diff --git a/core/boot.js b/core/boot.js
index addc958782..4e96d793e9 100644
--- a/core/boot.js
+++ b/core/boot.js
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ async function initCore({ghostServer, config}) {
 async function initFrontend() {
     debug('Begin: initFrontend');
 
-    debug('Begin: Frontend Settings');
-    const frontendSettings = require('./frontend/services/settings');
-    await frontendSettings.init();
-    debug('End: Frontend Settings');
+    debug('Begin: Frontend Routing Settings');
+    const routeSettings = require('./server/services/route-settings');
+    await routeSettings.init();
+    debug('End: Frontend Routing Settings');
 
     debug('Begin: Themes');
     const themeService = require('./server/services/themes');
diff --git a/core/frontend/services/settings/index.js b/core/frontend/services/settings/index.js
index aa4736ed59..890da53d66 100644
--- a/core/frontend/services/settings/index.js
+++ b/core/frontend/services/settings/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 const crypto = require('crypto');
-const debug = require('@tryghost/debug')('frontend:services:settings:index');
 const SettingsLoader = require('./loader');
-const ensureSettingsFile = require('./ensure-settings');
 
 /**
  * md5 hashes of default routes settings
@@ -15,14 +13,6 @@ const calculateHash = (data) => {
 };
 
 module.exports = {
-    init: function () {
-        debug('init routes settings service');
-
-        // Make sure that supported settings files are available
-        // inside of the `content/setting` directory
-        return ensureSettingsFile('routes.yaml');
-    },
-
     /**
      * Getter for routes YAML setting.
      * Example: `settings.get().then(...)`
diff --git a/core/frontend/services/settings/ensure-settings.js b/core/server/services/route-settings/ensure-settings.js
similarity index 100%
rename from core/frontend/services/settings/ensure-settings.js
rename to core/server/services/route-settings/ensure-settings.js
diff --git a/core/server/services/route-settings/route-settings.js b/core/server/services/route-settings/route-settings.js
index b0679329c7..95360e7fc2 100644
--- a/core/server/services/route-settings/route-settings.js
+++ b/core/server/services/route-settings/route-settings.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const errors = require('@tryghost/errors');
 const tpl = require('@tryghost/tpl');
 const config = require('../../../shared/config');
 const bridge = require('../../../bridge');
+const ensureSettingsFile = require('./ensure-settings');
 
 const messages = {
     loadError: 'Could not load {filename} file.'
@@ -134,5 +135,14 @@ const get = async () => {
     return readFile(settingsFilePath);
 };
 
+const init = function () {
+    debug('init routes settings service');
+
+    // Make sure that supported settings files are available
+    // inside of the `content/setting` directory
+    return ensureSettingsFile('routes.yaml');
+};
+
 module.exports.setFromFilePath = setFromFilePath;
 module.exports.get = get;
+module.exports.init = init;
diff --git a/test/unit/services/settings/ensure-settings.test.js b/test/unit/services/settings/ensure-settings.test.js
index 22ab690bb5..c64b6d00fa 100644
--- a/test/unit/services/settings/ensure-settings.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/services/settings/ensure-settings.test.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const should = require('should');
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
 const path = require('path');
 const configUtils = require('../../../utils/configUtils');
-const ensureSettings = require('../../../../core/frontend/services/settings/ensure-settings');
+const ensureSettings = require('../../../../core/server/services/route-settings/ensure-settings');
 
 describe('UNIT > Settings Service ensure settings:', function () {
     beforeEach(function () {
diff --git a/test/utils/acceptance-utils.js b/test/utils/acceptance-utils.js
index 59370a81a7..b84951f8bf 100644
--- a/test/utils/acceptance-utils.js
+++ b/test/utils/acceptance-utils.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const db = require('../../core/server/data/db');
 const models = require('../../core/server/models');
 const urlService = require('../../core/frontend/services/url');
 const settingsService = require('../../core/server/services/settings');
-const frontendSettingsService = require('../../core/frontend/services/settings');
+const routeSettingsService = require('../../core/server/services/route-settings');
 const web = require('../../core/server/web');
 const themeService = require('../../core/server/services/themes');
 const limits = require('../../core/server/services/limits');
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ const restartModeGhostStart = async () => {
     await settingsService.init();
     debug('settings done');
 
-    // Reload the frontend
-    await frontendSettingsService.init();
+    // Load the frontend-related components
+    await routeSettingsService.init();
     await themeService.init();
     debug('frontend done');