diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix
index 34c6f773046a..1511459058d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix
@@ -231,6 +231,5 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
     inherit (chromium) upstream-info browser;
     mkDerivation = chromium.mkChromiumDerivation;
     inherit chromeSrc sandboxExecutableName;
-    updateScript = ./update.py;
   };
 }