diff --git a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/DefaultPluginManager.java b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/DefaultPluginManager.java
index c9b63b2..cf02045 100644
--- a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/DefaultPluginManager.java
+++ b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/DefaultPluginManager.java
@@ -126,10 +126,6 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager {
 		return resolvedPlugins;
 	}
 
-	public PluginWrapper getPlugin(String pluginId) {
-		return plugins.get(pluginId);
-	}
-
 	@Override
     public List<PluginWrapper> getUnresolvedPlugins() {
 		return unresolvedPlugins;
@@ -140,6 +136,11 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager {
 		return startedPlugins;
 	}
 
+    @Override
+    public PluginWrapper getPlugin(String pluginId) {
+        return plugins.get(pluginId);
+    }
+
 	@Override
 	public String loadPlugin(File pluginArchiveFile) {
 		if (pluginArchiveFile == null || !pluginArchiveFile.exists()) {
@@ -588,8 +589,7 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager {
     	return new PluginClasspath();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean isPluginDisabled(String pluginId) {
+    protected boolean isPluginDisabled(String pluginId) {
     	if (enabledPlugins.isEmpty()) {
     		return disabledPlugins.contains(pluginId);
     	}
diff --git a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginClassLoader.java b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginClassLoader.java
index 0252d8f..3fd7572 100644
--- a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginClassLoader.java
+++ b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginClassLoader.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class PluginClassLoader extends URLClassLoader {
 
     @Override
     public URL getResource(String name) {
-        if (pluginManager.isPluginDisabled(pluginDescriptor.getPluginId())) {
+        if (PluginState.DISABLED == getPlugin().getPluginState()) {
             return null;
         }
 
@@ -105,10 +105,15 @@ public class PluginClassLoader extends URLClassLoader {
 
     @Override
     public Enumeration<URL> getResources(String name) throws IOException {
-        if (pluginManager.isPluginDisabled(pluginDescriptor.getPluginId())) {
+        if (PluginState.DISABLED == getPlugin().getPluginState()) {
             return Collections.emptyEnumeration();
         }
 
         return super.getResources(name);
     }
+
+    private PluginWrapper getPlugin() {
+        return pluginManager.getPlugin(pluginDescriptor.getPluginId());
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginManager.java b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginManager.java
index 36defe5..f656313 100644
--- a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginManager.java
+++ b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginManager.java
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ public interface PluginManager {
      */
     public List<PluginWrapper> getStartedPlugins();
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the plugin with this id.
+     *
+     * @param pluginId
+     * @return the plugin
+     */
+    public PluginWrapper getPlugin(String pluginId);
+
     /**
      * Load plugins.
      */
@@ -94,8 +102,6 @@ public interface PluginManager {
      */
     public boolean unloadPlugin(String pluginId);
 
-    public boolean isPluginDisabled(String pluginId);
-
     /**
      * Disables a plugin from being loaded.
      *
diff --git a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/util/PluginUtils.java b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/util/PluginUtils.java
deleted file mode 100644
index bfe6287..0000000
--- a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/util/PluginUtils.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2014 Decebal Suiu
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this work except in compliance with
- * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License in the LICENSE file, or 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 ro.fortsoft.pf4j.util;
-
-import ro.fortsoft.pf4j.PluginManager;
-import ro.fortsoft.pf4j.PluginState;
-import ro.fortsoft.pf4j.PluginWrapper;
-
-import java.util.List;
-
-/**
- * @author Decebal Suiu
- */
-public class PluginUtils {
-
-    public static boolean isPluginStarted(PluginManager pluginManager, String pluginId) {
-        List<PluginWrapper> startedPlugins = pluginManager.getStartedPlugins();
-        for (PluginWrapper plugin: startedPlugins) {
-            if (pluginId.equals(plugin.getPluginId())) {
-                return PluginState.STARTED == plugin.getPluginState();
-            }
-        }
-
-        return false;
-    }
-
-}