diff --git a/core/modules/php/php.install b/core/modules/php/php.install
index f2281f2..bac358c 100644
--- a/core/modules/php/php.install
+++ b/core/modules/php/php.install
@@ -13,15 +13,7 @@ function php_enable() {
   // first install (or if the format has been manually deleted) as there is no
   // reliable method to identify the format in an uninstall hook or in
   // subsequent clean installs.
-  $format_exists = FALSE;
-  $filter_formats = entity_load_multiple('filter_format');
-  foreach ($filter_formats as $format) {
-    if ($format->name == 'PHP code') {
-      $format_exists = TRUE;
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-  if (!$format_exists) {
+  if (!entity_load('filter_format', 'php_code')) {
     $php_format_config = array(
       'format' => 'php_code',
       'name' => 'PHP code',