diff --git a/core/autoload/packages.el b/core/autoload/packages.el
index 8095c01ff..469c71185 100644
--- a/core/autoload/packages.el
+++ b/core/autoload/packages.el
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Warning: this function is expensive; it re-evaluates all of doom's config files.
 Be careful not to use it in a loop.
 
 If INSTALLED-ONLY-P, only return packages that are installed."
-  (doom-initialize-packages 'internal)
+  (doom-initialize-packages t)
   (cl-loop with packages = (append doom-core-packages (mapcar #'car doom-packages))
            for sym in (cl-delete-duplicates packages)
            if (and (or (not installed-only-p)
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ containing (PACKAGE-SYMBOL OLD-VERSION-LIST NEW-VERSION-LIST).
 If INCLUDE-FROZEN-P is non-nil, check frozen packages as well.
 
 Used by `doom//packages-update'."
-  (doom-initialize-packages 'internal)
+  (doom-initialize-packages t)
   (require 'async)
   (let (quelpa-pkgs elpa-pkgs)
     ;; Separate quelpa from elpa packages
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ Used by `doom//packages-update'."
 depended on.
 
 Used by `doom//packages-autoremove'."
-  (doom-initialize-packages 'internal)
+  (doom-initialize-packages t)
   (let ((package-selected-packages
          (append (mapcar #'car doom-packages) doom-core-packages)))
     (append (package--removable-packages)