diff --git a/includes/admin/class-wc-admin.php b/includes/admin/class-wc-admin.php
index 0d95cb3b097..d171da2323d 100644
--- a/includes/admin/class-wc-admin.php
+++ b/includes/admin/class-wc-admin.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class WC_Admin {
 	 * Constructor.
 	 */
 	public function __construct() {
+		add_action( 'plugins_loaded', array( $this, 'preload_helper' ) );
 		add_action( 'init', array( $this, 'includes' ) );
 		add_action( 'current_screen', array( $this, 'conditional_includes' ) );
 		add_action( 'admin_init', array( $this, 'buffer' ), 1 );
@@ -86,6 +87,13 @@ class WC_Admin {
 		include_once dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/helper/class-wc-helper.php';
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Preloads functionality part of the Helper to be loaded on the `plugins_loaded` hook
+	 */
+	public function preload_helper() {
+		include_once dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/helper/class-wc-helper-file-headers.php';
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Include admin files conditionally.
 	 */
diff --git a/includes/admin/helper/class-wc-helper-file-headers.php b/includes/admin/helper/class-wc-helper-file-headers.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7db9c72b2c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/admin/helper/class-wc-helper-file-headers.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * WooCommerce Admin
+ *
+ * @class    WC_Admin
+ * @author   WooThemes
+ * @category Admin
+ * @package  WooCommerce/Admin
+ * @version  3.5.2
+ */
+
+if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
+	exit;
+}
+
+/**
+ * WC_Helper_File_Headers Class
+ *
+ * Adds some filters to be able to parse the `Woo` header from locally
+ * installed Woo plugins and themes
+ */
+class WC_Helper_File_Headers {
+
+	/**
+	 * Load functions adds the `extra_headers` filter on the `extra_plugin_headers`
+	 * and `extra_theme_headers` hooks.
+	 */
+	public static function load() {
+		add_filter( 'extra_plugin_headers', array( __CLASS__, 'extra_headers' ) );
+		add_filter( 'extra_theme_headers', array( __CLASS__, 'extra_headers' ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Additional theme style.css and plugin file headers.
+	 *
+	 * Format: Woo: product_id:file_id
+	 */
+	public static function extra_headers( $headers ) {
+		$headers[] = 'Woo';
+		return $headers;
+	}
+}
+
+WC_Helper_File_Headers::load();
diff --git a/includes/admin/helper/class-wc-helper.php b/includes/admin/helper/class-wc-helper.php
index ab5b4573352..ac80c7634df 100644
--- a/includes/admin/helper/class-wc-helper.php
+++ b/includes/admin/helper/class-wc-helper.php
@@ -32,20 +32,6 @@ class WC_Helper {
 		add_action( 'current_screen', array( __CLASS__, 'current_screen' ) );
 		add_action( 'woocommerce_helper_output', array( __CLASS__, 'render_helper_output' ) );
 		add_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', array( __CLASS__, 'admin_enqueue_scripts' ) );
-		add_filter( 'extra_plugin_headers', array( __CLASS__, 'extra_headers' ) );
-		add_filter( 'extra_theme_headers', array( __CLASS__, 'extra_headers' ) );
-
-		/**
-		 * Clean the plugins cache since self::extra_headers() adds an additional plugin header
-		 * which needs to be parsed for detecting locally installed Woo plugins
-		 */
-		wp_clean_plugins_cache();
-
-		/**
-		 * Clean the themes cache since self::extra_headers() adds an additional theme header
-		 * which needs to be parsed for detecting locally installed Woo themes
-		 */
-		wp_clean_themes_cache();
 
 		// Attempt to toggle subscription state upon plugin activation/deactivation
 		add_action( 'activated_plugin', array( __CLASS__, 'activated_plugin' ) );
@@ -1020,16 +1006,6 @@ class WC_Helper {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Additional theme style.css and plugin file headers.
-	 *
-	 * Format: Woo: product_id:file_id
-	 */
-	public static function extra_headers( $headers ) {
-		$headers[] = 'Woo';
-		return $headers;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Obtain a list of locally installed Woo extensions.
 	 */