diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index a1e5f44f89..7dc99bbe88 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -97,19 +97,6 @@ define('SSL_POLICY_FULL',         1);
 define('SSL_POLICY_SELFSIGN',     2);
 /* @}*/
 
-/**
- * @name Register
- *
- * Registration policies
- * @{
- */
-define('REGISTER_CLOSED',        \Friendica\Module\Register::CLOSED);
-define('REGISTER_APPROVE',       \Friendica\Module\Register::APPROVE);
-define('REGISTER_OPEN',          \Friendica\Module\Register::OPEN);
-/**
- * @}
-*/
-
 /**
  * @name CP
  *
diff --git a/mod/register.php b/mod/register.php
deleted file mode 100644
index e69315a33a..0000000000
--- a/mod/register.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,286 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @file mod/register.php
- */
-
-use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\BaseModule;
-use Friendica\Content\Text\BBCode;
-use Friendica\Core\Config;
-use Friendica\Core\Hook;
-use Friendica\Core\L10n;
-use Friendica\Core\Logger;
-use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
-use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
-use Friendica\Core\System;
-use Friendica\Core\Worker;
-use Friendica\Model;
-use Friendica\Module\Tos;
-use Friendica\Util\Strings;
-
-function register_post(App $a)
-{
-	BaseModule::checkFormSecurityTokenRedirectOnError('/register', 'register');
-
-	$arr = ['post' => $_POST];
-	Hook::callAll('register_post', $arr);
-
-	$max_dailies = intval(Config::get('system', 'max_daily_registrations'));
-	if ($max_dailies) {
-		$r = q("select count(*) as total from user where register_date > UTC_TIMESTAMP - INTERVAL 1 day");
-		if ($r && $r[0]['total'] >= $max_dailies) {
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-
-	switch (Config::get('config', 'register_policy')) {
-		case REGISTER_OPEN:
-			$blocked = 0;
-			$verified = 1;
-			break;
-
-		case REGISTER_APPROVE:
-			$blocked = 1;
-			$verified = 0;
-			break;
-
-		default:
-		case REGISTER_CLOSED:
-			if (empty($_SESSION['authenticated']) && empty($_SESSION['administrator'])) {
-				notice(L10n::t('Permission denied.') . EOL);
-				return;
-			}
-			$blocked = 1;
-			$verified = 0;
-			break;
-	}
-
-	$netpublish = !empty($_POST['profile_publish_reg']);
-
-	$arr = $_POST;
-
-	$arr['blocked'] = $blocked;
-	$arr['verified'] = $verified;
-	$arr['language'] = L10n::detectLanguage();
-
-	try {
-		$result = Model\User::create($arr);
-	} catch (Exception $e) {
-		notice($e->getMessage());
-		return;
-	}
-
-	$user = $result['user'];
-
-	if ($netpublish && intval(Config::get('config', 'register_policy')) !== REGISTER_APPROVE) {
-		$url = $a->getBaseUrl() . '/profile/' . $user['nickname'];
-		Worker::add(PRIORITY_LOW, "Directory", $url);
-	}
-
-	$using_invites = Config::get('system', 'invitation_only');
-	$num_invites   = Config::get('system', 'number_invites');
-	$invite_id = (!empty($_POST['invite_id']) ? Strings::escapeTags(trim($_POST['invite_id'])) : '');
-
-	if (intval(Config::get('config', 'register_policy')) === REGISTER_OPEN) {
-		if ($using_invites && $invite_id) {
-			Model\Register::deleteByHash($invite_id);
-			PConfig::set($user['uid'], 'system', 'invites_remaining', $num_invites);
-		}
-
-		// Only send a password mail when the password wasn't manually provided
-		if (empty($_POST['password1']) || empty($_POST['confirm'])) {
-			$res = Model\User::sendRegisterOpenEmail(
-				$user,
-				Config::get('config', 'sitename'),
-				$a->getBaseUrl(),
-				$result['password']
-			);
-
-			if ($res) {
-				info(L10n::t('Registration successful. Please check your email for further instructions.') . EOL);
-				$a->internalRedirect();
-			} else {
-				notice(
-					L10n::t('Failed to send email message. Here your accout details:<br> login: %s<br> password: %s<br><br>You can change your password after login.',
-						$user['email'],
-						$result['password'])
-					. EOL
-				);
-			}
-		} else {
-			info(L10n::t('Registration successful.') . EOL);
-			$a->internalRedirect();
-		}
-	} elseif (intval(Config::get('config', 'register_policy')) === REGISTER_APPROVE) {
-		if (!strlen(Config::get('config', 'admin_email'))) {
-			notice(L10n::t('Your registration can not be processed.') . EOL);
-			$a->internalRedirect();
-		}
-
-		Model\Register::createForApproval($user['uid'], Config::get('system', 'language'), $_POST['permonlybox']);
-
-		// invite system
-		if ($using_invites && $invite_id) {
-			Model\Register::deleteByHash($invite_id);
-			PConfig::set($user['uid'], 'system', 'invites_remaining', $num_invites);
-		}
-
-		// send email to admins
-		$admin_mail_list = "'" . implode("','", array_map(['Friendica\Database\DBA', 'escape'], explode(",", str_replace(" ", "", Config::get('config', 'admin_email'))))) . "'";
-		$adminlist = q("SELECT uid, language, email FROM user WHERE email IN (%s)",
-			$admin_mail_list
-		);
-
-		// send notification to admins
-		foreach ($adminlist as $admin) {
-			notification([
-				'type'         => NOTIFY_SYSTEM,
-				'event'        => 'SYSTEM_REGISTER_REQUEST',
-				'source_name'  => $user['username'],
-				'source_mail'  => $user['email'],
-				'source_nick'  => $user['nickname'],
-				'source_link'  => $a->getBaseUrl() . "/admin/users/",
-				'link'         => $a->getBaseUrl() . "/admin/users/",
-				'source_photo' => $a->getBaseUrl() . "/photo/avatar/" . $user['uid'] . ".jpg",
-				'to_email'     => $admin['email'],
-				'uid'          => $admin['uid'],
-				'language'     => $admin['language'] ? $admin['language'] : 'en',
-				'show_in_notification_page' => false
-			]);
-		}
-		// send notification to the user, that the registration is pending
-		Model\User::sendRegisterPendingEmail(
-			$user,
-			Config::get('config', 'sitename'),
-			$a->getBaseURL(),
-			$result['password']
-		);
-
-		info(L10n::t('Your registration is pending approval by the site owner.') . EOL);
-		$a->internalRedirect();
-	}
-
-	return;
-}
-
-function register_content(App $a)
-{
-	// logged in users can register others (people/pages/groups)
-	// even with closed registrations, unless specifically prohibited by site policy.
-	// 'block_extended_register' blocks all registrations, period.
-	$block = Config::get('system', 'block_extended_register');
-
-	if (local_user() && ($block)) {
-		notice("Permission denied." . EOL);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if ((!local_user()) && (intval(Config::get('config', 'register_policy')) === REGISTER_CLOSED)) {
-		notice("Permission denied." . EOL);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	$max_dailies = intval(Config::get('system', 'max_daily_registrations'));
-	if ($max_dailies) {
-		$r = q("select count(*) as total from user where register_date > UTC_TIMESTAMP - INTERVAL 1 day");
-		if ($r && $r[0]['total'] >= $max_dailies) {
-			Logger::log('max daily registrations exceeded.');
-			notice(L10n::t('This site has exceeded the number of allowed daily account registrations. Please try again tomorrow.') . EOL);
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (!empty($_SESSION['theme'])) {
-		unset($_SESSION['theme']);
-	}
-	if (!empty($_SESSION['mobile-theme'])) {
-		unset($_SESSION['mobile-theme']);
-	}
-
-
-	$username   = defaults($_REQUEST, 'username'  , '');
-	$email      = defaults($_REQUEST, 'email'     , '');
-	$openid_url = defaults($_REQUEST, 'openid_url', '');
-	$nickname   = defaults($_REQUEST, 'nickname'  , '');
-	$photo      = defaults($_REQUEST, 'photo'     , '');
-	$invite_id  = defaults($_REQUEST, 'invite_id' , '');
-
-	$noid = Config::get('system', 'no_openid');
-
-	if ($noid) {
-		$fillwith = '';
-		$fillext  = '';
-		$oidlabel = '';
-	} else {
-		$fillwith = L10n::t("You may \x28optionally\x29 fill in this form via OpenID by supplying your OpenID and clicking 'Register'.");
-		$fillext  = L10n::t('If you are not familiar with OpenID, please leave that field blank and fill in the rest of the items.');
-		$oidlabel = L10n::t("Your OpenID \x28optional\x29: ");
-	}
-
-	if (Config::get('system', 'publish_all')) {
-		$profile_publish = '<input type="hidden" name="profile_publish_reg" value="1" />';
-	} else {
-		$publish_tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate("profile_publish.tpl");
-		$profile_publish = Renderer::replaceMacros($publish_tpl, [
-			'$instance' => 'reg',
-			'$pubdesc' => L10n::t('Include your profile in member directory?'),
-			'$yes_selected' => '',
-			'$no_selected' => ' checked="checked"',
-			'$str_yes' => L10n::t('Yes'),
-			'$str_no' => L10n::t('No'),
-		]);
-	}
-
-	$r = q("SELECT COUNT(*) AS `contacts` FROM `contact`");
-	$passwords = !$r[0]["contacts"];
-
-	$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate("register.tpl");
-
-	$arr = ['template' => $tpl];
-
-	Hook::callAll('register_form', $arr);
-
-	$tpl = $arr['template'];
-
-	$tos = new Tos();
-
-	$o = Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
-		'$invitations' => Config::get('system', 'invitation_only'),
-		'$permonly'    => intval(Config::get('config', 'register_policy')) === REGISTER_APPROVE,
-		'$permonlybox' => ['permonlybox', L10n::t('Note for the admin'), '', L10n::t('Leave a message for the admin, why you want to join this node')],
-		'$invite_desc' => L10n::t('Membership on this site is by invitation only.'),
-		'$invite_label' => L10n::t('Your invitation code: '),
-		'$invite_id'  => $invite_id,
-		'$regtitle'  => L10n::t('Registration'),
-		'$registertext' => BBCode::convert(Config::get('config', 'register_text', '')),
-		'$fillwith'  => $fillwith,
-		'$fillext'   => $fillext,
-		'$oidlabel'  => $oidlabel,
-		'$openid'    => $openid_url,
-		'$namelabel' => L10n::t('Your Full Name ' . "\x28" . 'e.g. Joe Smith, real or real-looking' . "\x29" . ': '),
-		'$addrlabel' => L10n::t("Your Email Address: \x28Initial information will be send there, so this has to be an existing address.\x29"),
-		'$passwords' => $passwords,
-		'$password1' => ['password1', L10n::t('New Password:'), '', L10n::t('Leave empty for an auto generated password.')],
-		'$password2' => ['confirm', L10n::t('Confirm:'), '', ''],
-		'$nickdesc'  => L10n::t('Choose a profile nickname. This must begin with a text character. Your profile address on this site will then be \'<strong>nickname@%s</strong>\'.', $a->getHostName()),
-		'$nicklabel' => L10n::t('Choose a nickname: '),
-		'$photo'     => $photo,
-		'$publish'   => $profile_publish,
-		'$regbutt'   => L10n::t('Register'),
-		'$username'  => $username,
-		'$email'     => $email,
-		'$nickname'  => $nickname,
-		'$sitename'  => $a->getHostName(),
-		'$importh'   => L10n::t('Import'),
-		'$importt'   => L10n::t('Import your profile to this friendica instance'),
-		'$showtoslink' => Config::get('system', 'tosdisplay'),
-		'$tostext'   => L10n::t('Terms of Service'),
-		'$showprivstatement' => Config::get('system', 'tosprivstatement'),
-		'$privstatement' => $tos->privacy_complete,
-		'$baseurl'   => System::baseurl(),
-		'$form_security_token' => BaseModule::getFormSecurityToken("register"),
-		'$explicit_content' => Config::get('system', 'explicit_content', false),
-		'$explicit_content_note' => L10n::t('Note: This node explicitly contains adult content')
-	]);
-	return $o;
-}