diff --git a/src/common/ConfigReader.cpp b/src/common/ConfigReader.cpp
index 4b5983c..911c511 100644
--- a/src/common/ConfigReader.cpp
+++ b/src/common/ConfigReader.cpp
@@ -147,16 +147,13 @@ 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());
                 foreach (const QFileInfo &file, dir.entryInfoList(QDir::Files | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot, QDir::LocaleAware)) {
                     files << (file.absoluteFilePath());
-                    latestModificationTime = std::max(latestModificationTime, file.lastModified());
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -164,21 +161,14 @@ 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());
                 foreach (const QFileInfo &file, dir.entryInfoList(QDir::Files | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot, QDir::LocaleAware)) {
                     files << (file.absoluteFilePath());
-                    latestModificationTime = std::max(latestModificationTime, file.lastModified());
                 }
             }
         }
 
         files << m_path;
 
-        if (latestModificationTime <= m_fileModificationTime) {
-            return;
-        }
-        m_fileModificationTime = latestModificationTime;
-
         foreach (const QString &filepath, files) {
             loadInternal(filepath);
         }