', 'getFile', 'setFile', 'switchFile']
 }
 
 // File System profile
diff --git a/src/app/panels/file-panel.js b/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
index a54bbe5cc8..46c12ae681 100644
--- a/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
+++ b/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ const profile = {
   kind: 'fileexplorer',
   location: 'sidePanel',
   documentation: 'https://remix-ide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/file_explorer.html',
-  version: packageJson.version,
-  required: true
+  version: packageJson.version
 }
 
 module.exports = class Filepanel extends ViewPlugin {
diff --git a/src/app/panels/terminal.js b/src/app/panels/terminal.js
index d3dc1374c1..70c965b12c 100644
--- a/src/app/panels/terminal.js
+++ b/src/app/panels/terminal.js
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ const profile = {
   methods: [],
   events: [],
   description: ' - ',
-  required: true,
   version: packageJson.version
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/tabs/network-module.js b/src/app/tabs/network-module.js
index a8835fbff0..93ecdc497f 100644
--- a/src/app/tabs/network-module.js
+++ b/src/app/tabs/network-module.js
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ export const profile = {
   name: 'network',
   description: 'Manage the network (mainnet, ropsten, goerli...) and the provider (web3, vm, injected)',
   methods: [],
-  version: packageJson.version,
-  required: true
+  version: packageJson.version
 }
 
 // Network API has :
diff --git a/src/app/tabs/theme-module.js b/src/app/tabs/theme-module.js
index 6aa7dd238d..c010c5bf33 100644
--- a/src/app/tabs/theme-module.js
+++ b/src/app/tabs/theme-module.js
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ const profile = {
   name: 'theme',
   events: ['themeChanged'],
   methods: ['switchTheme', 'getThemes', 'currentTheme'],
-  version: packageJson.version,
-  required: true
+  version: packageJson.version
 }
 
 export class ThemeModule extends Plugin {
diff --git a/src/app/ui/landing-page/landing-page.js b/src/app/ui/landing-page/landing-page.js
index fd5fc25889..6ab3e73b34 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/landing-page/landing-page.js
+++ b/src/app/ui/landing-page/landing-page.js
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ const profile = {
   description: ' - ',
   icon: 'data:image/svg+xml;base64,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   location: 'mainPanel',
-  version: packageJson.version,
-  required: true
+  version: packageJson.version
 }
 
 export class LandingPage extends ViewPlugin {
diff --git a/src/lib/offsetToLineColumnConverter.js b/src/lib/offsetToLineColumnConverter.js
index 495c3e4009..46e192b120 100644
--- a/src/lib/offsetToLineColumnConverter.js
+++ b/src/lib/offsetToLineColumnConverter.js
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ const profile = {
   name: 'offsetToLineColumnConverter',
   methods: [],
   events: [],
-  version: packageJson.version,
-  required: true
+  version: packageJson.version
 }
 
 export class OffsetToLineColumnConverter extends Plugin {
diff --git a/src/remixAppManager.js b/src/remixAppManager.js
index fc19cca5ca..517cc23a7e 100644
--- a/src/remixAppManager.js
+++ b/src/remixAppManager.js
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ import { PluginEngine, IframePlugin } from '@remixproject/engine'
 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', 'udapp',
+  'mainPanel', 'hiddenPanel', 'sidePanel', 'menuicons', 'fileExplorers',
+  'terminal', 'home', 'settings', 'pluginManager']
+
 export class RemixAppManager extends PluginEngine {
 
   constructor (plugins) {
@@ -54,6 +59,15 @@ export class RemixAppManager extends PluginEngine {
     this.event.emit('ensureDeactivated', apiName)
   }
 
+  deactivateOne (name) {
+    if (requiredModules.includes(name)) return
+    super.deactivateOne(name)
+  }
+
+  isRequired (name) {
+    return requiredModules.includes(name)
+  }
+
   registeredPlugins () {
     let vyper = {
       name: 'vyper',