diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index fa11843e43..ac3eaaf1df 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -340,22 +340,6 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `account-user` (
 	FOREIGN KEY (`uid`) REFERENCES `user` (`uid`) ON UPDATE RESTRICT ON DELETE CASCADE
 ) DEFAULT COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci COMMENT='Remote and local accounts';
 
---
--- TABLE addon
---
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `addon` (
-	`id` int unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment COMMENT '',
-	`name` varchar(50) NOT NULL DEFAULT '' COMMENT 'addon base (file)name',
-	`version` varchar(50) NOT NULL DEFAULT '' COMMENT 'currently unused',
-	`installed` boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' COMMENT 'currently always 1',
-	`hidden` boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' COMMENT 'currently unused',
-	`timestamp` int unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 COMMENT 'file timestamp to check for reloads',
-	`plugin_admin` boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' COMMENT '1 = has admin config, 0 = has no admin config',
-	 PRIMARY KEY(`id`),
-	 INDEX `installed_name` (`installed`,`name`),
-	 UNIQUE INDEX `name` (`name`)
-) DEFAULT COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci COMMENT='registered addons';
-
 --
 -- TABLE apcontact
 --
diff --git a/doc/database.md b/doc/database.md
index edfb7b8226..461c1c2d9b 100644
--- a/doc/database.md
+++ b/doc/database.md
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ Database Tables
 | [2fa_trusted_browser](help/database/db_2fa_trusted_browser) | Two-factor authentication trusted browsers |
 | [account-suggestion](help/database/db_account-suggestion) | Account suggestion |
 | [account-user](help/database/db_account-user) | Remote and local accounts |
-| [addon](help/database/db_addon) | registered addons |
 | [apcontact](help/database/db_apcontact) | ActivityPub compatible contacts - used in the ActivityPub implementation |
 | [application](help/database/db_application) | OAuth application |
 | [application-marker](help/database/db_application-marker) | Timeline marker |
diff --git a/doc/database/db_addon.md b/doc/database/db_addon.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 7233b80095..0000000000
--- a/doc/database/db_addon.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-Table addon
-===========
-
-registered addons
-
-Fields
-------
-
-| Field        | Description                                   | Type         | Null | Key | Default | Extra          |
-| ------------ | --------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---- | --- | ------- | -------------- |
-| id           |                                               | int unsigned | NO   | PRI | NULL    | auto_increment |
-| name         | addon base (file)name                         | varchar(50)  | NO   |     |         |                |
-| version      | currently unused                              | varchar(50)  | NO   |     |         |                |
-| installed    | currently always 1                            | boolean      | NO   |     | 0       |                |
-| hidden       | currently unused                              | boolean      | NO   |     | 0       |                |
-| timestamp    | file timestamp to check for reloads           | int unsigned | NO   |     | 0       |                |
-| plugin_admin | 1 = has admin config, 0 = has no admin config | boolean      | NO   |     | 0       |                |
-
-Indexes
-------------
-
-| Name           | Fields          |
-| -------------- | --------------- |
-| PRIMARY        | id              |
-| installed_name | installed, name |
-| name           | UNIQUE, name    |
-
-
-Return to [database documentation](help/database)
diff --git a/static/dbstructure.config.php b/static/dbstructure.config.php
index 9179921d05..cc420a449b 100644
--- a/static/dbstructure.config.php
+++ b/static/dbstructure.config.php
@@ -399,23 +399,6 @@ return [
 			"uid_uri-id" => ["uid", "uri-id"],
 		]
 	],
-	"addon" => [
-		"comment" => "registered addons",
-		"fields" => [
-			"id" => ["type" => "int unsigned", "not null" => "1", "extra" => "auto_increment", "primary" => "1", "comment" => ""],
-			"name" => ["type" => "varchar(50)", "not null" => "1", "default" => "", "comment" => "addon base (file)name"],
-			"version" => ["type" => "varchar(50)", "not null" => "1", "default" => "", "comment" => "currently unused"],
-			"installed" => ["type" => "boolean", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "comment" => "currently always 1"],
-			"hidden" => ["type" => "boolean", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "comment" => "currently unused"],
-			"timestamp" => ["type" => "int unsigned", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "comment" => "file timestamp to check for reloads"],
-			"plugin_admin" => ["type" => "boolean", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "comment" => "1 = has admin config, 0 = has no admin config"],
-		],
-		"indexes" => [
-			"PRIMARY" => ["id"],
-			"installed_name" => ["installed", "name"],
-			"name" => ["UNIQUE", "name"],
-		]
-	],
 	"apcontact" => [
 		"comment" => "ActivityPub compatible contacts - used in the ActivityPub implementation",
 		"fields" => [
diff --git a/tests/src/Module/Api/ApiTest.php b/tests/src/Module/Api/ApiTest.php
index 90dfa30b0a..812993aa98 100644
--- a/tests/src/Module/Api/ApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Module/Api/ApiTest.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace Friendica\Test\src\Module\Api;
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Capabilities\ICanCreateResponses;
 use Friendica\Core\Addon;
+use Friendica\Core\Config\Capability\IManageConfigValues;
 use Friendica\Core\Hook;
 use Friendica\Database\Database;
 use Friendica\DI;
@@ -212,15 +213,14 @@ abstract class ApiTest extends FixtureTest
 			$func(DI::app());
 		}
 
-		/** @var Database $dba */
-		$dba = $this->dice->create(Database::class);
+		/** @var $config IManageConfigValues */
+		$config = $this->dice->create(IManageConfigValues::class);
 
-		$dba->insert('addon', [
+		$config->set('addons', $addon, [
 			'name'         => $addon,
 			'installed'    => true,
 			'timestamp'    => $t,
 			'plugin_admin' => function_exists($addon . '_addon_admin'),
-			'hidden'       => file_exists('addon/' . $addon . '/.hidden')
 		]);
 
 		Addon::loadAddons();