diff --git a/rhodecode/authentication/__init__.py b/rhodecode/authentication/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/authentication/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/authentication/__init__.py
@@ -30,8 +30,12 @@ from rhodecode.authentication.routes imp
 from rhodecode.config.routing import ADMIN_PREFIX
 from rhodecode.model.settings import SettingsModel
 
+
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+# Legacy plugins are stored with this prefix in 'auth_plugins'.
+legacy_plugin_prefix = 'py:'
+
 
 # TODO: Currently this is only used to discover the authentication plugins.
 # Later on this may be used in a generic way to look up and include all kinds
@@ -52,7 +56,7 @@ def _discover_plugins(config, entry_poin
     return _discovered_plugins
 
 
-def _discover_legacy_plugins(config, prefix='py:'):
+def _discover_legacy_plugins(config, prefix=legacy_plugin_prefix):
     """
     Function that imports the legacy plugins stored in the 'auth_plugins'
     setting in database which are using the specified prefix. Normally 'py:' is