diff --git a/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/config/ServerInfoIT.java b/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/config/ServerInfoIT.java
index f02691eb08..365a0d8bca 100644
--- a/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/config/ServerInfoIT.java
+++ b/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/config/ServerInfoIT.java
@@ -20,22 +20,20 @@ import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.AbstractDaemonTest;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.GerritConfig;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.NoHttpd;
-import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.UseSsh;
+import com.google.gerrit.common.RawInputUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.client.AccountFieldName;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.client.AuthType;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.InstallPluginInput;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.ServerInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.AllProjectsNameProvider;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.AllUsersNameProvider;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.AnonymousCowardNameProvider;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.config.SitePaths;
-import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.nio.file.Path;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 @NoHttpd
 public class ServerInfoIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
-  @Inject private SitePaths sitePaths;
+  private static final byte[] JS_PLUGIN_CONTENT =
+      "Gerrit.install(function(self){});\n".getBytes(UTF_8);
 
   @Test
   // auth
@@ -132,17 +130,16 @@ public class ServerInfoIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
   }
 
   @Test
-  @UseSsh
   @GerritConfig(name = "plugins.allowRemoteAdmin", value = "true")
   public void serverConfigWithPlugin() throws Exception {
-    Path plugins = sitePaths.plugins_dir;
-    Path jsplugin = plugins.resolve("js-plugin-1.js");
-    Files.write(jsplugin, "Gerrit.install(function(self){});\n".getBytes(UTF_8));
-    adminSshSession.exec("gerrit plugin reload");
-
     ServerInfo i = gApi.config().server().getInfo();
+    assertThat(i.plugin.jsResourcePaths).isEmpty();
 
-    // plugin
+    InstallPluginInput input = new InstallPluginInput();
+    input.raw = RawInputUtil.create(JS_PLUGIN_CONTENT);
+    gApi.plugins().install("js-plugin-1.js", input);
+
+    i = gApi.config().server().getInfo();
     assertThat(i.plugin.jsResourcePaths).hasSize(1);
   }