diff --git a/db/subplugins.json b/db/subplugins.json
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index 0000000..7ce4aca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/subplugins.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "plugintypes": {
+        "customcertelement": "mod\/customcert\/element"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/db/subplugins.php b/db/subplugins.php
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index 1cd6b34..0000000
--- a/db/subplugins.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-// This file is part of the customcert module for Moodle - http://moodle.org/
-//
-// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-// GNU General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-/**
- * Definition of sub-plugins.
- *
- * @package    mod_customcert
- * @copyright  2013 Mark Nelson <markn@moodle.com>
- * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
- */
-
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
-$subplugins = array('customcertelement' => 'mod/customcert/element');