diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/pluginHandlers.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/pluginHandlers.js
index a3ebed0eb5..1d4dd1592a 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/pluginHandlers.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/pluginHandlers.js
@@ -28,14 +28,7 @@ var handlers = {
             if (!obj.src) throw new CordovaError(generateAttributeError('src', 'source-file', plugin.id));
             if (!obj.targetDir) throw new CordovaError(generateAttributeError('target-dir', 'source-file', plugin.id));
 
-            var dest = path.join(obj.targetDir, path.basename(obj.src));
-
-            // TODO: This code needs to be replaced, since the core plugins need to be re-mapped to a different location in
-            // a later plugins release.  This is for legacy plugins to work with Cordova.
-
-            if (options && options.android_studio === true) {
-                dest = studioPathRemap(obj);
-            }
+            var dest = getInstallDestination(obj);
 
             if (options && options.force) {
                 copyFile(plugin.dir, obj.src, project.projectDir, dest, !!(options && options.link));
@@ -44,11 +37,8 @@ var handlers = {
             }
         },
         uninstall: function (obj, plugin, project, options) {
-            var dest = path.join(obj.targetDir, path.basename(obj.src));
 
-            if (options && options.android_studio === true) {
-                dest = studioPathRemap(obj);
-            }
+            var dest = getInstallDestination(obj);
 
             // TODO: Add Koltin extension to uninstall, since they are handled like Java files
             if (obj.src.endsWith('java')) {
@@ -317,9 +307,15 @@ function generateAttributeError (attribute, element, id) {
     return 'Required attribute "' + attribute + '" not specified in <' + element + '> element from plugin: ' + id;
 }
 
+function getInstallDestination (obj) {
+    return studioPathRemap(obj) ||
+        path.join(obj.targetDir, path.basename(obj.src));
+}
+
 function studioPathRemap (obj) {
-    // If a Java file is using the new directory structure, don't penalize it
-    if (!obj.targetDir.includes('app/src/main')) {
+    // If any source file is using the app new directory structure,
+    // don't penalize it
+    if (!obj.targetDir.includes('app')) {
         if (obj.src.endsWith('.java')) {
             return path.join('app/src/main/java', obj.targetDir.substring(4), path.basename(obj.src));
         } else {