diff --git a/core/core-packages.el b/core/core-packages.el
index c459e65d1..8987c6094 100644
--- a/core/core-packages.el
+++ b/core/core-packages.el
@@ -644,29 +644,26 @@ If NOERROR is non-nil, don't throw an error if the file doesn't exist."
             filename)
          ,noerror ,(not doom-debug-mode)))
 
-(defmacro require! (module submodule &optional reload-p &rest plist)
-  "Loads the module specified by MODULE (a property) and SUBMODULE (a symbol).
-
-The module is only loaded once. If RELOAD-P is non-nil, load it again."
-  (let ((enabled-p (doom-module-p module submodule)))
-    (when (or (not enabled-p) plist)
-      (apply #'doom-module-set module submodule
-             (mapcar #'eval plist)))
-    (when (or reload-p (not enabled-p))
-      (let ((module-path (doom-module-locate-path module submodule)))
-        (if (file-directory-p module-path)
-            `(condition-case-unless-debug ex
-                 (let ((doom--current-module ',(cons module submodule)))
-                   (load! "init" ,module-path :noerror)
-                   (let ((doom--stage 'config))
-                     (load! "config" ,module-path :noerror)))
-               ('error
-                (lwarn 'doom-modules :error
-                       "%s in '%s %s' -> %s"
-                       (car ex) ,module ',submodule
-                       (error-message-string ex))))
-          (warn 'doom-modules :warning "Couldn't find module '%s %s'"
-                module submodule))))))
+(defmacro require! (category module &rest plist)
+  "Loads the module specified by CATEGORY (a keyword) and MODULE (a symbol)."
+  (let ((enabled-p (doom-module-p category module))
+        (doom-modules (copy-hash-table doom-modules)))
+    (apply #'doom-module-set category module
+           (mapcar #'eval plist))
+    (let ((module-path (doom-module-locate-path category module)))
+      (if (directory-name-p module-path)
+          `(condition-case-unless-debug ex
+               (let ((doom--current-module ',(cons category module)))
+                 (load! "init" ,module-path :noerror)
+                 (let ((doom--stage 'config))
+                   (load! "config" ,module-path :noerror)))
+             ('error
+              (lwarn 'doom-modules :error
+                     "%s in '%s %s' -> %s"
+                     (car ex) ,category ',module
+                     (error-message-string ex))))
+        (warn 'doom-modules :warning "Couldn't find module '%s %s'"
+              category module)))))
 
 (defmacro featurep! (module &optional submodule flag)
   "Returns t if MODULE SUBMODULE is enabled. If FLAG is provided, returns t if