diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
index 4851c3fd1a..f2bdf80ec7 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
@@ -362,7 +362,6 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				return;
 			}
 
-			ModData.MountFiles();
 			ModData.InitializeLoaders();
 			Renderer.InitializeFonts(ModData.Manifest);
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/ModData.cs b/OpenRA.Game/ModData.cs
index 66cb3254fe..8e36fb8717 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/ModData.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/ModData.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				LoadScreen.Display();
 			}
 
+			ModFiles.LoadFromManifest(Manifest);
+
 			WidgetLoader = new WidgetLoader(this);
 			RulesetCache = new RulesetCache(this);
 			RulesetCache.LoadingProgress += HandleLoadingProgress;
@@ -86,11 +88,6 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				LoadScreen.Display();
 		}
 
-		public void MountFiles()
-		{
-			ModFiles.LoadFromManifest(Manifest);
-		}
-
 		public void InitializeLoaders()
 		{
 			// all this manipulation of static crap here is nasty and breaks
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/ConvertSpriteToPngCommand.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/ConvertSpriteToPngCommand.cs
index 1a52dffc86..04401a8469 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/ConvertSpriteToPngCommand.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/ConvertSpriteToPngCommand.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.UtilityCommands
 		{
 			// HACK: The engine code assumes that Game.modData is set.
 			Game.ModData = modData;
-			Game.ModData.MountFiles();
 
 			var src = args[1];
 			var shadowIndex = new int[] { };
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/GenerateMinimapCommand.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/GenerateMinimapCommand.cs
index 3a3286cde2..4ffdfd0593 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/GenerateMinimapCommand.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/GenerateMinimapCommand.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.UtilityCommands
 		public void Run(ModData modData, string[] args)
 		{
 			Game.ModData = modData;
-			modData.MountFiles();
 
 			var map = new Map(args[1]);
 			var minimap = Minimap.RenderMapPreview(map.Rules.TileSets[map.Tileset], map, true);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/ImportLegacyMapCommand.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/ImportLegacyMapCommand.cs
index 6d21789266..5f21e83729 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/ImportLegacyMapCommand.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/ImportLegacyMapCommand.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.UtilityCommands
 		{
 			// HACK: The engine code assumes that Game.modData is set.
 			Game.ModData = modData;
-			Game.ModData.MountFiles();
 
 			Rules = Game.ModData.RulesetCache.Load();
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.TS/UtilityCommands/ImportTSMapCommand.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.TS/UtilityCommands/ImportTSMapCommand.cs
index 06cff2d28e..ac695d264e 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.TS/UtilityCommands/ImportTSMapCommand.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.TS/UtilityCommands/ImportTSMapCommand.cs
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.TS.UtilityCommands
 		{
 			// HACK: The engine code assumes that Game.modData is set.
 			Game.ModData = modData;
-			Game.ModData.MountFiles();
 
 			var filename = args[1];
 			var file = new IniFile(File.Open(args[1], FileMode.Open));
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.TS/UtilityCommands/LegacyTilesetImporter.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.TS/UtilityCommands/LegacyTilesetImporter.cs
index a0a3aab719..39c4a36c69 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.TS/UtilityCommands/LegacyTilesetImporter.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.TS/UtilityCommands/LegacyTilesetImporter.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.TS.UtilityCommands
 		{
 			// HACK: The engine code assumes that Game.modData is set.
 			Game.ModData = modData;
-			Game.ModData.MountFiles();
 
 			var file = new IniFile(File.Open(args[1], FileMode.Open));
 			var extension = args[2];