diff --git a/application/clicommands/ProcessCommand.php b/application/clicommands/ProcessCommand.php
index 541d97f..3b470b8 100644
--- a/application/clicommands/ProcessCommand.php
+++ b/application/clicommands/ProcessCommand.php
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ class ProcessCommand extends Command
         /** @var BpNode $node */
         try {
             $node = $bp->getNode($nodeName);
-            if (Module::exists('icingadb') &&
-                ($bp->getBackendName() === '_icingadb' || IcingadbSupport::useIcingaDbAsBackend())
+            if (Module::exists('icingadb')
+                && (! $bp->hasBackendName() && IcingadbSupport::useIcingaDbAsBackend())
             ) {
                 IcingaDbState::apply($bp);
             } else {
diff --git a/application/controllers/NodeController.php b/application/controllers/NodeController.php
index 0613109..8addc07 100644
--- a/application/controllers/NodeController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/NodeController.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class NodeController extends Controller
             }
 
             if (Module::exists('icingadb') &&
-                ($config->getBackendName() === '_icingadb' || IcingadbSupport::useIcingaDbAsBackend())
+                (! $config->getBackendName() && IcingadbSupport::useIcingaDbAsBackend())
             ) {
                 IcingaDbState::apply($config);
             } else {
diff --git a/application/controllers/ProcessController.php b/application/controllers/ProcessController.php
index 272c671..475826f 100644
--- a/application/controllers/ProcessController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/ProcessController.php
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class ProcessController extends Controller
         $node = $this->getNode($bp);
 
         if (Module::exists('icingadb') &&
-            ($bp->getBackendName() === '_icingadb' || IcingadbSupport::useIcingaDbAsBackend())
+            (! $bp->hasBackendName() && IcingadbSupport::useIcingaDbAsBackend())
         ) {
             IcingaDbState::apply($bp);
         } else {
diff --git a/library/Businessprocess/BpConfig.php b/library/Businessprocess/BpConfig.php
index e9089de..1e3f119 100644
--- a/library/Businessprocess/BpConfig.php
+++ b/library/Businessprocess/BpConfig.php
@@ -292,22 +292,13 @@ class BpConfig
     public function getBackend()
     {
         if ($this->backend === null) {
-            if ($this->getBackendName() === '_icingadb' ||
-                (Module::exists('icingadb') && IcingadbSupport::useIcingaDbAsBackend())
-            ) {
-                if (! Module::exists('icingadb')) {
-                    throw new Exception('Icingadb module is not enabled.');
-                }
-
+            if (Module::exists('icingadb')
+                && (! $this->hasBackendName() && IcingadbSupport::useIcingaDbAsBackend())) {
                 $this->backend = IcingaDbObject::fetchDb();
             } else {
-                if (! Module::exists('monitoring') && Module::exists('icingadb')) {
-                    $this->backend = IcingaDbObject::fetchDb();
-                } else {
-                    $this->backend = MonitoringBackend::instance(
-                        $this->getBackendName()
-                    );
-                }
+                $this->backend = MonitoringBackend::instance(
+                    $this->getBackendName()
+                );
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/library/Businessprocess/Common/EnumList.php b/library/Businessprocess/Common/EnumList.php
index 5a2a4ae..a1e5b56 100644
--- a/library/Businessprocess/Common/EnumList.php
+++ b/library/Businessprocess/Common/EnumList.php
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ trait EnumList
     protected function useIcingaDbBackend()
     {
         if (Module::exists('icingadb')) {
-            return $this->backendName === '_icingadb' || IcingadbSupport::useIcingaDbAsBackend();
+            return ! $this->bp->hasBackendName() && IcingadbSupport::useIcingaDbAsBackend();
         }
 
         return false;
diff --git a/library/Businessprocess/HostNode.php b/library/Businessprocess/HostNode.php
index eccf1aa..b66f66f 100644
--- a/library/Businessprocess/HostNode.php
+++ b/library/Businessprocess/HostNode.php
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Module\Businessprocess;
 
-use Icinga\Application\Modules\Module;
-use Icinga\Module\Businessprocess\ProvidedHook\Icingadb\IcingadbSupport;
 use Icinga\Module\Businessprocess\Web\Url;
-use ipl\Html\Html;
 
 class HostNode extends MonitoredNode
 {
@@ -58,18 +55,8 @@ class HostNode extends MonitoredNode
             'host' => $this->getHostname(),
         );
 
-        if ($this->getBpConfig()->hasBackendName() ||
-            (Module::exists('icingadb') && IcingadbSupport::useIcingaDbAsBackend())
-        ) {
-            $backendName = $this->getBpConfig()->getBackendName();
-
-            if (Module::exists('icingadb') &&
-                ($backendName === '_icingadb' || IcingadbSupport::useIcingaDbAsBackend())
-            ) {
-                $params['backend'] = '_icingadb';
-            } else {
-                $params['backend'] = $this->getBpConfig()->getBackendName();
-            }
+        if ($this->getBpConfig()->hasBackendName()) {
+            $params['backend'] = $this->getBpConfig()->getBackendName();
         }
 
         return Url::fromPath('businessprocess/host/show', $params);
diff --git a/library/Businessprocess/ServiceNode.php b/library/Businessprocess/ServiceNode.php
index a0972a6..6160bce 100644
--- a/library/Businessprocess/ServiceNode.php
+++ b/library/Businessprocess/ServiceNode.php
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Module\Businessprocess;
 
-use Icinga\Application\Modules\Module;
-use Icinga\Module\Businessprocess\ProvidedHook\Icingadb\IcingadbSupport;
 use Icinga\Module\Businessprocess\Web\Url;
 
 class ServiceNode extends MonitoredNode
@@ -77,18 +75,8 @@ class ServiceNode extends MonitoredNode
             'service' => $this->getServiceDescription()
         );
 
-        if ($this->getBpConfig()->hasBackendName() ||
-            (Module::exists('icingadb') && IcingadbSupport::useIcingaDbAsBackend())
-        ) {
-            $backendName = $this->getBpConfig()->getBackendName();
-
-            if (Module::exists('icingadb') &&
-                ($backendName === '_icingadb' || IcingadbSupport::useIcingaDbAsBackend())
-            ) {
-                $params['backend'] = '_icingadb';
-            } else {
-                $params['backend'] = $this->getBpConfig()->getBackendName();
-            }
+        if ($this->getBpConfig()->hasBackendName()) {
+            $params['backend'] = $this->getBpConfig()->getBackendName();
         }
 
         return Url::fromPath('businessprocess/service/show', $params);
diff --git a/library/Businessprocess/Web/Component/Dashboard.php b/library/Businessprocess/Web/Component/Dashboard.php
index 712c049..58506df 100644
--- a/library/Businessprocess/Web/Component/Dashboard.php
+++ b/library/Businessprocess/Web/Component/Dashboard.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class Dashboard extends BaseHtmlElement
             $bp = $storage->loadProcess($name);
 
             if (Module::exists('icingadb') &&
-                ($bp->getBackendName() === '_icingadb' || IcingadbSupport::useIcingaDbAsBackend())
+                (! $bp->hasBackendName() && IcingadbSupport::useIcingaDbAsBackend())
             ) {
                 IcingaDbState::apply($bp);
             } else {