diff --git a/src/ViewModels/InitializationViewModel.cs b/src/ViewModels/InitializationViewModel.cs
index 7acac1b84b..a8a176591d 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/InitializationViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/InitializationViewModel.cs
@@ -21,30 +21,13 @@ public class InitializationViewModel : ObservableObject
 
     private readonly IThemeSelectorService _themeSelector;
     private readonly IWidgetServiceService _widgetServiceService;
-    private readonly IMicrosoftStoreService _msStoreService;
-    private readonly IPackageDeploymentService _packageDeploymentService;
-
-#if CANARY_BUILD
-    private const string GitHubExtensionStorePackageId = "9N806ZKPW85R";
-    private const string GitHubExtensionPackageFamilyName = "Microsoft.Windows.DevHomeGitHubExtension.Canary_8wekyb3d8bbwe";
-#elif STABLE_BUILD
-    private const string GitHubExtensionStorePackageId = "9NZCC27PR6N6";
-    private const string GitHubExtensionPackageFamilyName = "Microsoft.Windows.DevHomeGitHubExtension_8wekyb3d8bbwe";
-#else
-    private const string GitHubExtensionStorePackageId = "";
-    private const string GitHubExtensionPackageFamilyName = "";
-#endif
 
     public InitializationViewModel(
         IThemeSelectorService themeSelector,
-        IWidgetServiceService widgetServiceService,
-        IMicrosoftStoreService msStoreService,
-        IPackageDeploymentService packageDeploymentService)
+        IWidgetServiceService widgetServiceService)
     {
         _themeSelector = themeSelector;
         _widgetServiceService = widgetServiceService;
-        _msStoreService = msStoreService;
-        _packageDeploymentService = packageDeploymentService;
     }
 
     public async void OnPageLoaded()
@@ -74,24 +57,6 @@ public async void OnPageLoaded()
             _log.Information(ex, "Installing WidgetService failed: ");
         }
 
-        // Install the DevHomeGitHubExtension, unless it's already installed or a dev build is running.
-        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(GitHubExtensionStorePackageId) || HasDevHomeGitHubExtensionInstalled())
-        {
-            _log.Information("Skipping installing DevHomeGitHubExtension.");
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                _log.Information("Installing DevHomeGitHubExtension...");
-                await _msStoreService.TryInstallPackageAsync(GitHubExtensionStorePackageId);
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                _log.Information(ex, "Installing DevHomeGitHubExtension failed: ");
-            }
-        }
-
         App.MainWindow.Content = Application.Current.GetService<ShellPage>();
 
         _themeSelector.SetRequestedTheme();
@@ -99,12 +64,4 @@ public async void OnPageLoaded()
         TelemetryFactory.Get<ITelemetry>().Log("DevHome_Initialization_Ended_Event", LogLevel.Critical, new DevHomeInitializationEndedEvent());
         _log.Information("Dev Home Initialization ended.");
     }
-
-    private bool HasDevHomeGitHubExtensionInstalled()
-    {
-        var packages = _packageDeploymentService.FindPackagesForCurrentUser(GitHubExtensionPackageFamilyName);
-
-        // Don't check here if the package is ok, we'll do that later on the Dashboard.
-        return packages.Any();
-    }
 }