diff --git a/src/core/application.cpp b/src/core/application.cpp
index 1ff279562..b922518bc 100644
--- a/src/core/application.cpp
+++ b/src/core/application.cpp
@@ -257,47 +257,6 @@ namespace swift::core
         return s;
     }
 
-    QString CApplication::getExecutableForApplication(CApplicationInfo::Application application) const
-    {
-        QString searchFor;
-        switch (application)
-        {
-        case CApplicationInfo::PilotClientCore: searchFor = "core"; break;
-        case CApplicationInfo::Launcher: searchFor = "launcher"; break;
-        case CApplicationInfo::MappingTool: searchFor = "data"; break;
-        case CApplicationInfo::PilotClientGui: searchFor = "gui"; break;
-        default: break;
-        }
-        if (searchFor.isEmpty()) { return {}; }
-
-        for (const QString &executable : CFileUtils::getSwiftExecutables())
-        {
-            if (!executable.contains("swift", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) { continue; }
-            if (executable.contains(searchFor, Qt::CaseInsensitive)) { return executable; }
-        }
-        return {};
-    }
-
-    bool CApplication::startLauncher()
-    {
-        static const QString launcher =
-            CApplication::getExecutableForApplication(CApplicationInfo::Application::Launcher);
-        if (launcher.isEmpty() || CApplication::isApplicationRunning(CApplicationInfo::Launcher)) { return false; }
-
-        // const QStringList args = this->argumentsJoined({}, { "--dbus", "--core", "--coreaudio" });
-        const QStringList args = this->argumentsJoined({}, { "--dbus", "--core" });
-        return QProcess::startDetached(launcher, args);
-    }
-
-    bool CApplication::startLauncherAndQuit()
-    {
-        const bool started = CApplication::startLauncher();
-        if (!started) { return false; }
-        this->gracefulShutdown();
-        CApplication::exit();
-        return true;
-    }
-
     CGlobalSetup CApplication::getGlobalSetup() const
     {
         if (m_shutdown) { return CGlobalSetup(); }
diff --git a/src/core/application.h b/src/core/application.h
index d067045c3..6034e0872 100644
--- a/src/core/application.h
+++ b/src/core/application.h
@@ -146,15 +146,6 @@ namespace swift::core
         //! Version, name beta and dev info
         const QString &getApplicationNameVersionDetailed() const;
 
-        //! Executable names for the given applications
-        QString getExecutableForApplication(swift::misc::CApplicationInfo::Application application) const;
-
-        //! Start the launcher
-        bool startLauncher();
-
-        //! Start the launcher and quit
-        bool startLauncherAndQuit();
-
         //! Global setup
         //! \threadsafe
         data::CGlobalSetup getGlobalSetup() const;
diff --git a/src/gui/components/navigatordialog.cpp b/src/gui/components/navigatordialog.cpp
index 2536c9425..e7236afa8 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/navigatordialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/navigatordialog.cpp
@@ -296,13 +296,6 @@ namespace swift::gui::components
         // add some space for frameless navigators where I can move the navigator
         QAction *a = nullptr; // new QAction(CIcons::empty16(), "move navigator here", this);
         bool c = false;
-        if (sGui)
-        {
-            a = new QAction(CIcons::swiftLauncher16(), "Start launcher", this);
-            c = connect(a, &QAction::triggered, sGui, &CGuiApplication::startLauncher);
-            Q_ASSERT(c);
-            this->addAction(a);
-        }
 
         // save
         a = new QAction(CIcons::save16(), "Save state", this);
diff --git a/src/gui/guiapplication.cpp b/src/gui/guiapplication.cpp
index ede40c4c3..ee8f0b7de 100644
--- a/src/gui/guiapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/guiapplication.cpp
@@ -664,13 +664,6 @@ namespace swift::gui
         addMenuForStyleSheets(menu);
         QAction *a = nullptr;
         bool c = false;
-        if (this->getApplicationInfo().getApplication() != CApplicationInfo::Launcher)
-        {
-            menu.addSeparator();
-            a = menu.addAction(CIcons::swiftLauncher24(), "Start swift launcher");
-            c = connect(a, &QAction::triggered, this, &CGuiApplication::startLauncher);
-            Q_ASSERT_X(c, Q_FUNC_INFO, "Connect failed");
-        }
 
         menu.addSeparator();
         a = menu.addAction("E&xit");