diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/updatePathsOnRename.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/updatePathsOnRename.ts
index 9b2f3c3ce5f..def9ced477a 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/updatePathsOnRename.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/updatePathsOnRename.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { isTypeScriptDocument } from '../utils/languageModeIds';
 import { escapeRegExp } from '../utils/regexp';
 import * as typeConverters from '../utils/typeConverters';
 import FileConfigurationManager from './fileConfigurationManager';
+import { VersionDependentRegistration } from '../utils/dependentRegistration';
 
 const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ enum UpdateImportsOnFileMoveSetting {
 	Never = 'never',
 }
 
-export class UpdateImportsOnFileRenameHandler {
+class UpdateImportsOnFileRenameHandler {
 	private readonly _onDidRenameSub: vscode.Disposable;
 
 	public constructor(
@@ -47,10 +48,6 @@ export class UpdateImportsOnFileRenameHandler {
 		oldResource: vscode.Uri,
 		newResource: vscode.Uri,
 	): Promise<void> {
-		if (!this.client.apiVersion.gte(API.v290)) {
-			return;
-		}
-
 		const targetResource = await this.getTargetResource(newResource);
 		if (!targetResource) {
 			return;
@@ -304,3 +301,11 @@ export class UpdateImportsOnFileRenameHandler {
 	}
 }
 
+export function register(
+	client: ITypeScriptServiceClient,
+	fileConfigurationManager: FileConfigurationManager,
+	handles: (uri: vscode.Uri) => Promise<boolean>,
+) {
+	return new VersionDependentRegistration(client, API.v290, () =>
+		new UpdateImportsOnFileRenameHandler(client, fileConfigurationManager, handles));
+}
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diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typeScriptServiceClientHost.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typeScriptServiceClientHost.ts
index f675bd4f572..8b716b6dd68 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typeScriptServiceClientHost.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typeScriptServiceClientHost.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 import { Diagnostic, DiagnosticRelatedInformation, DiagnosticSeverity, DiagnosticTag, Disposable, Memento, Range, Uri, workspace } from 'vscode';
 import { DiagnosticKind } from './features/diagnostics';
 import FileConfigurationManager from './features/fileConfigurationManager';
-import { UpdateImportsOnFileRenameHandler } from './features/updatePathsOnRename';
+import { register as registerUpdatePathsOnRename } from './features/updatePathsOnRename';
 import LanguageProvider from './languageProvider';
 import * as Proto from './protocol';
 import * as PConst from './protocol.const';
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export default class TypeScriptServiceClientHost {
 	private readonly disposables: Disposable[] = [];
 	private readonly versionStatus: VersionStatus;
 	private readonly fileConfigurationManager: FileConfigurationManager;
-	private readonly updateImportsOnFileRenameHandler: UpdateImportsOnFileRenameHandler;
 
 	private reportStyleCheckAsWarnings: boolean = true;
 
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ export default class TypeScriptServiceClientHost {
 			this.languagePerId.set(description.id, manager);
 		}
 
-		this.updateImportsOnFileRenameHandler = new UpdateImportsOnFileRenameHandler(this.client, this.fileConfigurationManager, uri => this.handles(uri));
+		this.disposables.push(registerUpdatePathsOnRename(this.client, this.fileConfigurationManager, uri => this.handles(uri)));
 
 		this.client.ensureServiceStarted();
 		this.client.onReady(() => {
@@ -152,7 +151,6 @@ export default class TypeScriptServiceClientHost {
 		this.typingsStatus.dispose();
 		this.ataProgressReporter.dispose();
 		this.fileConfigurationManager.dispose();
-		this.updateImportsOnFileRenameHandler.dispose();
 	}
 
 	public get serviceClient(): TypeScriptServiceClient {