diff --git a/src/provision.js b/src/provision.js
index 344227986..eff2b524c 100644
--- a/src/provision.js
+++ b/src/provision.js
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     ProvisionError: ProvisionError
 };
 
-var appstore = require('./appstore.js'),
-    assert = require('assert'),
+var assert = require('assert'),
     async = require('async'),
     backups = require('./backups.js'),
     BackupsError = require('./backups.js').BackupsError,
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ var appstore = require('./appstore.js'),
     DomainsError = domains.DomainsError,
     eventlog = require('./eventlog.js'),
     mail = require('./mail.js'),
-    paths = require('./paths.js'),
     safe = require('safetydance'),
     semver = require('semver'),
     settingsdb = require('./settingsdb.js'),
@@ -131,31 +129,6 @@ function unprovision(callback) {
 }
 
 
-function autoRegisterCloudron(adminDomain, callback) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof adminDomain, 'string');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
-
-    const license = safe.JSON.parse(safe.fs.readFileSync(paths.LICENSE_FILE, 'utf8'));
-    if (!license) return callback(new ProvisionError(ProvisionError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, 'Cannot read license'));
-    if (typeof license.userId !== 'string' || typeof license.token !== 'string') return callback(new ProvisionError(ProvisionError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, 'Bad license'));
-
-    appstore.registerCloudron(adminDomain, license.userId, license.token, function (error, cloudronId) {
-        if (error) return callback(error);
-
-        const data = {
-            userId: license.userId,
-            token: license.token,
-            cloudronId: cloudronId
-        };
-
-        settingsdb.set(settings.APPSTORE_CONFIG_KEY, JSON.stringify(data), function (error) {
-            if (error) return callback(new ProvisionError(ProvisionError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));
-
-            callback();
-        });
-    });
-}
-
 function setup(dnsConfig, autoconf, auditSource, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof dnsConfig, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof autoconf, 'object');
@@ -201,7 +174,6 @@ function setup(dnsConfig, autoconf, auditSource, callback) {
 
                 async.series([
                     // setProgress.bind(null, 'setup', 'Registering server'),
-                    autoRegisterCloudron.bind(null, domain),
                     domains.prepareDashboardDomain.bind(null, domain, auditSource, (progress) => setProgress('setup', progress.message, NOOP_CALLBACK)),
                     cloudron.setDashboardDomain.bind(null, domain, auditSource), // this sets up the config.fqdn()
                     mail.addDomain.bind(null, domain), // this relies on config.mailFqdn()