diff --git a/actions/tor b/actions/tor
index 0c2cdbfb0..f72c7fd5e 100755
--- a/actions/tor
+++ b/actions/tor
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ def parse_arguments():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest='subcommand', help='Sub command')
 
-    # Get whether Tor is installed
-    subparsers.add_parser('get-installed',
-                          help='Get whether Tor is installed')
-
     # Get whether Tor is running
     subparsers.add_parser('is-running', help='Get whether Tor is running')
 
@@ -59,11 +55,6 @@ def parse_arguments():
     return parser.parse_args()
 
 
-def subcommand_get_installed(_):
-    """Get whether Tor is installed"""
-    print('installed' if get_installed() else 'not installed')
-
-
 def subcommand_is_running(_):
     """Get whether Tor is running"""
     try:
@@ -101,7 +92,7 @@ def subcommand_get_hs(_):
 
 def subcommand_enable_hs(_):
     """Enable Tor hidden service"""
-    if not get_installed() or get_hidden_service():
+    if get_hidden_service():
         return
 
     with open(TOR_CONFIG, 'r') as conffile:
@@ -121,7 +112,7 @@ def subcommand_enable_hs(_):
 
 def subcommand_disable_hs(_):
     """Disable Tor hidden service"""
-    if not get_installed() or not get_hidden_service():
+    if not get_hidden_service():
         return
 
     with open(TOR_CONFIG, 'r') as conffile:
@@ -154,19 +145,8 @@ def subcommand_disable_hs(_):
     subprocess.call(['service', 'tor', 'restart'])
 
 
-def get_installed():
-    """Get whether Tor is installed"""
-    with open('/dev/null', 'w') as file_handle:
-        status = subprocess.call(['which', 'tor'], stdout=file_handle)
-
-    return not status
-
-
 def set_tor_service(enable):
     """Enable/disable Tor service; enable: boolean"""
-    if not get_installed():
-        return
-
     newline = 'RUN_DAEMON="yes"\n' if enable else 'RUN_DAEMON="no"\n'
 
     with open(SERVICE_CONFIG, 'r') as file:
@@ -182,9 +162,6 @@ def set_tor_service(enable):
 
 def get_hidden_service():
     """Return a string with configured Tor hidden service information"""
-    if not get_installed():
-        return ''
-
     hs_dir = None
     hs_ports = []
 
diff --git a/plinth/modules/tor/templates/tor.html b/plinth/modules/tor/templates/tor.html
index 73d571232..7d43c2457 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/tor/templates/tor.html
+++ b/plinth/modules/tor/templates/tor.html
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 
 <h2>Tor</h2>
 
-{% if is_installed %}
-
 <h3>Status</h3>
 
 <p>
@@ -80,15 +78,6 @@ port-forwarded, if necessary:</p>
 <p>A Tor SOCKS port is available on your {{ cfg.box_name }} on TCP port
 9050.</p>
 
-{% else %}
-
-  <p>Tor is not installed, please install it. Tor comes pre-installed
-  with {{ cfg.box_name }}. On any Debian-based system (such as
-  {{ cfg.box_name }}) you may install it using the command
-  <code>aptitude install tor</code>.</p>
-
-{% endif %}
-
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block sidebar %}
diff --git a/plinth/modules/tor/tor.py b/plinth/modules/tor/tor.py
index 9c2fa4308..7e300d169 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/tor/tor.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/tor/tor.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from gettext import gettext as _
 
 from plinth import actions
 from plinth import cfg
+from plinth import package
 
 
 class TorForm(forms.Form):  # pylint: disable=W0232
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ def init():
 
 
 @login_required
+@package.required('tor')
 def index(request):
     """Service the index page"""
     status = get_status()
@@ -61,7 +63,6 @@ def index(request):
 
     return TemplateResponse(request, 'tor.html',
                             {'title': _('Tor Control Panel'),
-                             'is_installed': status['is_installed'],
                              'is_running': status['is_running'],
                              'tor_ports': status['ports'],
                              'tor_hs_enabled': status['hs_enabled'],
@@ -72,9 +73,6 @@ def index(request):
 
 def get_status():
     """Return the current status"""
-    is_installed = actions.superuser_run(
-        'tor',
-        ['get-installed']).strip() == 'installed'
     is_running = actions.superuser_run('tor', ['is-running']).strip() == 'yes'
 
     output = actions.superuser_run('tor-get-ports')
@@ -103,8 +101,7 @@ def get_status():
         hs_hostname = hs_info[0]
         hs_ports = hs_info[1]
 
-    return {'is_installed': is_installed,
-            'is_running': is_running,
+    return {'is_running': is_running,
             'ports': ports,
             'hs_enabled': hs_enabled,
             'hs_hostname': hs_hostname,