diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 652ce51..dba2086 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -171,25 +171,6 @@ $ openssl req -nodes -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout relay.pem -x509 -days 365 -out rel
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
-        <div class="panel" data-state="collapsed" ng-hide="isinstalled">
-          <div class="panel-heading">
-            <h4 class="panel-title">
-              <a class="accordion-toggle" ng-click="toggleAccordion($event)">
-                Install app
-              </a>
-            </h4>
-          </div>
-          <div id="collapseFour" class="panel-collapse collapse in">
-            <div class="panel-body">
-              <p>You don't need to install anything to use this app, it should work with any modern browser. Start using it <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseOne">right now</a>! However, there are a few ways to improve integration with your operating system.</p>
-              <h3>Firefox</h3>
-              <p>If you have a recent version of Firefox you can install glowing bear as an app. Click the button to install.</p>
-              <button class="btn btn-lg btn-primary" ng-click="install()">Install Firefox app <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right"></i></button>
-              <h3>Chrome</h3>
-              <p>To install glowing bear as an app in Chrome, select <kbd>Menu - Add to home screen</kbd> (Android) or <kbd>Menu - Tools - Create Application Shortcuts</kbd> (desktop version).</p>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
         <div class="panel" data-state="collapsed">
           <div class="panel-heading">
             <h4 class="panel-title">
diff --git a/js/glowingbear.js b/js/glowingbear.js
index 6997ad0..e040af9 100644
--- a/js/glowingbear.js
+++ b/js/glowingbear.js
@@ -25,23 +25,6 @@ weechat.controller('WeechatCtrl', ['$rootScope', '$scope', '$store', '$timeout',
         $log.debug(watchers);
     };
 
-    $scope.isinstalled = (function() {
-        // Check for firefox & app installed
-        if (navigator.mozApps !== undefined) {
-            navigator.mozApps.getSelf().onsuccess = function _onAppReady(evt) {
-                var app = evt.target.result;
-                if (app) {
-                    return true;
-                } else {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            };
-        } else {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }());
-
-
     // Detect page visibility attributes
     (function() {
         // Sadly, the page visibility API still has a lot of vendor prefixes
@@ -482,30 +465,6 @@ weechat.controller('WeechatCtrl', ['$rootScope', '$scope', '$store', '$timeout',
         connection.disconnect();
     };
 
-//XXX this is a bit out of place here, either move up to the rest of the firefox install code or remove
-    $scope.install = function() {
-        if (navigator.mozApps !== undefined) {
-            // Find absolute url with trailing '/' or '/index.html' removed
-            var base_url = location.protocol + '//' + location.host +
-                location.pathname.replace(/\/(index\.html)?$/, '');
-            var request = navigator.mozApps.install(base_url + '/manifest.webapp');
-            request.onsuccess = function () {
-                $scope.isinstalled = true;
-                // Save the App object that is returned
-                var appRecord = this.result;
-                // Start the app.
-                appRecord.launch();
-                alert('Installation successful!');
-            };
-            request.onerror = function () {
-                // Display the error information from the DOMError object
-                alert('Install failed, error: ' + this.error.name);
-            };
-        } else {
-            alert('Sorry. Only supported in Firefox v26+');
-        }
-    };
-
     $scope.showModal = function(elementId) {
         document.getElementById(elementId).setAttribute('data-state', 'visible');
     };