diff --git a/src/appstore.js b/src/appstore.js
index 9b6c22166..4a258dee9 100644
--- a/src/appstore.js
+++ b/src/appstore.js
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ function isFreePlan(subscription) {
     return !subscription || subscription.plan.id === 'free';
 }
 
+// See app.js install it will create a db record first but remove it again if appstore purchase fails
 function purchase(appId, appstoreId, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof appId, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof appstoreId, 'string');
@@ -102,41 +103,20 @@ function purchase(appId, appstoreId, callback) {
 
     if (appstoreId === '') return callback(null);
 
-    function doThePurchase() {
-        getAppstoreConfig(function (error, appstoreConfig) {
-            if (error) return callback(error);
-
-            var url = config.apiServerOrigin() + '/api/v1/users/' + appstoreConfig.userId + '/cloudrons/' + appstoreConfig.cloudronId + '/apps/' + appId;
-            var data = { appstoreId: appstoreId };
-
-            superagent.post(url).send(data).query({ accessToken: appstoreConfig.token }).timeout(30 * 1000).end(function (error, result) {
-                if (error && !error.response) return callback(new AppstoreError(AppstoreError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, error.message));
-                if (result.statusCode === 404) return callback(new AppstoreError(AppstoreError.NOT_FOUND));
-                if (result.statusCode === 403 || result.statusCode === 401) return callback(new AppstoreError(AppstoreError.BILLING_REQUIRED));
-                if (result.statusCode === 402) return callback(new AppstoreError(AppstoreError.BILLING_REQUIRED, result.body.message));
-                if (result.statusCode !== 201 && result.statusCode !== 200) return callback(new AppstoreError(AppstoreError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, util.format('App purchase failed. %s %j', result.status, result.body)));
-
-                callback(null);
-            });
-        });
-    }
-
-    getSubscription(function (error, result) {
+    getAppstoreConfig(function (error, appstoreConfig) {
         if (error) return callback(error);
 
-        // only check for app install count if on the free plan
-        if (result.id !== 'free') return doThePurchase();
+        var url = config.apiServerOrigin() + '/api/v1/users/' + appstoreConfig.userId + '/cloudrons/' + appstoreConfig.cloudronId + '/apps/' + appId;
+        var data = { appstoreId: appstoreId };
 
-        appdb.getAppStoreIds(function (error, result) {
-            if (error) return callback(new AppstoreError(AppstoreError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));
+        superagent.post(url).send(data).query({ accessToken: appstoreConfig.token }).timeout(30 * 1000).end(function (error, result) {
+            if (error && !error.response) return callback(new AppstoreError(AppstoreError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, error.message));
+            if (result.statusCode === 404) return callback(new AppstoreError(AppstoreError.NOT_FOUND));
+            if (result.statusCode === 403 || result.statusCode === 401) return callback(new AppstoreError(AppstoreError.BILLING_REQUIRED));
+            if (result.statusCode === 402) return callback(new AppstoreError(AppstoreError.BILLING_REQUIRED, result.body.message));
+            if (result.statusCode !== 201 && result.statusCode !== 200) return callback(new AppstoreError(AppstoreError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, util.format('App purchase failed. %s %j', result.status, result.body)));
 
-            var count = result.filter(function (a) { return !!a.appStoreId; }).length;
-
-            // we only allow max of 2 app installations without a subscription
-            // WARNING install and clone in apps.js will first add the db record and then call purchase() so we test for more than 2 here
-            if (count > 2) return callback(new AppstoreError(AppstoreError.BILLING_REQUIRED, 'Too many apps installed'));
-
-            doThePurchase();
+            callback(null);
         });
     });
 }
diff --git a/src/test/appstore-test.js b/src/test/appstore-test.js
index a2225ef0f..7510636cc 100644
--- a/src/test/appstore-test.js
+++ b/src/test/appstore-test.js
@@ -129,14 +129,9 @@ describe('Appstore', function () {
             .post(`/api/v1/users/${APPSTORE_USER_ID}/cloudrons/${CLOUDRON_ID}/apps/${APP_ID}?accessToken=${APPSTORE_TOKEN}`, function () { return true; })
             .reply(201, {});
 
-        var scope2 = nock('http://localhost:6060')
-            .get(`/api/v1/users/${APPSTORE_USER_ID}/cloudrons/${CLOUDRON_ID}/subscription?accessToken=${APPSTORE_TOKEN}`, function () { return true; })
-            .reply(200, { subscription: { id: 'basic' }});
-
         appstore.purchase(APP_ID, APPSTORE_APP_ID, function (error) {
             expect(error).to.not.be.ok();
             expect(scope1.isDone()).to.be.ok();
-            expect(scope2.isDone()).to.be.ok();
 
             done();
         });