diff --git a/src/announce.js b/src/announce.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7eea6a32c..000000000
--- a/src/announce.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-/* jslint node: true */
-
-'use strict';
-
-var assert = require('assert'),
-    debug = require('debug')('installer:announce'),
-    fs = require('fs'),
-    os = require('os'),
-    superagent = require('superagent');
-
-exports = module.exports = {
-    start: start,
-    stop: stop
-};
-
-var gAnnounceTimerId = null;
-
-var ANNOUNCE_INTERVAL = parseInt(process.env.ANNOUNCE_INTERVAL, 10) || 60000; // exported for testing
-
-function start(apiServerOrigin, callback) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof apiServerOrigin, 'string');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
-
-    if (fs.existsSync('/home/yellowtent/box')) {
-        debug('already provisioned, skipping announce');
-        return callback(null);
-    }
-
-    debug('started');
-
-    gAnnounceTimerId = setInterval(doAnnounce.bind(null, apiServerOrigin), ANNOUNCE_INTERVAL);
-    doAnnounce(apiServerOrigin);
-
-    callback(null);
-}
-
-function stop(callback) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
-
-    debug('Stopping announce');
-
-    clearInterval(gAnnounceTimerId);
-    gAnnounceTimerId = null;
-
-    callback(null);
-}
-
-function doAnnounce(apiServerOrigin) {
-    // On Digital Ocean, the only value which we can give a new droplet is the hostname.
-    // We use that value to identify the droplet by the appstore server when the droplet
-    // announce itself. This identifier can look different for other box providers.
-    var hostname = os.hostname();
-    var url = apiServerOrigin + '/api/v1/boxes/' + hostname + '/announce';
-    debug('box with %s.', url);
-
-    superagent.get(url).timeout(10000).end(function (error, result) {
-        if (error || result.statusCode !== 200) {
-            debug('unable to announce to app server, try again.', error);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        debug('success');
-    });
-}
-
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 71106a65f..a92b4a7dd 100755
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-var announce = require('./announce.js'),
-    assert = require('assert'),
+var assert = require('assert'),
     async = require('async'),
     debug = require('debug')('installer:server'),
     express = require('express'),
@@ -62,8 +61,6 @@ function provision(req, res, next) {
 
     debug('provision: received from appstore %j', req.body);
 
-    announce.stop(function () { });
-
     next(new HttpSuccess(202, { }));
 }
 
@@ -228,7 +225,6 @@ function start(callback) {
         debug('Using apiServerOrigin from metadata: %s', apiServerOrigin);
 
         async.series([
-            announce.start.bind(null, apiServerOrigin),
             startUpdateServer,
             startProvisionServer,
             installer.provision.bind(null, userData)
@@ -240,7 +236,6 @@ function stop(callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
     async.series([
-        announce.stop,
         stopUpdateServer,
         stopProvisionServer
     ], callback);
diff --git a/src/test/installer-test.js b/src/test/installer-test.js
index b53b7e40e..6d7670282 100644
--- a/src/test/installer-test.js
+++ b/src/test/installer-test.js
@@ -108,33 +108,6 @@ describe('Server', function () {
         });
     });
 
-    describe('provision - announce', function () {
-        var failingGet = null;
-
-        before(function (done) {
-            process.env.ANNOUNCE_INTERVAL = 20;
-
-            var scope = nock(APPSERVER_ORIGIN);
-            failingGet = scope.get('/api/v1/boxes/' + FQDN + '/announce');
-            failingGet.times(5).reply(502);
-
-            server.start(done);
-        });
-
-        after(function (done) {
-            process.env.ANNOUNCE_INTERVAL = 60000;
-            // failingGet.removeInterceptor({ hostname: 'appserver' });
-            server.stop(done);
-        });
-
-        it('sends announce request repeatedly', function (done) {
-            setTimeout(function () {
-                expect(failingGet.counter).to.be.below(6); // counter is nock update
-                done();
-            }, 100);
-        });
-    });
-
     describe('provision - restore', function () {
         var data = {
             sourceTarballUrl: 'https://sourceTarballUrl',