diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird-management/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird-management/package.nix
index e56743ab82fe..1131d4bc8203 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird-management/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird-management/package.nix
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# nixpkgs-update: no auto update
+# updated via the parent 'netbird' derivation
 { netbird }:
 
 netbird.override {
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird-relay/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird-relay/package.nix
index 7eb4459c9dd1..7d46542836b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird-relay/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird-relay/package.nix
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# nixpkgs-update: no auto update
+# updated via the parent 'netbird' derivation
 { netbird }:
 
 netbird.override {
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird-signal/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird-signal/package.nix
index 6e994d7cbd72..1ac7e8717391 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird-signal/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird-signal/package.nix
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# nixpkgs-update: no auto update
+# updated via the parent 'netbird' derivation
 { netbird }:
 
 netbird.override {
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird-ui/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird-ui/package.nix
index 297e40c870d0..069acc026684 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird-ui/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird-ui/package.nix
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# nixpkgs-update: no auto update
+# updated via the parent 'netbird' derivation
 { netbird }:
 
 netbird.override {
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird-upload/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird-upload/package.nix
index 5ca47f5a59f6..2a777b78af7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird-upload/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird-upload/package.nix
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# nixpkgs-update: no auto update
+# updated via the parent 'netbird' derivation
 { netbird }:
 
 netbird.override {
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird/package.nix
index 3b38bcc0481a..d5225dba1fce 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ne/netbird/package.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
   netbird-ui,
   netbird-upload,
   componentName ? "client",
-  needsUpdateScript ? componentName == "client",
 }:
 let
   /*
@@ -152,8 +151,6 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
         netbird-upload
         ;
     };
-  }
-  // lib.attrsets.optionalAttrs needsUpdateScript {
     updateScript = nix-update-script { };
   };