diff --git a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/core/impl/SubscriptionManagerImpl.java b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/core/impl/SubscriptionManagerImpl.java
index ad026e13262..f866b5b5a63 100644
--- a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/core/impl/SubscriptionManagerImpl.java
+++ b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/core/impl/SubscriptionManagerImpl.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core.service.DeviceManagementProviderService;
 import org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core.service.GroupManagementProviderService;
 import org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core.util.DeviceManagerUtil;
 
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -93,6 +94,12 @@ public class SubscriptionManagerImpl implements SubscriptionManager {
             log.debug("Install application which has UUID: " + applicationUUID + " to " + deviceIdentifiers.size()
                     + "devices.");
         }
+        if (deviceIdentifiers.isEmpty()){
+            String msg = "In order to install application release which has UUID " + applicationUUID + ", you should "
+                    + "provide list of device identifiers. But found an empty list of identifiers.";
+            log.error(msg);
+            throw new BadRequestException(msg);
+        }
         DeviceManagementProviderService deviceManagementProviderService = HelperUtil
                 .getDeviceManagementProviderService();
         ApplicationDTO applicationDTO = getApplicationDTO(applicationUUID);
diff --git a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.store.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/store/api/services/impl/SubscriptionManagementAPIImpl.java b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.store.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/store/api/services/impl/SubscriptionManagementAPIImpl.java
index 184ac2d87f8..a009b83fa9f 100644
--- a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.store.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/store/api/services/impl/SubscriptionManagementAPIImpl.java
+++ b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.store.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/store/api/services/impl/SubscriptionManagementAPIImpl.java
@@ -17,17 +17,13 @@
  */
 package org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.store.api.services.impl;
 
-import io.swagger.annotations.ApiParam;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common.ApplicationInstallResponse;
-import org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common.ApplicationInstallResponseTmp;
-import org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common.EnterpriseInstallationDetails;
 import org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core.exception.BadRequestException;
 import org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core.exception.ForbiddenException;
 import org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core.exception.NotFoundException;
 import org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.store.api.services.SubscriptionManagementAPI;
-import org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common.InstallationDetails;
 import org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common.exception.ApplicationManagementException;
 import org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common.services.SubscriptionManager;
 import org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core.util.APIUtil;
@@ -56,12 +52,6 @@ public class SubscriptionManagementAPIImpl implements SubscriptionManagementAPI{
     public Response installApplicationForDevices(
             @PathParam("uuid") String uuid,
             @Valid List<DeviceIdentifier> deviceIdentifiers) {
-        if (deviceIdentifiers.isEmpty()){
-            String msg = "In order to install application release which has UUID " + uuid + ", you should provide list "
-                    + "of device identifiers. But found an empty list of identifiers.";
-            log.error(msg);
-            return Response.status(Response.Status.BAD_REQUEST).entity(msg).build();
-        }
         try {
             SubscriptionManager subscriptionManager = APIUtil.getSubscriptionManager();
             ApplicationInstallResponse response = subscriptionManager
@@ -121,6 +111,8 @@ public class SubscriptionManagementAPIImpl implements SubscriptionManagementAPI{
         }
     }
 
+    //todo remove following unwanted APIs
+
     @Override
     @POST
     @Path("/install/{uuid}/users")