diff --git a/setup/argparser.sh b/setup/argparser.sh
index 1eae2357e..f2e6587b7 100644
--- a/setup/argparser.sh
+++ b/setup/argparser.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ arg_web_server_origin=""
 arg_backup_config=""
 arg_dns_config=""
 arg_provider=""
-arg_app_bundle=""
 arg_is_demo="false"
 
 args=$(getopt -o "" -l "data:,retire-reason:,retire-info:" -n "$0" -- "$@")
@@ -59,9 +58,6 @@ while true; do
         arg_version=$(echo "$2" | $json version)
 
         # read possibly empty parameters here
-        arg_app_bundle=$(echo "$2" | $json appBundle)
-        [[ "${arg_app_bundle}" == "" ]] && arg_app_bundle="[]"
-
         arg_is_demo=$(echo "$2" | $json isDemo)
         [[ "${arg_is_demo}" == "" ]] && arg_is_demo="false"
 
diff --git a/setup/start.sh b/setup/start.sh
index e6fab6b4b..def44b751 100755
--- a/setup/start.sh
+++ b/setup/start.sh
@@ -279,8 +279,7 @@ cat > "${CONFIG_DIR}/cloudron.conf" <<CONF_END
         "password": "${mysql_root_password}",
         "port": 3306,
         "name": "box"
-    },
-    "appBundle": ${arg_app_bundle}
+    }
 }
 CONF_END
 # pass these out-of-band because they have new lines which interfere with json
diff --git a/src/cloudron.js b/src/cloudron.js
index 92c7da076..342505c60 100644
--- a/src/cloudron.js
+++ b/src/cloudron.js
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ function initialize(callback) {
     async.series([
         certificates.initialize,
         settings.initialize,
-        installAppBundle,
         configureDefaultServer,
         onDomainConfigured
     ], function (error) {
@@ -741,36 +740,6 @@ function doUpdate(boxUpdateInfo, callback) {
     });
 }
 
-function installAppBundle(callback) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
-
-    if (fs.existsSync(paths.FIRST_RUN_FILE)) return callback();
-
-    var bundle = config.get('appBundle');
-    debug('initialize: installing app bundle on first run: %j', bundle);
-
-    if (!bundle || bundle.length === 0) return callback();
-
-    async.eachSeries(bundle, function (appInfo, iteratorCallback) {
-        debug('autoInstall: installing %s at %s', appInfo.appstoreId, appInfo.location);
-
-        var data = {
-            appStoreId: appInfo.appstoreId,
-            location: appInfo.location,
-            portBindings: appInfo.portBindings || null,
-            accessRestriction: appInfo.accessRestriction || null,
-        };
-
-        apps.install(data, { userId: null, username: 'autoinstaller' }, iteratorCallback);
-    }, function (error) {
-        if (error) debug('autoInstallApps: ', error);
-
-        fs.writeFileSync(paths.FIRST_RUN_FILE, 'been there, done that', 'utf8');
-
-        callback();
-    });
-}
-
 function checkDiskSpace(callback) {
     callback = callback || NOOP_CALLBACK;
 
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index e4fbd74d7..1d8920fe4 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ function initConfig() {
     data.sysadminPort = 3001;
     data.ldapPort = 3002;
     data.provider = 'caas';
-    data.appBundle = [ ];
 
     if (exports.CLOUDRON) {
         data.port = 3000;
diff --git a/src/paths.js b/src/paths.js
index 6dd863b21..58a21c47d 100644
--- a/src/paths.js
+++ b/src/paths.js
@@ -31,6 +31,5 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     ACME_ACCOUNT_KEY_FILE: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'boxdata/acme/acme.key'),
     APP_CERTS_DIR: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'boxdata/certs'),
     CLOUDRON_AVATAR_FILE: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'boxdata/avatar.png'),
-    FIRST_RUN_FILE: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'boxdata/first_run'),
     UPDATE_CHECKER_FILE: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'boxdata/updatechecker.json')
 };