diff --git a/src/core/application.cpp b/src/core/application.cpp
index 720cea671..04f396cdf 100644
--- a/src/core/application.cpp
+++ b/src/core/application.cpp
@@ -665,7 +665,6 @@ namespace swift::core
     {
         Q_ASSERT_X(m_parsed, Q_FUNC_INFO, "Call this function after parsing");
 
-        m_useContexts = true;
         m_coreFacadeConfig = coreConfig;
         const CStatusMessage msg = this->initLocalSettings();
         if (msg.isFailure()) { return msg; }
@@ -685,7 +684,6 @@ namespace swift::core
     {
         Q_ASSERT_X(m_parsed, Q_FUNC_INFO, "Call this function after parsing");
 
-        m_useContexts = true; // otherwise startCoreFacade will early-return
         m_coreFacadeConfig = CCoreFacadeConfig(CCoreFacadeConfig::NotUsed);
         const CStatusMessage msg = this->initLocalSettings();
         if (msg.isFailure()) { return msg; }
@@ -718,10 +716,6 @@ namespace swift::core
     {
         Q_ASSERT_X(m_parsed, Q_FUNC_INFO, "Call this function after parsing");
 
-        if (!m_useContexts)
-        {
-            return CStatusMessage(this).error(u"No need to start core facade");
-        } // we do not use context, so no need to startup
         if (!m_setupReader || !m_setupReader->isSetupAvailable())
         {
             return CStatusMessage(this).error(u"No setup reader or setup available");
diff --git a/src/core/application.h b/src/core/application.h
index 6034e0872..ac31faf9d 100644
--- a/src/core/application.h
+++ b/src/core/application.h
@@ -653,7 +653,6 @@ namespace swift::core
         const QString m_applicationName; //!< application name
         QReadWriteLock m_accessManagerLock; //!< lock to make access manager access threadsafe
         CCoreFacadeConfig m_coreFacadeConfig; //!< Core facade config if any
-        bool m_useContexts = false; //!< use contexts
         bool m_devFlag = false; //!< dev. environment
         bool m_saveSettingsOnShutdown = true; //!< saving all settings on shutdown
         bool m_localSettingsLoaded = false; //!< local settings loaded?