diff --git a/pkg/config/app_config.go b/pkg/config/app_config.go
index dd1635f6f..16f98cfb5 100644
--- a/pkg/config/app_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/app_config.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ type AppConfigurer interface {
 	GetUserConfig() *UserConfig
 	GetUserConfigPaths() []string
 	GetUserConfigDir() string
-	ReloadUserConfig() error
 	GetTempDir() string
 
 	GetAppState() *AppState
@@ -252,16 +251,6 @@ func (c *AppConfig) GetUserConfigDir() string {
 	return c.userConfigDir
 }
 
-func (c *AppConfig) ReloadUserConfig() error {
-	userConfig, err := loadUserConfigWithDefaults(c.userConfigPaths)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	c.userConfig = userConfig
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (c *AppConfig) GetTempDir() string {
 	return c.tempDir
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index b65dd80e0..04e038d9c 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -658,9 +658,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) Run(startArgs appTypes.StartArgs) error {
 	// breakpoints and stepping through code can easily take more than 30s.
 	deadlock.Opts.Disable = !gui.Debug || os.Getenv(components.WAIT_FOR_DEBUGGER_ENV_VAR) != ""
 
-	if err := gui.Config.ReloadUserConfig(); err != nil {
-		return nil
-	}
 	userConfig := gui.UserConfig
 
 	gui.g.OnSearchEscape = func() error { gui.helpers.Search.Cancel(); return nil }