diff --git a/src/dbp-signature.js b/src/dbp-signature.js
index 0c4d43780f173f87ad2cb55bc2c87083661970e5..3239f426fac0952d36d4b6454b8b805a1e493a1c 100644
--- a/src/dbp-signature.js
+++ b/src/dbp-signature.js
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 import {AppShell} from '@dbp-toolkit/app-shell';
 import * as commonUtils from '@dbp-toolkit/common/utils';
-import {Provider} from '@dbp-toolkit/provider';
 
-// It's important that the Provider is created before the AppShell, so the AppShell can subscribe to the Provider
-commonUtils.defineCustomElement('dbp-provider', Provider);
 commonUtils.defineCustomElement('dbp-signature', AppShell);