diff --git a/homeassistant/loader.py b/homeassistant/loader.py
index 4000f11565d..7ada1aa42f5 100644
--- a/homeassistant/loader.py
+++ b/homeassistant/loader.py
@@ -157,28 +157,19 @@ def load_order_components(components):
     """
     _check_prepared()
 
-    group = get_component('group')
-    recorder = get_component('recorder')
-
     load_order = OrderedSet()
 
     # Sort the list of modules on if they depend on group component or not.
-    # We do this because the components that do not depend on the group
-    # component usually set up states that the group component requires to be
-    # created before it can group them.
-    # This does not matter in the future if we can setup groups without the
-    # states existing yet.
+    # Components that do not depend on the group usually set up states.
+    # Components that depend on group usually use states in their setup.
     for comp_load_order in sorted((load_order_component(component)
                                    for component in components),
-                                  # Test if group component exists in case
-                                  # above get_component call had an error.
-                                  key=lambda order:
-                                  group and group.DOMAIN in order):
+                                  key=lambda order: 'group' in order):
         load_order.update(comp_load_order)
 
     # Push recorder to first place in load order
-    if recorder.DOMAIN in load_order:
-        load_order.promote(recorder.DOMAIN)
+    if 'recorder' in load_order:
+        load_order.promote('recorder'.DOMAIN)
 
     return load_order