diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 3f2ce2a7..6a4a7af6 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ type API struct {
 	config         string
 	resolveTimeout time.Duration
 	uptime         time.Time
-	reloadCh       chan struct{}
 
 	groups func() AlertOverview
 
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@ func NewAPI(alerts provider.Alerts, silences provider.Silences, gf func() AlertO
 		silences: silences,
 		groups:   gf,
 		uptime:   time.Now(),
-		reloadCh: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -84,9 +82,6 @@ func NewAPI(alerts provider.Alerts, silences provider.Silences, gf func() AlertO
 func (api *API) Register(r *route.Router) {
 	ihf := prometheus.InstrumentHandlerFunc
 
-	// Register reload API for reload configuration.
-	r.Post("/-/reload", api.reload)
-
 	// Register legacy forwarder for alert pushing.
 	r.Post("/alerts", ihf("legacy_add_alerts", api.legacyAddAlerts))
 
@@ -114,11 +109,6 @@ func (api *API) Update(config string, resolveTimeout time.Duration) {
 	api.resolveTimeout = resolveTimeout
 }
 
-// Reload returns the receive-only channel that signals configuration reload requests.
-func (api *API) Reload() <-chan struct{} {
-	return api.reloadCh
-}
-
 type errorType string
 
 const (
@@ -383,11 +373,6 @@ func (api *API) listSilences(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	respond(w, sils)
 }
 
-func (api *API) reload(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Reloading configuration file...")
-	api.reloadCh <- struct{}{}
-}
-
 type status string
 
 const (
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 442b8fe4..52141e49 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	router := route.New()
 
-	RegisterWeb(router.WithPrefix(amURL.Path))
+	webReload := make(chan struct{})
+	RegisterWeb(router.WithPrefix(amURL.Path), webReload)
 	api.Register(router.WithPrefix(path.Join(amURL.Path, "/api")))
 
 	log.Infoln("Listening on", *listenAddress)
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ func main() {
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-hup:
-			case <-api.Reload():
+			case <-webReload:
 			}
 			reload()
 		}
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index 6e203849..887b3c2a 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func serveAsset(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, fp string) {
 }
 
 // RegisterWeb registers handlers to serve files for the web interface.
-func RegisterWeb(r *route.Router) {
+func RegisterWeb(r *route.Router, reloadCh chan<- struct{}) {
 	ihf := prometheus.InstrumentHandlerFunc
 
 	r.Get("/app/*filepath", ihf("app_files",
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ func RegisterWeb(r *route.Router) {
 		serveAsset(w, req, "ui/app/index.html")
 	}))
 
+	r.Post("/-/reload", func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		w.Write([]byte("Reloading configuration file..."))
+		reloadCh <- struct{}{}
+	})
+
 	r.Get("/debug/*subpath", http.DefaultServeMux.ServeHTTP)
 	r.Post("/debug/*subpath", http.DefaultServeMux.ServeHTTP)
 }