diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/CentralAnalyzer.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/CentralAnalyzer.java
index a54fbff90..462049b18 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/CentralAnalyzer.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/CentralAnalyzer.java
@@ -92,11 +92,6 @@ public class CentralAnalyzer extends AbstractFileTypeAnalyzer {
      */
     protected CentralSearch searcher;
 
-    /**
-     * Field indicating if the analyzer is enabled.
-     */
-    private boolean enabled = true;
-
     /**
      * Initializes the analyzer with the configured settings.
      *
@@ -105,17 +100,7 @@ public class CentralAnalyzer extends AbstractFileTypeAnalyzer {
     @Override
     public void initialize(Settings settings) {
         super.initialize(settings);
-        enabled = checkEnabled();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Determine whether to enable this analyzer or not.
-     *
-     * @return whether the analyzer should be enabled
-     */
-    @Override
-    public boolean isEnabled() {
-        return enabled;
+        setEnabled(checkEnabled());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -215,7 +200,7 @@ public class CentralAnalyzer extends AbstractFileTypeAnalyzer {
      */
     @Override
     public void analyzeDependency(Dependency dependency, Engine engine) throws AnalysisException {
-        if (errorFlag || !isEnabled()) {
+        if (errorFlag) {
             return;
         }