diff --git a/src/profile/ProfileManager.cpp b/src/profile/ProfileManager.cpp
index 956febd4..935ca86a 100644
--- a/src/profile/ProfileManager.cpp
+++ b/src/profile/ProfileManager.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ void ProfileManager::sortProfiles()
 
 QList<Profile::Ptr> ProfileManager::allProfiles()
 {
-    loadAllProfiles();
     sortProfiles();
     return loadedProfiles();
 }
@@ -350,7 +349,6 @@ void ProfileManager::changeProfile(Profile::Ptr profile, QHash<Profile::Property
         // dialog
         if (!origPath.isEmpty() && profile->path() != origPath) {
             // this is needed to include the old profile too
-            loadAllProfiles();
             const QList<Profile::Ptr> availableProfiles = ProfileManager::instance()->allProfiles();
             for (const Profile::Ptr &oldProfile : availableProfiles) {
                 if (oldProfile->path() == origPath) {
diff --git a/src/profile/ProfileManager.h b/src/profile/ProfileManager.h
index 8b231982..e990157c 100644
--- a/src/profile/ProfileManager.h
+++ b/src/profile/ProfileManager.h
@@ -67,13 +67,6 @@ public:
      */
     QList<Profile::Ptr> loadedProfiles() const;
 
-    /**
-     * Loads all available profiles.  This involves reading each
-     * profile configuration file from disk and parsing it.
-     * Therefore it should only be done when necessary.
-     */
-    void loadAllProfiles(const QString &defaultProfileFileName = {});
-
     /**
      * Loads a profile from the specified path and registers
      * it with the ProfileManager.
@@ -197,6 +190,13 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(ProfileManager)
 
+    /**
+     * Loads all available profiles. This involves reading each
+     * profile configuration file from disk and parsing it.
+     * Therefore it should only be done when necessary.
+     */
+    void loadAllProfiles(const QString &defaultProfileFileName = {});
+
     // loads the mappings between shortcut key sequences and
     // profile paths
     void loadShortcuts();