diff --git a/mitmproxy/addons/replace.py b/mitmproxy/addons/replace.py
index 054264fa4..5173254a3 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/addons/replace.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/addons/replace.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import re
+import typing
 
 from mitmproxy import exceptions
 from mitmproxy import flowfilter
@@ -47,6 +48,15 @@ class Replace:
     def __init__(self):
         self.lst = []
 
+    def load(self, loader):
+        loader.add_option(
+            "replacements", typing.Sequence[str], [],
+            """
+            Replacement patterns of the form "/pattern/regex/replacement", where
+            the separator can be any character.
+            """
+        )
+
     def configure(self, updated):
         """
             .replacements is a list of tuples (fpat, rex, s):
diff --git a/mitmproxy/options.py b/mitmproxy/options.py
index 02ae9c0fb..6db2b907a 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/options.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/options.py
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ class Options(optmanager.OptManager):
         view_filter = None  # type: Optional[str]
 
         # FIXME: Options that should be uncomplicated to migrate to addons
-        replacements = None  # type: Sequence[str]
         rfile = None  # type: Optional[str]
         save_stream_file = None  # type: Optional[str]
         save_stream_filter = None  # type: Optional[str]
@@ -105,13 +104,6 @@ class Options(optmanager.OptManager):
             "showhost", bool, False,
             "Use the Host header to construct URLs for display."
         )
-        self.add_option(
-            "replacements", Sequence[str], [],
-            """
-            Replacement patterns of the form "/pattern/regex/replacement", where
-            the separator can be any character.
-            """
-        )
         self.add_option(
             "setheaders", Sequence[str], [],
             """
diff --git a/mitmproxy/test/taddons.py b/mitmproxy/test/taddons.py
index 12fc09861..7efa2eaf8 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/test/taddons.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/test/taddons.py
@@ -59,17 +59,16 @@ class context:
         provides a number of helper methods for common testing scenarios.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, *addons, master=None, options=None):
+    def __init__(self, *addons, options=None):
         options = options or mitmproxy.options.Options()
-        self.master = master or RecordingMaster(
+        self.master = RecordingMaster(
             options
         )
         self.options = self.master.options
         self.wrapped = None
 
-        loader = addonmanager.Loader(self.master)
         for a in addons:
-            self.master.addons.invoke_addon(a, "load", loader)
+            self.master.addons.register(a)
 
     def ctx(self):
         """
diff --git a/test/mitmproxy/addons/test_replace.py b/test/mitmproxy/addons/test_replace.py
index 9002afb5c..9c1f7f79f 100644
--- a/test/mitmproxy/addons/test_replace.py
+++ b/test/mitmproxy/addons/test_replace.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class TestReplace:
 
     def test_configure(self):
         r = replace.Replace()
-        with taddons.context() as tctx:
+        with taddons.context(r) as tctx:
             tctx.configure(r, replacements=["one/two/three"])
             with pytest.raises(Exception, match="Invalid filter pattern"):
                 tctx.configure(r, replacements=["/~b/two/three"])
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class TestReplace:
 
     def test_simple(self):
         r = replace.Replace()
-        with taddons.context() as tctx:
+        with taddons.context(r) as tctx:
             tctx.configure(
                 r,
                 replacements=[
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class TestReplace:
 
     def test_order(self):
         r = replace.Replace()
-        with taddons.context() as tctx:
+        with taddons.context(r) as tctx:
             tctx.configure(
                 r,
                 replacements=[
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class TestReplace:
 class TestReplaceFile:
     def test_simple(self, tmpdir):
         r = replace.Replace()
-        with taddons.context() as tctx:
+        with taddons.context(r) as tctx:
             tmpfile = tmpdir.join("replacement")
             tmpfile.write("bar")
             tctx.configure(
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class TestReplaceFile:
 
     def test_nonexistent(self, tmpdir):
         r = replace.Replace()
-        with taddons.context() as tctx:
+        with taddons.context(r) as tctx:
             with pytest.raises(Exception, match="Invalid file path"):
                 tctx.configure(
                     r,