diff --git a/installer/src/installer.js b/installer/src/installer.js
index 2459f926b..79451027e 100644
--- a/installer/src/installer.js
+++ b/installer/src/installer.js
@@ -15,13 +15,11 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     InstallerError: InstallerError,
 
     provision: provision,
-    retire: retire,
 
     _ensureVersion: ensureVersion
 };
 
 var INSTALLER_CMD = path.join(__dirname, 'scripts/installer.sh'),
-    RETIRE_CMD = path.join(__dirname, 'scripts/retire.sh'),
     SUDO = '/usr/bin/sudo';
 
 function InstallerError(reason, info) {
@@ -63,21 +61,6 @@ function spawn(tag, cmd, args, callback) {
     });
 }
 
-function retire(args, callback) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof args, 'object');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
-
-    var pargs = [ RETIRE_CMD ];
-    pargs.push('--data', JSON.stringify(args.data));
-
-    debug('retire: calling with args %j', pargs);
-
-    if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') return callback(null);
-
-    // sudo is required for retire()
-    spawn('retire', SUDO, pargs, callback);
-}
-
 function ensureVersion(args, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof args, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
diff --git a/installer/src/test/installer-test.js b/installer/src/test/installer-test.js
index cb7b26731..95fb07f8a 100644
--- a/installer/src/test/installer-test.js
+++ b/installer/src/test/installer-test.js
@@ -109,46 +109,6 @@ describe('Server', function () {
         });
     });
 
-    describe('retire', function () {
-        var data = {
-            data: {
-                tlsKey: 'key',
-                tlsCert: 'cert'
-            }
-        };
-
-        before(function (done) {
-            process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED = '0'; // TODO: use a installer ca signed cert instead
-            server.start(done);
-        });
-
-        after(function (done) {
-            server.stop(done);
-            delete process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED;
-        });
-
-        Object.keys(data).forEach(function (key) {
-            it('fails due to missing ' + key, function (done) {
-                var dataCopy = _.merge({ }, data);
-                delete dataCopy[key];
-
-                request.post(EXTERNAL_SERVER_URL + '/api/v1/installer/retire').send(dataCopy).end(function (error, result) {
-                    expect(error).to.not.be.ok();
-                    expect(result.statusCode).to.equal(400);
-                    done();
-                });
-            });
-        });
-
-        it('succeeds', function (done) {
-            request.post(EXTERNAL_SERVER_URL + '/api/v1/installer/retire').send(data).end(function (error, result) {
-                expect(error).to.not.be.ok();
-                expect(result.statusCode).to.equal(202);
-                done();
-            });
-        });
-    });
-
     describe('ensureVersion', function () {
         before(function () {
             process.env.NODE_ENV = undefined;