diff --git a/src/appdb.js b/src/appdb.js
index 1e44a8fe2..913ed2980 100644
--- a/src/appdb.js
+++ b/src/appdb.js
@@ -272,17 +272,6 @@ function add(id, appStoreId, manifest, location, domain, portBindings, data, cal
     });
 }
 
-function exists(id, callback) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof id, 'string');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
-
-    database.query('SELECT 1 FROM apps WHERE id=?', [ id ], function (error, result) {
-        if (error) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.DATABASE_ERROR, error));
-
-        return callback(null, result.length !== 0);
-    });
-}
-
 function getPortBindings(id, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof id, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
diff --git a/src/test/database-test.js b/src/test/database-test.js
index 10105c015..34357671c 100644
--- a/src/test/database-test.js
+++ b/src/test/database-test.js
@@ -147,14 +147,6 @@ describe('database', function () {
             expect(function () { appdb.add(APP_0.id, function () {}); }).to.throwError();
         });
 
-        it('exists returns false', function (done) {
-            appdb.exists(APP_0.id, function (error, exists) {
-                expect(error).to.be(null);
-                expect(exists).to.be(false);
-                done();
-            });
-        });
-
         it('add succeeds', function (done) {
             appdb.add(APP_0.id, APP_0.appStoreId, APP_0.manifest, APP_0.location, APP_0.domain, APP_0.portBindings, APP_0, function (error) {
                 expect(error).to.be(null);
@@ -162,14 +154,6 @@ describe('database', function () {
             });
         });
 
-        it('exists succeeds', function (done) {
-            appdb.exists(APP_0.id, function (error, exists) {
-                expect(error).to.be(null);
-                expect(exists).to.be(true);
-                done();
-            });
-        });
-
         it('getPortBindings succeeds', function (done) {
             appdb.getPortBindings(APP_0.id, function (error, bindings) {
                 expect(error).to.be(null);