diff --git a/core/core-packages.el b/core/core-packages.el
index 81c503c83..7d1b25ea0 100644
--- a/core/core-packages.el
+++ b/core/core-packages.el
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ FORCE-P is non-nil, do it anyway.
               (error "✕ Couldn't install %s" package)))
           (message "Installing core packages...done")))
       (cl-pushnew doom-core-dir load-path :test #'string=)
-      (add-hook 'doom-init-core-hook #'doom--refresh-cache))
+      (add-hook 'after-init-hook #'doom--refresh-cache))
     (setq doom-init-p t)))
 
 (defun doom-initialize-autoloads ()
diff --git a/core/core.el b/core/core.el
index 05322509c..431909d2d 100644
--- a/core/core.el
+++ b/core/core.el
@@ -159,8 +159,6 @@ ability to invoke the debugger in debug mode."
     (load! core-projects)   ; making Emacs project-aware
     (load! core-keybinds))  ; centralized keybind system + which-key
 
-  (run-hooks 'doom-init-core-hook)
-
   (defun doom|after-init ()
     "Run `doom-init-hook' and `doom-post-init-hook', start the Emacs server, and
 display the loading benchmark."