diff --git a/auto_install.php b/auto_install.php
deleted file mode 100644
index bc418d688..000000000
--- a/auto_install.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,159 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/*
- * Please run composer install and configure htconfig.php
- */
-
-if (PHP_SAPI !== 'cli') {
-	die("ERROR: Code execution only possible from CLI\n");
-}
-
-if (file_exists('.htconfig.php') && filesize('.htconfig.php')) {
-	die("ERROR: Installation was already executed, .htconfig.php already exists\n");
-}
-
-// Remove die from config file
-$fileContent = file_get_contents('./htconfig.php');
-$fileContent = str_replace('die', '//die', $fileContent);
-file_put_contents('.htautoinstall.php', $fileContent);
-
-require_once 'boot.php';
-require_once 'mod/install.php';
-require_once 'include/dba.php';
-
-/*
- * ######################
- * # Initialise the app #
- * ######################
- */
-echo "Initializing setup...\n";
-
-$a = new \Friendica\App(__DIR__);
-\Friendica\BaseObject::setApp($a);
-// add config
-require_once '.htautoinstall.php';
-
-echo " Complete!\n\n";
-
-/*
- * #####################
- * # Check basic setup #
- * #####################
- */
-echo "Checking basic setup...\n";
-
-$allChecksRequired = in_array('--all-required', $argv, true);
-
-$checkResults = [];
-$errorMessage = '';
-
-$checkResults['basic'] = run_basic_checks($a);
-
-foreach ($checkResults['basic'] as $result) {
-	if (($allChecksRequired || $result['required'] === true) && $result['status'] === false) {
-		$errorMessage .= "--------\n";
-		$errorMessage .= $result['title'] . ': ' . $result['help'] . "\n";
-	}
-}
-
-if ($errorMessage !== '') {
-	die($errorMessage);
-}
-
-echo " Complete!\n\n";
-
-/*
- * #############################
- * # Check database connection #
- * #############################
- */
-echo "Checking database...\n";
-
-$checkResults['db'] = array();
-$checkResults['db'][] = run_database_check();
-
-foreach ($checkResults['basic'] as $result) {
-	if (($allChecksRequired || $result['required'] === true) && $result['status'] === false) {
-		$errorMessage .= "--------\n";
-		$errorMessage .= $result['title'] . ': ' . $result['help'] . "\n";
-	}
-}
-
-if ($errorMessage !== '') {
-	die($errorMessage);
-}
-
-echo " Complete!\n\n";
-
-/*
- * ####################
- * # Install database #
- * ####################
- */
-echo "Inserting data into database...\n";
-
-$checkResults['data'] = load_database();
-if ($checkResults['data'] !== '') {
-	die("ERROR: DB Database creation error. Is the DB empty?\n");
-}
-echo " Complete!\n\n";
-
-/*
- * ####################
- * # Copy config file #
- * ####################
- */
-echo "Saving config file...\n";
-if (!copy('.htautoinstall.php', '.htconfig.php')) {
-	die("ERROR: Saving config file failed. Please copy .htautoinstall.php to .htconfig.php manually.\n");
-}
-echo " Complete!\n\n";
-
-echo "\nInstallation is finished\n";
-
-/**
- * @param App $app
- * @return array
- */
-function run_basic_checks($app)
-{
-	$checks = [];
-
-	check_funcs($checks);
-	check_imagik($checks);
-	check_htconfig($checks);
-	check_smarty3($checks);
-	check_keys($checks);
-
-	if (!empty($app->config['php_path'])) {
-		check_php($app->config['php_path'], $checks);
-	} else {
-		die(" ERROR: The php_path is not set in the config. Please check the file .htconfig.php.\n");
-	}
-
-	echo " NOTICE: Not checking .htaccess/URL-Rewrite during CLI installation.\n";
-
-	return $checks;
-}
-
-function run_database_check()
-{
-	global $db_host;
-	global $db_user;
-	global $db_pass;
-	global $db_data;
-
-	$result = array(
-		'title' => 'MySQL Connection',
-		'required' => true,
-		'status' => true,
-		'help' => '',
-	);
-
-	if (!dba::connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data, true)) {
-		$result['status'] = false;
-		$result['help'] = 'Failed, please check your MySQL settings and credentials.';
-	}
-
-	return $result;
-}