diff --git a/FTL.h b/FTL.h
index 7719da4c..d86b766f 100644
--- a/FTL.h
+++ b/FTL.h
@@ -141,10 +141,6 @@ typedef struct {
 } FTLFileNamesStruct;
 
 typedef struct {
-	char* whitelist;
-	char* blacklist;
-	char* gravity;
-	char* regexlist;
 	char* setupVars;
 	char* auditlist;
 } logFileNamesStruct;
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 408570cd..1d7257e7 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -288,18 +288,6 @@ void read_FTLconf(void)
 	// SOCKETFILE
 	getpath(fp, "SOCKETFILE", "/var/run/pihole/FTL.sock", &FTLfiles.socketfile);
 
-	// WHITELISTFILE
-	getpath(fp, "WHITELISTFILE", "/etc/pihole/whitelist.txt", &files.whitelist);
-
-	// BLACKLISTFILE
-	getpath(fp, "BLACKLISTFILE", "/etc/pihole/black.list", &files.blacklist);
-
-	// GRAVITYFILE
-	getpath(fp, "GRAVITYFILE", "/etc/pihole/gravity.list", &files.gravity);
-
-	// REGEXLISTFILE
-	getpath(fp, "REGEXLISTFILE", "/etc/pihole/regex.list", &files.regexlist);
-
 	// SETUPVARSFILE
 	getpath(fp, "SETUPVARSFILE", "/etc/pihole/setupVars.conf", &files.setupVars);
 
diff --git a/dnsmasq/cache.c b/dnsmasq/cache.c
index 77afd391..f43cfb48 100644
--- a/dnsmasq/cache.c
+++ b/dnsmasq/cache.c
@@ -981,9 +981,6 @@ int read_hostsfile(char *filename, unsigned int index, int cache_size, struct cr
 
   eatspace(f);
 
-  name_count = FTL_listsfile(filename, index, f, cache_size, rhash, hashsz);
-  addr_count = name_count - cache_size;
-
   while ((atnl = gettok(f, token)) != EOF)
     {
       lineno++;
@@ -1185,6 +1182,10 @@ void cache_reload(void)
     }
   else
     {
+      /*------------------------------- Pi-hole modification -------------------------------*/
+      total_size = FTL_database_import(total_size, (struct crec **)daemon->packet, revhashsz);
+      /*------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
       if (!option_bool(OPT_NO_HOSTS))
 	total_size = read_hostsfile(HOSTSFILE, SRC_HOSTS, total_size, (struct crec **)daemon->packet, revhashsz);
 
@@ -1688,7 +1689,11 @@ char *record_source(unsigned int index)
     return HOSTSFILE;
   /*----- Pi-hole modification -----*/
   else if (index == SRC_REGEX)
-    return (char*)regexlistname;
+    return "regex";
+  else if (index == SRC_GRAVITY)
+    return "gravity";
+  else if (index == SRC_BLACK)
+    return "blacklist";
   /*--------------------------------*/
 
   for (ah = daemon->addn_hosts; ah; ah = ah->next)
diff --git a/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.h b/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.h
index 4eb64557..52b39968 100644
--- a/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.h
+++ b/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.h
@@ -490,13 +490,16 @@ struct crec {
 #define SRC_INTERFACE UID_NONE
 #define SRC_CONFIG    1
 #define SRC_HOSTS     2
-/*----- Pi-hole modification -----*/
-// ID 3 will be used for the regex list file name
-// ID 4 will be used as starting index for any Additional Hosts (AH) files
+/*------------------------- Pi-hole modification -------------------------*/
+// ID 3 will be used for the regex table
+// ID 3 will be used for the gravity table
+// ID 3 will be used for the blacklist table
+// ID 6 will be used as starting index for any Additional Hosts (AH) files
 #define SRC_REGEX     3
-#define SRC_AH        4
-const char *regexlistname;
-/*--------------------------------*/
+#define SRC_GRAVITY   4
+#define SRC_BLACK     5
+#define SRC_AH        6
+/*------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 /* struct sockaddr is not large enough to hold any address,
    and specifically not big enough to hold an IPv6 address.
diff --git a/dnsmasq_interface.c b/dnsmasq_interface.c
index df3439f4..7fbd4ed3 100644
--- a/dnsmasq_interface.c
+++ b/dnsmasq_interface.c
@@ -1323,75 +1323,28 @@ static void block_single_domain_regex(const char *domain)
 
 	// Get IPv4/v6 addresses for blocking depending on user configures blocking mode
 	prepare_blocking_mode(&addr4, &addr6, &has_IPv4, &has_IPv6);
-	regexlistname = files.regexlist;
 	add_blocked_domain(&addr4, &addr6, has_IPv4, has_IPv6, domain, strlen(domain), NULL, 0, SRC_REGEX);
 
 	if(config.debug & DEBUG_QUERIES) logg("Added %s to cache", domain);
 }
 
-int FTL_listsfile(const char* filename, unsigned int index, FILE *f, int cache_size, struct crec **rhash, int hashsz)
+static int FTL_table_import(const char *tablename, const unsigned char list, const unsigned int index,
+                             struct all_addr addr4, struct all_addr addr6, bool has_IPv4, bool has_IPv6,
+                             int cache_size, struct crec **rhash, int hashsz)
 {
-	int name_count = cache_size;
-	int added = 0;
-	struct all_addr addr4 = {{{ 0 }}}, addr6 = {{{ 0 }}};
-	bool has_IPv4 = false, has_IPv6 = false;
-	unsigned char list = UNKNOWN_LIST;
-
-	// Handle only gravity.list and black.list
-	// Skip all other files (they are interpreted in the usual format)
-	const char* tablename = NULL;
-	if(strcmp(filename, files.gravity) == 0)
-	{
-		list = GRAVITY_LIST;
-		tablename = "gravity";
-	}
-	else if(strcmp(filename, files.blacklist) == 0)
-	{
-		list = BLACK_LIST;
-		tablename = "blacklist";
-	}
-	else
-		return cache_size;
-
-	// Jump to end of file to ensure dnsmasq does not
-	// try to read whatever might be in the file on
-	// disk when we return
-	fseek(f, 0, SEEK_END);
-
-	if(blockingstatus == BLOCKING_DISABLED)
-	{
-		logg("Skipping import of %s because blocking is disabled", tablename);
-		return cache_size;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		logg("Importing %s...", tablename);
-	}
+	// Variables
+	int name_count = cache_size, added = 0;
 
 	// Start timer for list analysis
 	timer_start(LISTS_TIMER);
 
-	// Start database interaction
+	// Get database table handle
 	if(!gravityDB_getTable(list))
 	{
 		logg("FTL_listsfile(): Error getting %s table from database", tablename);
 		return name_count;
 	}
 
-	// Get IPv4/v6 addresses for blocking depending on user configured blocking mode
-	prepare_blocking_mode(&addr4, &addr6, &has_IPv4, &has_IPv6);
-
-	// If we have neither a valid IPv4 nor a valid IPv6 but the user asked for
-	// blocking modes MODE_IP or MODE_IP_NODATA_AAAA then we cannot add any entries here
-	if(!has_IPv4 && !has_IPv6)
-	{
-		logg("ERROR: Cannot add domains from gravity because pihole-FTL found\n" \
-		     "       neither a valid IPV4_ADDRESS nor IPV6_ADDRESS in setupVars.conf" \
-		     "       This is an impossible configuration. Please contact the Pi-hole" \
-		     "       support if you need assistance.");
-		return cache_size;
-	}
-
 	// Walk database table
 	const char *domain = NULL;
 	while((domain = gravityDB_getDomain()) != NULL)
@@ -1425,6 +1378,43 @@ int FTL_listsfile(const char* filename, unsigned int index, FILE *f, int cache_s
 
 	// Final logging
 	logg("Database (%s): imported %i domains (took %.1f ms)", tablename, added, timer_elapsed_msec(LISTS_TIMER));
-	counters->gravity += added;
-	return name_count;
+
+	return added;
+}
+
+int FTL_database_import(int cache_size, struct crec **rhash, int hashsz)
+{
+	struct all_addr addr4 = {{{ 0 }}}, addr6 = {{{ 0 }}};
+	bool has_IPv4 = false, has_IPv6 = false;
+
+	if(blockingstatus == BLOCKING_DISABLED)
+	{
+		logg("Skipping import of database tables because blocking is disabled");
+		return cache_size;
+	}
+
+	// Get IPv4/v6 addresses for blocking depending on user configured blocking mode
+	prepare_blocking_mode(&addr4, &addr6, &has_IPv4, &has_IPv6);
+
+	// If we have neither a valid IPv4 nor a valid IPv6 but the user asked for
+	// blocking modes MODE_IP or MODE_IP_NODATA_AAAA then we cannot add any entries here
+	if(!has_IPv4 && !has_IPv6)
+	{
+		logg("ERROR: Cannot add domains from gravity because pihole-FTL found\n" \
+		     "       neither a valid IPV4_ADDRESS nor IPV6_ADDRESS in setupVars.conf" \
+		     "       This is an impossible configuration. Please contact the Pi-hole" \
+		     "       support if you need assistance.");
+		return cache_size;
+	}
+
+	// Import gravity and blacklist domains
+	int added;
+	added  = FTL_table_import("gravity", GRAVITY_LIST, SRC_GRAVITY, addr4, addr6, has_IPv4, has_IPv6, cache_size, rhash, hashsz);
+	added += FTL_table_import("blacklist", BLACK_LIST, SRC_BLACK, addr4, addr6, has_IPv4, has_IPv6, cache_size, rhash, hashsz);
+
+	// Update counter of blocked domains
+	counters->gravity += added;
+
+	// Return new cache size which now includes more domains than before
+	return cache_size + added;
 }
diff --git a/dnsmasq_interface.h b/dnsmasq_interface.h
index 77437552..7c2df6f6 100644
--- a/dnsmasq_interface.h
+++ b/dnsmasq_interface.h
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ void _FTL_upstream_error(const unsigned int rcode, const int id, const char* fil
 
 void FTL_dnsmasq_reload(void);
 void FTL_fork_and_bind_sockets(struct passwd *ent_pw);
-int FTL_listsfile(const char* filename, unsigned int index, FILE *f, int cache_size, struct crec **rhash, int hashsz);
+int FTL_database_import(int cache_size, struct crec **rhash, int hashsz);
 
 #endif // DNSMASQ_INTERFACE_H
diff --git a/memory.c b/memory.c
index dcb6513f..ec8e0bf0 100644
--- a/memory.c
+++ b/memory.c
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ FTLFileNamesStruct FTLfiles = {
 };
 
 logFileNamesStruct files = {
-	NULL,
-	NULL,
-	NULL,
-	NULL,
 	NULL,
 	NULL
 };