diff --git a/framework/core/src/Database/DatabaseServiceProvider.php b/framework/core/src/Database/DatabaseServiceProvider.php
index 8d3c08262..302305266 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Database/DatabaseServiceProvider.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Database/DatabaseServiceProvider.php
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@ class DatabaseServiceProvider extends AbstractServiceProvider
      */
     public function boot()
     {
-        if ($this->app->isInstalled()) {
-            AbstractModel::setConnectionResolver($this->app->make('Illuminate\Database\ConnectionResolverInterface'));
-            AbstractModel::setEventDispatcher($this->app->make('events'));
-        }
+        AbstractModel::setConnectionResolver($this->app->make('Illuminate\Database\ConnectionResolverInterface'));
+        AbstractModel::setEventDispatcher($this->app->make('events'));
     }
 }
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Foundation/Application.php b/framework/core/src/Foundation/Application.php
index 61c8fd798..10c194520 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Foundation/Application.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Foundation/Application.php
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 namespace Flarum\Foundation;
 
-use Flarum\Settings\SettingsRepositoryInterface;
 use Illuminate\Container\Container;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application as ApplicationContract;
 use Illuminate\Events\EventServiceProvider;
@@ -114,27 +113,6 @@ class Application extends Container implements ApplicationContract
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Determine if Flarum has been installed.
-     *
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function isInstalled(): bool
-    {
-        return $this->bound('flarum.config');
-    }
-
-    public function isUpToDate(): bool
-    {
-        $settings = $this->make(SettingsRepositoryInterface::class);
-
-        try {
-            $version = $settings->get('version');
-        } finally {
-            return isset($version) && $version === $this->version();
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * @param string $key
      * @param mixed $default
@@ -142,7 +120,7 @@ class Application extends Container implements ApplicationContract
      */
     public function config($key, $default = null)
     {
-        return $this->isInstalled() ? array_get($this->make('flarum.config'), $key, $default) : $default;
+        return array_get($this->make('flarum.config'), $key, $default);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -152,7 +130,7 @@ class Application extends Container implements ApplicationContract
      */
     public function inDebugMode()
     {
-        return ! $this->isInstalled() || $this->config('debug');
+        return $this->config('debug', true);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -163,7 +141,7 @@ class Application extends Container implements ApplicationContract
      */
     public function url($path = null)
     {
-        $config = $this->isInstalled() ? $this->make('flarum.config') : [];
+        $config = $this->make('flarum.config');
         $url = array_get($config, 'url', array_get($_SERVER, 'REQUEST_URI'));
 
         if (is_array($url)) {
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Locale/LocaleServiceProvider.php b/framework/core/src/Locale/LocaleServiceProvider.php
index 74ab5331d..b9cf94b68 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Locale/LocaleServiceProvider.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Locale/LocaleServiceProvider.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace Flarum\Locale;
 
 use Flarum\Event\ConfigureLocales;
 use Flarum\Foundation\AbstractServiceProvider;
+use Flarum\Settings\SettingsRepositoryInterface;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Events\Dispatcher;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Translation\Translator as TranslatorContract;
 use Symfony\Component\Translation\MessageSelector;
@@ -54,8 +55,8 @@ class LocaleServiceProvider extends AbstractServiceProvider
 
     private function getDefaultLocale(): string
     {
-        return $this->app->isInstalled() && $this->app->isUpToDate()
-            ? $this->app->make('flarum.settings')->get('default_locale', 'en')
-            : 'en';
+        $repo = $this->app->make(SettingsRepositoryInterface::class);
+
+        return $repo->get('default_locale', 'en');
     }
 }