diff --git a/src/mod_admin_extra.erl b/src/mod_admin_extra.erl
index 0162a40c3..49e6a9869 100644
--- a/src/mod_admin_extra.erl
+++ b/src/mod_admin_extra.erl
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 -export([start/2, stop/1,
 	 %% Node
 	 compile/1,
-	 load_config/1,
 	 get_cookie/0,
 	 remove_node/1,
 	 export2odbc/2,
@@ -146,11 +145,6 @@ commands() ->
 			module = ?MODULE, function = compile,
 			args = [{file, string}],
 			result = {res, rescode}},
-     #ejabberd_commands{name = load_config, tags = [server],
-			desc = "Load ejabberd configuration file",
-			module = ?MODULE, function = load_config,
-			args = [{file, string}],
-			result = {res, rescode}},
      #ejabberd_commands{name = get_cookie, tags = [erlang],
 			desc = "Get the Erlang cookie of this node",
 			module = ?MODULE, function = get_cookie,
@@ -547,9 +541,6 @@ commands() ->
 compile(File) ->
     compile:file(File).
 
-load_config(Path) ->
-    ok = ejabberd_config:load_file(Path).
-
 get_cookie() ->
     atom_to_list(erlang:get_cookie()).