diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/plugins/Plugin.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/plugins/Plugin.java
index 238066b..55add35 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/plugins/Plugin.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/plugins/Plugin.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
   protected LifecycleManager manager;
 
-  private List<ReloadableRegistrationHandle<?>> reloadableHandles;
+  protected List<ReloadableRegistrationHandle<?>> reloadableHandles;
 
   public Plugin(
       String name, Path srcPath, PluginUser pluginUser, FileSnapshot snapshot, ApiType apiType) {
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/plugins/ServerPlugin.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/plugins/ServerPlugin.java
index af948b0..b90885e 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/plugins/ServerPlugin.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/plugins/ServerPlugin.java
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
   private Injector sshInjector;
   private Injector httpInjector;
   private LifecycleManager serverManager;
-  private List<ReloadableRegistrationHandle<?>> reloadableHandles;
 
   public ServerPlugin(
       String name,