diff --git a/homeassistant/bootstrap.py b/homeassistant/bootstrap.py
index a16fd1fa3e9..43f4d451497 100644
--- a/homeassistant/bootstrap.py
+++ b/homeassistant/bootstrap.py
@@ -223,8 +223,10 @@ CRITICAL_INTEGRATIONS = {
 SETUP_ORDER = (
     # Load logging and http deps as soon as possible
     ("logging, http deps", LOGGING_AND_HTTP_DEPS_INTEGRATIONS),
-    # Setup frontend and recorder
-    ("frontend, recorder", {*FRONTEND_INTEGRATIONS, *RECORDER_INTEGRATIONS}),
+    # Setup frontend
+    ("frontend", FRONTEND_INTEGRATIONS),
+    # Setup recorder
+    ("recorder", RECORDER_INTEGRATIONS),
     # Start up debuggers. Start these first in case they want to wait.
     ("debugger", DEBUGGER_INTEGRATIONS),
 )
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/recorder/manifest.json b/homeassistant/components/recorder/manifest.json
index febd1bb8c7c..7d5576e4672 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/recorder/manifest.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/recorder/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "domain": "recorder",
   "name": "Recorder",
-  "after_dependencies": ["http"],
   "codeowners": ["@home-assistant/core"],
   "documentation": "https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/recorder",
   "integration_type": "system",
diff --git a/tests/test_bootstrap.py b/tests/test_bootstrap.py
index 153bb9a07f7..278bfc631fd 100644
--- a/tests/test_bootstrap.py
+++ b/tests/test_bootstrap.py
@@ -436,9 +436,6 @@ async def test_setup_frontend_before_recorder(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
         MockModule(
             domain="recorder",
             async_setup=gen_domain_setup("recorder"),
-            partial_manifest={
-                "after_dependencies": ["http"],
-            },
         ),
     )