diff --git a/tools/common/Optimizations.cs b/tools/common/Optimizations.cs
index b6ea74fdc49..804b3257ce5 100644
--- a/tools/common/Optimizations.cs
+++ b/tools/common/Optimizations.cs
@@ -262,10 +262,10 @@ public void Initialize (Application app, out List<ProductException> messages)
 				OptimizeBlockLiteralSetupBlock = app.Registrar == RegistrarMode.Static || app.Registrar == RegistrarMode.ManagedStatic;
 			}
 
-			// We will register protocols if the static registrar is enabled and loading assemblies is not possible
+			// We will register protocols if the static registrar is enabled
 			if (!RegisterProtocols.HasValue) {
 				if (app.Platform != ApplePlatform.MacOSX || app.XamarinRuntime == XamarinRuntime.NativeAOT) {
-					RegisterProtocols = (app.Registrar == RegistrarMode.Static || app.Registrar == RegistrarMode.ManagedStatic) && !app.UseInterpreter;
+					RegisterProtocols = (app.Registrar == RegistrarMode.Static || app.Registrar == RegistrarMode.ManagedStatic);
 				} else {
 					RegisterProtocols = false;
 				}