diff --git a/src/common/ConfigReader.cpp b/src/common/ConfigReader.cpp
index 041e5ed..efb1324 100644
--- a/src/common/ConfigReader.cpp
+++ b/src/common/ConfigReader.cpp
@@ -148,17 +148,14 @@ namespace SDDM {
         // * m_path (classic fallback /etc/sddm.conf)
 
         QStringList files;
-        QDateTime latestModificationTime = QFileInfo(m_path).lastModified();
 
         if (!m_sysConfigDir.isEmpty()) {
             //include the configDir in modification time so we also reload on any files added/removed
             QDir dir(m_sysConfigDir);
             if (dir.exists()) {
-                latestModificationTime = std::max(latestModificationTime,  QFileInfo(m_sysConfigDir).lastModified());
                 const auto dirFiles = dir.entryInfoList(QDir::Files | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot, QDir::LocaleAware);
                 for (const QFileInfo &file : dirFiles) {
                     files << (file.absoluteFilePath());
-                    latestModificationTime = std::max(latestModificationTime, file.lastModified());
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -166,22 +163,15 @@ namespace SDDM {
             //include the configDir in modification time so we also reload on any files added/removed
             QDir dir(m_configDir);
             if (dir.exists()) {
-                latestModificationTime = std::max(latestModificationTime,  QFileInfo(m_configDir).lastModified());
                 const auto dirFiles = dir.entryInfoList(QDir::Files | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot, QDir::LocaleAware);
                 for (const QFileInfo &file : dirFiles) {
                     files << (file.absoluteFilePath());
-                    latestModificationTime = std::max(latestModificationTime, file.lastModified());
                 }
             }
         }
 
         files << m_path;
 
-        if (latestModificationTime <= m_fileModificationTime) {
-            return;
-        }
-        m_fileModificationTime = latestModificationTime;
-
         for (const QString &filepath : qAsConst(files)) {
             loadInternal(filepath);
         }