diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/Glide.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/Glide.java
index 905c3a5eb0..f83786879e 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/Glide.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/Glide.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class Glide {
     private static final String TAG = "Glide";
     private static volatile Glide glide;
 
-    private final GenericLoaderFactory loaderFactory = new GenericLoaderFactory();
+    private final GenericLoaderFactory loaderFactory;
     private final Engine engine;
     private final BitmapPool bitmapPool;
     private final MemoryCache memoryCache;
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ static void tearDown() {
         this.bitmapPool = bitmapPool;
         this.memoryCache = memoryCache;
         this.decodeFormat = decodeFormat;
+        loaderFactory = new GenericLoaderFactory(context);
         mainHandler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());
         bitmapPreFiller = new BitmapPreFiller(memoryCache, bitmapPool);
 
@@ -492,7 +493,7 @@ public static <T, Y> ModelLoader<T, Y> buildModelLoader(Class<T> modelClass, Cla
             }
             return null;
         }
-        return Glide.get(context).getLoaderFactory().buildModelLoader(modelClass, resourceClass, context);
+        return Glide.get(context).getLoaderFactory().buildModelLoader(modelClass, resourceClass);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/RequestManager.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/RequestManager.java
index 17a3f2803d..7bf36414ad 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/RequestManager.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/RequestManager.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public RequestManager(Context context, Lifecycle lifecycle) {
 
     RequestManager(Context context, final Lifecycle lifecycle, RequestTracker requestTracker,
             ConnectivityMonitorFactory factory) {
-        this.context = context;
+        this.context = context.getApplicationContext();
         this.lifecycle = lifecycle;
         this.requestTracker = requestTracker;
         this.glide = Glide.get(context);
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/GenericLoaderFactory.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/GenericLoaderFactory.java
index d8ebf616c6..63980d35cd 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/GenericLoaderFactory.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/GenericLoaderFactory.java
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ public String toString() {
         }
     };
 
+    private final Context context;
+
+    public GenericLoaderFactory(Context context) {
+       this.context = context.getApplicationContext();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Removes and returns the registered {@link ModelLoaderFactory} for the given model and resource classes. Returns
      * null if no such factory is registered. Clears all cached model loaders.
@@ -92,13 +98,30 @@ public synchronized <T, Y> ModelLoaderFactory<T, Y> register(Class<T> modelClass
      * {@link ModelLoader} or building a new a new {@link ModelLoader} using registered {@link ModelLoaderFactory}s.
      * Returns null if no {@link ModelLoaderFactory} is registered for the given classes.
      *
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #buildModelLoader(Class, Class)} instead.
      * @param modelClass The model class.
      * @param resourceClass The resource class.
+     * @param context Unused
      * @param <T> The type of the model.
      * @param <Y> The type of the resource.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public synchronized <T, Y> ModelLoader<T, Y> buildModelLoader(Class<T> modelClass, Class<Y> resourceClass,
-                                                                  Context context) {
+            Context context) {
+        return buildModelLoader(modelClass, resourceClass);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a {@link ModelLoader} for the given model and resource classes by either returning a cached
+     * {@link ModelLoader} or building a new a new {@link ModelLoader} using registered {@link ModelLoaderFactory}s.
+     * Returns null if no {@link ModelLoaderFactory} is registered for the given classes.
+     *
+     * @param modelClass The model class.
+     * @param resourceClass The resource class.
+     * @param <T> The type of the model.
+     * @param <Y> The type of the resource.
+     */
+    public synchronized <T, Y> ModelLoader<T, Y> buildModelLoader(Class<T> modelClass, Class<Y> resourceClass) {
         ModelLoader<T, Y> result = getCachedLoader(modelClass, resourceClass);
         if (result != null) {
             // We've already tried to create a model loader and can't with the currently registered set of factories,
@@ -152,7 +175,6 @@ private <T, Y> ModelLoaderFactory<T, Y> getFactory(Class<T> modelClass, Class<Y>
             result = resourceToFactories.get(resourceClass);
         }
 
-
         if (result == null) {
             for (Class<? super T> registeredModelClass : modelClassToResourceFactories.keySet()) {
                 // This accounts for model subclasses, our map only works for exact matches. We should however still
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/file_descriptor/FileDescriptorFileLoader.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/file_descriptor/FileDescriptorFileLoader.java
index 8959036950..80197d8ad8 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/file_descriptor/FileDescriptorFileLoader.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/file_descriptor/FileDescriptorFileLoader.java
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ public class FileDescriptorFileLoader extends FileLoader<ParcelFileDescriptor>
     public static class Factory implements ModelLoaderFactory<File, ParcelFileDescriptor> {
         @Override
         public ModelLoader<File, ParcelFileDescriptor> build(Context context, GenericLoaderFactory factories) {
-            return new FileDescriptorFileLoader(factories.buildModelLoader(Uri.class, ParcelFileDescriptor.class,
-                    context));
+            return new FileDescriptorFileLoader(factories.buildModelLoader(Uri.class, ParcelFileDescriptor.class));
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/file_descriptor/FileDescriptorResourceLoader.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/file_descriptor/FileDescriptorResourceLoader.java
index b69db440cf..915b83ecda 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/file_descriptor/FileDescriptorResourceLoader.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/file_descriptor/FileDescriptorResourceLoader.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public static class Factory implements ModelLoaderFactory<Integer, ParcelFileDes
         @Override
         public ModelLoader<Integer, ParcelFileDescriptor> build(Context context, GenericLoaderFactory factories) {
             return new FileDescriptorResourceLoader(context, factories.buildModelLoader(Uri.class,
-                    ParcelFileDescriptor.class, context));
+                    ParcelFileDescriptor.class));
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/file_descriptor/FileDescriptorStringLoader.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/file_descriptor/FileDescriptorStringLoader.java
index 23eead6608..7254abc7cf 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/file_descriptor/FileDescriptorStringLoader.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/file_descriptor/FileDescriptorStringLoader.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ public class FileDescriptorStringLoader extends StringLoader<ParcelFileDescripto
     public static class Factory implements ModelLoaderFactory<String, ParcelFileDescriptor> {
         @Override
         public ModelLoader<String, ParcelFileDescriptor> build(Context context, GenericLoaderFactory factories) {
-            return new FileDescriptorStringLoader(factories.buildModelLoader(Uri.class, ParcelFileDescriptor.class,
-                    context));
+            return new FileDescriptorStringLoader(factories.buildModelLoader(Uri.class, ParcelFileDescriptor.class));
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/file_descriptor/FileDescriptorUriLoader.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/file_descriptor/FileDescriptorUriLoader.java
index 84a90f56b0..e0cdaf569d 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/file_descriptor/FileDescriptorUriLoader.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/file_descriptor/FileDescriptorUriLoader.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public static class Factory implements ModelLoaderFactory<Uri, ParcelFileDescrip
         @Override
         public ModelLoader<Uri, ParcelFileDescriptor> build(Context context, GenericLoaderFactory factories) {
             return new FileDescriptorUriLoader(context, factories.buildModelLoader(GlideUrl.class,
-                    ParcelFileDescriptor.class, context));
+                    ParcelFileDescriptor.class));
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/stream/StreamFileLoader.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/stream/StreamFileLoader.java
index 3042a896b1..9dae4619e1 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/stream/StreamFileLoader.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/stream/StreamFileLoader.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class StreamFileLoader extends FileLoader<InputStream> implements StreamM
     public static class Factory implements ModelLoaderFactory<File, InputStream> {
         @Override
         public ModelLoader<File, InputStream> build(Context context, GenericLoaderFactory factories) {
-            return new StreamFileLoader(factories.buildModelLoader(Uri.class, InputStream.class, context));
+            return new StreamFileLoader(factories.buildModelLoader(Uri.class, InputStream.class));
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/stream/StreamResourceLoader.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/stream/StreamResourceLoader.java
index a385d3cca5..625e0b6a2e 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/stream/StreamResourceLoader.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/stream/StreamResourceLoader.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public static class Factory implements ModelLoaderFactory<Integer, InputStream>
 
         @Override
         public ModelLoader<Integer, InputStream> build(Context context, GenericLoaderFactory factories) {
-            return new StreamResourceLoader(context, factories.buildModelLoader(Uri.class, InputStream.class, context));
+            return new StreamResourceLoader(context, factories.buildModelLoader(Uri.class, InputStream.class));
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/stream/StreamStringLoader.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/stream/StreamStringLoader.java
index 1f951ee49c..f66cadd171 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/stream/StreamStringLoader.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/stream/StreamStringLoader.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class StreamStringLoader extends StringLoader<InputStream> implements Str
     public static class Factory implements ModelLoaderFactory<String, InputStream> {
         @Override
         public ModelLoader<String, InputStream> build(Context context, GenericLoaderFactory factories) {
-            return new StreamStringLoader(factories.buildModelLoader(Uri.class, InputStream.class, context));
+            return new StreamStringLoader(factories.buildModelLoader(Uri.class, InputStream.class));
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/stream/StreamUriLoader.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/stream/StreamUriLoader.java
index 3b15b2f7b8..156313b07c 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/stream/StreamUriLoader.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/stream/StreamUriLoader.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public static class Factory implements ModelLoaderFactory<Uri, InputStream> {
 
         @Override
         public ModelLoader<Uri, InputStream> build(Context context, GenericLoaderFactory factories) {
-            return new StreamUriLoader(context, factories.buildModelLoader(GlideUrl.class, InputStream.class, context));
+            return new StreamUriLoader(context, factories.buildModelLoader(GlideUrl.class, InputStream.class));
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/stream/StreamUrlLoader.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/stream/StreamUrlLoader.java
index c8d352521a..7ba7aec86f 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/stream/StreamUrlLoader.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/model/stream/StreamUrlLoader.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class StreamUrlLoader extends UrlLoader<InputStream> {
     public static class Factory implements ModelLoaderFactory<URL, InputStream> {
         @Override
         public ModelLoader<URL, InputStream> build(Context context, GenericLoaderFactory factories) {
-            return new StreamUrlLoader(factories.buildModelLoader(GlideUrl.class, InputStream.class, context));
+            return new StreamUrlLoader(factories.buildModelLoader(GlideUrl.class, InputStream.class));
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/request/GenericRequest.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/request/GenericRequest.java
index 423437cdc7..ed87c45aa7 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/request/GenericRequest.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/request/GenericRequest.java
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ private void init(
         this.loadProvider = loadProvider;
         this.model = model;
         this.signature = signature;
-        this.context = context;
+        this.context = context.getApplicationContext();
         this.priority = priority;
         this.target = target;
         this.sizeMultiplier = sizeMultiplier;