diff --git a/module/VuFind/config/module.config.php b/module/VuFind/config/module.config.php
index 7ffa0ac1b55aefa0d381b7b5de0684f8ac235ade..a91c743560ffeb30994dd2b5d24c54fb5c416e79 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/config/module.config.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/config/module.config.php
@@ -514,28 +514,7 @@ $config = [
                 ],
             ],
             'recommend' => [ /* See VuFind\Recommend\PluginManager for defaults */ ],
-            'recorddriver' => [
-                'abstract_factories' => ['VuFind\RecordDriver\PluginFactory'],
-                'factories' => [
-                    'eds' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getEDS',
-                    'eit' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getEIT',
-                    'missing' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getMissing',
-                    'pazpar2' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getPazpar2',
-                    'primo' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getPrimo',
-                    'solrauth' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getSolrAuth',
-                    'solrdefault' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getSolrDefault',
-                    'solrmarc' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getSolrMarc',
-                    'solrmarcremote' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getSolrMarcRemote',
-                    'solrreserves' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getSolrReserves',
-                    'solrweb' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getSolrWeb',
-                    'summon' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getSummon',
-                    'worldcat' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getWorldCat',
-                ],
-                'invokables' => [
-                    'browzine' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\BrowZine',
-                    'libguides' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\LibGuides',
-                ],
-            ],
+            'recorddriver' => [ /* See VuFind\RecordDriver\PluginManager for defaults */ ],
             'recordtab' => [
                 'abstract_factories' => ['VuFind\RecordTab\PluginFactory'],
                 'factories' => [
diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/RecordDriver/PluginManager.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/RecordDriver/PluginManager.php
index 1d5fe47316f1dc3db3596c11575916f73dd282da..3d07a75636309e570fb85bed1e489bb8153bdab8 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/RecordDriver/PluginManager.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/RecordDriver/PluginManager.php
@@ -38,6 +38,57 @@ namespace VuFind\RecordDriver;
  */
 class PluginManager extends \VuFind\ServiceManager\AbstractPluginManager
 {
+    /**
+     * Default plugin aliases.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $aliases = [
+        'browzine' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\BrowZine',
+        'eds' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\EDS',
+        'eit' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\EIT',
+        'libguides' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\LibGuides',
+        'missing' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Missing',
+        'pazpar2' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Pazpar2',
+        'primo' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Primo',
+        'solrauth' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\SolrAuth',
+        'solrdefault' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\SolrDefault',
+        'solrmarc' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\SolrMarc',
+        'solrmarcremote' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\SolrMarcRemote',
+        'solrreserves' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\SolrReserves',
+        'solrweb' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\SolrWeb',
+        'summon' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Summon',
+        'worldcat' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\WorldCat',
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * Default plugin factories.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $factories = [
+        'VuFind\RecordDriver\BrowZine' =>
+            'Zend\ServiceManager\Factory\InvokableFactory',
+        'VuFind\RecordDriver\EDS' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getEDS',
+        'VuFind\RecordDriver\EIT' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getEIT',
+        'VuFind\RecordDriver\LibGuides' =>
+            'Zend\ServiceManager\Factory\InvokableFactory',
+        'VuFind\RecordDriver\Missing' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getMissing',
+        'VuFind\RecordDriver\Pazpar2' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getPazpar2',
+        'VuFind\RecordDriver\Primo' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getPrimo',
+        'VuFind\RecordDriver\SolrAuth' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getSolrAuth',
+        'VuFind\RecordDriver\SolrDefault' =>
+            'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getSolrDefault',
+        'VuFind\RecordDriver\SolrMarc' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getSolrMarc',
+        'VuFind\RecordDriver\SolrMarcRemote' =>
+            'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getSolrMarcRemote',
+        'VuFind\RecordDriver\SolrReserves' =>
+            'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getSolrReserves',
+        'VuFind\RecordDriver\SolrWeb' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getSolrWeb',
+        'VuFind\RecordDriver\Summon' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getSummon',
+        'VuFind\RecordDriver\WorldCat' => 'VuFind\RecordDriver\Factory::getWorldCat',
+    ];
+
     /**
      * Constructor
      *
@@ -54,6 +105,8 @@ class PluginManager extends \VuFind\ServiceManager\AbstractPluginManager
         // we are building a brand new object.
         $this->sharedByDefault = false;
 
+        $this->addAbstractFactory('VuFind\RecordDriver\PluginFactory');
+
         parent::__construct($configOrContainerInstance, $v3config);
 
         // Add an initializer for setting up hierarchies