diff --git a/docs/ACCESS_CONTROLLERS.md b/docs/ACCESS_CONTROLLERS.md
index 5436059..68ca9a4 100644
--- a/docs/ACCESS_CONTROLLERS.md
+++ b/docs/ACCESS_CONTROLLERS.md
@@ -8,15 +8,13 @@ Different access controllers can be assigned to the database using the `AccessCo
 
 ```js
 import { create } from 'ipfs-core'
-import { createOrbitDB, getAccessController } from '@orbitdb/core'
+import { createOrbitDB } from '@orbitdb/core'
+import * as SomeAccessController from 'some-access-controller.js'
 
 const ipfs = create({ options })
 
 const orbitdb = await createOrbitDB({ ipfs })
 
-// SomeAccessController must already be available in the AC list.
-const SomeAccessController = getAccessController('some-access-controller')
-
 const db = orbitdb.open('my-db', { AccessController: SomeAccessController() })
 ```
 
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ To change write access, pass the IPFSAccessController with the `write` parameter
 
 ```js
 import { create } from 'ipfs-core'
-import { createOrbitDB, Identities, getAccessController } from '@orbitdb/core'
+import { createOrbitDB, Identities, IPFSAccessController } from '@orbitdb/core'
 
 const ipfs = create({ options })
 
@@ -47,9 +45,6 @@ const anotherIdentity = identities.createIdentity('userB')
 // OrbitDB will create an identity using the id 'UserA'.
 const orbitdb = await createOrbitDB({ ipfs, id: 'userA' })
 
-// Retrieve the access controller from the list of preloaded ACs.
-const IPFSAccessController = getAccessController('ipfs')
-
 // Open a db with write access for userA and userB.
 const db = orbitdb.open('my-db', { AccessController: IPFSAccessController({ write: [orbitdb.identity.id, anotherIdentity.id]) })
 ```
@@ -58,14 +53,12 @@ To allow anyone to write to the database, specify the wildcard '*':
 
 ```js
 import { create } from 'ipfs-core'
-import { createOrbitDB, Identities, getAccessController } from '@orbitdb/core'
+import { createOrbitDB, Identities, IPFSAccessController } from '@orbitdb/core'
 
 const ipfs = create({ options })
 
 const orbitdb = await createOrbitDB({ ipfs })
 
-const IPFSAccessController = getAccessController('ipfs')
-
 const db = orbitdb.open('my-db', { AccessController: IPFSAccessController({ write: ['*'] }) })
 ```
 
@@ -77,7 +70,7 @@ The OrbitDB access controller provides configurable write access using grant and
 
 ```js
 import { create } from 'ipfs-core'
-import { createOrbitDB, Identities, getAccessController } from '@orbitdb/core'
+import { createOrbitDB, Identities, OrbitDBAccessController } from '@orbitdb/core'
 
 const ipfs = create({ options })
 
@@ -86,9 +79,6 @@ const orbitdb = await createOrbitDB({ ipfs })
 const identities = await Identities()
 const anotherIdentity = identities.createIdentity('userB')
 
-// Retrieve the access controller from the list of preloaded ACs.
-const OrbitDBAccessController = getAccessController('orbitdb')
-
 const db = orbitdb.open('my-db', { AccessController: OrbitDBAccessController({ write: [orbitdb.identity.id, anotherIdentity.id]) })
 
 db.access.grant('write', anotherIdentity.id)
diff --git a/docs/GETTING_STARTED.md b/docs/GETTING_STARTED.md
index 7891496b..ac9bd53 100644
--- a/docs/GETTING_STARTED.md
+++ b/docs/GETTING_STARTED.md
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ npm init
 Create a new file called index.js and paste in the following code:
 
 ```js
-import { OrbitDB, getAccessController } from '@orbitdb/core'
+import { OrbitDB, IPFSAccessController } from '@orbitdb/core'
 import { create } from 'ipfs-core'
 
 const main = async () => {
@@ -139,10 +139,6 @@ const main = async () => {
   // ./[randDir]/ipfs.
   const orbitdb = await createOrbitDB({ ipfs, directory: './' + randDir + '/orbitdb' })
 
-  // Get the IPFS AccessController function. We will need it to ensure everyone 
-  // can write to the database.
-  const AccessController = getAccessController('ipfs')
-
   let db
 
   if (process.argv[2]) {
@@ -154,7 +150,7 @@ const main = async () => {
     // to write to the database. A more robust solution would use the 
     // OrbitDBAccessController to provide "fine-grain" access using grant and 
     // revoke. 
-    db = await orbitdb.open('my-db', { AccessController: AccessController({ write: ['*']})})
+    db = await orbitdb.open('my-db', { AccessController: IPFSAccessController({ write: ['*']})})
   }
 
   // Copy this output if you want to connect a peer to another.
diff --git a/src/access-controllers/index.js b/src/access-controllers/index.js
index 95c0b30..4254146 100644
--- a/src/access-controllers/index.js
+++ b/src/access-controllers/index.js
@@ -39,22 +39,12 @@ const useAccessController = (accessController) => {
   accessControllers[accessController.type] = accessController
 }
 
-/**
- * Removes an access controller from the list.
- * @param {string} type A valid access controller type.
- * @static
- */
-const removeAccessController = type => {
-  delete accessControllers[type]
-}
-
 useAccessController(IPFSAccessController)
 useAccessController(OrbitDBAccessController)
 
 export {
   getAccessController,
   useAccessController,
-  removeAccessController,
   IPFSAccessController,
   OrbitDBAccessController
 }
diff --git a/test/orbitdb-access-controllers.test.js b/test/orbitdb-access-controllers.test.js
index 3020f71..f77da6a 100644
--- a/test/orbitdb-access-controllers.test.js
+++ b/test/orbitdb-access-controllers.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { strictEqual, deepStrictEqual, notStrictEqual } from 'assert'
 import { rimraf } from 'rimraf'
 import * as IPFS from 'ipfs-core'
 import OrbitDB from '../src/orbitdb.js'
-import { IPFSAccessController, OrbitDBAccessController, useAccessController, getAccessController, removeAccessController } from '../src/access-controllers/index.js'
+import { IPFSAccessController, OrbitDBAccessController, useAccessController, getAccessController } from '../src/access-controllers/index.js'
 import config from './config.js'
 import pathJoin from '../src/utils/path-join.js'
 
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ describe('Add a custom access controller', function () {
       await ipfs.stop()
     }
 
-    // Remove the added custom database type from OrbitDB import
-    removeAccessController(type)
-
     await rimraf('./orbitdb')
     await rimraf('./ipfs1')
   })
@@ -94,18 +91,5 @@ describe('Add a custom access controller', function () {
     it('returns custom access controller after adding it', async () => {
       deepStrictEqual(getAccessController(type), CustomAccessController)
     })
-
-    it('can be removed from supported access controllers', async () => {
-      let err
-      removeAccessController(type)
-
-      try {
-        getAccessController(type)
-      } catch (e) {
-        err = e.toString()
-      }
-
-      deepStrictEqual(err, 'Error: AccessController type \'custom!\' is not supported')
-    })
   })
 })