Apps prompts for Apple ID, then does nothing - what to do?

I just set up my new 11" MacBook Air with the assistant, restoring all of my apps and user data from the TimeMachine backup of my old MacBook.
Now, a couple of apps I purchased on my old MacBook prompts me to sign in using my Apple ID when I try to launch them (since they were purchased on another computer). But when I enter my username and password, the app just quits, and if I click it again, the app won't launch at all.
Restarting, and signing in and out of Mac App Store doesn't help. Should I deactivate the apps on my old MacBook? How?
What am I supposed to do to fix this?

Removing the applications manually (dragging them to the trash), and then reinstalling them from the Mac App Store solved the problem.

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