diff --git a/core/command/upgrade.php b/core/command/upgrade.php
index 1d105b67a06..2eded15e9fe 100644
--- a/core/command/upgrade.php
+++ b/core/command/upgrade.php
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ class Upgrade extends Command {
 	}
 
 	protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output) {
-		global $RUNTIME_NOAPPS;
-
-		$RUNTIME_NOAPPS = true; //no apps, yet
 
 		require_once \OC::$SERVERROOT . '/lib/base.php';
 
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 0a2f15f9f5e..bd94d0e908d 100755
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 *
 */
 
-$RUNTIME_NOAPPS = true; //no apps, yet
-
 try {
 	
 	require_once 'lib/base.php';
diff --git a/lib/base.php b/lib/base.php
index f2d9251294d..b230ca2e548 100644
--- a/lib/base.php
+++ b/lib/base.php
@@ -569,9 +569,8 @@ class OC {
 
 		// Load Apps
 		// This includes plugins for users and filesystems as well
-		global $RUNTIME_NOAPPS;
 		global $RUNTIME_APPTYPES;
-		if (!$RUNTIME_NOAPPS && !self::checkUpgrade(false)) {
+		if (!self::checkUpgrade(false)) {
 			if ($RUNTIME_APPTYPES) {
 				OC_App::loadApps($RUNTIME_APPTYPES);
 			} else {