diff --git a/src/IRCBot.py b/src/IRCBot.py
index fbc74ad9..348a2ea8 100644
--- a/src/IRCBot.py
+++ b/src/IRCBot.py
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@ class Bot(object):
 
         return (db_whitelist|conf_whitelist, db_blacklist|conf_blacklist)
 
-    def load_modules(self, safe: bool=False
+    def load_modules(self
             ) -> typing.Tuple[typing.List[str], typing.List[str]]:
         whitelist, blacklist = self._module_lists()
         return self.modules.load_modules(self, whitelist=whitelist,
-            blacklist=blacklist, safe=safe)
+            blacklist=blacklist)
     def try_reload_modules(self) -> ModuleManager.TryReloadResult:
         whitelist, blacklist = self._module_lists()
         return self.modules.try_reload_modules(self, whitelist=whitelist,
diff --git a/src/ModuleManager.py b/src/ModuleManager.py
index 74ef7d01..36221798 100644
--- a/src/ModuleManager.py
+++ b/src/ModuleManager.py
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ class ModuleManager(object):
         return [definition_names[name] for name in definitions_ordered]
 
     def load_modules(self, bot: "IRCBot.Bot", whitelist: typing.List[str]=[],
-            blacklist: typing.List[str]=[], safe: bool=False
+            blacklist: typing.List[str]=[]
             ) -> typing.Tuple[typing.List[str], typing.List[str]]:
         loadable, nonloadable = self._list_valid_modules(bot, whitelist, blacklist)