diff --git a/apps/comments/appinfo/app.php b/apps/comments/appinfo/app.php
index 109063cd22..6d6775dd15 100644
--- a/apps/comments/appinfo/app.php
+++ b/apps/comments/appinfo/app.php
@@ -1,62 +1,25 @@
 <?php
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright (c) 2016, ownCloud, Inc.
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2018, Joas Schilling <coding@schilljs.com>
  *
- * @author Arthur Schiwon <blizzz@arthur-schiwon.de>
  * @author Joas Schilling <coding@schilljs.com>
- * @author Lukas Reschke <lukas@statuscode.ch>
- * @author Vincent Petry <pvince81@owncloud.com>
  *
- * @license AGPL-3.0
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
  *
- * This code is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero 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
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
  *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
- * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
  */
 
-$eventDispatcher = \OC::$server->getEventDispatcher();
-$eventDispatcher->addListener(
-	'OCA\Files::loadAdditionalScripts',
-	function() {
-		\OCP\Util::addScript('oc-backbone-webdav');
-		\OCP\Util::addScript('comments', 'merged');
-		\OCP\Util::addStyle('comments', 'autocomplete');
-		\OCP\Util::addStyle('comments', 'comments');
-	}
-);
-
-$eventDispatcher->addListener(\OCP\Comments\CommentsEntityEvent::EVENT_ENTITY, function(\OCP\Comments\CommentsEntityEvent $event) {
-	$event->addEntityCollection('files', function($name) {
-		$nodes = \OC::$server->getUserFolder()->getById((int)$name);
-		return !empty($nodes);
-	});
-});
-
-$notificationManager = \OC::$server->getNotificationManager();
-$notificationManager->registerNotifier(
-	function() {
-		$application = new \OCP\AppFramework\App('comments');
-		return $application->getContainer()->query(\OCA\Comments\Notification\Notifier::class);
-	},
-	function () {
-		$l = \OC::$server->getL10N('comments');
-		return ['id' => 'comments', 'name' => $l->t('Comments')];
-	}
-);
-
-$commentsManager = \OC::$server->getCommentsManager();
-$commentsManager->registerEventHandler(function () {
-	$application = new \OCP\AppFramework\App('comments');
-	/** @var \OCA\Comments\EventHandler $handler */
-	$handler = $application->getContainer()->query(\OCA\Comments\EventHandler::class);
-	return $handler;
-});
+$application = new \OCA\Comments\AppInfo\Application();
+$application->register();
diff --git a/apps/comments/lib/AppInfo/Application.php b/apps/comments/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
index e60f0cbf36..cbf2733cf3 100644
--- a/apps/comments/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
+++ b/apps/comments/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
@@ -24,9 +24,13 @@
 namespace OCA\Comments\AppInfo;
 
 use OCA\Comments\Controller\Notifications;
+use OCA\Comments\EventHandler;
 use OCA\Comments\JSSettingsHelper;
+use OCA\Comments\Notification\Notifier;
 use OCP\AppFramework\App;
+use OCP\Comments\CommentsEntityEvent;
 use OCP\Util;
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcherInterface;
 
 class Application extends App {
 
@@ -39,4 +43,51 @@ class Application extends App {
 		$jsSettingsHelper = new JSSettingsHelper($container->getServer());
 		Util::connectHook('\OCP\Config', 'js', $jsSettingsHelper, 'extend');
 	}
+
+	public function register() {
+		$dispatcher = $this->getContainer()->getServer()->getEventDispatcher();
+		$this->registerSidebarScripts($dispatcher);
+		$this->registerDavEntity($dispatcher);
+		$this->registerNotifier();
+		$this->registerCommentsEventHandler();
+	}
+
+	protected function registerSidebarScripts(EventDispatcherInterface $dispatcher) {
+		$dispatcher->addListener(
+			'OCA\Files::loadAdditionalScripts',
+			function() {
+				Util::addScript('oc-backbone-webdav');
+				Util::addScript('comments', 'merged');
+				Util::addStyle('comments', 'autocomplete');
+				Util::addStyle('comments', 'comments');
+			}
+		);
+	}
+
+	protected function registerDavEntity(EventDispatcherInterface $dispatcher) {
+		$dispatcher->addListener(CommentsEntityEvent::EVENT_ENTITY, function(CommentsEntityEvent $event) {
+			$event->addEntityCollection('files', function($name) {
+				$nodes = \OC::$server->getUserFolder()->getById((int)$name);
+				return !empty($nodes);
+			});
+		});
+	}
+
+	protected function registerNotifier() {
+		$this->getContainer()->getServer()->getNotificationManager()->registerNotifier(
+			function() {
+				return $this->getContainer()->query(Notifier::class);
+			},
+			function () {
+				$l = $this->getContainer()->getServer()->getL10NFactory()->get('comments');
+				return ['id' => 'comments', 'name' => $l->t('Comments')];
+			}
+		);
+	}
+
+	protected function registerCommentsEventHandler() {
+		$this->getContainer()->getServer()->getCommentsManager()->registerEventHandler(function () {
+			return $this->getContainer()->query(EventHandler::class);
+		});
+	}
 }