diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/ApplicationContextExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/ApplicationContextExtensions.cs
index fcbcab1628..1756da5f3c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/ApplicationContextExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/ApplicationContextExtensions.cs
@@ -1,30 +1,24 @@
-using System;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Web;
+using System.Web;
 using Umbraco.Core;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web
 {
 	public static class ApplicationContextExtensions
 	{
-		/// <summary>
-		/// This will restart the application pool
-		/// </summary>
-		/// <param name="appContext"> </param>
-		/// <param name="http"></param>
-		public static void RestartApplicationPool(this ApplicationContext appContext, HttpContextBase http)
-		{
+	    /// <summary>
+	    /// Restarts the application pool by unloading the application domain.
+	    /// </summary>
+	    /// <param name="appContext"></param>
+	    /// <param name="http"></param>
+	    public static void RestartApplicationPool(this ApplicationContext appContext, HttpContextBase http)
+	    {
+            // we're going to put an application wide flag to show that the application is about to restart.
+            // we're doing this because if there is a script checking if the app pool is fully restarted, then
+            // it can check if this flag exists...  if it does it means the app pool isn't restarted yet.
+            http.Application.Add("AppPoolRestarting", true);
 
-			//we're going to put an application wide flag to show that the application is about to restart.
-			//we're doing this because if there is a script checking if the app pool is fully restarted, then 
-			//it can check if this flag exists...  if it does it means the app pool isn't restarted yet.
-			http.Application.Add("AppPoolRestarting", true);
-
-			//NOTE: this real way only works in full trust :(
-			//HttpRuntime.UnloadAppDomain();
-			//so we'll do the dodgy hack instead            
-			var configPath = http.Request.PhysicalApplicationPath + "\\web.config";
-			File.SetLastWriteTimeUtc(configPath, DateTime.UtcNow);
+            // unload app domain
+			HttpRuntime.UnloadAppDomain();
 		}
 	}
 }