diff --git a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/storage/methods/FlatfileDatastore.java b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/storage/methods/FlatfileDatastore.java
index 4bb62d098..2522bacd3 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/storage/methods/FlatfileDatastore.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/storage/methods/FlatfileDatastore.java
@@ -81,18 +81,9 @@ abstract class FlatfileDatastore extends Datastore {
         }
 
         cleanupUsers();
-
-        try {
-            childInit();
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         setAcceptingLogins(true);
     }
 
-    protected abstract void childInit() throws Exception;
-
     private void makeFiles() throws IOException {
         File data = new File(pluginDir, "data");
         data.mkdirs();
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/storage/methods/JSONDatastore.java b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/storage/methods/JSONDatastore.java
index 2c00477a8..b84ae58f7 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/storage/methods/JSONDatastore.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/storage/methods/JSONDatastore.java
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@ public class JSONDatastore extends FlatfileDatastore {
         return success;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected void childInit() throws Exception {
-
-    }
-
     @Override
     public boolean loadUser(UUID uuid, String username) {
         User user = plugin.getUserManager().make(uuid, username);
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/storage/methods/YAMLDatastore.java b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/storage/methods/YAMLDatastore.java
index 305b6545d..3dd36c4f5 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/storage/methods/YAMLDatastore.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/storage/methods/YAMLDatastore.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import me.lucko.luckperms.users.User;
 import me.lucko.luckperms.utils.Node;
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.DumperOptions;
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml;
-import org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.BaseConstructor;
 
 import java.io.*;
 import java.util.*;
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ public class YAMLDatastore extends FlatfileDatastore {
         super(plugin, "Flatfile - YAML", pluginDir);
     }
 
-    private Yaml getYaml() {
+    private static Yaml getYaml() {
         DumperOptions options = new DumperOptions();
         options.setDefaultFlowStyle(DumperOptions.FlowStyle.BLOCK);
         return new Yaml(options);
@@ -75,11 +74,6 @@ public class YAMLDatastore extends FlatfileDatastore {
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected void childInit() throws Exception {
-
-    }
-
     @Override
     public boolean loadUser(UUID uuid, String username) {
         User user = plugin.getUserManager().make(uuid, username);