diff --git a/src/Core/Addon.php b/src/Core/Addon.php
index be4e94152f..dd229be287 100644
--- a/src/Core/Addon.php
+++ b/src/Core/Addon.php
@@ -112,37 +112,8 @@ class Addon
 	 */
 	public static function loadAddons()
 	{
-		$installed_addons = [];
-
-		$r = DBA::select('addon', [], ['installed' => 1]);
-		if (DBA::isResult($r)) {
-			$installed_addons = DBA::toArray($r);
-		}
-
-		$addons = DI::config()->get('system', 'addon');
-		$addons_arr = [];
-
-		if ($addons) {
-			$addons_arr = explode(',', str_replace(' ', '', $addons));
-		}
-
-		self::$addons = $addons_arr;
-
-		$installed_arr = [];
-
-		foreach ($installed_addons as $addon) {
-			if (!self::isEnabled($addon['name'])) {
-				self::uninstall($addon['name']);
-			} else {
-				$installed_arr[] = $addon['name'];
-			}
-		}
-
-		foreach (self::$addons as $p) {
-			if (!in_array($p, $installed_arr)) {
-				self::install($p);
-			}
-		}
+		$installed_addons = DBA::selectToArray('addon', ['name'], ['installed' => true]);
+		self::$addons = array_column($installed_addons, 'name');
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -168,8 +139,6 @@ class Addon
 		DBA::delete('hook', ['file' => 'addon/' . $addon . '/' . $addon . '.php']);
 
 		unset(self::$addons[array_search($addon, self::$addons)]);
-
-		Addon::saveEnabledList();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -212,8 +181,6 @@ class Addon
 				self::$addons[] = $addon;
 			}
 
-			Addon::saveEnabledList();
-
 			return true;
 		} else {
 			Logger::error("Addon {addon}: {action} failed", ['action' => 'install', 'addon' => $addon]);
@@ -226,41 +193,28 @@ class Addon
 	 */
 	public static function reload()
 	{
-		$addons = DI::config()->get('system', 'addon');
-		if (strlen($addons)) {
-			$r = DBA::select('addon', [], ['installed' => 1]);
-			if (DBA::isResult($r)) {
-				$installed = DBA::toArray($r);
-			} else {
-				$installed = [];
+		$addons = DBA::selectToArray('addon', [], ['installed' => true]);
+
+		foreach ($addons as $addon) {
+			$addonname = Strings::sanitizeFilePathItem(trim($addon['name']));
+			$fname = 'addon/' . $addonname . '/' . $addonname . '.php';
+			$t = @filemtime($fname);
+			if (!file_exists($fname) || ($addon['timestamp'] == $t)) {
+				continue;
 			}
 
-			$addon_list = explode(',', $addons);
+			Logger::notice("Addon {addon}: {action}", ['action' => 'reload', 'addon' => $addon['name']]);
+			@include_once($fname);
 
-			foreach ($addon_list as $addon) {
-				$addon = Strings::sanitizeFilePathItem(trim($addon));
-				$fname = 'addon/' . $addon . '/' . $addon . '.php';
-				if (file_exists($fname)) {
-					$t = @filemtime($fname);
-					foreach ($installed as $i) {
-						if (($i['name'] == $addon) && ($i['timestamp'] != $t)) {
-
-							Logger::notice("Addon {addon}: {action}", ['action' => 'reload', 'addon' => $i['name']]);
-							@include_once($fname);
-
-							if (function_exists($addon . '_uninstall')) {
-								$func = $addon . '_uninstall';
-								$func(DI::app());
-							}
-							if (function_exists($addon . '_install')) {
-								$func = $addon . '_install';
-								$func(DI::app());
-							}
-							DBA::update('addon', ['timestamp' => $t], ['id' => $i['id']]);
-						}
-					}
-				}
+			if (function_exists($addonname . '_uninstall')) {
+				$func = $addonname . '_uninstall';
+				$func(DI::app());
 			}
+			if (function_exists($addonname . '_install')) {
+				$func = $addonname . '_install';
+				$func(DI::app());
+			}
+			DBA::update('addon', ['timestamp' => $t], ['id' => $addon['id']]);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -357,16 +311,6 @@ class Addon
 		return self::$addons;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Saves the current enabled addon list in the system.addon config key
-	 *
-	 * @return boolean
-	 */
-	public static function saveEnabledList()
-	{
-		return DI::config()->set('system', 'addon', implode(',', self::$addons));
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Returns the list of non-hidden enabled addon names
 	 *
diff --git a/src/Model/Nodeinfo.php b/src/Model/Nodeinfo.php
index d396415531..d2e168fa59 100644
--- a/src/Model/Nodeinfo.php
+++ b/src/Model/Nodeinfo.php
@@ -43,20 +43,7 @@ class Nodeinfo
 		// If the addon 'statistics_json' is enabled then disable it and activate nodeinfo.
 		if (Addon::isEnabled('statistics_json')) {
 			$config->set('system', 'nodeinfo', true);
-
-			$addon = 'statistics_json';
-			$addons = $config->get('system', 'addon');
-
-			if ($addons) {
-				$addons_arr = explode(',', str_replace(' ', '', $addons));
-
-				$idx = array_search($addon, $addons_arr);
-				if ($idx !== false) {
-					unset($addons_arr[$idx]);
-					Addon::uninstall($addon);
-					$config->set('system', 'addon', implode(', ', $addons_arr));
-				}
-			}
+			Addon::uninstall('statistics_json');
 		}
 
 		if (empty($config->get('system', 'nodeinfo'))) {
diff --git a/src/Module/Admin/Addons/Details.php b/src/Module/Admin/Addons/Details.php
index dba2f061ce..8e0e14f22b 100644
--- a/src/Module/Admin/Addons/Details.php
+++ b/src/Module/Admin/Addons/Details.php
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ class Details extends BaseAdmin
 					info(DI::l10n()->t('Addon %s enabled.', $addon));
 				}
 
-				Addon::saveEnabledList();
-
 				DI::baseUrl()->redirect('admin/addons/' . $addon);
 			}
 
diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index 314b166e72..82b184c9f4 100644
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -92,23 +92,7 @@ function update_1191()
 	DI::config()->set('system', 'maintenance', 1);
 
 	if (Addon::isEnabled('forumlist')) {
-		$addon = 'forumlist';
-		$addons = DI::config()->get('system', 'addon');
-		$addons_arr = [];
-
-		if ($addons) {
-			$addons_arr = explode(",", str_replace(" ", "", $addons));
-
-			$idx = array_search($addon, $addons_arr);
-			if ($idx !== false) {
-				unset($addons_arr[$idx]);
-				//delete forumlist manually from addon and hook table
-				// since Addon::uninstall() don't work here
-				q("DELETE FROM `addon` WHERE `name` = 'forumlist' ");
-				q("DELETE FROM `hook` WHERE `file` = 'addon/forumlist/forumlist.php' ");
-				DI::config()->set('system', 'addon', implode(", ", $addons_arr));
-			}
-		}
+		Addon::uninstall('forumlist');
 	}
 
 	// select old formlist addon entries