diff --git a/installer/src/server.js b/installer/src/server.js
index da2eee5ed..2a0b0fec6 100755
--- a/installer/src/server.js
+++ b/installer/src/server.js
@@ -5,70 +5,23 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var assert = require('assert'),
-    async = require('async'),
     debug = require('debug')('installer:server'),
     express = require('express'),
-    fs = require('fs'),
     http = require('http'),
     HttpError = require('connect-lastmile').HttpError,
     HttpSuccess = require('connect-lastmile').HttpSuccess,
     installer = require('./installer.js'),
     json = require('body-parser').json,
     lastMile = require('connect-lastmile'),
-    morgan = require('morgan'),
-    safe = require('safetydance');
+    morgan = require('morgan');
 
 exports = module.exports = {
     start: start,
     stop: stop
 };
 
-var PROVISION_CONFIG_FILE_JSON = '/root/userdata.json';
-var PROVISION_CONFIG_FILE_JS = '/root/userdata.js';
-var CLOUDRON_CONFIG_FILE = '/home/yellowtent/configs/cloudron.conf';
-var BOX_VERSIONS_URL = 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/prod-cloudron-releases/versions.json';
-
 var gHttpServer = null; // update server; used for updates
 
-function provision(callback) {
-    if (fs.existsSync(CLOUDRON_CONFIG_FILE)) {
-        debug('provision: already provisioned');
-        return callback(null); // already provisioned
-    }
-
-    var userData = null;
-
-    function retry(error) {
-        if (error) console.error(error);
-        setTimeout(provision.bind(null, callback), 5000);
-    }
-
-    // check for .json file then .js
-    if (fs.existsSync(PROVISION_CONFIG_FILE_JSON)) {
-        userData = safe.require(PROVISION_CONFIG_FILE_JSON);
-        if (!userData) return retry('Provisioning data invalid');
-    } else if (fs.existsSync(PROVISION_CONFIG_FILE_JS)) {
-        var tmp = safe.require(PROVISION_CONFIG_FILE_JS);
-        if (!tmp) return retry('Provisioning data invalid');
-
-        // translate to expected format
-        userData = { data: tmp };
-    }
-
-    if (!userData) return retry('No user data file found. Waiting for it...');
-
-    // validate the bare minimum
-    if (!userData.data || typeof userData.data !== 'object') return retry('user data misses "data" object');
-    if (!userData.data.fqdn || typeof userData.data.fqdn !== 'string') return retry('fqdn in user data has to be a non-empty string');
-
-    // set the fallback
-    if (!userData.data.boxVersionsUrl) userData.data.boxVersionsUrl = BOX_VERSIONS_URL;
-
-    if (typeof userData.data.boxVersionsUrl !== 'string') return retry('boxVersionsUrl in user data has to be a non-empty string');
-
-    installer.provision(userData, callback);
-}
-
 function update(req, res, next) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof req.body, 'object');
 
@@ -84,7 +37,7 @@ function update(req, res, next) {
     next(new HttpSuccess(202, { }));
 }
 
-function startUpdateServer(callback) {
+function start(callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
     debug('Starting update server');
@@ -107,7 +60,7 @@ function startUpdateServer(callback) {
     gHttpServer.listen(2020, '127.0.0.1', callback);
 }
 
-function stopUpdateServer(callback) {
+function stop(callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
     debug('Stopping update server');
@@ -118,27 +71,6 @@ function stopUpdateServer(callback) {
     gHttpServer = null;
 }
 
-function start(callback) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
-
-    debug('Starting Installer');
-
-    var actions = [
-        startUpdateServer,
-        provision
-    ];
-
-    async.series(actions, callback);
-}
-
-function stop(callback) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
-
-    async.series([
-        stopUpdateServer
-    ], callback);
-}
-
 if (require.main === module) {
     start(function (error) {
         if (error) console.error(error);