diff --git a/src/includes/rc-misc.h b/src/includes/rc-misc.h
index b7208e67..8052dff3 100644
--- a/src/includes/rc-misc.h
+++ b/src/includes/rc-misc.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ char *rc_conf_value (const char *var);
 bool rc_conf_yesno (const char *var);
 char **env_filter (void);
 char **env_config (void);
+bool service_plugable (const char *service);
 
 /* basename_c never modifies the argument. As such, if there is a trailing
  * slash then an empty string is returned. */
diff --git a/src/librc/librc.c b/src/librc/librc.c
index a03e2f12..436aa47f 100644
--- a/src/librc/librc.c
+++ b/src/librc/librc.c
@@ -833,42 +833,3 @@ char **rc_services_scheduled (const char *service)
 	return (list);
 }
 librc_hidden_def(rc_services_scheduled)
-
-bool rc_service_plugable (const char *service)
-{
-	char *list;
-	char *p;
-	char *star;
-	char *token;
-	bool allow = true;
-	char *match = getenv ("RC_PLUG_SERVICES");
-	if (! match)
-		return true;
-
-	list = xstrdup (match);
-	p = list;
-	while ((token = strsep (&p, " "))) {
-		bool truefalse = true;
-		if (token[0] == '!') {
-			truefalse = false;
-			token++;
-		}
-
-		star = strchr (token, '*');
-		if (star) {
-			if (strncmp (service, token, star - token) == 0) {
-				allow = truefalse;
-				break;
-			}
-		} else {
-			if (strcmp (service, token) == 0) {
-				allow = truefalse;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	free (list);
-	return (allow);
-}
-librc_hidden_def(rc_service_plugable)
diff --git a/src/librc/librc.h b/src/librc/librc.h
index d70ffa17..5907e62e 100644
--- a/src/librc/librc.h
+++ b/src/librc/librc.h
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ librc_hidden_proto(rc_service_exists)
 librc_hidden_proto(rc_service_extra_commands)
 librc_hidden_proto(rc_service_in_runlevel)
 librc_hidden_proto(rc_service_mark)
-librc_hidden_proto(rc_service_plugable)
 librc_hidden_proto(rc_service_resolve)
 librc_hidden_proto(rc_service_schedule_clear)
 librc_hidden_proto(rc_service_schedule_start)
diff --git a/src/librc/rc.h b/src/librc/rc.h
index fe1213b0..465e5153 100644
--- a/src/librc/rc.h
+++ b/src/librc/rc.h
@@ -148,11 +148,6 @@ bool rc_service_mark (const char *service, rc_service_state_t state);
  * @return NULL terminated string list of commands */
 char **rc_service_extra_commands (const char *service);
 
-/*! Check if the service is allowed to be hot/cold plugged
- * @param service to check
- * @return true if allowed, otherwise false */
-bool rc_service_plugable (const char *service);
-
 /*! Resolves a service name to its full path.
  * @param service to check
  * @return pointer to full path of service */
diff --git a/src/librc/rc.map b/src/librc/rc.map
index ff7ef7d1..8de23c41 100644
--- a/src/librc/rc.map
+++ b/src/librc/rc.map
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ global:
 	rc_service_in_runlevel;
 	rc_service_mark;
 	rc_service_options;
-	rc_service_plugable;
 	rc_service_resolve;
 	rc_service_schedule_clear;
 	rc_service_schedule_start;
diff --git a/src/rc/rc-misc.c b/src/rc/rc-misc.c
index 0d6be40d..fe6022e2 100644
--- a/src/rc/rc-misc.c
+++ b/src/rc/rc-misc.c
@@ -387,3 +387,41 @@ char **env_config (void)
 	free (runlevel);
 	return (env);
 }
+
+bool service_plugable (const char *service)
+{
+	char *list;
+	char *p;
+	char *star;
+	char *token;
+	bool allow = true;
+	char *match = rc_conf_value ("rc_plug_services");
+	if (! match)
+		return true;
+
+	list = xstrdup (match);
+	p = list;
+	while ((token = strsep (&p, " "))) {
+		bool truefalse = true;
+		if (token[0] == '!') {
+			truefalse = false;
+			token++;
+		}
+
+		star = strchr (token, '*');
+		if (star) {
+			if (strncmp (service, token, star - token) == 0) {
+				allow = truefalse;
+				break;
+			}
+		} else {
+			if (strcmp (service, token) == 0) {
+				allow = truefalse;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	free (list);
+	return (allow);
+}
diff --git a/src/rc/rc.c b/src/rc/rc.c
index 4bf6541e..6fcbd981 100644
--- a/src/rc/rc.c
+++ b/src/rc/rc.c
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 				continue;
 
 			if (rc_service_exists (d->d_name) &&
-			    rc_service_plugable (d->d_name))
+			    service_plugable (d->d_name))
 				rc_service_mark (d->d_name, RC_SERVICE_COLDPLUGGED);
 
 			i = strlen (DEVBOOT "/") + strlen (d->d_name) + 1;
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 				tmp = xmalloc (sizeof (char) * i);
 				snprintf (tmp, i, "net.%s", d->d_name);
 				if (rc_service_exists (tmp) &&
-				    rc_service_plugable (tmp))
+				    service_plugable (tmp))
 					rc_service_mark (tmp, RC_SERVICE_COLDPLUGGED);
 				CHAR_FREE (tmp);
 			}
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 						tmp = xmalloc (sizeof (char) * i);
 						snprintf (tmp, i, "moused.%s", d->d_name);
 						if (rc_service_exists (tmp) &&
-						    rc_service_plugable (tmp))
+						    service_plugable (tmp))
 							rc_service_mark (tmp, RC_SERVICE_COLDPLUGGED);
 						CHAR_FREE (tmp);
 					}
diff --git a/src/rc/runscript.c b/src/rc/runscript.c
index 1f3d6625..e136e944 100644
--- a/src/rc/runscript.c
+++ b/src/rc/runscript.c
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ int runscript (int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	if (rc_yesno (getenv ("IN_HOTPLUG"))) {
-		if (! rc_conf_yesno ("rc_hotplug") || ! rc_service_plugable (applet))
+		if (! rc_conf_yesno ("rc_hotplug") || ! service_plugable (applet))
 			eerrorx ("%s: not allowed to be hotplugged", applet);
 	}