diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Plugins/PluginManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Plugins/PluginManager.cs
index 10d5ea906e..48584ae0cb 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Plugins/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Plugins/PluginManager.cs
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Plugins
                 ImagePath = imagePath
             };
 
-            if (!ReconcileManifest(manifest, path))
+            if (!await ReconcileManifest(manifest, path))
             {
                 // An error occurred during reconciliation and saving could be undesirable.
                 return false;
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Plugins
         /// <param name="manifest">The <see cref="PluginManifest"/> to reconcile against.</param>
         /// <param name="path">The plugin path.</param>
         /// <returns>The reconciled <see cref="PluginManifest"/>.</returns>
-        private bool ReconcileManifest(PluginManifest manifest, string path)
+        private async Task<bool> ReconcileManifest(PluginManifest manifest, string path)
         {
             try
             {
@@ -459,8 +459,9 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Plugins
                     return true;
                 }
 
-                var data = File.ReadAllBytes(metafile);
-                var localManifest = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<PluginManifest>(data, _jsonOptions) ?? new PluginManifest();
+                using var metaStream = File.OpenRead(metafile);
+                var localManifest = await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync<PluginManifest>(metaStream, _jsonOptions);
+                localManifest ??= new PluginManifest();
 
                 if (!Equals(localManifest.Id, manifest.Id))
                 {
@@ -483,7 +484,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Plugins
                 manifest.Overview = string.IsNullOrEmpty(localManifest.Overview) ? manifest.Overview : localManifest.Overview;
                 manifest.Owner = string.IsNullOrEmpty(localManifest.Owner) ? manifest.Owner : localManifest.Owner;
                 manifest.TargetAbi = string.IsNullOrEmpty(localManifest.TargetAbi) ? manifest.TargetAbi : localManifest.TargetAbi;
-                manifest.Timestamp = localManifest.Timestamp.IsNullOrDefault() ? manifest.Timestamp : localManifest.Timestamp;
+                manifest.Timestamp = localManifest.Timestamp.Equals(default) ? manifest.Timestamp : localManifest.Timestamp;
                 manifest.ImagePath = string.IsNullOrEmpty(localManifest.ImagePath) ? manifest.ImagePath : localManifest.ImagePath;
                 manifest.Assemblies = localManifest.Assemblies;
 
@@ -842,7 +843,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Plugins
                     var canonicalized = Path.Combine(plugin.Path, path).Canonicalize();
 
                     // Ensure we stay in the plugin directory.
-                    if (!canonicalized.StartsWith(plugin.Path.NormalizePath()!, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                    if (!canonicalized.StartsWith(plugin.Path.NormalizePath(), StringComparison.Ordinal))
                     {
                         _logger.LogError("Assembly path {Path} is not inside the plugin directory.", path);
                         return false;
diff --git a/src/Jellyfin.Extensions/TypeExtensions.cs b/src/Jellyfin.Extensions/TypeExtensions.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b1111d594..0000000000
--- a/src/Jellyfin.Extensions/TypeExtensions.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Globalization;
-
-namespace Jellyfin.Extensions;
-
-/// <summary>
-/// Provides extensions methods for <see cref="Type" />.
-/// </summary>
-public static class TypeExtensions
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Checks if the supplied value is the default or null value for that type.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the value to compare.</typeparam>
-    /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
-    /// <param name="value">The value to check.</param>
-    /// <returns><see langword="true"/> if the value is the default for the type. Otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.</returns>
-    public static bool IsNullOrDefault<T>(this Type type, T value)
-    {
-        if (value is null)
-        {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        object? tmp = value;
-        object? defaultValue = type.IsValueType ? Activator.CreateInstance(type) : null;
-        if (type.IsAssignableTo(typeof(IConvertible)))
-        {
-            tmp = Convert.ChangeType(value, type, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
-        }
-
-        return Equals(tmp, defaultValue);
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Checks if the object is currently a default or null value. Boxed types will be unboxed prior to comparison.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="obj">The object to check.</param>
-    /// <returns><see langword="true"/> if the value is the default for the type. Otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.</returns>
-    public static bool IsNullOrDefault(this object? obj)
-    {
-        // Unbox the type and check.
-        return obj?.GetType().IsNullOrDefault(obj) ?? true;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Extensions.Tests/TypeExtensionsTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Extensions.Tests/TypeExtensionsTests.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 747913fa1a..0000000000
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.Extensions.Tests/TypeExtensionsTests.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using Xunit;
-
-namespace Jellyfin.Extensions.Tests
-{
-    public class TypeExtensionsTests
-    {
-        [Theory]
-        [InlineData(typeof(byte), byte.MaxValue, false)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(short), short.MinValue, false)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(ushort), ushort.MaxValue, false)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(int), int.MinValue, false)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(uint), uint.MaxValue, false)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(long), long.MinValue, false)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(ulong), ulong.MaxValue, false)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(decimal), -1.0, false)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(bool), true, false)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(char), 'a', false)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(string), "", false)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(object), 1, false)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(byte), 0, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(short), 0, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(ushort), 0, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(int), 0, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(uint), 0, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(long), 0, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(ulong), 0, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(decimal), 0, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(bool), false, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(char), '\x0000', true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(string), null, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(object), null, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(PhonyClass), null, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(DateTime), null, true)] // Special case handled within the test.
-        [InlineData(typeof(DateTime), null, false)] // Special case handled within the test.
-        [InlineData(typeof(byte?), null, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(short?), null, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(ushort?), null, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(int?), null, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(uint?), null, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(long?), null, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(ulong?), null, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(decimal?), null, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(bool?), null, true)]
-        [InlineData(typeof(char?), null, true)]
-        public void IsNullOrDefault_Matches_Expected(Type type, object? value, bool expectedResult)
-        {
-            if (type == typeof(DateTime))
-            {
-                if (expectedResult)
-                {
-                    value = default(DateTime);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    value = DateTime.Now;
-                }
-            }
-
-            Assert.Equal(expectedResult, type.IsNullOrDefault(value));
-            Assert.Equal(expectedResult, value.IsNullOrDefault());
-        }
-
-        private class PhonyClass
-        {
-        }
-    }
-}