diff --git a/app/main/index.ts b/app/main/index.ts
index 96921cb..f6ce034 100644
--- a/app/main/index.ts
+++ b/app/main/index.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-import { app, shell } from "electron";
+import { app } from "electron";
 import electronDebug from "electron-debug";
 import log from "electron-log";
-import { autoUpdater } from "electron-updater";
 import { setAutoLauch } from "./lib/auto-launch";
 import { initBreaks } from "./lib/breaks";
 import "./lib/ipc";
-import { showNotification } from "./lib/notifications";
 import { getAppInitialized } from "./lib/store";
 import { initTray } from "./lib/tray";
 import { createSettingsWindow, createSoundsWindow } from "./lib/windows";
@@ -29,62 +27,6 @@ if (!gotTheLock) {
   app.exit();
 }
 
-function getDownloadUrl(): string {
-  switch (process.platform) {
-    case "win32":
-      return "https://github.com/tom-james-watson/breaktimer-app/releases/latest/download/BreakTimer.exe";
-    case "linux":
-      return "https://github.com/tom-james-watson/breaktimer-app/releases/latest";
-    default:
-      throw new Error("Download URL should not be called for macOS");
-  }
-}
-
-function shouldAutoInstall(): boolean {
-  const isMac = process.platform === "darwin";
-  const isLinux = process.platform === "linux";
-
-  return isMac || isLinux;
-}
-
-function checkForUpdates(): void {
-  log.info("Checking for updates...");
-  autoUpdater.logger = log;
-
-  autoUpdater.on("error", (error) => {
-    log.error(`Auto updater error: ${error}`);
-  });
-
-  if (shouldAutoInstall()) {
-    autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify().catch((error) => {
-      log.error(`Unable to run auto updater: ${error}`);
-    });
-  } else {
-    autoUpdater.autoDownload = false;
-
-    autoUpdater.on("update-available", (info) => {
-      log.info("Update available:", info);
-
-      const downloadUrl = getDownloadUrl();
-
-      showNotification(
-        "Update Available",
-        "A new version of BreakTimer is available. Click to download.",
-        () => {
-          shell.openExternal(downloadUrl).catch((error) => {
-            log.error(`Failed to open download URL: ${error}`);
-          });
-        },
-        false,
-      );
-    });
-
-    autoUpdater.checkForUpdates().catch((error) => {
-      log.error(`Unable to check for updates: ${error}`);
-    });
-  }
-}
-
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "production") {
   const sourceMapSupport = require("source-map-support");
   sourceMapSupport.install();
@@ -146,8 +88,4 @@ app.on("ready", async () => {
   initBreaks();
   initTray();
   createSoundsWindow();
-
-  if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "development") {
-    checkForUpdates();
-  }
 });