diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index abe20df..5c452c1 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
     # Common ones are `templates`, `generators`, or `middleware`, for example.
     config.autoload_lib(ignore: %w(assets tasks))
 
+    # Zeitwerk uses absolute file names internally, and your application should
+    # not issue require calls for autoloadable files, so those directories are
+    # actually not needed in $LOAD_PATH anymore.
+    config.add_autoload_paths_to_load_path = false
+
     # Configuration for the application, engines, and railties goes here.
     #
     # These settings can be overridden in specific environments using the files
diff --git a/config/initializers/new_framework_defaults_7_1.rb b/config/initializers/new_framework_defaults_7_1.rb
index 4ba0297..9771bd6 100644
--- a/config/initializers/new_framework_defaults_7_1.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/new_framework_defaults_7_1.rb
@@ -9,16 +9,6 @@
 # Read the Guide for Upgrading Ruby on Rails for more info on each option.
 # https://guides.rubyonrails.org/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.html
 
-###
-# No longer add autoloaded paths into `$LOAD_PATH`. This means that you won't be able
-# to manually require files that are managed by the autoloader, which you shouldn't do anyway.
-#
-# This will reduce the size of the load path, making `require` faster if you don't use bootsnap, or reduce the size
-# of the bootsnap cache if you use it.
-#
-# To set this configuration, add the following line to `config/application.rb` (NOT this file):
-#   config.add_autoload_paths_to_load_path = false
-
 ###
 # Remove the default X-Download-Options headers since it is used only by Internet Explorer.
 # If you need to support Internet Explorer, add back `"X-Download-Options" => "noopen"`.