diff --git a/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/build.ex b/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/build.ex
index df27e6d2d..4dec17f05 100644
--- a/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/build.ex
+++ b/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/build.ex
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ defmodule ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Build do
                   purge_consolidated_protocols()
                   {status, diagnostics} = compile()
 
-                  if status in [:ok, :noop] and Keyword.get(opts, :load_all_mix_applications?) do
-                    load_all_mix_applications()
-                  end
-
                   diagnostics = Diagnostics.normalize(diagnostics, root_path)
                   Server.build_finished(parent, {status, mixfile_diagnostics ++ diagnostics})
 
@@ -108,33 +104,6 @@ defmodule ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Build do
     end
   end
 
-  # TODO It looks like that function is no longer needed on elixir >= 1.11
-  # it was added in https://github.com/elixir-lsp/elixir-ls/pull/227
-  # removing it doesn't break tests and I'm not able to reproduce
-  # https://github.com/elixir-lsp/elixir-ls/issues/209 on recent elixir (1.13)
-  def load_all_mix_applications do
-    apps =
-      cond do
-        Mix.Project.umbrella?() ->
-          Mix.Project.apps_paths() |> Map.keys()
-
-        app = Keyword.get(Mix.Project.config(), :app) ->
-          [app]
-
-        true ->
-          []
-      end
-
-    Enum.each(apps, fn app ->
-      true = Code.prepend_path(Path.join(Mix.Project.build_path(), "lib/#{app}/ebin"))
-
-      case Application.load(app) do
-        :ok -> :ok
-        {:error, {:already_loaded, _}} -> :ok
-      end
-    end)
-  end
-
   defp compile do
     case Mix.Task.run("compile", ["--return-errors", "--ignore-module-conflict"]) do
       {status, diagnostics} when status in [:ok, :error, :noop] and is_list(diagnostics) ->
diff --git a/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/server.ex b/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/server.ex
index b66a2f4c7..37abaddac 100644
--- a/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/server.ex
+++ b/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/server.ex
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ defmodule ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Server do
     build_diagnostics: [],
     dialyzer_diagnostics: [],
     needs_build?: false,
-    load_all_mix_applications?: false,
     build_running?: false,
     analysis_ready?: false,
     received_shutdown?: false,
@@ -923,19 +922,14 @@ defmodule ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Server do
       not state.build_running? ->
         fetch_deps? = Map.get(state.settings || %{}, "fetchDeps", false)
 
-        {_pid, build_ref} =
-          Build.build(self(), project_dir,
-            fetch_deps?: fetch_deps?,
-            load_all_mix_applications?: state.load_all_mix_applications?
-          )
+        {_pid, build_ref} = Build.build(self(), project_dir, fetch_deps?: fetch_deps?)
 
         %__MODULE__{
           state
           | build_ref: build_ref,
             needs_build?: false,
             build_running?: true,
-            analysis_ready?: false,
-            load_all_mix_applications?: false
+            analysis_ready?: false
         }
 
       true ->
@@ -1217,7 +1211,7 @@ defmodule ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Server do
 
       is_nil(prev_project_dir) ->
         File.cd!(project_dir)
-        Map.merge(state, %{project_dir: File.cwd!(), load_all_mix_applications?: true})
+        %{state | project_dir: File.cwd!()}
 
       prev_project_dir != project_dir ->
         JsonRpc.show_message(
diff --git a/apps/language_server/test/providers/code_lens/test_test.exs b/apps/language_server/test/providers/code_lens/test_test.exs
index c6e898fb1..ad7f56136 100644
--- a/apps/language_server/test/providers/code_lens/test_test.exs
+++ b/apps/language_server/test/providers/code_lens/test_test.exs
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ defmodule ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Providers.CodeLens.TestTest do
   @project_dir "/project"
 
   setup context do
-    ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Build.load_all_mix_applications()
-
     unless context[:skip_server] do
       server = ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Test.ServerTestHelpers.start_server()
 
diff --git a/apps/language_server/test/providers/completion_test.exs b/apps/language_server/test/providers/completion_test.exs
index d4e1b01e2..b15069455 100644
--- a/apps/language_server/test/providers/completion_test.exs
+++ b/apps/language_server/test/providers/completion_test.exs
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ defmodule ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Providers.CompletionTest do
   }
 
   setup context do
-    ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Build.load_all_mix_applications()
-
     unless context[:skip_server] do
       server = ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Test.ServerTestHelpers.start_server()