diff --git a/src/datagen/java/appeng/data/Entrypoint.java b/src/datagen/java/appeng/data/Entrypoint.java
index bb6f754df..c9e27224e 100644
--- a/src/datagen/java/appeng/data/Entrypoint.java
+++ b/src/datagen/java/appeng/data/Entrypoint.java
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ public class Entrypoint implements PreLaunchEntrypoint {
         }
 
         Bootstrap.initialize();
-        AEConfig.load(new File("config"));
-        CreativeTab.init(); // Vanilla data gens use item tab associations
-        Api.INSTANCE = new Api();
 
         try {
             dump();
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/core/AppEngBase.java b/src/main/java/appeng/core/AppEngBase.java
index 5a578c4fa..b998a87f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/core/AppEngBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/core/AppEngBase.java
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@ public abstract class AppEngBase implements AppEng {
             throw new IllegalStateException();
         }
 
-        CreativeTab.init();
-        FacadeCreativeTab.init();// This call has a side-effect (adding it to the creative screen)
-
         AeStats.register();
         advancementTriggers = new AdvancementTriggers(CriteriaRegisterMixin::callRegister);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/core/AppEngBootstrap.java b/src/main/java/appeng/core/AppEngBootstrap.java
index 99d2224f4..26a410d8a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/core/AppEngBootstrap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/core/AppEngBootstrap.java
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ public final class AppEngBootstrap {
         initialized = true;
 
         AEConfig.load(FabricLoader.getInstance().getConfigDirectory());
+
+        CreativeTab.init();
+        FacadeCreativeTab.init();// This call has a side-effect (adding it to the creative screen)
+
         Api.INSTANCE = new Api();
 
         registerStructures();
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/core/CreativeTab.java b/src/main/java/appeng/core/CreativeTab.java
index d3c06eba5..5609d6741 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/core/CreativeTab.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/core/CreativeTab.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import net.minecraft.util.collection.DefaultedList;
 import appeng.api.definitions.IBlocks;
 import appeng.api.definitions.IDefinitions;
 import appeng.api.definitions.IItemDefinition;
-import appeng.core.Api;
 
 public final class CreativeTab {