diff --git a/services/web/app/src/infrastructure/Modules.js b/services/web/app/src/infrastructure/Modules.js
index 777c4335c5..a010fd39f9 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/infrastructure/Modules.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/infrastructure/Modules.js
@@ -12,16 +12,23 @@ const _hooks = {}
 let _viewIncludes = {}
 
 function loadModules() {
-  for (const moduleName of fs.readdirSync(MODULE_BASE_PATH)) {
-    if (fs.existsSync(Path.join(MODULE_BASE_PATH, moduleName, 'index.js'))) {
-      const loadedModule = require(Path.join(
-        MODULE_BASE_PATH,
-        moduleName,
-        'index'
-      ))
-      loadedModule.name = moduleName
-      _modules.push(loadedModule)
-    }
+  const settingsCheckModule = Path.join(
+    MODULE_BASE_PATH,
+    'settings-check',
+    'index.js'
+  )
+  if (fs.existsSync(settingsCheckModule)) {
+    require(settingsCheckModule)
+  }
+
+  for (const moduleName of Settings.moduleImportSequence) {
+    const loadedModule = require(Path.join(
+      MODULE_BASE_PATH,
+      moduleName,
+      'index.js'
+    ))
+    loadedModule.name = moduleName
+    _modules.push(loadedModule)
   }
   attachHooks()
 }
diff --git a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.js b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.js
index b51cd07f5a..e8de8a0c57 100644
--- a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.js
+++ b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.js
@@ -567,10 +567,6 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   reloadModuleViewsOnEachRequest: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development',
-  disableModule: {
-    'user-activate': process.env.DISABLE_MODULE_USER_ACTIVATE === 'true',
-    launchpad: process.env.DISABLE_MODULE_LAUNCHPAD === 'true',
-  },
 
   rateLimit: {
     autoCompile: {
@@ -706,6 +702,8 @@ module.exports = {
     tprLinkedFileRefreshError: [],
   },
 
+  moduleImportSequence: ['launchpad', 'user-activate'],
+
   csp: {
     percentage: parseFloat(process.env.CSP_PERCENTAGE) || 0,
     enabled: process.env.CSP_ENABLED === 'true',
diff --git a/services/web/modules/launchpad/app/src/LaunchpadRouter.js b/services/web/modules/launchpad/app/src/LaunchpadRouter.js
index db9bbb1666..5c88c9fbf4 100644
--- a/services/web/modules/launchpad/app/src/LaunchpadRouter.js
+++ b/services/web/modules/launchpad/app/src/LaunchpadRouter.js
@@ -10,17 +10,12 @@
  * Full docs: https://github.com/decaffeinate/decaffeinate/blob/master/docs/suggestions.md
  */
 const logger = require('logger-sharelatex')
-const Settings = require('@overleaf/settings')
 const LaunchpadController = require('./LaunchpadController')
 const AuthenticationController = require('../../../../app/src/Features/Authentication/AuthenticationController')
 const AuthorizationMiddleware = require('../../../../app/src/Features/Authorization/AuthorizationMiddleware')
 
 module.exports = {
   apply(webRouter, apiRouter) {
-    if (Settings.disableModule.launchpad) {
-      logger.log({}, 'Skipping Init launchpad router')
-      return
-    }
     logger.log({}, 'Init launchpad router')
 
     webRouter.get('/launchpad', LaunchpadController.launchpadPage)
diff --git a/services/web/modules/user-activate/app/src/UserActivateRouter.js b/services/web/modules/user-activate/app/src/UserActivateRouter.js
index ce5dea9468..18ebaeb9c3 100644
--- a/services/web/modules/user-activate/app/src/UserActivateRouter.js
+++ b/services/web/modules/user-activate/app/src/UserActivateRouter.js
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 const logger = require('logger-sharelatex')
-const Settings = require('@overleaf/settings')
 const UserActivateController = require('./UserActivateController')
 const AuthenticationController = require('../../../../app/src/Features/Authentication/AuthenticationController')
 
 module.exports = {
   apply(webRouter) {
-    if (Settings.disableModule['user-activate']) {
-      logger.log({}, 'Skipping Init UserActivate router')
-      return
-    }
     logger.log({}, 'Init UserActivate router')
 
     webRouter.get('/user/activate', UserActivateController.activateAccountPage)