diff --git a/src/main/java/de/epiceric/shopchest/ShopChest.java b/src/main/java/de/epiceric/shopchest/ShopChest.java
index c269e57..cdaf9e8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/epiceric/shopchest/ShopChest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/epiceric/shopchest/ShopChest.java
@@ -255,11 +255,9 @@ public class ShopChest extends JavaPlugin {
         if (shopCreationThreadPool != null) {
             shopCreationThreadPool.shutdown();
         }
-        
-        for (Shop shop : shopUtils.getShops()) {
-            shopUtils.removeShop(shop, false);
-            debug("Removed shop (#" + shop.getID() + ")");
-        }
+
+        shopUtils.removeShops();
+        debug("Removed shops");
 
         if (database != null && database.isInitialized()) {
             if (database instanceof SQLite) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/epiceric/shopchest/utils/ShopUtils.java b/src/main/java/de/epiceric/shopchest/utils/ShopUtils.java
index 46937e0..88960ee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/epiceric/shopchest/utils/ShopUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/epiceric/shopchest/utils/ShopUtils.java
@@ -132,6 +132,20 @@ public class ShopUtils {
         addShop(shop, addToDatabase, null);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Removes (i.e. unloads) all currently loaded shops
+     */
+    public void removeShops() {
+        shopLocation.forEach((location, shop) -> {
+            if (!shop.isCreated()) return;
+
+            plugin.debug("Removing shop " + shop.getID());
+            shop.removeItem();
+            shop.removeHologram();
+        });
+        shopLocation.clear();
+    }
+
     /** Remove a shop. May not work properly if double chest doesn't exist!
      * @param shop Shop to remove
      * @param removeFromDatabase Whether the shop should also be removed from the database