diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ApplicationParts/ApplicationPartFactory.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ApplicationParts/ApplicationPartFactory.cs
index 6524ba6bae..71dc6a0b41 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ApplicationParts/ApplicationPartFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ApplicationParts/ApplicationPartFactory.cs
@@ -19,27 +19,17 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApplicationParts
     /// </summary>
     public abstract class ApplicationPartFactory
     {
-        public static readonly string DefaultContextName = "Default";
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Default implementation for <see cref="ApplicationPartFactory"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static ApplicationPartFactory Default { get; } = new DefaultApplicationPartFactory();
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets one or more <see cref="ApplicationPart"/> instances for the specified <paramref name="assembly"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="assembly">The <see cref="Assembly"/>.</param>
-        /// <param name="context">
-        /// The context name. By default, value of this parameter is <see cref="DefaultContextName"/>.
-        /// </param>
-        public abstract IEnumerable<ApplicationPart> GetApplicationParts(Assembly assembly, string context);
+        public abstract IEnumerable<ApplicationPart> GetApplicationParts(Assembly assembly);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the <see cref="ApplicationPartFactory"/> for the specified assembly.
         /// <para>
         /// An assembly may specify an <see cref="ApplicationPartFactory"/> using <see cref="ProvideApplicationPartFactoryAttribute"/>.
-        /// Otherwise, <see cref="ApplicationPartFactory.Default"/> is used.
+        /// Otherwise, <see cref="DefaultApplicationPartFactory"/> is used.
         /// </para>
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="assembly">The <see cref="Assembly"/>.</param>
@@ -54,7 +44,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApplicationParts
             var provideAttribute = assembly.GetCustomAttribute<ProvideApplicationPartFactoryAttribute>();
             if (provideAttribute == null)
             {
-                return ApplicationPartFactory.Default;
+                return DefaultApplicationPartFactory.Instance;
             }
 
             var type = provideAttribute.GetFactoryType();
@@ -68,18 +58,5 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApplicationParts
 
             return (ApplicationPartFactory)Activator.CreateInstance(type);
         }
-
-        private class DefaultApplicationPartFactory : ApplicationPartFactory
-        {
-            public override IEnumerable<ApplicationPart> GetApplicationParts(Assembly assembly, string context)
-            {
-                if (assembly == null)
-                {
-                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(assembly));
-                }
-
-                yield return new AssemblyPart(assembly);
-            }
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ApplicationParts/ApplicationPartManager.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ApplicationParts/ApplicationPartManager.cs
index 3de5a48338..1636c61df7 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ApplicationParts/ApplicationPartManager.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ApplicationParts/ApplicationPartManager.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApplicationParts
             foreach (var assembly in applicationAssemblies)
             {
                 var partFactory = ApplicationPartFactory.GetApplicationPartFactory(assembly);
-                foreach (var part in partFactory.GetApplicationParts(assembly, context: ApplicationPartFactory.DefaultContextName))
+                foreach (var part in partFactory.GetApplicationParts(assembly))
                 {
                     ApplicationParts.Add(part);
                 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ApplicationParts/DefaultApplicationPartFactory.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ApplicationParts/DefaultApplicationPartFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60a08f7974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ApplicationParts/DefaultApplicationPartFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApplicationParts
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Default <see cref="ApplicationPartFactory"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class DefaultApplicationPartFactory : ApplicationPartFactory
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets an instance of <see cref="DefaultApplicationPartFactory"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static DefaultApplicationPartFactory Instance { get; } = new DefaultApplicationPartFactory();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the sequence of <see cref="ApplicationPart"/> instances that are created by this instance of <see cref="DefaultApplicationPartFactory"/>.
+        /// <para>
+        /// Applications may use this method to get the same behavior as this factory produces during MVC's default part discovery.
+        /// </para>
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="assembly">The <see cref="Assembly"/>.</param>
+        /// <returns>The sequence of <see cref="ApplicationPart"/> instances.</returns>
+        public static IEnumerable<ApplicationPart> GetDefaultApplicationParts(Assembly assembly)
+        {
+            if (assembly == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(assembly));
+            }
+
+            yield return new AssemblyPart(assembly);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override IEnumerable<ApplicationPart> GetApplicationParts(Assembly assembly)
+        {
+            return GetDefaultApplicationParts(assembly);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ApplicationParts/NullApplicationPartFactory.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ApplicationParts/NullApplicationPartFactory.cs
index 06e48018e5..6fe7ff39ff 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ApplicationParts/NullApplicationPartFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ApplicationParts/NullApplicationPartFactory.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApplicationParts
     public class NullApplicationPartFactory : ApplicationPartFactory
     {
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        public override IEnumerable<ApplicationPart> GetApplicationParts(Assembly assembly, string context)
+        public override IEnumerable<ApplicationPart> GetApplicationParts(Assembly assembly)
         {
             return Enumerable.Empty<ApplicationPart>();
         }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor/ApplicationParts/CompiledRazorAssemblyApplicationPartFactory.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor/ApplicationParts/CompiledRazorAssemblyApplicationPartFactory.cs
index d4b4243592..daee08d222 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor/ApplicationParts/CompiledRazorAssemblyApplicationPartFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor/ApplicationParts/CompiledRazorAssemblyApplicationPartFactory.cs
@@ -12,8 +12,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApplicationParts
     /// </summary>
     public class CompiledRazorAssemblyApplicationPartFactory : ApplicationPartFactory
     {
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        public override IEnumerable<ApplicationPart> GetApplicationParts(Assembly assembly, string configuration)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the sequence of <see cref="ApplicationPart"/> instances that are created by this instance of <see cref="DefaultApplicationPartFactory"/>.
+        /// <para>
+        /// Applications may use this method to get the same behavior as this factory produces during MVC's default part discovery.
+        /// </para>
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="assembly">The <see cref="Assembly"/>.</param>
+        /// <returns>The sequence of <see cref="ApplicationPart"/> instances.</returns>
+        public static IEnumerable<ApplicationPart> GetDefaultApplicationParts(Assembly assembly)
         {
             if (assembly == null)
             {
@@ -22,5 +29,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApplicationParts
 
             yield return new CompiledRazorAssemblyPart(assembly);
         }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override IEnumerable<ApplicationPart> GetApplicationParts(Assembly assembly) => GetDefaultApplicationParts(assembly);
     }
 }