diff --git a/scope b/scope
index 47d941654..dbb589a28 100755
--- a/scope
+++ b/scope
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 set -eu
 
-ARGS="$@"
-
 usage() {
     echo "Usage:"
     echo "scope launch [<peer> ...]"
@@ -24,7 +22,6 @@ IMAGE_VERSION=${VERSION:-$IMAGE_VERSION}
 SCOPE_IMAGE_NAME=weaveworks/scope
 SCOPE_IMAGE=$SCOPE_IMAGE_NAME:$IMAGE_VERSION
 SCOPE_CONTAINER_NAME=weavescope
-SCOPE_APP_CONTAINER_NAME=weavescope-app
 IP_REGEXP="[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}"
 IP_ADDR_CMD="find /sys/class/net -type l | xargs -n1 basename | grep -vE 'docker|veth|lo' | \
     xargs -n1 ip addr show | grep inet | awk '{ print \$2 }' | grep -oE '$IP_REGEXP'"
@@ -64,17 +61,6 @@ check_docker_version() {
     fi
 }
 
-check_probe_only() {
-  echo "${ARGS}" | grep -q -E "\-\-no\-app|\-\-service\-token|\-\-probe\-only"
-}
-
-check_docker_for_mac() {
-  docker_for_mac_network_mode="${HOME}/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker/Data/database/com.docker.driver.amd64-linux/network"
-  [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ] \
-    && [ -S /var/run/docker.sock ] \
-    && grep -q hybrid $docker_for_mac_network_mode 2>/dev/null
-}
-
 # Check that a container named $1 with image $2 is not running
 check_not_running() {
     case $(docker inspect --format='{{.State.Running}} {{.Config.Image}}' $1 2>/dev/null) in
@@ -111,13 +97,6 @@ launch_command() {
             $WEAVESCOPE_DOCKER_ARGS $SCOPE_IMAGE --probe.docker=true "$@"
 }
 
-launch_app_command() {
-    echo docker run -d --name=$SCOPE_APP_CONTAINER_NAME \
-            -e CHECKPOINT_DISABLE \
-            -p 0.0.0.0:4040:4040 \
-            $WEAVESCOPE_DOCKER_ARGS $SCOPE_IMAGE --no-probe "$@"
-}
-
 check_docker_version
 
 case "$COMMAND" in
@@ -149,38 +128,18 @@ EOF
         ;;
 
     launch)
-        if ! check_docker_for_mac || check_probe_only ; then
-            check_not_running $SCOPE_CONTAINER_NAME $SCOPE_IMAGE_NAME
-            docker rm -f $SCOPE_CONTAINER_NAME >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-            CONTAINER=$($(launch_command "$@"))
-            echo $CONTAINER
-        elif check_docker_for_mac ; then
-            # Docker for Mac (as of beta9) does not ship vmnet driver and
-            # thereby only access container ports via a tunnel, preventing
-            # access to host ports of the VM.
-            # - https://github.com/weaveworks/scope/issues/1411
-            # - https://forums.docker.com/t/ports-in-host-network-namespace-are-not-accessible/10789
-            check_not_running $SCOPE_APP_CONTAINER_NAME $SCOPE_IMAGE_NAME
-            docker rm -f $SCOPE_APP_CONTAINER_NAME >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-            CONTAINER=$($(launch_app_command "$@"))
-            echo $CONTAINER
-            app_ip=$(docker inspect -f '{{.NetworkSettings.IPAddress}}' "${CONTAINER}")
-            check_not_running $SCOPE_CONTAINER_NAME $SCOPE_IMAGE_NAME
-            docker rm -f $SCOPE_CONTAINER_NAME >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-            CONTAINER=$($(launch_command --no-app "$@" "${app_ip}:4040"))
-            echo $CONTAINER
-        fi
+        check_not_running $SCOPE_CONTAINER_NAME $SCOPE_IMAGE_NAME
+        docker rm -f $SCOPE_CONTAINER_NAME >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 
-        if ! check_probe_only ; then
+        CONTAINER=$($(launch_command "$@"))
+        echo $CONTAINER
+
+        if ! echo "$@" | grep -E "\-\-no\-app|\-\-service\-token" 1>/dev/null; then
             IP_ADDRS=$(docker run --rm --net=host --entrypoint /bin/sh $SCOPE_IMAGE -c "$IP_ADDR_CMD")
             echo "Weave Scope is reachable at the following URL(s):" >&2
-            if ! check_docker_for_mac ; then
-                for ip in $IP_ADDRS; do
-                    echo "  * http://$ip:4040/" >&2
-                done
-            else
-                echo "  * http://localhost:4040/" >&2
-            fi
+            for ip in $IP_ADDRS; do
+                echo "  * http://$ip:4040/" >&2
+            done
         fi
         ;;
 
@@ -189,11 +148,6 @@ EOF
         if ! docker stop $SCOPE_CONTAINER_NAME >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
             echo "Weave Scope is not running." >&2
         fi
-        if check_docker_for_mac ; then
-            if ! docker stop $SCOPE_APP_CONTAINER_NAME >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-                echo "Weave Scope app is not running." >&2
-            fi
-        fi
         ;;
 
     *)