diff --git a/apps/files/ajax/download.php b/apps/files/ajax/download.php
index 1f7e42e0d3..4b4a7f8948 100644
--- a/apps/files/ajax/download.php
+++ b/apps/files/ajax/download.php
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@
 *
 */
 
-// only need filesystem apps
-$RUNTIME_APPTYPES=array('filesystem');
-
-// Init owncloud
-
-
 // Check if we are a user
 OCP\User::checkLoggedIn();
 \OC::$session->close();
diff --git a/apps/files/ajax/getstoragestats.php b/apps/files/ajax/getstoragestats.php
index 17415b6933..dd8af39bad 100644
--- a/apps/files/ajax/getstoragestats.php
+++ b/apps/files/ajax/getstoragestats.php
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-// only need filesystem apps
-$RUNTIME_APPTYPES = array('filesystem');
-
 $dir = '/';
 
 if (isset($_GET['dir'])) {
diff --git a/apps/files/ajax/list.php b/apps/files/ajax/list.php
index 667209599a..3bb35579d5 100644
--- a/apps/files/ajax/list.php
+++ b/apps/files/ajax/list.php
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-// only need filesystem apps
-$RUNTIME_APPTYPES=array('filesystem');
-
-// Init owncloud
-
-
 OCP\JSON::checkLoggedIn();
 \OC::$session->close();
 
diff --git a/apps/files/ajax/rawlist.php b/apps/files/ajax/rawlist.php
index 6c2569e2eb..f18bbffb74 100644
--- a/apps/files/ajax/rawlist.php
+++ b/apps/files/ajax/rawlist.php
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-// only need filesystem apps
-$RUNTIME_APPTYPES = array('filesystem');
-
 OCP\JSON::checkLoggedIn();
 \OC::$session->close();
 
diff --git a/apps/files/appinfo/remote.php b/apps/files/appinfo/remote.php
index 826f72fb0e..a8acfdb6e6 100644
--- a/apps/files/appinfo/remote.php
+++ b/apps/files/appinfo/remote.php
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@
  * License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
  */
-// load needed apps
-$RUNTIME_APPTYPES = array('filesystem', 'authentication', 'logging');
-
-OC_App::loadApps($RUNTIME_APPTYPES);
-
-OC_Util::obEnd();
 
 // Backends
 $authBackend = new OC_Connector_Sabre_Auth();
diff --git a/apps/files/command/scan.php b/apps/files/command/scan.php
index f334f29a93..25ab70af36 100644
--- a/apps/files/command/scan.php
+++ b/apps/files/command/scan.php
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class Scan extends Command {
 
 	protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output) {
 		if ($input->getOption('all')) {
-			\OC_App::loadApps('authentication');
 			$users = $this->userManager->search('');
 		} else {
 			$users = $input->getArgument('user_id');
diff --git a/apps/files_trashbin/ajax/list.php b/apps/files_trashbin/ajax/list.php
index 124a236bcb..cec18c4652 100644
--- a/apps/files_trashbin/ajax/list.php
+++ b/apps/files_trashbin/ajax/list.php
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-// only need filesystem apps
-$RUNTIME_APPTYPES=array('filesystem');
-
-// Init owncloud
-
-
 OCP\JSON::checkLoggedIn();
 
 // Load the files
diff --git a/console.php b/console.php
index 25b8b31253..dd2c1026e4 100644
--- a/console.php
+++ b/console.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Application;
 
-$RUNTIME_NOAPPS = true;
 require_once 'lib/base.php';
 
 // Don't do anything if ownCloud has not been installed yet
@@ -22,6 +21,9 @@ if (!OC::$CLI) {
 	exit(0);
 }
 
+// load all apps to get all api routes properly setup
+OC_App::loadApps();
+
 $defaults = new OC_Defaults;
 $application = new Application($defaults->getName(), \OC_Util::getVersionString());
 require_once 'core/register_command.php';
diff --git a/core/ajax/share.php b/core/ajax/share.php
index 3f04e1e4ad..e667d9b5fa 100644
--- a/core/ajax/share.php
+++ b/core/ajax/share.php
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 OC_JSON::checkLoggedIn();
 OCP\JSON::callCheck();
-OC_App::loadApps();
 
 $defaults = new \OCP\Defaults();
 
diff --git a/core/ajax/update.php b/core/ajax/update.php
index 2a0cbb2036..55e8ab15ec 100644
--- a/core/ajax/update.php
+++ b/core/ajax/update.php
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 set_time_limit(0);
-$RUNTIME_NOAPPS = true;
 require_once '../../lib/base.php';
 
 if (OC::checkUpgrade(false)) {
diff --git a/core/command/upgrade.php b/core/command/upgrade.php
index cfccfb5d2f..ed72d136e2 100644
--- a/core/command/upgrade.php
+++ b/core/command/upgrade.php
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ class Upgrade extends Command {
 	 * @param OutputInterface $output output interface
 	 */
 	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/core/command/user/report.php b/core/command/user/report.php
index 70c5a8566b..a5159310af 100644
--- a/core/command/user/report.php
+++ b/core/command/user/report.php
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class Report extends Command {
 	}
 
 	private function countUsers() {
-		\OC_App::loadApps(array('authentication'));
 		$userManager = \OC::$server->getUserManager();
 		return $userManager->countUsers();
 	}
@@ -56,4 +55,4 @@ class Report extends Command {
 		$userDirectories = $dataview->getDirectoryContent('/', 'httpd/unix-directory');
 		return count($userDirectories);
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/cron.php b/cron.php
index 05d47124da..8fa72a319c 100644
--- a/cron.php
+++ b/cron.php
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ try {
 
 	require_once 'lib/base.php';
 
+	// load all apps to get all api routes properly setup
+	OC_App::loadApps();
+
 	\OC::$session->close();
 
 	$logger = \OC_Log::$object;
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 0a2f15f9f5..bd94d0e908 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 2515b9657c..4f1a0f58ef 100644
--- a/lib/base.php
+++ b/lib/base.php
@@ -549,16 +549,10 @@ class OC {
 			OC_User::logout();
 		}
 
-		// Load Apps
-		// This includes plugins for users and filesystems as well
-		global $RUNTIME_NOAPPS;
-		global $RUNTIME_APPTYPES;
-		if (!$RUNTIME_NOAPPS && !self::checkUpgrade(false)) {
-			if ($RUNTIME_APPTYPES) {
-				OC_App::loadApps($RUNTIME_APPTYPES);
-			} else {
-				OC_App::loadApps();
-			}
+		// Load minimum set of apps - which is filesystem, authentication and logging
+		if (!self::checkUpgrade(false)) {
+			OC_App::loadApps(array('authentication'));
+			OC_App::loadApps(array('filesystem', 'logging'));
 		}
 
 		//setup extra user backends
@@ -851,7 +845,7 @@ class OC {
 		) {
 			return false;
 		}
-		OC_App::loadApps(array('authentication'));
+
 		if (defined("DEBUG") && DEBUG) {
 			OC_Log::write('core', 'Trying to login from cookie', OC_Log::DEBUG);
 		}
@@ -923,7 +917,7 @@ class OC {
 		) {
 			return false;
 		}
-		OC_App::loadApps(array('authentication'));
+
 		if (OC_User::login($_SERVER["PHP_AUTH_USER"], $_SERVER["PHP_AUTH_PW"])) {
 			//OC_Log::write('core',"Logged in with HTTP Authentication", OC_Log::DEBUG);
 			OC_User::unsetMagicInCookie();
@@ -934,11 +928,6 @@ class OC {
 
 }
 
-// define runtime variables - unless this already has been done
-if (!isset($RUNTIME_NOAPPS)) {
-	$RUNTIME_NOAPPS = false;
-}
-
 if (!function_exists('get_temp_dir')) {
 	function get_temp_dir() {
 		if ($temp = ini_get('upload_tmp_dir')) return $temp;
@@ -957,4 +946,3 @@ if (!function_exists('get_temp_dir')) {
 }
 
 OC::init();
-
diff --git a/lib/private/user.php b/lib/private/user.php
index a89b7286c1..dc4c7ec3b6 100644
--- a/lib/private/user.php
+++ b/lib/private/user.php
@@ -321,8 +321,6 @@ class OC_User {
 	 */
 	public static function isLoggedIn() {
 		if (\OC::$session->get('user_id') && self::$incognitoMode === false) {
-			OC_App::loadApps(array('authentication'));
-			self::setupBackends();
 			return self::userExists(\OC::$session->get('user_id'));
 		}
 		return false;
diff --git a/lib/private/util.php b/lib/private/util.php
index 87e173fa76..cd152234cc 100755
--- a/lib/private/util.php
+++ b/lib/private/util.php
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ class OC_Util {
 		}
 
 		// load all filesystem apps before, so no setup-hook gets lost
-		if(!isset($RUNTIME_NOAPPS) || !$RUNTIME_NOAPPS) {
-			OC_App::loadApps(array('filesystem'));
-		}
+		OC_App::loadApps(array('filesystem'));
 
 		// the filesystem will finish when $user is not empty,
 		// mark fs setup here to avoid doing the setup from loading
diff --git a/ocs/v1.php b/ocs/v1.php
index 5d360c530a..62a3511e61 100644
--- a/ocs/v1.php
+++ b/ocs/v1.php
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@
 *
 */
 
-require_once('../lib/base.php');
+require_once '../lib/base.php';
+
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Exception\ResourceNotFoundException;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Exception\MethodNotAllowedException;
 
 try {
+	// load all apps to get all api routes properly setup
+	OC_App::loadApps();
+
 	OC::$server->getRouter()->match('/ocs'.OC_Request::getRawPathInfo());
 } catch (ResourceNotFoundException $e) {
 	OC_API::setContentType();
diff --git a/public.php b/public.php
index 767295b98d..e072db93d2 100644
--- a/public.php
+++ b/public.php
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-$RUNTIME_NOAPPS = true;
 
 try {
 
diff --git a/remote.php b/remote.php
index 9e18c8f80a..15dfa8256f 100644
--- a/remote.php
+++ b/remote.php
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-$RUNTIME_NOAPPS = true;
 
 try {
 
diff --git a/search/ajax/search.php b/search/ajax/search.php
index f0ca5752b9..0cc1f9d30c 100644
--- a/search/ajax/search.php
+++ b/search/ajax/search.php
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 // Check if we are a user
 OC_JSON::checkLoggedIn();
-OC_App::loadApps();
 
 $query=(isset($_GET['query']))?$_GET['query']:'';
 if($query) {
diff --git a/settings/admin.php b/settings/admin.php
index 23b3a2d5a0..ea8aa7af5d 100755
--- a/settings/admin.php
+++ b/settings/admin.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 
 OC_Util::checkAdminUser();
-OC_App::loadApps();
 
 OC_Util::addStyle( "settings", "settings" );
 OC_Util::addScript( "settings", "admin" );
diff --git a/settings/apps.php b/settings/apps.php
index 96b6d21b50..6fd2efc201 100644
--- a/settings/apps.php
+++ b/settings/apps.php
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 */
 
 OC_Util::checkAdminUser();
-OC_App::loadApps();
 
 // Load the files we need
 OC_Util::addStyle( "settings", "settings" );
diff --git a/settings/changepassword/controller.php b/settings/changepassword/controller.php
index e8c2a1943f..9f1e732996 100644
--- a/settings/changepassword/controller.php
+++ b/settings/changepassword/controller.php
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ class Controller {
 		\OC_JSON::callCheck();
 		\OC_JSON::checkLoggedIn();
 
-		// Manually load apps to ensure hooks work correctly (workaround for issue 1503)
-		\OC_App::loadApps();
-
 		$username = \OC_User::getUser();
 		$password = isset($_POST['personal-password']) ? $_POST['personal-password'] : null;
 		$oldPassword = isset($_POST['oldpassword']) ? $_POST['oldpassword'] : '';
@@ -32,9 +29,6 @@ class Controller {
 		\OC_JSON::callCheck();
 		\OC_JSON::checkLoggedIn();
 
-		// Manually load apps to ensure hooks work correctly (workaround for issue 1503)
-		\OC_App::loadApps();
-
 		if (isset($_POST['username'])) {
 			$username = $_POST['username'];
 		} else {
diff --git a/settings/help.php b/settings/help.php
index 88693939b8..301f50592a 100644
--- a/settings/help.php
+++ b/settings/help.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 
 OC_Util::checkLoggedIn();
-OC_App::loadApps();
 
 // Load the files we need
 OC_Util::addStyle( "settings", "settings" );
diff --git a/settings/personal.php b/settings/personal.php
index cf1a496bdf..be1aa6400b 100644
--- a/settings/personal.php
+++ b/settings/personal.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 
 OC_Util::checkLoggedIn();
-OC_App::loadApps();
 
 $defaults = new OC_Defaults(); // initialize themable default strings and urls
 
diff --git a/settings/settings.php b/settings/settings.php
index 1e05452ec4..c08732fcf6 100644
--- a/settings/settings.php
+++ b/settings/settings.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 
 OC_Util::checkLoggedIn();
-OC_App::loadApps();
 
 OC_Util::addStyle( 'settings', 'settings' );
 OC_App::setActiveNavigationEntry( 'settings' );
diff --git a/settings/users.php b/settings/users.php
index 2f1c63a0b5..f09d0e90d3 100644
--- a/settings/users.php
+++ b/settings/users.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 
 OC_Util::checkSubAdminUser();
-OC_App::loadApps();
 
 // We have some javascript foo!
 OC_Util::addScript( 'settings', 'users' );
diff --git a/status.php b/status.php
index 88422100f1..861eaed9cd 100644
--- a/status.php
+++ b/status.php
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 *
 */
 
-$RUNTIME_NOAPPS = true; //no apps, yet
-
 try {
 
 	require_once 'lib/base.php';