diff --git a/crates/loader/src/lib.rs b/crates/loader/src/lib.rs
index dbb0343..d7f1ed4 100644
--- a/crates/loader/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/loader/src/lib.rs
@@ -109,9 +109,7 @@ unsafe extern "system-unwind" fn Init(data: &ThreadData) -> u32 {
         setup_logging(&data.log).context("failed to setup logging")?;
 
         // blocking call which waits for all plugins to finish DllMain/Init
-        unsafe {
-            load_plugins()?;
-        }
+        load_plugins()?;
 
         Ok::<_, Error>(())
     });
diff --git a/crates/loader/src/loader.rs b/crates/loader/src/loader.rs
index be04fbd..031525c 100644
--- a/crates/loader/src/loader.rs
+++ b/crates/loader/src/loader.rs
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ use windows::{
 
 use crate::{utils::ThreadManager, Plugin, LOADED_PLUGINS};
 
-/// # Safety
-/// Any spawned threads MUST be joined. This is taken care of by ThreadManager,
-/// but it is still an unsafe requirement that could be circumvented
-pub unsafe fn load_plugins() -> Result<()> {
+pub fn load_plugins() -> Result<()> {
+    // # Safety
+    // Any spawned threads MUST be joined. This is taken care of by ThreadManager,
+    // but it is still an unsafe requirement that could be circumvented.
+    // This function is safe because we upheld this requirement
+
     let plugins_dir = get_bg3_plugins_dir()?;
     let config = get_config()?;