diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
index 5aa737ae5..4c2f653d9 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 %% Unless you know what you are doing, DO NOT edit manually!!
 {VSN,
   [{"4.3.9",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_sqltester,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_cli,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_rule_utils,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_utils,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {add_module,emqx_rule_date},
@@ -140,11 +136,7 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
   [{"4.3.9",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_sqltester,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_cli,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_rule_utils,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_utils,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_maps,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
diff --git a/src/emqx.appup.src b/src/emqx.appup.src
index e55fda58e..9dbf47f6f 100644
--- a/src/emqx.appup.src
+++ b/src/emqx.appup.src
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 %% Unless you know what you are doing, DO NOT edit manually!!
 {VSN,
   [{"4.3.15",
-    [{load_module,emqx,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_plugins,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_sys,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_hooks,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {add_module,emqx_calendar},
+    [{add_module,emqx_calendar},
      {load_module,emqx_logger_textfmt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_session,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_misc,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -534,11 +530,7 @@
      {load_module,emqx_limiter,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
   [{"4.3.15",
-    [{load_module,emqx,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_plugins,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_sys,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_hooks,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {delete_module,emqx_calendar},
+    [{delete_module,emqx_calendar},
      {load_module,emqx_logger_textfmt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_alarm,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_alarm_handler,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},