diff --git a/CRM/Core/Component.php b/CRM/Core/Component.php
index b9de5379701b..988a7059f1b3 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/Component.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/Component.php
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static public function &getEnabledComponents($force = FALSE) {
   }
 
   static public function flushEnabledComponents() {
-    self::getEnabledComponents(TRUE);
+    unset(Civi::$statics[__CLASS__]);
   }
 
   /**