diff --git a/src/vector/app.tsx b/src/vector/app.tsx
index 8fe4a7eb1a..2e389983ea 100644
--- a/src/vector/app.tsx
+++ b/src/vector/app.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import { createClient } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 import { SnakedObject } from "matrix-react-sdk/src/utils/SnakedObject";
 import MatrixChat from "matrix-react-sdk/src/components/structures/MatrixChat";
 import { ValidatedServerConfig } from "matrix-react-sdk/src/utils/ValidatedServerConfig";
-import { QueryDict, encodeParams } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/utils";
 
 import { parseQs } from "./url_utils";
 import VectorBasePlatform from "./platform/VectorBasePlatform";
@@ -48,31 +47,6 @@ logger.log(`Application is running in ${process.env.NODE_ENV} mode`);
 
 window.matrixLogger = logger;
 
-// We use this to work out what URL the SDK should
-// pass through when registering to allow the user to
-// click back to the client having registered.
-// It's up to us to recognise if we're loaded with
-// this URL and tell MatrixClient to resume registration.
-//
-// If we're in electron, we should never pass through a file:// URL otherwise
-// the identity server will try to 302 the browser to it, which breaks horribly.
-// so in that instance, hardcode to use app.element.io for now instead.
-function makeRegistrationUrl(params: QueryDict): string {
-    let url: string;
-    if (window.location.protocol === "vector:") {
-        url = "https://app.element.io/#/register";
-    } else {
-        url = window.location.protocol + "//" + window.location.host + window.location.pathname + "#/register";
-    }
-
-    const encodedParams = encodeParams(params);
-    if (encodedParams) {
-        url += "?" + encodedParams;
-    }
-
-    return url;
-}
-
 function onTokenLoginCompleted(): void {
     // if we did a token login, we're now left with the token, hs and is
     // url as query params in the url;
@@ -138,7 +112,6 @@ export async function loadApp(fragParams: {}): Promise<ReactElement> {
     return (
         <MatrixChat
             onNewScreen={onNewScreen}
-            makeRegistrationUrl={makeRegistrationUrl}
             config={config}
             realQueryParams={params}
             startingFragmentQueryParams={fragParams}
diff --git a/test/app-tests/loading-test.tsx b/test/app-tests/loading-test.tsx
index 58d6583ea2..c1f7cbf268 100644
--- a/test/app-tests/loading-test.tsx
+++ b/test/app-tests/loading-test.tsx
@@ -143,9 +143,6 @@ describe("loading:", function () {
                     enableGuest={true}
                     onTokenLoginCompleted={resolve}
                     initialScreenAfterLogin={getScreenFromLocation(windowLocation!)}
-                    makeRegistrationUrl={(): string => {
-                        throw new Error("Not implemented");
-                    }}
                 />,
             );
         });