diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 00414bc1..aafae5eb 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub async fn start(config: &Configuration, app_container: &AppContainer) -> Vec<
     let registar = Registar::default();
 
     // Load peer keys
-    if app_container.tracker.is_private() {
+    if config.core.private {
         app_container
             .keys_handler
             .load_keys_from_database()
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub async fn start(config: &Configuration, app_container: &AppContainer) -> Vec<
     }
 
     // Load whitelisted torrents
-    if app_container.tracker.is_listed() {
+    if config.core.listed {
         app_container
             .whitelist_manager
             .load_whitelist_from_database()
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub async fn start(config: &Configuration, app_container: &AppContainer) -> Vec<
     // Start the UDP blocks
     if let Some(udp_trackers) = &config.udp_trackers {
         for udp_tracker_config in udp_trackers {
-            if app_container.tracker.is_private() {
+            if config.core.private {
                 tracing::warn!(
                     "Could not start UDP tracker on: {} while in private mode. UDP is not safe for private trackers!",
                     udp_tracker_config.bind_address
diff --git a/src/core/mod.rs b/src/core/mod.rs
index 2151ec1e..ae728dc1 100644
--- a/src/core/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/mod.rs
@@ -496,28 +496,10 @@ impl Tracker {
         })
     }
 
-    /// Returns `true` is the tracker is in public mode.
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn is_public(&self) -> bool {
-        !self.config.private
-    }
-
-    /// Returns `true` is the tracker is in private mode.
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn is_private(&self) -> bool {
-        self.config.private
-    }
-
-    /// Returns `true` is the tracker is in whitelisted mode.
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn is_listed(&self) -> bool {
-        self.config.listed
-    }
-
     /// Returns `true` if the tracker requires authentication.
     #[must_use]
     pub fn requires_authentication(&self) -> bool {
-        self.is_private()
+        self.config.private
     }
 
     /// Returns `true` is the tracker is in whitelisted mode.