diff --git a/src/appdb.js b/src/appdb.js
index 30a97f4dc..2e992f4e1 100644
--- a/src/appdb.js
+++ b/src/appdb.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 exports = module.exports = {
     get: get,
-    getByContainerId: getByContainerId,
     add: add,
     exists: exists,
     del: del,
@@ -38,8 +37,7 @@ var assert = require('assert'),
     util = require('util');
 
 var APPS_FIELDS_PREFIXED = [ 'apps.id', 'apps.appStoreId', 'apps.installationState', 'apps.errorJson', 'apps.runState',
-    'apps.health', 'apps.containerId', 'apps.manifestJson', 'subdomains.subdomain AS location', 'subdomains.domain',
-    'apps.accessRestrictionJson', 'apps.memoryLimit', 'apps.cpuShares',
+    'apps.health', 'apps.containerId', 'apps.manifestJson', 'apps.accessRestrictionJson', 'apps.memoryLimit', 'apps.cpuShares',
     'apps.label', 'apps.tagsJson', 'apps.taskId', 'apps.reverseProxyConfigJson', 'apps.servicesConfigJson',
     'apps.sso', 'apps.debugModeJson', 'apps.enableBackup', 'apps.proxyAuth', 'apps.containerIp',
     'apps.creationTime', 'apps.updateTime', 'apps.mailboxName', 'apps.mailboxDomain', 'apps.enableAutomaticUpdate',
@@ -125,20 +123,22 @@ function postProcess(result) {
     result.taskId = result.taskId ? String(result.taskId) : null;
 }
 
+// each query simply join apps table with another table by id. we then join the full result together
+const PB_QUERY = 'SELECT id, GROUP_CONCAT(CAST(appPortBindings.hostPort AS CHAR(6))) AS hostPorts, GROUP_CONCAT(appPortBindings.environmentVariable) AS environmentVariables, GROUP_CONCAT(appPortBindings.type) AS portTypes FROM apps LEFT JOIN appPortBindings ON apps.id = appPortBindings.appId GROUP BY apps.id';
+const ENV_QUERY = 'SELECT id, JSON_ARRAYAGG(appEnvVars.name) AS envNames, JSON_ARRAYAGG(appEnvVars.value) AS envValues FROM apps LEFT JOIN appEnvVars ON apps.id = appEnvVars.appId GROUP BY apps.id';
+const SUBDOMAIN_QUERY = `SELECT id, subdomains.subdomain AS location, subdomains.domain AS domain FROM apps LEFT JOIN subdomains ON apps.id = subdomains.appId AND subdomains.type = '${exports.SUBDOMAIN_TYPE_PRIMARY}' GROUP BY apps.id`;
+const MOUNTS_QUERY = 'SELECT id, JSON_ARRAYAGG(appMounts.volumeId) AS volumeIds, JSON_ARRAYAGG(appMounts.readOnly) AS volumeReadOnlys FROM apps LEFT JOIN appMounts ON apps.id = appMounts.appId GROUP BY apps.id';
+const APPS_QUERY = `SELECT ${APPS_FIELDS_PREFIXED}, hostPorts, environmentVariables, portTypes, envNames, envValues, location, domain, volumeIds, volumeReadOnlys FROM apps`
+    + ` LEFT JOIN (${PB_QUERY}) AS q1 on q1.id = apps.id`
+    + ` LEFT JOIN (${ENV_QUERY}) AS q2 on q2.id = apps.id`
+    + ` LEFT JOIN (${SUBDOMAIN_QUERY}) AS q3 on q3.id = apps.id`
+    + ` LEFT JOIN (${MOUNTS_QUERY}) AS q4 on q4.id = apps.id`;
+
 function get(id, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof id, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
-    database.query('SELECT ' + APPS_FIELDS_PREFIXED + ','
-        + 'GROUP_CONCAT(CAST(appPortBindings.hostPort AS CHAR(6))) AS hostPorts, GROUP_CONCAT(appPortBindings.environmentVariable) AS environmentVariables, GROUP_CONCAT(appPortBindings.type) AS portTypes, '
-        + 'JSON_ARRAYAGG(appEnvVars.name) AS envNames, JSON_ARRAYAGG(appEnvVars.value) AS envValues,'
-        + 'JSON_ARRAYAGG(appMounts.volumeId) AS volumeIds, JSON_ARRAYAGG(appMounts.readOnly) AS volumeReadOnlys '
-        + ' FROM apps'
-        + '  LEFT OUTER JOIN appPortBindings ON apps.id = appPortBindings.appId'
-        + '  LEFT OUTER JOIN appEnvVars ON apps.id = appEnvVars.appId'
-        + '  LEFT OUTER JOIN subdomains ON apps.id = subdomains.appId AND subdomains.type = ?'
-        + '  LEFT OUTER JOIN appMounts ON apps.id = appMounts.appId'
-        + ' WHERE apps.id = ? GROUP BY apps.id', [ exports.SUBDOMAIN_TYPE_PRIMARY, id ], function (error, result) {
+    database.query(`${APPS_QUERY} WHERE apps.id = ?`, [ id ], function (error, result) {
         if (error) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.DATABASE_ERROR, error));
         if (result.length === 0) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND, 'App not found'));
 
@@ -154,47 +154,10 @@ function get(id, callback) {
     });
 }
 
-function getByContainerId(containerId, callback) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof containerId, 'string');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
-
-    database.query('SELECT ' + APPS_FIELDS_PREFIXED + ','
-        + 'GROUP_CONCAT(CAST(appPortBindings.hostPort AS CHAR(6))) AS hostPorts, GROUP_CONCAT(appPortBindings.environmentVariable) AS environmentVariables, GROUP_CONCAT(appPortBindings.type) AS portTypes,'
-        + 'JSON_ARRAYAGG(appEnvVars.name) AS envNames, JSON_ARRAYAGG(appEnvVars.value) AS envValues,'
-        + 'JSON_ARRAYAGG(appMounts.volumeId) AS volumeIds, JSON_ARRAYAGG(appMounts.readOnly) AS volumeReadOnlys '
-        + ' FROM apps'
-        + '  LEFT OUTER JOIN appPortBindings ON apps.id = appPortBindings.appId'
-        + '  LEFT OUTER JOIN appEnvVars ON apps.id = appEnvVars.appId'
-        + '  LEFT OUTER JOIN subdomains ON apps.id = subdomains.appId AND subdomains.type = ?'
-        + '  LEFT OUTER JOIN appMounts ON apps.id = appMounts.appId'
-        + ' WHERE containerId = ? GROUP BY apps.id', [ exports.SUBDOMAIN_TYPE_PRIMARY, containerId ], function (error, result) {
-        if (error) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.DATABASE_ERROR, error));
-        if (result.length === 0) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND, 'App not found'));
-
-        database.query('SELECT ' + SUBDOMAIN_FIELDS + ' FROM subdomains WHERE appId = ? AND type = ?', [ result[0].id, exports.SUBDOMAIN_TYPE_REDIRECT ], function (error, alternateDomains) {
-            if (error) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.DATABASE_ERROR, error));
-
-            result[0].alternateDomains = alternateDomains;
-            postProcess(result[0]);
-
-            callback(null, result[0]);
-        });
-    });
-}
-
 function getAll(callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
-    database.query('SELECT ' + APPS_FIELDS_PREFIXED + ','
-        + 'GROUP_CONCAT(CAST(appPortBindings.hostPort AS CHAR(6))) AS hostPorts, GROUP_CONCAT(appPortBindings.environmentVariable) AS environmentVariables, GROUP_CONCAT(appPortBindings.type) AS portTypes,'
-        + 'JSON_ARRAYAGG(appEnvVars.name) AS envNames, JSON_ARRAYAGG(appEnvVars.value) AS envValues,'
-        + 'JSON_ARRAYAGG(appMounts.volumeId) AS volumeIds, JSON_ARRAYAGG(appMounts.readOnly) AS volumeReadOnlys '
-        + ' FROM apps'
-        + '  LEFT OUTER JOIN appPortBindings ON apps.id = appPortBindings.appId'
-        + '  LEFT OUTER JOIN appEnvVars ON apps.id = appEnvVars.appId'
-        + '  LEFT OUTER JOIN subdomains ON apps.id = subdomains.appId AND subdomains.type = ?'
-        + '  LEFT OUTER JOIN appMounts ON apps.id = appMounts.appId'
-        + ' GROUP BY apps.id ORDER BY apps.id', [ exports.SUBDOMAIN_TYPE_PRIMARY ], function (error, results) {
+    database.query(`${APPS_QUERY} ORDER BY apps.id`, [ ], function (error, results) {
         if (error) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.DATABASE_ERROR, error));
 
         database.query('SELECT ' + SUBDOMAIN_FIELDS + ' FROM subdomains WHERE type = ?', [ exports.SUBDOMAIN_TYPE_REDIRECT ], function (error, alternateDomains) {
diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index 8bc05b116..8073dfa1f 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     removeRestrictedFields,
 
     get,
-    getByContainerId,
     getByIpAddress,
     getByFqdn,
     getAll,
@@ -508,24 +507,6 @@ function get(appId, callback) {
     });
 }
 
-function getByContainerId(containerId, callback) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof containerId, 'string');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
-
-    getDomainObjectMap(function (error, domainObjectMap) {
-        if (error) return callback(error);
-
-        appdb.getByContainerId(containerId, function (error, app) {
-            if (error && error.reason === BoxError.NOT_FOUND) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND, 'No such app'));
-            if (error) return callback(error);
-
-            postProcess(app, domainObjectMap);
-
-            callback(null, app);
-        });
-    });
-}
-
 // returns the app associated with this IP (app or scheduler)
 function getByIpAddress(ip, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof ip, 'string');