diff --git a/core/server/services/apps/dependencies.js b/core/server/services/apps/dependencies.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 34c8615353..0000000000
--- a/core/server/services/apps/dependencies.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-var _ = require('lodash'),
-    fs = require('fs-extra'),
-    path = require('path'),
-    Promise = require('bluebird'),
-    spawn = require('child_process').spawn,
-    win32 = process.platform === 'win32';
-
-function AppDependencies(appPath) {
-    this.appPath = appPath;
-}
-
-AppDependencies.prototype.install = function installAppDependencies() {
-    var spawnOpts,
-        self = this;
-
-    return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
-        fs.stat(path.join(self.appPath, 'package.json'), function (err) {
-            if (err) {
-                // File doesn't exist - nothing to do, resolve right away?
-                resolve();
-            } else {
-                // Run npm install in the app directory
-                spawnOpts = {
-                    cwd: self.appPath
-                };
-
-                self.spawnCommand('npm', ['install', '--production'], spawnOpts)
-                    .on('error', reject)
-                    .on('exit', function (err) {
-                        if (err) {
-                            reject(err);
-                        }
-
-                        resolve();
-                    });
-            }
-        });
-    });
-};
-
-// Normalize a command across OS and spawn it; taken from yeoman/generator
-AppDependencies.prototype.spawnCommand = function (command, args, opt) {
-    var winCommand = win32 ? 'cmd' : command,
-        winArgs = win32 ? ['/c'].concat(command, args) : args;
-
-    opt = opt || {};
-
-    return spawn(winCommand, winArgs, _.defaults({stdio: 'inherit'}, opt));
-};
-
-module.exports = AppDependencies;
diff --git a/core/server/services/apps/loader.js b/core/server/services/apps/loader.js
index 40ef014a00..68bb10d540 100644
--- a/core/server/services/apps/loader.js
+++ b/core/server/services/apps/loader.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ const config = require('../../config');
 const common = require('../../lib/common');
 const AppProxy = require('./proxy');
 const Sandbox = require('./sandbox');
-const AppDependencies = require('./dependencies');
 const AppPermissions = require('./permissions');
 
 // Get the full path to an app by name
@@ -49,40 +48,6 @@ function getAppByName(name, permissions) {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-    // Load a app and return the instantiated app
-    installAppByName: function (name) {
-        // Install the apps dependencies first
-        const appPath = getAppAbsolutePath(name);
-        const deps = new AppDependencies(appPath);
-
-        return deps.install()
-            .then(function () {
-                // Load app permissions
-                const perms = new AppPermissions(appPath);
-
-                return perms.read().catch(function (err) {
-                    // Provide a helpful error about which app
-                    return Promise.reject(new Error(common.i18n.t('errors.apps.permissionsErrorLoadingApp.error', {
-                        name: name,
-                        message: err.message
-                    })));
-                });
-            })
-            .then(function (appPerms) {
-                const {app, proxy} = getAppByName(name, appPerms);
-
-                // Check for an install() method on the app.
-                if (!_.isFunction(app.install)) {
-                    return Promise.reject(new Error(common.i18n.t('errors.apps.noInstallMethodLoadingApp.error', {name: name})));
-                }
-
-                // Run the app.install() method
-                // Wrapping the install() with a when because it's possible
-                // to not return a promise from it.
-                return Promise.resolve(app.install(proxy)).return(app);
-            });
-    },
-
     // Activate a app and return it
     activateAppByName: function (name) {
         const perms = new AppPermissions(getAppAbsolutePath(name));