diff --git a/swh/web/archive_coverage/templates/archive-coverage.html b/swh/web/archive_coverage/templates/archive-coverage.html
--- a/swh/web/archive_coverage/templates/archive-coverage.html
+++ b/swh/web/archive_coverage/templates/archive-coverage.html
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
-    <a href="{% url 'jslicenses' %}" rel="jslicense" style="display: none;">JavaScript license information</a>
+    {% if "swh.web.jslicenses" in SWH_DJANGO_APPS %}
+      <a href="{% url 'jslicenses' %}" rel="jslicense" style="display: none;">JavaScript license information</a>
+    {% endif %}
     <script>
       $(document).ready(function() {
         if (window.frameElement === null) {
diff --git a/swh/web/browse/templates/browse-iframe.html b/swh/web/browse/templates/browse-iframe.html
--- a/swh/web/browse/templates/browse-iframe.html
+++ b/swh/web/browse/templates/browse-iframe.html
@@ -164,9 +164,11 @@
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
-    <a href="{% url 'jslicenses' %}" rel="jslicense" style="display: none;">
-      JavaScript license information
-    </a>
+    {% if "swh.web.jslicenses" in SWH_DJANGO_APPS %}
+      <a href="{% url 'jslicenses' %}" rel="jslicense" style="display: none;">
+        JavaScript license information
+      </a>
+    {% endif %}
     {% if object_type == "cnt" %}
       <script>
         setTimeout(function() {
diff --git a/swh/web/config.py b/swh/web/config.py
--- a/swh/web/config.py
+++ b/swh/web/config.py
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@
             "swh.web.archive_coverage",
             "swh.web.metrics",
             "swh.web.banners",
+            "swh.web.jslicenses",
         ],
     ),
 }
diff --git a/swh/web/jslicenses/__init__.py b/swh/web/jslicenses/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
diff --git a/swh/web/templates/misc/jslicenses.html b/swh/web/jslicenses/templates/jslicenses.html
rename from swh/web/templates/misc/jslicenses.html
rename to swh/web/jslicenses/templates/jslicenses.html
--- a/swh/web/templates/misc/jslicenses.html
+++ b/swh/web/jslicenses/templates/jslicenses.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% extends "../layout.html" %}
+{% extends "layout.html" %}
 
 {% comment %}
 Copyright (C) 2019  The Software Heritage developers
diff --git a/swh/web/jslicenses/urls.py b/swh/web/jslicenses/urls.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/web/jslicenses/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022  The Software Heritage developers
+# See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+# License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
+# See top-level LICENSE file for more information
+
+import json
+
+from django.contrib.staticfiles import finders
+from django.shortcuts import render
+from django.urls import re_path as url
+
+
+def jslicenses(request):
+    jslicenses_file = finders.find("jssources/jslicenses.json")
+    jslicenses_data = {}
+    if jslicenses_file is not None:
+        jslicenses_data = json.load(open(jslicenses_file))
+    jslicenses_data = sorted(
+        jslicenses_data.items(), key=lambda item: item[0].split("/")[-1]
+    )
+    return render(request, "jslicenses.html", {"jslicenses_data": jslicenses_data})
+
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    url(r"^jslicenses/$", jslicenses, name="jslicenses"),
+]
diff --git a/swh/web/misc/urls.py b/swh/web/misc/urls.py
--- a/swh/web/misc/urls.py
+++ b/swh/web/misc/urls.py
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 
 import requests
 
-from django.contrib.staticfiles import finders
 from django.http import JsonResponse
-from django.shortcuts import render
 from django.urls import re_path as url
 
 from swh.web.config import get_config
@@ -17,15 +15,6 @@
 from swh.web.utils.exc import sentry_capture_exception
 
 
-def _jslicenses(request):
-    jslicenses_file = finders.find("jssources/jslicenses.json")
-    jslicenses_data = json.load(open(jslicenses_file))
-    jslicenses_data = sorted(
-        jslicenses_data.items(), key=lambda item: item[0].split("/")[-1]
-    )
-    return render(request, "misc/jslicenses.html", {"jslicenses_data": jslicenses_data})
-
-
 def _stat_counters(request):
     stat_counters = archive.stat_counters()
     url = get_config()["history_counters_url"]
@@ -44,7 +33,6 @@
 
 
 urlpatterns = [
-    url(r"^jslicenses/$", _jslicenses, name="jslicenses"),
     url(r"^stat_counters/$", _stat_counters, name="stat-counters"),
 ]
 
diff --git a/swh/web/templates/layout.html b/swh/web/templates/layout.html
--- a/swh/web/templates/layout.html
+++ b/swh/web/templates/layout.html
@@ -304,7 +304,9 @@
         <a href="https://www.softwareheritage.org/legal/bulk-access-terms-of-use/">Archive access</a>,
         <a href="https://www.softwareheritage.org/legal/api-terms-of-use/">API</a>-
         <a href="https://www.softwareheritage.org/contact/">Contact</a>-
-        <a href="{% url 'jslicenses' %}" rel="jslicense">JavaScript license information</a>-
+        {% if "swh.web.jslicenses" in SWH_DJANGO_APPS %}
+          <a href="{% url 'jslicenses' %}" rel="jslicense">JavaScript license information</a>-
+        {% endif %}
         <a href="{% url 'api-1-homepage' %}">Web API</a><br/>
         {% if "production" not in DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE  %}
           swh-web v{{ swh_web_version }}
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/jslicenses/__init__.py b/swh/web/tests/jslicenses/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/jslicenses/test_app.py b/swh/web/tests/jslicenses/test_app.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/web/tests/jslicenses/test_app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022  The Software Heritage developers
+# See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+# License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
+# See top-level LICENSE file for more information
+
+import pytest
+
+from django.urls import get_resolver
+
+from swh.web.jslicenses.urls import urlpatterns
+from swh.web.tests.django_asserts import assert_contains, assert_not_contains
+from swh.web.tests.helpers import check_html_get_response
+from swh.web.utils import reverse
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_jslicenses_deactivate(client, django_settings):
+    """Check jslicenses feature is deactivated when the swh.web.jslicenses django
+    application is not in installed apps."""
+
+    url = reverse("swh-web-homepage")
+
+    resp = check_html_get_response(client, url, status_code=200)
+    assert_contains(resp, "jslicense")
+
+    django_settings.SWH_DJANGO_APPS = [
+        app for app in django_settings.SWH_DJANGO_APPS if app != "swh.web.jslicenses"
+    ]
+
+    resp = check_html_get_response(client, url, status_code=200)
+    assert_not_contains(resp, "jslicense")
+
+    jslicenses_view_names = set(urlpattern.name for urlpattern in urlpatterns)
+    all_view_names = set(get_resolver().reverse_dict.keys())
+    assert jslicenses_view_names & all_view_names == set()
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/jslicenses/test_jslicenses.py b/swh/web/tests/jslicenses/test_jslicenses.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/web/tests/jslicenses/test_jslicenses.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022  The Software Heritage developers
+# See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+# License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
+# See top-level LICENSE file for more information
+
+from swh.web.tests.helpers import check_html_get_response
+from swh.web.utils import reverse
+
+
+def test_js_licenses(client):
+    url = reverse("jslicenses")
+    check_html_get_response(
+        client, url, status_code=200, template_used="jslicenses.html"
+    )