diff --git a/cmd/clair/config.go b/cmd/clair/config.go
index 09a01364..d5d2c402 100644
--- a/cmd/clair/config.go
+++ b/cmd/clair/config.go
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/coreos/clair"
 	"github.com/coreos/clair/api"
 	"github.com/coreos/clair/database"
-	"github.com/coreos/clair/ext/featurefmt"
-	"github.com/coreos/clair/ext/featurens"
 	"github.com/coreos/clair/ext/notification"
 	"github.com/coreos/clair/ext/vulnsrc"
 	"github.com/coreos/clair/pkg/pagination"
@@ -47,7 +45,6 @@ type File struct {
 type Config struct {
 	Database database.RegistrableComponentConfig
 	Updater  *clair.UpdaterConfig
-	Worker   *clair.WorkerConfig
 	Notifier *notification.Config
 	API      *api.Config
 }
@@ -62,10 +59,6 @@ func DefaultConfig() Config {
 			EnabledUpdaters: vulnsrc.ListUpdaters(),
 			Interval:        1 * time.Hour,
 		},
-		Worker: &clair.WorkerConfig{
-			EnabledDetectors: featurens.ListDetectors(),
-			EnabledListers:   featurefmt.ListListers(),
-		},
 		API: &api.Config{
 			HealthAddr: "0.0.0.0:6061",
 			Addr:       "0.0.0.0:6060",
diff --git a/cmd/clair/main.go b/cmd/clair/main.go
index da046351..e329af34 100644
--- a/cmd/clair/main.go
+++ b/cmd/clair/main.go
@@ -112,29 +112,16 @@ func configClairVersion(config *Config) {
 		"Updaters":  strings.Join(updaters, ","),
 	}).Info("Clair registered components")
 
-	unregDetectors := strutil.CompareStringLists(config.Worker.EnabledDetectors, detectors)
-	unregListers := strutil.CompareStringLists(config.Worker.EnabledListers, listers)
 	unregUpdaters := strutil.CompareStringLists(config.Updater.EnabledUpdaters, updaters)
-	if len(unregDetectors) != 0 || len(unregListers) != 0 || len(unregUpdaters) != 0 {
+	if len(unregUpdaters) != 0 {
 		log.WithFields(log.Fields{
-			"Unknown Detectors":   strings.Join(unregDetectors, ","),
-			"Unknown Listers":     strings.Join(unregListers, ","),
-			"Unknown Updaters":    strings.Join(unregUpdaters, ","),
-			"Available Listers":   strings.Join(featurefmt.ListListers(), ","),
-			"Available Detectors": strings.Join(featurens.ListDetectors(), ","),
-			"Available Updaters":  strings.Join(vulnsrc.ListUpdaters(), ","),
+			"Unknown Updaters":   strings.Join(unregUpdaters, ","),
+			"Available Updaters": strings.Join(vulnsrc.ListUpdaters(), ","),
 		}).Fatal("Unknown or unregistered components are configured")
 	}
 
-	// verify the user specified detectors/listers/updaters are implemented. If
-	// some are not registered, it logs warning and won't use the unregistered
-	// extensions.
-
-	clair.Processors = database.Processors{
-		Detectors: strutil.CompareStringListsInBoth(config.Worker.EnabledDetectors, detectors),
-		Listers:   strutil.CompareStringListsInBoth(config.Worker.EnabledListers, listers),
-	}
-
+	// All listers and detectors are enabled.
+	clair.Processors = database.Processors{Detectors: detectors, Listers: listers}
 	clair.EnabledUpdaters = strutil.CompareStringListsInBoth(config.Updater.EnabledUpdaters, updaters)
 }
 
diff --git a/config.yaml.sample b/config.yaml.sample
index cb6fd5d3..1128aa10 100644
--- a/config.yaml.sample
+++ b/config.yaml.sample
@@ -51,19 +51,6 @@ clair:
     keyfile:
     certfile:
 
-  worker:
-    namespace_detectors:
-      - os-release
-      - lsb-release
-      - apt-sources
-      - alpine-release
-      - redhat-release
-
-    feature_listers:
-      - apk
-      - dpkg
-      - rpm
-
   updater:
     # Frequency the database will be updated with vulnerabilities from the default data sources
     # The value 0 disables the updater entirely.
diff --git a/worker.go b/worker.go
index 106a4c3e..5890acbb 100644
--- a/worker.go
+++ b/worker.go
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ var (
 	Processors database.Processors
 )
 
-type WorkerConfig struct {
-	EnabledDetectors []string `yaml:"namespace_detectors"`
-	EnabledListers   []string `yaml:"feature_listers"`
-}
-
 // LayerRequest represents all information necessary to download and process a
 // layer.
 type LayerRequest struct {