diff --git a/lib/machine-loader.js b/lib/machine-loader.js
index fe08f15e..dcaa78b6 100644
--- a/lib/machine-loader.js
+++ b/lib/machine-loader.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ const pairing = require('./pairing')
 const { checkPings, checkStuckScreen } = require('./notifier')
 const dbm = require('./postgresql_interface')
 const configManager = require('./new-config-manager')
-const settingsLoader = require('./new-settings-loader')
 const notifierUtils = require('./notifier/utils')
 const notifierQueries = require('./notifier/queries')
 const { ApolloError } = require('apollo-server-errors');
@@ -94,9 +93,7 @@ function getUnpairedMachines () {
 }
 
 function getConfig (defaultConfig) {
-  if (defaultConfig) return Promise.resolve(defaultConfig)
-
-  return settingsLoader.loadLatest().config
+  return defaultConfig ? Promise.resolve(defaultConfig) : loadLatestConfig()
 }
 
 const getStatus = (ping, stuck) => {
@@ -529,7 +526,6 @@ module.exports = {
   updateNetworkHeartbeat,
   getNetworkPerformance,
   getNetworkHeartbeat,
-  getConfig,
   getMachineIds,
   emptyMachineUnits,
   refillMachineUnits,