diff --git a/source/net/yacy/gui/Tray.java b/source/net/yacy/gui/Tray.java
index 6ac7e84ce..3fbf245b1 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/gui/Tray.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/gui/Tray.java
@@ -151,22 +151,6 @@ public final class Tray {
     private static Object applicationInstance;
     private static Method setDockIconImage;
 
-    static {
-        Class<?> applicationClass = null;
-        try {
-            applicationClass = Class.forName("com.apple.eawt.Application");
-            final Method applicationGetApplication = applicationClass.getMethod("getApplication");
-            applicationInstance = applicationGetApplication.invoke(null);
-        } catch (ClassNotFoundException | NoSuchMethodException | SecurityException | IllegalAccessException | IllegalArgumentException | InvocationTargetException e) {
-            ConcurrentLog.logException(e);
-        }
-        if (applicationClass != null) try {
-            setDockIconImage = applicationClass.getMethod("setDockIconImage", Class.forName("java.awt.Image"));
-        } catch (ClassNotFoundException | SecurityException | IllegalArgumentException | NoSuchMethodException e) {
-            ConcurrentLog.logException(e);
-        }
-    }
-
     private static void setDockIcon(final Image icon) {
         if (!OS.isMacArchitecture || setDockIconImage == null || applicationInstance == null) return;
         try {
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/yacy.java b/source/net/yacy/yacy.java
index c3420a109..fdf24519d 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/yacy.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/yacy.java
@@ -722,26 +722,6 @@ public final class yacy {
 
             // case for the application path if started normally with a jre command
             File applicationRoot = new File(System.getProperty("user.dir").replace('\\', '/'));
-
-            // try to find the application root path within a Mac application
-            // call com.apple.eio.FileManager.getPathToApplicationBundle();
-            if (!OS.isWindows) { // prevent that YaCy always starts with an exception message on none Apple systems
-                try {
-                    // these methods will cause a warning: remove them with --illegal-access=permit
-                    final Class<?> comAppleEioFileManagerClass = Class.forName("com.apple.eio.FileManager");
-                    final Method getPathToApplicationBundleMethod = ClassProvider.getStaticMethod(comAppleEioFileManagerClass, "getPathToApplicationBundle", null);
-                    final String apppath = (String) getPathToApplicationBundleMethod.invoke(null);
-                    System.out.println("PathToApplicationBundle = " + apppath); // PathToApplicationBundle = /Users/admin/git/rc1/build/YaCy.app
-                    if (apppath != null && apppath.endsWith(".app")) {
-                        // modify the applicationRoot path to within the app file
-                        applicationRoot = new File(apppath + "/Contents");
-                        System.setProperty("user.dir", applicationRoot.getAbsolutePath()); // required since nasty code elswhere is using it
-                        System.setProperty("user.home", applicationRoot.getAbsolutePath()); // well
-                    }
-                } catch (ClassNotFoundException | InvocationTargetException | IllegalAccessException | IllegalArgumentException e) {
-                    e.printStackTrace();
-                }
-            }
             File dataRoot = applicationRoot;
             //System.out.println("args.length=" + args.length);
             //System.out.print("args=["); for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i++) System.out.print(args[i] + ", "); System.out.println("]");