diff --git a/plugins/FeedsFetcher.inc b/plugins/FeedsFetcher.inc
index faca86391c9970773e39fd4ea236b372f6be0b97..33457de660afd23e54194ad82d99fdcb53a9ae50 100644
--- a/plugins/FeedsFetcher.inc
+++ b/plugins/FeedsFetcher.inc
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ abstract class FeedsFetcher extends FeedsPlugin {
   /**
    * Implements FeedsPlugin::pluginType().
    */
-  public static function pluginType() {
+  public function pluginType() {
     return 'fetcher';
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/FeedsParser.inc b/plugins/FeedsParser.inc
index d63ea4326cda5f1ed81867539fcf24fd9e071a08..8772e32efb00e54d3dcbbaa7c75f2091d19131c6 100644
--- a/plugins/FeedsParser.inc
+++ b/plugins/FeedsParser.inc
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ abstract class FeedsParser extends FeedsPlugin {
   /**
    * Implements FeedsPlugin::pluginType().
    */
-  public static function pluginType() {
+  public function pluginType() {
     return 'parser';
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/FeedsPlugin.inc b/plugins/FeedsPlugin.inc
index 97953ff2e383a8631c4bd9856bce115540a4a84e..ac63f2d46c6477bd1a4a766ee0ed9fb7cf99b3b9 100644
--- a/plugins/FeedsPlugin.inc
+++ b/plugins/FeedsPlugin.inc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ abstract class FeedsPlugin extends FeedsConfigurable implements FeedsSourceInter
    * @return string
    *   One of either 'fetcher', 'parser', or 'processor'.
    */
-  abstract public static function pluginType();
+  abstract public function pluginType();
 
   /**
    * Save changes to the configuration of this object.
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ abstract class FeedsPlugin extends FeedsConfigurable implements FeedsSourceInter
  * Used when a plugin is missing.
  */
 class FeedsMissingPlugin extends FeedsPlugin {
+  public function pluginType() {
+    return 'missing';
+  }
   public function menuItem() {
     return array();
   }
diff --git a/plugins/FeedsProcessor.inc b/plugins/FeedsProcessor.inc
index 33397f73f215c4226e817bc618f0d047e2877d63..c0e1b602cdf767c5897cd7f0b82d7698d4a1f23d 100755
--- a/plugins/FeedsProcessor.inc
+++ b/plugins/FeedsProcessor.inc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ abstract class FeedsProcessor extends FeedsPlugin {
   /**
    * Implements FeedsPlugin::pluginType().
    */
-  public static function pluginType() {
+  public function pluginType() {
     return 'processor';
   }