diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts
index 26f84014001..ea7865ddb0d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts
@@ -815,9 +815,6 @@ export interface ExtHostTreeViewsShape {
 	$setVisible(treeViewId: string, visible: boolean): void;
 }
 
-export interface ExtHostDownloadServiceShape {
-}
-
 export interface ExtHostWorkspaceShape {
 	$initializeWorkspace(workspace: IWorkspaceData | null): void;
 	$acceptWorkspaceData(workspace: IWorkspaceData | null): void;
@@ -1354,7 +1351,6 @@ export const ExtHostContext = {
 	ExtHostDocumentSaveParticipant: createExtId<ExtHostDocumentSaveParticipantShape>('ExtHostDocumentSaveParticipant'),
 	ExtHostEditors: createExtId<ExtHostEditorsShape>('ExtHostEditors'),
 	ExtHostTreeViews: createExtId<ExtHostTreeViewsShape>('ExtHostTreeViews'),
-	ExtHostDownloadService: createExtId<ExtHostDownloadServiceShape>('ExtHostDownloadService'),
 	ExtHostFileSystem: createExtId<ExtHostFileSystemShape>('ExtHostFileSystem'),
 	ExtHostFileSystemEventService: createExtId<ExtHostFileSystemEventServiceShape>('ExtHostFileSystemEventService'),
 	ExtHostLanguageFeatures: createExtId<ExtHostLanguageFeaturesShape>('ExtHostLanguageFeatures'),
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
index 21c90b637fa..353f7d39c76 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ export function createApiFactory(
 	const extHostEditors = rpcProtocol.set(ExtHostContext.ExtHostEditors, new ExtHostEditors(rpcProtocol, extHostDocumentsAndEditors));
 	const extHostCommands = rpcProtocol.set(ExtHostContext.ExtHostCommands, accessor.get(IExtHostCommands));
 	const extHostTreeViews = rpcProtocol.set(ExtHostContext.ExtHostTreeViews, new ExtHostTreeViews(rpcProtocol.getProxy(MainContext.MainThreadTreeViews), extHostCommands, extHostLogService));
-	rpcProtocol.set(ExtHostContext.ExtHostDownloadService, new ExtHostDownloadService(rpcProtocol.getProxy(MainContext.MainThreadDownloadService), extHostCommands));
 	rpcProtocol.set(ExtHostContext.ExtHostWorkspace, extHostWorkspace);
 	rpcProtocol.set(ExtHostContext.ExtHostConfiguration, extHostConfiguration);
 	const extHostEditorInsets = rpcProtocol.set(ExtHostContext.ExtHostEditorInsets, new ExtHostEditorInsets(rpcProtocol.getProxy(MainContext.MainThreadEditorInsets), extHostEditors, initData.environment));
@@ -155,6 +154,9 @@ export function createApiFactory(
 	// Register API-ish commands
 	ExtHostApiCommands.register(extHostCommands);
 
+	// Register Download command
+	ExtHostDownloadService.register(rpcProtocol.getProxy(MainContext.MainThreadDownloadService), extHostCommands);
+
 	return function (extension: IExtensionDescription, extensionRegistry: ExtensionDescriptionRegistry, configProvider: ExtHostConfigProvider): typeof vscode {
 
 		// Check document selectors for being overly generic. Technically this isn't a problem but
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostDownloadService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostDownloadService.ts
index c86a8ecd8f9..ad43979716c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostDownloadService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostDownloadService.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,14 @@ import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 
 export class ExtHostDownloadService extends Disposable {
 
-	constructor(
+	static register(
+		proxy: MainThreadDownloadServiceShape,
+		commands: ExtHostCommands
+	) {
+		return new ExtHostDownloadService(proxy, commands);
+	}
+
+	private constructor(
 		proxy: MainThreadDownloadServiceShape,
 		commands: ExtHostCommands
 	) {
@@ -24,5 +31,4 @@ export class ExtHostDownloadService extends Disposable {
 			return location;
 		});
 	}
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}