diff --git a/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs b/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
index 17004617..af3754fd 100644
--- a/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
+++ b/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
@@ -95,15 +95,13 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
 
                 var dirSeparator = Global.DirectorySeparator;
 
-                var versionString = Global.GetAssemblyVersion();
-
                 string directoryPrefix;
 
                 directoryPrefix = Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronIO.Directory.GetApplicationRootDirectory();
 
                 if (CrestronEnvironment.DevicePlatform != eDevicePlatform.Server)   // Handles 3-series running Windows OS
                 {
-                    Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Notice, "Starting Essentials v{0} on 3-series Appliance", versionString);
+                    Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Notice, "Starting Essentials v{0} on 3-series Appliance", Global.GetAssemblyVersion());
 
                     // Check if User/ProgramX exists
                     if (Directory.Exists(directoryPrefix + dirSeparator + "User"
@@ -131,7 +129,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
                 }
                 else   // Handles Linux OS (Virtual Control)
                 {
-                    Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Notice, "Starting Essentials v{0} on Virtual Control Server", versionString);
+                    Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Notice, "Starting Essentials v{0} on Virtual Control Server", Global.GetAssemblyVersion());
 
                     // Set path to User/
                     filePathPrefix = directoryPrefix + dirSeparator + "User" + dirSeparator;
@@ -282,6 +280,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
                                 Debug.Console(2, "Load Plugin not found. {0} is not a plugin assembly", assy.Value.FullName);
                                 continue;
                             }
+
                         }
                     }
                     catch
diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Global/Global.cs b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Global/Global.cs
index 174042de..39c89828 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Global/Global.cs	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Global/Global.cs	
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 using System;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp;
+using Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronIO;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronDataStore;
 using Crestron.SimplSharpPro;
 
-//using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Http;
+using PepperDash.Core;
 using PepperDash.Essentials.License;
 
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Schema;
 
 
 namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
@@ -100,56 +104,6 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
             return true;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Attempts to validate the JSON against the specified schema
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="json">JSON to be validated</param>
-        /// <param name="schemaFileName">File name of schema to validate against</param>
-        public static void ValidateSchema(string json, string schemaFileName)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Notice, "Validating Config against Schema...");
-                JObject config = JObject.Parse(json);
-
-                Debug.Console(2, "Config: \n{0}", json);
-
-                using (StreamReader fileStream = new StreamReader(schemaFileName))
-                {
-                    JsonSchemaResolver resolver = new JsonSchemaResolver();
-
-                    JsonSchema schema = JsonSchema.Parse(fileStream.ReadToEnd(), resolver);
-
-                    
-                    Debug.Console(2, "Schema: \n{0}", schema.ToString());
-
-                    if (config.IsValid(schema))
-                        Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Notice, "Configuration successfully Validated Against Schema");
-                    else
-                    {
-                        Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Warning, "Validation Errors Found in Configuration:");
-                        config.Validate(schema, Json_ValidationEventHandler);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            catch (Exception e)
-            {
-                Debug.Console(1, "Error in ValidateSchema: {0}", e);
-            }
-        }
-
-
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Event Handler callback for JSON validation
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="sender"></param>
-        /// <param name="args"></param>
-        public static void Json_ValidationEventHandler(object sender, ValidationEventArgs args)
-        {
-            Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Error, "JSON Validation error at line {0} position {1}: {2}", args.Exception.LineNumber, args.Exception.LinePosition, args.Message);
-        }
-
 		static Global()
 		{
 			// Fire up CrestronDataStoreStatic
diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.csproj b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.csproj
index caffdc5b..c6915164 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.csproj	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.csproj	
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Monitoring\SystemMonitorController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Microphone Privacy\MicrophonePrivacyController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Microphone Privacy\MicrophonePrivacyControllerConfig.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Plugins\IEssentialsPlugin.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Ramps and Increments\ActionIncrementer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Comm and IR\CommFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Comm and IR\CommunicationExtras.cs" />