diff --git a/migrations/20220331193223-settings-delete-licenseKey.js b/migrations/20220331193223-settings-delete-licenseKey.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80b052271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20220331193223-settings-delete-licenseKey.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+'use strict';
+
+exports.up = function(db, callback) {
+    db.runSql('DELETE FROM settings WHERE name=?', [ 'license_key' ], callback);
+};
+
+exports.down = function(db, callback) {
+    callback();
+};
diff --git a/src/appstore.js b/src/appstore.js
index 4e419f8a6..90d050088 100644
--- a/src/appstore.js
+++ b/src/appstore.js
@@ -318,14 +318,12 @@ async function registerCloudron(data) {
     if (error) throw new BoxError(BoxError.NETWORK_ERROR, error.message);
     if (response.status !== 201) throw new BoxError(BoxError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, `Unable to register cloudron: ${response.statusCode} ${error.message}`);
 
-    // cloudronId, token, licenseKey
+    // cloudronId, token
     if (!response.body.cloudronId) throw new BoxError(BoxError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, 'Invalid response - no cloudron id');
     if (!response.body.cloudronToken) throw new BoxError(BoxError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, 'Invalid response - no token');
-    if (!response.body.licenseKey) throw new BoxError(BoxError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, 'Invalid response - no license');
 
     await settings.setCloudronId(response.body.cloudronId);
     await settings.setCloudronToken(response.body.cloudronToken);
-    await settings.setLicenseKey(response.body.licenseKey);
 
     debug(`registerCloudron: Cloudron registered with id ${response.body.cloudronId}`);
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/test/appstore-test.js b/src/routes/test/appstore-test.js
index 2c043e493..d2464cf77 100644
--- a/src/routes/test/appstore-test.js
+++ b/src/routes/test/appstore-test.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ const common = require('./common.js'),
 const { setup, cleanup, serverUrl, owner } = common;
 
 describe('Appstore Apps API', function () {
-
     before(setup);
     after(cleanup);
 
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ describe('Appstore Apps API', function () {
 
         const scope2 = nock(settings.apiServerOrigin())
             .post('/api/v1/register_cloudron', (body) => !!body.domain && body.accessToken === 'SECRET_TOKEN')
-            .reply(201, { cloudronId: 'cid', cloudronToken: 'CLOUDRON_TOKEN', licenseKey: 'lkey' });
+            .reply(201, { cloudronId: 'cid', cloudronToken: 'CLOUDRON_TOKEN' });
 
         const response = await superagent.post(`${serverUrl}/api/v1/appstore/register_cloudron`)
             .send({ email: 'test@cloudron.io', password: 'secret', signup: false })
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ describe('Subscription API - no signup', function () {
 
         const scope2 = nock(settings.apiServerOrigin())
             .post('/api/v1/register_cloudron', (body) => !!body.domain && body.accessToken === 'SECRET_TOKEN')
-            .reply(201, { cloudronId: 'cid', cloudronToken: 'CLOUDRON_TOKEN', licenseKey: 'lkey' });
+            .reply(201, { cloudronId: 'cid', cloudronToken: 'CLOUDRON_TOKEN' });
 
         const response = await superagent.post(`${serverUrl}/api/v1/appstore/register_cloudron`)
             .send({ email: 'test@cloudron.io', password: 'secret', signup: false })
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ describe('Subscription API - signup', function () {
 
         const scope3 = nock(settings.apiServerOrigin())
             .post('/api/v1/register_cloudron', (body) => !!body.domain && body.accessToken === 'SECRET_TOKEN')
-            .reply(201, { cloudronId: 'cid', cloudronToken: 'CLOUDRON_TOKEN', licenseKey: 'lkey' });
+            .reply(201, { cloudronId: 'cid', cloudronToken: 'CLOUDRON_TOKEN' });
 
         const response = await superagent.post(`${serverUrl}/api/v1/appstore/register_cloudron`)
             .send({ email: 'test@cloudron.io', password: 'secret', signup: true })
diff --git a/src/settings.js b/src/settings.js
index 6974f3f2e..0634a2f34 100644
--- a/src/settings.js
+++ b/src/settings.js
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     getRegistryConfig,
     setRegistryConfig,
 
-    getLicenseKey,
-    setLicenseKey,
-
     getLanguage,
     setLanguage,
 
@@ -113,7 +110,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     AUTOUPDATE_PATTERN_KEY: 'autoupdate_pattern',
     TIME_ZONE_KEY: 'time_zone',
     CLOUDRON_NAME_KEY: 'cloudron_name',
-    LICENSE_KEY: 'license_key',
     LANGUAGE_KEY: 'language',
     CLOUDRON_ID_KEY: 'cloudron_id',
     CLOUDRON_TOKEN_KEY: 'cloudron_token', // apstore token
@@ -172,7 +168,6 @@ const gDefaults = (function () {
         provider: 'noop'
     };
     result[exports.UNSTABLE_APPS_KEY] = true;
-    result[exports.LICENSE_KEY] = '';
     result[exports.LANGUAGE_KEY] = 'en';
     result[exports.CLOUDRON_ID_KEY] = '';
     result[exports.CLOUDRON_TOKEN_KEY] = '';
@@ -670,19 +665,6 @@ async function getSupportConfig() {
     return JSON.parse(value);
 }
 
-async function getLicenseKey() {
-    const value = get(exports.LICENSE_KEY);
-    if (value === null) return gDefaults[exports.LICENSE_KEY];
-    return value;
-}
-
-async function setLicenseKey(licenseKey) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof licenseKey, 'string');
-
-    await set(exports.LICENSE_KEY, licenseKey);
-    notifyChange(exports.LICENSE_KEY, licenseKey);
-}
-
 async function getLanguage() {
     const value = await get(exports.LANGUAGE_KEY);
     if (value === null) return gDefaults[exports.LANGUAGE_KEY];