diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/preferences.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/preferences.js.handlebars
index 7b35de2a1..3ffbdbc06 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/preferences.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/preferences.js.handlebars
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
       {{preference-checkbox labelKey="user.enable_quoting" checked=enable_quoting}}
       {{preference-checkbox labelKey="user.dynamic_favicon" checked=dynamic_favicon}}
       {{preference-checkbox labelKey="user.disable_jump_reply" checked=disable_jump_reply}}
-      {{view Discourse.CustomPreferences}}
+      {{plugin-outlet "user_custom_preferences"}}
     </div>
 
     <div class="control-group category">
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/user/preferences_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/user/preferences_view.js
index d67274926..d0728d46f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/user/preferences_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/user/preferences_view.js
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ Discourse.PreferencesView = Discourse.View.extend({
   uploading: false,
   uploadProgress: 0,
 
-  customPreferences: function(){
-  }.property(),
-
   didInsertElement: function() {
     var self = this;
     var $upload = $("#profile-background-input");
@@ -56,29 +53,3 @@ Discourse.PreferencesView = Discourse.View.extend({
     $("#profile-background-input").fileupload("destroy");
   }
 });
-
-Discourse.PreferencesView.reopenClass({
-  registerCustomSection: function(viewClass){
-    var customSections = this.customSections;
-    if(!customSections){
-      customSections = Em.A();
-      this.customSections = customSections;
-    }
-
-    customSections.addObject(viewClass);
-  }
-});
-
-Discourse.CustomPreferences = Discourse.ContainerView.extend({
-  init: function(){
-    this._super();
-    var self = this;
-
-    var sections = Discourse.PreferencesView.customSections;
-    if(sections){
-      sections.forEach(function(view){
-        self.pushObject(view.create({user: self.get('controller.model')}));
-      });
-    }
-  }
-});