diff --git a/src/function/sync/get-server-data-status/app-list.ts b/src/function/sync/get-server-data-status/app-list.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f78cea..0000000
--- a/src/function/sync/get-server-data-status/app-list.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,131 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * server component for the TimeLimit App
- * Copyright (C) 2019 - 2020 Jonas Lochmann
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-import { difference, filter } from 'lodash'
-import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
-import { Database } from '../../../database'
-import { ClientDataStatusApps } from '../../../object/clientdatastatus'
-import { ServerInstalledAppsData } from '../../../object/serverdatastatus'
-import { GetServerDataStatusIllegalStateException } from './exception'
-import { FamilyEntry } from './family-entry'
-
-export async function getAppList ({ database, transaction, familyEntry, appsStatus }: {
-  database: Database
-  transaction: Sequelize.Transaction
-  familyEntry: FamilyEntry
-  appsStatus: ClientDataStatusApps
-}): Promise<Array<ServerInstalledAppsData> | null> {
-  const serverInstalledAppsVersions = (await database.device.findAll({
-    where: {
-      familyId: familyEntry.familyId
-    },
-    attributes: ['deviceId', 'installedAppsVersion'],
-    transaction
-  })).map((item) => ({
-    deviceId: item.deviceId,
-    installedAppsVersion: item.installedAppsVersion
-  }))
-
-  const getServerInstalledAppsVersionByDeviceId = (deviceId: string) => {
-    const entry = serverInstalledAppsVersions.find((item) => item.deviceId === deviceId)
-
-    if (!entry) {
-      throw new GetServerDataStatusIllegalStateException({ staticMessage: 'could not find device entry' })
-    }
-
-    return entry.installedAppsVersion
-  }
-
-  const serverDeviceIds = serverInstalledAppsVersions.map((item) => item.deviceId)
-  const clientDeviceIds = Object.keys(appsStatus)
-  const addedDeviceIds = difference(serverDeviceIds, clientDeviceIds)
-  const deviceIdsWhereInstalledAppsHaveChanged = filter(Object.keys(appsStatus), (deviceId) => {
-    const installedAppsVersion = appsStatus[deviceId]
-
-    const serverEntry = serverInstalledAppsVersions.find((item) => item.deviceId === deviceId)
-
-    return !!serverEntry && serverEntry.installedAppsVersion !== installedAppsVersion
-  })
-  const idsOfDevicesWhereInstalledAppsMustBeSynced = [...addedDeviceIds, ...deviceIdsWhereInstalledAppsHaveChanged]
-
-  if (idsOfDevicesWhereInstalledAppsMustBeSynced.length > 0) {
-    const [appsToSync, activitiesToSync] = await Promise.all([
-      (async () => {
-        return (await database.app.findAll({
-          where: {
-            familyId: familyEntry.familyId,
-            deviceId: {
-              [Sequelize.Op.in]: idsOfDevicesWhereInstalledAppsMustBeSynced
-            }
-          },
-          attributes: [
-            'deviceId',
-            'packageName',
-            'title',
-            'isLaunchable',
-            'recommendation'
-          ],
-          transaction
-        })).map((item) => ({
-          deviceId: item.deviceId,
-          packageName: item.packageName,
-          title: item.title,
-          isLaunchable: item.isLaunchable,
-          recommendation: item.recommendation
-        }))
-      })(),
-      (async () => {
-        return (await database.appActivity.findAll({
-          where: {
-            familyId: familyEntry.familyId,
-            deviceId: {
-              [Sequelize.Op.in]: idsOfDevicesWhereInstalledAppsMustBeSynced
-            }
-          },
-          attributes: [
-            'deviceId',
-            'packageName',
-            'title',
-            'activityName'
-          ],
-          transaction
-        })).map((item) => ({
-          deviceId: item.deviceId,
-          packageName: item.packageName,
-          activityName: item.activityName,
-          title: item.title
-        }))
-      })()
-    ])
-
-    return idsOfDevicesWhereInstalledAppsMustBeSynced.map((deviceId): ServerInstalledAppsData => ({
-      deviceId,
-      apps: appsToSync.filter((item) => item.deviceId === deviceId).map((item) => ({
-        packageName: item.packageName,
-        title: item.title,
-        isLaunchable: item.isLaunchable,
-        recommendation: item.recommendation
-      })),
-      activities: activitiesToSync.filter((item) => item.deviceId === deviceId).map((item) => ({
-        p: item.packageName,
-        c: item.activityName,
-        t: item.title
-      })),
-      version: getServerInstalledAppsVersionByDeviceId(deviceId)
-    }))
-  } else return null // no changes
-}
diff --git a/src/function/sync/get-server-data-status/index.ts b/src/function/sync/get-server-data-status/index.ts
index 39182b8..ec708ae 100644
--- a/src/function/sync/get-server-data-status/index.ts
+++ b/src/function/sync/get-server-data-status/index.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import { getStatusMessage } from '../../../function/statusmessage'
 import { ClientDataStatus } from '../../../object/clientdatastatus'
 import { ServerDataStatus } from '../../../object/serverdatastatus'
 import { EventHandler } from '../../../monitoring/eventhandler'
-import { getAppList } from './app-list'
 import {
   getCategoryAssignedApps, getCategoryBaseDatas, getCategoryDataToSync,
   getRules, getTasks, getUsedTimes
@@ -70,8 +69,6 @@ export const generateServerDataStatus = async ({
     result.users = await getUserList({ database, transaction, familyEntry })
   }
 
-  result.apps = await getAppList({ database, transaction, familyEntry, appsStatus: clientStatus.apps }) || undefined
-
   const categoryDataToSync = await getCategoryDataToSync({ database, transaction, familyEntry, categoriesStatus: clientStatus.categories })
 
   if (categoryDataToSync.removedCategoryIds.length > 0) {