diff --git a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_authentication_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_authentication_SUITE.erl
index 652b634ca..5f3e28bf3 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_authentication_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_authentication_SUITE.erl
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ t_update_config({init, Config}) ->
         | Config
     ];
 t_update_config(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
-    emqx_config_handler:add_handler([?CONF_ROOT], emqx_authentication),
+    emqx_config_handler:add_handler([?CONF_ROOT], emqx_authentication_config),
     ok = register_provider(?config("auth1"), ?MODULE),
     ok = register_provider(?config("auth2"), ?MODULE),
     Global = ?config(global),
diff --git a/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_cli.erl b/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_cli.erl
index 7df7f669b..7c391d2d1 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_cli.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_cli.erl
@@ -33,15 +33,6 @@ unload() ->
     emqx_ctl:unregister_command(?CLUSTER_CALL),
     emqx_ctl:unregister_command(?CONF).
 
-conf(["reload"]) ->
-    ConfFiles = lists:flatten(lists:join(",", application:get_env(emqx, config_files, []))),
-    case emqx_config:reload_etc_conf_on_local_node() of
-        [] ->
-            emqx_ctl:print("reload ~s success~n", [ConfFiles]);
-        Error ->
-            emqx_ctl:print("reload ~s failed:~n", [ConfFiles]),
-            print(Error)
-    end;
 conf(["print", "--only-keys"]) ->
     print(emqx_config:get_root_names());
 conf(["print"]) ->