diff --git a/framework/core/src/Install/Console/InstallCommand.php b/framework/core/src/Install/Console/InstallCommand.php
index ed6b07acb..00149cb94 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Install/Console/InstallCommand.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Install/Console/InstallCommand.php
@@ -13,26 +13,19 @@ namespace Flarum\Install\Console;
 
 use Exception;
 use Flarum\Console\AbstractCommand;
-use Flarum\Database\AbstractModel;
+use Flarum\Database\DatabaseMigrationRepository;
 use Flarum\Database\Migrator;
-use Flarum\Discussion\DiscussionServiceProvider;
 use Flarum\Extension\ExtensionManager;
-use Flarum\Formatter\FormatterServiceProvider;
 use Flarum\Group\Group;
-use Flarum\Group\GroupServiceProvider;
 use Flarum\Install\Prerequisite\PrerequisiteInterface;
-use Flarum\Notification\NotificationServiceProvider;
-use Flarum\Post\PostServiceProvider;
-use Flarum\Search\SearchServiceProvider;
-use Flarum\Settings\SettingsRepositoryInterface;
-use Flarum\User\User;
-use Flarum\User\UserServiceProvider;
+use Flarum\Settings\DatabaseSettingsRepository;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Events\Dispatcher;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Translation\Translator;
 use Illuminate\Database\ConnectionInterface;
-use Illuminate\Database\ConnectionResolverInterface;
-use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Builder;
+use Illuminate\Database\Connectors\ConnectionFactory;
 use Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem;
+use Illuminate\Hashing\BcryptHasher;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Factory;
 use PDO;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
@@ -54,6 +47,16 @@ class InstallCommand extends AbstractCommand
      */
     protected $filesystem;
 
+    /**
+     * @var ConnectionInterface
+     */
+    protected $db;
+
+    /**
+     * @var Migrator
+     */
+    protected $migrator;
+
     /**
      * @param Application $application
      * @param Filesystem $filesystem
@@ -177,22 +180,10 @@ class InstallCommand extends AbstractCommand
 
             $this->storeConfiguration($this->dataSource->isDebugMode());
 
-            $resolver = $this->application->make(ConnectionResolverInterface::class);
-            AbstractModel::setConnectionResolver($resolver);
-            AbstractModel::setEventDispatcher($this->application->make('events'));
-
             $this->runMigrations();
 
             $this->writeSettings();
 
-            $this->application->register(UserServiceProvider::class);
-            $this->application->register(FormatterServiceProvider::class);
-            $this->application->register(DiscussionServiceProvider::class);
-            $this->application->register(GroupServiceProvider::class);
-            $this->application->register(NotificationServiceProvider::class);
-            $this->application->register(SearchServiceProvider::class);
-            $this->application->register(PostServiceProvider::class);
-
             $this->seedGroups();
 
             $this->createAdminUser();
@@ -213,7 +204,7 @@ class InstallCommand extends AbstractCommand
 
         $config = [
             'debug'    => $debugMode,
-            'database' => [
+            'database' => $laravelDbConfig = [
                 'driver'    => $dbConfig['driver'],
                 'host'      => $dbConfig['host'],
                 'database'  => $dbConfig['database'],
@@ -234,15 +225,22 @@ class InstallCommand extends AbstractCommand
 
         $this->info('Testing config');
 
-        $this->application->instance('flarum.config', $config);
-        /* @var $db \Illuminate\Database\ConnectionInterface */
-        $db = $this->application->make('flarum.db');
-        $version = $db->getPdo()->getAttribute(PDO::ATTR_SERVER_VERSION);
+        $factory = new ConnectionFactory($this->application);
+
+        $this->db = $factory->make($laravelDbConfig);
+        $version = $this->db->getPdo()->getAttribute(PDO::ATTR_SERVER_VERSION);
 
         if (version_compare($version, '5.5.0', '<')) {
             throw new Exception('MySQL version too low. You need at least MySQL 5.5.');
         }
 
+        $repository = new DatabaseMigrationRepository(
+            $this->db, 'migrations'
+        );
+        $files = $this->application->make('files');
+
+        $this->migrator = new Migrator($repository, $this->db, $files);
+
         $this->info('Writing config');
 
         file_put_contents(
@@ -253,23 +251,17 @@ class InstallCommand extends AbstractCommand
 
     protected function runMigrations()
     {
-        $this->application->bind(Builder::class, function ($container) {
-            return $container->make(ConnectionInterface::class)->getSchemaBuilder();
-        });
+        $this->migrator->getRepository()->createRepository();
+        $this->migrator->run(__DIR__.'/../../../migrations');
 
-        $migrator = $this->application->make(Migrator::class);
-        $migrator->getRepository()->createRepository();
-
-        $migrator->run(__DIR__.'/../../../migrations');
-
-        foreach ($migrator->getNotes() as $note) {
+        foreach ($this->migrator->getNotes() as $note) {
             $this->info($note);
         }
     }
 
     protected function writeSettings()
     {
-        $settings = $this->application->make(SettingsRepositoryInterface::class);
+        $settings = new DatabaseSettingsRepository($this->db);
 
         $this->info('Writing default settings');
 
@@ -282,8 +274,6 @@ class InstallCommand extends AbstractCommand
 
     protected function seedGroups()
     {
-        Group::unguard();
-
         $groups = [
             [Group::ADMINISTRATOR_ID, 'Admin', 'Admins', '#B72A2A', 'fas fa-wrench'],
             [Group::GUEST_ID, 'Guest', 'Guests', null, null],
@@ -292,7 +282,7 @@ class InstallCommand extends AbstractCommand
         ];
 
         foreach ($groups as $group) {
-            Group::create([
+            $this->db->table('groups')->insert([
                 'id' => $group[0],
                 'name_singular' => $group[1],
                 'name_plural' => $group[2],
@@ -312,21 +302,29 @@ class InstallCommand extends AbstractCommand
 
         $this->info('Creating admin user '.$admin['username']);
 
-        $user = User::register(
-            $admin['username'],
-            $admin['email'],
-            $admin['password']
-        );
+        $uid = $this->db->table('users')->insertGetId([
+            'username' => $admin['username'],
+            'email' => $admin['email'],
+            'password' => (new BcryptHasher)->make($admin['password']),
+            'join_time' => time(),
+            'is_activated' => 1,
+        ]);
 
-        $user->is_activated = 1;
-        $user->save();
-
-        $user->groups()->sync([Group::ADMINISTRATOR_ID]);
+        $this->db->table('users_groups')->insert([
+            'user_id' => $uid,
+            'group_id' => Group::ADMINISTRATOR_ID,
+        ]);
     }
 
     protected function enableBundledExtensions()
     {
-        $extensions = $this->application->make(ExtensionManager::class);
+        $extensions = new ExtensionManager(
+            new DatabaseSettingsRepository($this->db),
+            $this->application,
+            $this->migrator,
+            $this->application->make(Dispatcher::class),
+            $this->application->make('files')
+        );
 
         $migrator = $extensions->getMigrator();