diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 0e7cf2089a..b1feaa4400 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ module Openfoodnetwork
       end
     end
 
-    # We reload the routes here
-    #   so that the appended/prepended routes are available to the application.
-    config.after_initialize do
-      Rails.application.routes_reloader.reload!
-    end
-
     initializer "spree.environment", before: :load_config_initializers do |app|
       app.config.spree = Spree::Core::Environment.new
       Spree::Config = app.config.spree.preferences # legacy access
diff --git a/config/routes/spree.rb b/config/routes/spree.rb
index cb35c08cbc..9b176b652a 100644
--- a/config/routes/spree.rb
+++ b/config/routes/spree.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-# Overriding Devise routes to use our own controller
-Spree::Core::Engine.routes.draw do
+Spree::Core::Engine.routes.append do
   devise_for :spree_user,
              :class_name => 'Spree::User',
              :controllers => { :sessions => 'spree/user_sessions',