diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index 30c5a85f7..7cbb7145e 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     hasAccessTo: hasAccessTo,
 
     get: get,
-    getBySubdomain: getBySubdomain,
     getByIpAddress: getByIpAddress,
     getAll: getAll,
     getAllByUser: getAllByUser,
@@ -272,21 +271,6 @@ function get(appId, callback) {
     });
 }
 
-function getBySubdomain(subdomain, callback) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof subdomain, 'string');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
-
-    appdb.getBySubdomain(subdomain, function (error, app) {
-        if (error && error.reason === DatabaseError.NOT_FOUND) return callback(new AppsError(AppsError.NOT_FOUND, 'No such app'));
-        if (error) return callback(new AppsError(AppsError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));
-
-        app.iconUrl = getIconUrlSync(app);
-        app.fqdn = app.altDomain || config.appFqdn(app.location);
-
-        callback(null, app);
-    });
-}
-
 function getByIpAddress(ip, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof ip, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
diff --git a/src/test/apps-test.js b/src/test/apps-test.js
index 3cae564d0..3d6f2b579 100644
--- a/src/test/apps-test.js
+++ b/src/test/apps-test.js
@@ -201,24 +201,6 @@ describe('Apps', function () {
             });
         });
 
-        it('cannot getBySubdomain', function (done) {
-            apps.getBySubdomain('moang', function (error, app) {
-                expect(error).to.be.ok();
-                expect(error.reason).to.be(AppsError.NOT_FOUND);
-                done();
-            });
-        });
-
-        it('can getBySubdomain', function (done) {
-            apps.getBySubdomain(APP_0.location, function (error, app) {
-                expect(error).to.be(null);
-                expect(app).to.be.ok();
-                expect(app.iconUrl).to.eql(null);
-                expect(app.fqdn).to.eql(APP_0.location + '-' + config.fqdn());
-                done();
-            });
-        });
-
         it('can getAll', function (done) {
             apps.getAll(function (error, apps) {
                 expect(error).to.be(null);