diff --git a/frappe/installer.py b/frappe/installer.py
index 149565daf9..3d42a70923 100755
--- a/frappe/installer.py
+++ b/frappe/installer.py
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ def remove_from_installed_apps(app_name):
 		installed_apps.remove(app_name)
 		frappe.db.set_global("installed_apps", json.dumps(installed_apps))
 		frappe.db.commit()
-		post_install()
+		if frappe.flags.in_install:
+			post_install()
 
 def post_install(rebuild_website=False):
 	if rebuild_website:
diff --git a/frappe/patches.txt b/frappe/patches.txt
index c7fb9ade39..19e12f0f50 100644
--- a/frappe/patches.txt
+++ b/frappe/patches.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ execute:frappe.db.sql("delete from `tabDocField` where parent='0'")
 frappe.patches.v4_0.change_varchar_length
 frappe.patches.v5_0.v4_to_v5
 
+frappe.patches.v5_0.remove_shopping_cart_app
 frappe.patches.v4_0.webnotes_to_frappe
 execute:frappe.permissions.reset_perms("Module Def")
 execute:import frappe.installer;frappe.installer.make_site_dirs() #2014-02-19
diff --git a/frappe/patches/v5_0/remove_shopping_cart_app.py b/frappe/patches/v5_0/remove_shopping_cart_app.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..babde585a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frappe/patches/v5_0/remove_shopping_cart_app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2015, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
+# License: GNU General Public License v3. See license.txt
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+def execute():
+	from frappe.installer import remove_from_installed_apps
+	remove_from_installed_apps("shopping_cart")