diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/BindingRedirects.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/BindingRedirects.cs
index 2ee54a369b..9aaced955f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/BindingRedirects.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/BindingRedirects.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Web;
 using Umbraco.Core;
 
+[assembly: PreApplicationStartMethod(typeof(BindingRedirects), "Initialize")]
+
 namespace Umbraco.Core
 {
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/UmbracoApplicationBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/UmbracoApplicationBase.cs
index a2d2797ecd..c3497b3ae0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/UmbracoApplicationBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/UmbracoApplicationBase.cs
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
                 LogHelper.Error<UmbracoApplicationBase>(msg, exception);
             };
 
-            BindingRedirects.Initialize();
-
             //boot up the application
             GetBootManager()
                 .Initialize()