diff --git a/lib/base.php b/lib/base.php
index c0b26e9685112..78dba4f835e86 100644
--- a/lib/base.php
+++ b/lib/base.php
@@ -727,8 +727,6 @@ public static function init() {
 		// Make sure that the application class is not loaded before the database is setup
 		if ($systemConfig->getValue("installed", false)) {
 			OC_App::loadApp('settings');
-			/* Build core application to make sure that listeners are registered */
-			self::$server->get(\OC\Core\Application::class);
 		}
 
 		//make sure temporary files are cleaned up