diff --git a/application/controllers/LayoutController.php b/application/controllers/LayoutController.php
index b2a260884..2d84faf3c 100644
--- a/application/controllers/LayoutController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/LayoutController.php
@@ -25,24 +25,4 @@ class LayoutController extends ActionController
         $menu = new MenuRenderer(Menu::load(), $url->getRelativeUrl());
         $this->view->menuRenderer = $menu->useCustomRenderer();
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Render the top bar
-     */
-    public function topbarAction()
-    {
-        $topbarHtmlParts = array();
-
-        /** @var Hook\TopBarHook $hook */
-        $hook = null;
-
-        foreach (Hook::all('TopBar') as $hook) {
-            $topbarHtmlParts[] = $hook->getHtml($this->getRequest());
-        }
-
-        $this->view->topbarHtmlParts = $topbarHtmlParts;
-
-
-        $this->renderScript('parts/topbar.phtml');
-    }
 }
diff --git a/application/layouts/scripts/parts/topbar.phtml b/application/layouts/scripts/parts/topbar.phtml
deleted file mode 100644
index 68f919951..000000000
--- a/application/layouts/scripts/parts/topbar.phtml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-<nav class="navbar-fixed-top" id="icingatopbar" role="navigation">
-    <div class="navbar-header">
-        <a href="<?= $this->baseUrl('/') ?>" class="navbar-brand icinga-logo">Icinga</a>
-    </div>
-
-    <?php if (count($this->topbarHtmlParts)): ?>
-        <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
-        <?php foreach ($this->topbarHtmlParts as $part): ?>
-            <li><?= $part; ?></li>
-        <?php endforeach; ?>
-        </ul>
-    <?php endif; ?>
-
-  <?php if ($this->auth()->isAuthenticated()): ?>
-  <ul class="nav navbar-nav pull-right" >
-<!--        Remove component as of #4583 since it's not working-->
-<!--        <li>-->
-<!--          <form class="navbar-search" style="padding-top:0.2em">-->
-<!--            <input type="text" class="search-query" placeholder="Search" style="padding-top:0.3em">-->
-<!--          </form>-->
-<!--        </li>-->
-    <li class="dropdown">
-      <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" id="icinga_app_nav_useraction">
-        <span id="icinga_app_nav_username">
-          <?= $this->escape($this->auth()->getUser()->getUsername()); ?>
-        </span>
-        <i class="icinga-icon-user"></i>
-        <b class="caret"></b>
-      </a>
-      <ul class="dropdown-menu">
-        <li id="icinga_app_nav_preferences">
-          <a href="<?= $this->href('/preference'); ?>"><?= $this->translate('Preferences'); ?> </a>
-        </li>
-        <li id="icinga_app_nav_logout">
-          <a href="<?= $this->href('/authentication/logout'); ?>" title="<?= $this->translate('Logout from Icinga Web 2') ?>"><?= $this->translate('Logout'); ?></a>
-        </li>
-      </ul>
-    </li>
-  </ul>
-  <?php endif ?>
-
-</nav>
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Hook/TopBarHook.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Hook/TopBarHook.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 183a0ca07..000000000
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Hook/TopBarHook.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-// {{{ICINGA_LICENSE_HEADER}}}
-// {{{ICINGA_LICENSE_HEADER}}}
-
-namespace Icinga\Web\Hook;
-
-use Icinga\Web\Request;
-use Zend_View;
-
-/**
- * Hook to extend topbar items
- */
-abstract class TopBarHook extends WebBaseHook
-{
-    /**
-     * Function to generate top bar content
-     *
-     * @param   Request     $request
-     *
-     * @return  string
-     */
-    abstract public function getHtml($request);
-}