diff --git a/mayan/apps/appearance/apps.py b/mayan/apps/appearance/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18efcaea3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mayan/apps/appearance/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django import apps
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
+
+class AppearanceApp(apps.AppConfig):
+    name = 'appearance'
+    verbose_name = _('Appearance')
diff --git a/mayan/apps/converter/apps.py b/mayan/apps/converter/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb0892a014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mayan/apps/converter/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django import apps
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
+
+class ConverterApp(apps.AppConfig):
+    name = 'converter'
+    verbose_name = _('Converter')
diff --git a/mayan/apps/mimetype/apps.py b/mayan/apps/mimetype/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71d91573b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mayan/apps/mimetype/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django import apps
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
+
+class MIMETypesApp(apps.AppConfig):
+    name = 'mimetype'
+    verbose_name = _('MIME types')
diff --git a/mayan/apps/mimetype/models.py b/mayan/apps/mimetype/models.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 71a8362390..0000000000
--- a/mayan/apps/mimetype/models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-from django.db import models
-
-# Create your models here.
diff --git a/mayan/apps/navigation/apps.py b/mayan/apps/navigation/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2f5ddb53c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mayan/apps/navigation/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django import apps
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
+
+class NavigationApp(apps.AppConfig):
+    name = 'navigation'
+    verbose_name = _('Navigation')
diff --git a/mayan/apps/navigation/models.py b/mayan/apps/navigation/models.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 71a8362390..0000000000
--- a/mayan/apps/navigation/models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-from django.db import models
-
-# Create your models here.
diff --git a/mayan/apps/project_setup/models.py b/mayan/apps/project_setup/models.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 71a8362390..0000000000
--- a/mayan/apps/project_setup/models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-from django.db import models
-
-# Create your models here.
diff --git a/mayan/apps/project_tools/models.py b/mayan/apps/project_tools/models.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 71a8362390..0000000000
--- a/mayan/apps/project_tools/models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-from django.db import models
-
-# Create your models here.
diff --git a/mayan/apps/rest_api/models.py b/mayan/apps/rest_api/models.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 71a8362390..0000000000
--- a/mayan/apps/rest_api/models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-from django.db import models
-
-# Create your models here.
diff --git a/mayan/apps/storage/apps.py b/mayan/apps/storage/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8db56dc9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mayan/apps/storage/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django import apps
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
+
+class StorageApp(apps.AppConfig):
+    name = 'storage'
+    verbose_name = _('Storage')
diff --git a/mayan/apps/storage/models.py b/mayan/apps/storage/models.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 71a8362390..0000000000
--- a/mayan/apps/storage/models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-from django.db import models
-
-# Create your models here.
diff --git a/mayan/settings/base.py b/mayan/settings/base.py
index c7a0e1a229..9409434047 100644
--- a/mayan/settings/base.py
+++ b/mayan/settings/base.py
@@ -62,19 +62,19 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     # Base generic
     'acls.apps.ACLsApp',
     'common.apps.CommonApp',
-    'converter',
+    'converter.apps.ConverterApp',
     'django_gpg.apps.DjangoGPGApp',
     'dynamic_search.apps.DynamicSearchApp',
     'lock_manager.apps.LockManagerApp',
-    'mimetype',
-    'navigation',
+    'mimetype.apps.MIMETypesApp',
+    'navigation.apps.NavigationApp',
     'permissions.apps.PermissionsApp',
     'project_setup.apps.ProjectSetupApp',
     'project_tools.apps.ProjectToolsApp',
     'smart_settings.apps.SmartSettingsApp',
     'user_management.apps.UserManagementApp',
     # Mayan EDMS
-    'appearance',
+    'appearance.apps.AppearanceApp',
     'checkouts.apps.CheckoutsApp',
     'document_acls.apps.DocumentACLsApp',
     'document_comments.apps.DocumentCommentsApp',
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'rest_api.apps.RESTAPIApp',
     'sources.apps.SourcesApp',
     'statistics.apps.StatisticsApp',
-    'storage',
+    'storage.apps.StorageApp',
     'tags.apps.TagsApp',
     # Placed after rest_api to allow template overriding
     'rest_framework_swagger',