diff --git a/packages/core/strapi/lib/services/content-api/index.js b/packages/core/strapi/lib/services/content-api/index.js
index d4c3f6dbe8..a7331d1ddf 100644
--- a/packages/core/strapi/lib/services/content-api/index.js
+++ b/packages/core/strapi/lib/services/content-api/index.js
@@ -2,64 +2,6 @@
 
 const { uniq } = require('lodash');
 const permissions = require('./permissions');
-/**
- * Create a content API container that holds logic, tools and utils. (eg: permissions, ...)
- */
-const createContentAPI = (/* strapi */) => {
-  const syncActions = async () => {
-    /**
-     * NOTE: For some reason, this doesn't seem to be necessary because all the routes exist
-     * createActionProvider uses a providerFactory, which seems to already include everything, and when we try
-     * to register our actions we get an error that the keys already exist
-     * Could providerFactory not be providing a new provider, and instead sharing the registry with everything that uses it?
-     *
-     * If this isn't an issue to fix and is expected, we don't need the route registration code below and it should be removed
-     * */
-    // Start of route registration
-    const apiRoutesName = Object.values(strapi.api)
-      .map((api) => api.routes)
-      .reduce((acc, routesMap) => {
-        const routes = Object.values(routesMap)
-          // Only content api routes
-          .filter((p) => p.type === 'content-api')
-          // Resolve every handler name for each route
-          .reduce((a, p) => a.concat(p.routes.map((i) => i.handler)), []);
-        return acc.concat(routes);
-      }, []);
-    const pluginsRoutesname = Object.values(strapi.plugins)
-      .map((plugin) => plugin.routes['content-api'] || {})
-      .map((p) => (p.routes || []).map((i) => i.handler))
-      .flat();
-    const actions = apiRoutesName.concat(pluginsRoutesname);
-    Promise.all(
-      uniq(actions).map((action) =>
-        providers.action.register(action).catch(() => {
-          // console.log('Key already exists', action);
-        })
-      )
-    );
-  };
-  // End of route registration
-
-  // Add providers
-  const providers = {
-    action: permissions.providers.createActionProvider(),
-    condition: permissions.providers.createConditionProvider(),
-  };
-
-  // create permission engine
-  const engine = permissions
-    .createPermissionEngine({ providers })
-    .on('before-format::validate.permission', createValidatePermissionHandler(providers.action));
-
-  return {
-    permissions: {
-      engine,
-      providers,
-      syncActions,
-    },
-  };
-};
 
 /**
  * Creates an handler which check that the permission's action exists in the action registry
@@ -78,4 +20,54 @@ const createValidatePermissionHandler =
     }
   };
 
+/**
+ * Create a content API container that holds logic, tools and utils. (eg: permissions, ...)
+ */
+const createContentAPI = (/* strapi */) => {
+  // Add providers
+  const providers = {
+    action: permissions.providers.createActionProvider(),
+    condition: permissions.providers.createConditionProvider(),
+  };
+
+  const syncActions = async () => {
+    // Register actions
+    const apiRoutesName = Object.values(strapi.api)
+      .map((api) => api.routes)
+      .reduce((acc, routesMap) => {
+        const routes = Object.values(routesMap)
+          // Only content api routes
+          .filter((p) => p.type === 'content-api')
+          // Resolve every handler name for each route
+          .reduce((a, p) => a.concat(p.routes.map((i) => i.handler)), []);
+        return acc.concat(routes);
+      }, []);
+    const pluginsRoutesname = Object.values(strapi.plugins)
+      .map((plugin) => plugin.routes['content-api'] || {})
+      .map((p) => (p.routes || []).map((i) => i.handler))
+      .flat();
+    const actions = apiRoutesName.concat(pluginsRoutesname);
+    Promise.all(
+      uniq(actions).map((action) =>
+        providers.action.register(action).catch(() => {
+          console.warn('Trying to add action that already exists', action);
+        })
+      )
+    );
+  };
+
+  // create permission engine
+  const engine = permissions
+    .createPermissionEngine({ providers })
+    .on('before-format::validate.permission', createValidatePermissionHandler(providers.action));
+
+  return {
+    permissions: {
+      engine,
+      providers,
+      syncActions,
+    },
+  };
+};
+
 module.exports = createContentAPI;
diff --git a/packages/plugins/users-permissions/server/services/users-permissions.js b/packages/plugins/users-permissions/server/services/users-permissions.js
index 65eb9cafd0..41f256334b 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/users-permissions/server/services/users-permissions.js
+++ b/packages/plugins/users-permissions/server/services/users-permissions.js
@@ -171,9 +171,7 @@ module.exports = ({ strapi }) => ({
 
     const toDelete = _.difference(permissionsFoundInDB, allActions);
 
-    // Register actions into the content API action provider
-    // TODO: do this in the content API bootstrap phase instead
-    allActions.forEach((action) => strapi.contentAPI.permissions.providers.action.register(action));
+    // NOTE: actions are registered in content API bootstrap syncActions
 
     await Promise.all(
       toDelete.map((action) => {