diff --git a/benchmark/benchmark-bootstrap.coffee b/benchmark/benchmark-bootstrap.coffee
index 8d9a0ba4e..e6b4de693 100644
--- a/benchmark/benchmark-bootstrap.coffee
+++ b/benchmark/benchmark-bootstrap.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require '../src/window'
 Atom = require '../src/atom'
 atom = new Atom()
-atom.show() unless atom.getLoadSettings().exitWhenDone
+atom.show() unless atom.loadSettings.exitWhenDone
 window.atom = atom
 
 {runSpecSuite} = require '../spec/jasmine-helper'
diff --git a/benchmark/benchmark-helper.coffee b/benchmark/benchmark-helper.coffee
index 312d2258d..bb7e329a5 100644
--- a/benchmark/benchmark-helper.coffee
+++ b/benchmark/benchmark-helper.coffee
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ window.benchmark = (args...) ->
     report = "#{fullname}: #{total} / #{count} = #{avg}ms"
     console.log(report)
 
-    if atom.getLoadSettings().exitWhenDone
+    if atom.loadSettings.exitWhenDone
       url = "https://github.com/_stats"
       data = [type: 'timing', metric: "atom.#{fullname}", ms: avg]
       $.ajax url,
diff --git a/spec/jasmine-helper.coffee b/spec/jasmine-helper.coffee
index 3d84e9d46..d279c35db 100644
--- a/spec/jasmine-helper.coffee
+++ b/spec/jasmine-helper.coffee
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module.exports.runSpecSuite = (specSuite, logErrors=true) ->
   TimeReporter = require './time-reporter'
   timeReporter = new TimeReporter()
 
-  if atom.getLoadSettings().exitWhenDone
+  if atom.loadSettings.exitWhenDone
     {jasmineNode} = require 'jasmine-node/lib/jasmine-node/reporter'
     reporter = new jasmineNode.TerminalReporter
       print: (args...) ->
diff --git a/spec/keymap-spec.coffee b/spec/keymap-spec.coffee
index a74ede659..0749f0386 100644
--- a/spec/keymap-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/keymap-spec.coffee
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Keymap = require '../src/keymap'
 describe "Keymap", ->
   fragment = null
   keymap = null
-  resourcePath = atom.getLoadSettings().resourcePath
+  resourcePath = atom.loadSettings.resourcePath
 
   beforeEach ->
     keymap = new Keymap({configDirPath: atom.getConfigDirPath(), resourcePath})
diff --git a/spec/spec-bootstrap.coffee b/spec/spec-bootstrap.coffee
index 8e877ce04..0ef64457e 100644
--- a/spec/spec-bootstrap.coffee
+++ b/spec/spec-bootstrap.coffee
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ try
   require '../src/window'
   Atom = require '../src/atom'
   window.atom = Atom.loadOrCreate('spec')
-  window.atom.show() unless atom.getLoadSettings().exitWhenDone
+  window.atom.show() unless atom.loadSettings.exitWhenDone
   {runSpecSuite} = require './jasmine-helper'
 
   document.title = "Spec Suite"
   runSpecSuite './spec-suite'
 catch error
-  if atom?.getLoadSettings().exitWhenDone
+  if atom?.loadSettings.exitWhenDone
     console.error(error.stack ? error)
     atom.exit(1)
   else
diff --git a/spec/spec-helper.coffee b/spec/spec-helper.coffee
index 8c66f6d76..629c99890 100644
--- a/spec/spec-helper.coffee
+++ b/spec/spec-helper.coffee
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ specPackageName = null
 specPackagePath = null
 specProjectPath = null
 
-{specDirectory, resourcePath} = atom.getLoadSettings()
+{specDirectory, resourcePath} = atom.loadSettings
 
 if specDirectory
   specPackagePath = path.resolve(specDirectory, '..')
diff --git a/spec/spec-suite.coffee b/spec/spec-suite.coffee
index 6beade358..1d345222d 100644
--- a/spec/spec-suite.coffee
+++ b/spec/spec-suite.coffee
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ setSpecDirectory = (specDirectory) ->
   setSpecField('specDirectory', specDirectory)
 
 runAllSpecs = ->
-  {resourcePath} = atom.getLoadSettings()
+  {resourcePath} = atom.loadSettings
   # Only run core specs when resource path is the Atom repository
   if Git.exists(resourcePath)
     requireSpecs(path.join(resourcePath, 'spec'))
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ runAllSpecs = ->
   requireSpecs(path.join(packagePath, 'spec')) for packagePath in packagePaths.user ? []
   setSpecType('user')
 
-if specDirectory = atom.getLoadSettings().specDirectory
+if specDirectory = atom.loadSettings.specDirectory
   requireSpecs(specDirectory)
   setSpecType('user')
 else
diff --git a/spec/theme-manager-spec.coffee b/spec/theme-manager-spec.coffee
index bb96a5b2a..ba2d76661 100644
--- a/spec/theme-manager-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/theme-manager-spec.coffee
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ AtomPackage = require '../src/atom-package'
 
 describe "ThemeManager", ->
   themeManager = null
-  resourcePath = atom.getLoadSettings().resourcePath
+  resourcePath = atom.loadSettings.resourcePath
   configDirPath = atom.getConfigDirPath()
 
   beforeEach ->
diff --git a/spec/window-spec.coffee b/spec/window-spec.coffee
index 68f9adeb2..f98bb2f2d 100644
--- a/spec/window-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/window-spec.coffee
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ describe "Window", ->
 
   beforeEach ->
     spyOn(atom, 'hide')
-    atom.getLoadSettings() # Causes atom.loadSettings to be initialized
     atom.loadSettings.initialPath = atom.project.getPath()
     atom.project.destroy()
     windowEventHandler = new WindowEventHandler()
diff --git a/src/atom.coffee b/src/atom.coffee
index 93d1bbd65..25431755c 100644
--- a/src/atom.coffee
+++ b/src/atom.coffee
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class Atom extends Model
   created: ->
     DeserializerManager = require './deserializer-manager'
     @deserializers = new DeserializerManager()
+    @loadSettings = @constructor.getLoadSettings()
 
   # Public: Sets up the basic services that should be available in all modes
   # (both spec and application). Call after this instance has been assigned to
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ class Atom extends Model
     ThemeManager = require './theme-manager'
     ContextMenuManager = require './context-menu-manager'
     MenuManager = require './menu-manager'
-    {devMode, resourcePath} = @getLoadSettings()
+    {devMode, resourcePath} = @loadSettings
     configDirPath = @getConfigDirPath()
 
     @config = new Config({configDirPath, resourcePath})
@@ -202,16 +203,10 @@ class Atom extends Model
   setBodyPlatformClass: ->
     document.body.classList.add("platform-#{process.platform}")
 
-  # Public: Get the load settings for the current window.
-  #
-  # Returns an object containing all the load setting key/value pairs.
-  getLoadSettings: ->
-    @constructor.getLoadSettings()
-
   # Private:
   deserializeProject: ->
     Project = require './project'
-    @project ?= new Project(path: @getLoadSettings().initialPath)
+    @project ?= new Project(path: @loadSettings.initialPath)
 
   # Private:
   deserializeWorkspaceView: ->
@@ -299,7 +294,7 @@ class Atom extends Model
   # Private:
   restoreWindowDimensions: ->
     windowDimensions = @state.getObject('windowDimensions') ? {}
-    {initialSize} = @getLoadSettings
+    {initialSize} = @loadSettings
     windowDimensions.height ?= initialSize?.height ? global.screen.availHeight
     windowDimensions.width ?= initialSize?.width ? Math.min(global.screen.availWidth, 1024)
     @setWindowDimensions(windowDimensions)
@@ -407,11 +402,11 @@ class Atom extends Model
 
   # Public: Is the current window in development mode?
   inDevMode: ->
-    @getLoadSettings().devMode
+    @loadSettings.devMode
 
   # Public: Is the current window running specs?
   inSpecMode: ->
-    @getLoadSettings().isSpec
+    @loadSettings.isSpec
 
   # Public: Toggle the full screen state of the current window.
   toggleFullScreen: ->
diff --git a/src/command-installer.coffee b/src/command-installer.coffee
index b1515d46f..634b11c4b 100644
--- a/src/command-installer.coffee
+++ b/src/command-installer.coffee
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ module.exports =
       callback = resourcePath
       resourcePath = null
 
-    resourcePath ?= atom.getLoadSettings().resourcePath
+    resourcePath ?= atom.loadSettings.resourcePath
     commandPath = path.join(resourcePath, 'atom.sh')
     @install(commandPath, callback)
 
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ module.exports =
       callback = resourcePath
       resourcePath = null
 
-    resourcePath ?= atom.getLoadSettings().resourcePath
+    resourcePath ?= atom.loadSettings.resourcePath
     commandPath = path.join(resourcePath, 'node_modules', '.bin', 'apm')
     @install(commandPath, callback)