diff --git a/src/AudacityApp.cpp b/src/AudacityApp.cpp
index 723fd4424..c766b0aca 100644
--- a/src/AudacityApp.cpp
+++ b/src/AudacityApp.cpp
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ bool AudacityApp::InitPart2()
    PluginManager::Get().Initialize();
 
    // Initialize the ModuleManager, including loading found modules
-   ModuleManager::Get().Initialize(*mCmdHandler);
+   ModuleManager::Get().Initialize();
 
    // Parse command line and handle options that might require
    // immediate exit...no need to initialize all of the audio
diff --git a/src/ModuleManager.cpp b/src/ModuleManager.cpp
index 238a54d44..9c9b84463 100755
--- a/src/ModuleManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ModuleManager.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ ModuleManager::~ModuleManager()
 }
 
 // static 
-void ModuleManager::Initialize(CommandHandler &cmdHandler)
+void ModuleManager::Initialize()
 {
    const auto &audacityPathList = FileNames::AudacityPathList();
    FilePaths pathList;
diff --git a/src/ModuleManager.h b/src/ModuleManager.h
index 70646ca83..a27696159 100644
--- a/src/ModuleManager.h
+++ b/src/ModuleManager.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 class wxArrayString;
 class wxDynamicLibrary;
-class CommandHandler;
 class ComponentInterface;
 class ModuleInterface;
 
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ public:
 
    static ModuleManager & Get();
 
-   void Initialize(CommandHandler & cmdHandler);
+   void Initialize();
    int Dispatch(ModuleDispatchTypes type);
 
    // PluginManager use