diff --git a/scripts/source/files/arrays/function_manifest.sh b/scripts/source/files/arrays/function_manifest.sh
index f09e73d..a35b3eb 100644
--- a/scripts/source/files/arrays/function_manifest.sh
+++ b/scripts/source/files/arrays/function_manifest.sh
@@ -722,30 +722,6 @@ LP_EAGER_FILES=(
     "docker/type_switcher/swap_docker_type.sh"
     "migrate/migrate_url_rewrite.sh"
     "setup/setup_lock.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_app.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_backup.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_checks.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_cli.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_config.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_crontab.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_database.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_docker.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_function.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_install.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_logs.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_menu.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_migrate.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_network.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_os.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_peer.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_restore.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_setup.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_source.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_ssh.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_start.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_update.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/files_webui.sh"
-    "source/files/arrays/function_manifest.sh"
 )
 
 # Autoload stubs — one per public function. First call sources the
diff --git a/scripts/source/files/generate_function_manifest.sh b/scripts/source/files/generate_function_manifest.sh
index 221f8c3..efa1802 100644
--- a/scripts/source/files/generate_function_manifest.sh
+++ b/scripts/source/files/generate_function_manifest.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ should_skip() {
     case "$rel" in
         source/files/app_files.sh|source/files/cli_files.sh)               return 0 ;;
         source/files/generate_arrays.sh|source/files/generate_function_manifest.sh) return 0 ;;
+        # The manifest itself is sourced explicitly by the lazy loader — don't
+        # also flag it eager, that would double-source (28ms × 2 ≈ wasted 55ms).
+        source/files/arrays/function_manifest.sh) return 0 ;;
+        # The files_*.sh arrays are only meaningful for the eager loader's
+        # iteration. Lazy mode doesn't iterate them, so eager-sourcing them
+        # under lazy mode is pure overhead. Skip from the scan; the eager
+        # loader still sources them via its own existing path.
+        source/files/arrays/files_*.sh) return 0 ;;
         source/loading/check_files.sh|source/loading/initilize_files.sh|source/loading/scan_files.sh) return 0 ;;
         source/load_sources.sh|source/paths.sh)                            return 0 ;;
         webui/data/generators/webui_test_generate.sh)                      return 0 ;;