diff --git a/library/Icinga/Application/Cli.php b/library/Icinga/Application/Cli.php
index abf46262f..7d1a98eec 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Application/Cli.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Application/Cli.php
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ class Cli extends ApplicationBootstrap
             ->parseBasicParams()
             ->setupLogger()
             ->setupResourceFactory()
-            ->setupModuleManager()
-            ->loadCoreModules();
+            ->setupModuleManager();
     }
 
     protected function setupLogging()