diff --git a/ghost/core/core/boot.js b/ghost/core/core/boot.js
index 3e5df321cc..3b7bfe6118 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/boot.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/boot.js
@@ -477,13 +477,6 @@ async function bootGhost({backend = true, frontend = true, server = true} = {})
     try {
         // Step 1 - require more fundamental components
 
-        // Load New Relic
-        debug('Begin: Load New Relic');
-        if (config.get('newRelic:enabled')) {
-            require('newrelic');
-        }
-        debug('End: Load New Relic');
-
         // Sentry must be initialized early, but requires config
         debug('Begin: Load sentry');
         require('./shared/sentry');
diff --git a/ghost/core/index.js b/ghost/core/index.js
index 3eb69a6823..4bfb4b247c 100644
--- a/ghost/core/index.js
+++ b/ghost/core/index.js
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
+// Load New Relic
+if (process.env.PRO_ENV) {
+    require('newrelic');
+}
+
 require('./ghost');