diff --git a/perk-store-services/src/main/resources/applications.json b/perk-store-services/src/main/resources/applications.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..994144bc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perk-store-services/src/main/resources/applications.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+    "descriptors": [
+        {
+            "name": "Perk store",
+            "imagePath": "war:/../images/perkstore.png",
+            "overrideMode": "merge",
+            "override": false,
+            "enabled": true,
+            "application": {
+                "title": "Perk store",
+                "description": "Perk store application",
+                "url": "./perkstore",
+                "active": true,
+                "mandatory": false,
+                "mobile": true,
+                "permissions": [
+                    "*:/platform/users",
+                    "*:/platform/externals"
+                ]
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/perk-store-webapps/package-lock.json b/perk-store-webapps/package-lock.json
index c5962455d..057598357 100644
--- a/perk-store-webapps/package-lock.json
+++ b/perk-store-webapps/package-lock.json
@@ -5239,9 +5239,7 @@
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ajv-formats/-/ajv-formats-2.1.1.tgz",
           "integrity": "sha512-Wx0Kx52hxE7C18hkMEggYlEifqWZtYaRgouJor+WMdPnQyEK13vgEWyVNup7SoeeoLMsr4kf5h6dOW11I15MUA==",
           "dev": true,
-          "requires": {
-            "ajv": "^8.0.0"
-          }
+          "requires": {}
         },
         "ajv-keywords": {
           "version": "5.1.0",
diff --git a/perk-store-webapps/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/conf/configuration.xml b/perk-store-webapps/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/conf/configuration.xml
index 471f335bc..a910ec730 100644
--- a/perk-store-webapps/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/conf/configuration.xml
+++ b/perk-store-webapps/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/conf/configuration.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
   <import>war:/conf/perk-store/notification-configuration.xml</import>
   <import>war:/conf/perk-store/websocket-configuration.xml</import>
   <import>war:/conf/perk-store/dynamic-container-configuration.xml</import>
-  <import profiles="app-center">war:/conf/perk-store/app-center-configuration.xml</import>
   <import>war:/conf/perk-store/search-configuration.xml</import>
 
 </configuration>
diff --git a/perk-store-webapps/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/conf/perk-store/app-center-configuration.xml b/perk-store-webapps/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/conf/perk-store/app-center-configuration.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index e212d9b7d..000000000
--- a/perk-store-webapps/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/conf/perk-store/app-center-configuration.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!--
-This file is part of the Meeds project (https://meeds.io/).
-Copyright (C) 2020 Meeds Association
-contact@meeds.io
-This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-Lesser General Public License for more details.
-You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
-
--->
-<configuration xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.exoplatform.org/xml/ns/kernel_1_2.xsd http://www.exoplatform.org/xml/ns/kernel_1_2.xsd" xmlns="http://www.exoplatform.org/xml/ns/kernel_1_2.xsd">
-  <external-component-plugins>
-    <target-component>org.exoplatform.appcenter.service.ApplicationCenterService</target-component>
-    <component-plugin>
-      <name>Perk Store</name>
-      <set-method>addApplicationPlugin</set-method>
-      <type>org.exoplatform.appcenter.plugin.ApplicationPlugin</type>
-      <init-params>
-        <value-param>
-          <name>imagePath</name>
-          <value>war:/../images/perkstore.png</value>
-        </value-param>
-        <value-param>
-          <name>override</name>
-          <value>${exo.app-center.perkstore.override:false}</value>
-        </value-param>
-        <value-param>
-          <name>override-mode</name>
-          <value>${exo.app-center.perkstore.override-mode:merge}</value>
-        </value-param>
-        <object-param>
-          <name>application</name>
-          <description>description</description>
-          <object type="org.exoplatform.appcenter.dto.Application">
-            <field name="title">
-              <string>Perk store</string>
-            </field>
-            <field name="url">
-              <string>./perkstore</string>
-            </field>
-            <field name="description">
-              <string>Perk store application</string>
-            </field>
-            <field name="permissions">
-              <collection type="java.util.ArrayList" item-type="java.lang.String">
-                <value>
-                  <string>*:/platform/users</string>
-                </value>
-                <value>
-                  <string>*:/platform/externals</string>
-                </value>
-              </collection>
-            </field>
-            <field name="active">
-              <boolean>true</boolean>
-            </field>
-            <field name="isMobile">
-              <boolean>true</boolean>
-            </field>
-          </object>
-        </object-param>
-      </init-params>
-    </component-plugin>
-  </external-component-plugins>
-</configuration>