diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java
index 2dd43708f..fc5f069e1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import com.gmail.nossr50.listeners.WorldListener;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.party.PartyManager;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.runnables.CheckDateTask;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.runnables.SaveTimerTask;
-import com.gmail.nossr50.runnables.UpdaterResultAsyncTask;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.runnables.backups.CleanBackupsTask;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.runnables.database.UserPurgeTask;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.runnables.party.PartyAutoKickTask;
@@ -179,8 +178,6 @@ public class mcMMO extends JavaPlugin {
 
             placeStore = ChunkManagerFactory.getChunkManager(); // Get our ChunkletManager
 
-            checkForUpdates();
-
             if (Config.getInstance().getPTPCommandWorldPermissions()) {
                 Permissions.generateWorldTeleportPermissions();
             }
@@ -379,14 +376,6 @@ public class mcMMO extends JavaPlugin {
         currentFlatfilePath.mkdirs();
     }
 
-    private void checkForUpdates() {
-        if (!Config.getInstance().getUpdateCheckEnabled()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        new UpdaterResultAsyncTask(this).runTaskAsynchronously(mcMMO.p);
-    }
-
     private void loadConfigFiles() {
         // Force the loading of config files
         TreasureConfig.getInstance();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/UpdaterResultAsyncTask.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/UpdaterResultAsyncTask.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 522230de7..000000000
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/UpdaterResultAsyncTask.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-package com.gmail.nossr50.runnables;
-
-import org.bukkit.scheduler.BukkitRunnable;
-
-import com.gmail.nossr50.mcMMO;
-import com.gmail.nossr50.config.Config;
-import com.gmail.nossr50.locale.LocaleLoader;
-
-import net.gravitydevelopment.updater.mcmmo.Updater;
-
-public class UpdaterResultAsyncTask extends BukkitRunnable {
-    private mcMMO plugin;
-
-    public UpdaterResultAsyncTask(mcMMO plugin) {
-        this.plugin = plugin;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void run() {
-        Updater updater = new Updater(plugin, 31030, plugin.mcmmo, Updater.UpdateType.NO_DOWNLOAD, false);
-
-        if (updater.getResult() != Updater.UpdateResult.UPDATE_AVAILABLE) {
-            plugin.setUpdateAvailable(false);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (updater.getLatestType().equals("beta") && !Config.getInstance().getPreferBeta()) {
-            plugin.setUpdateAvailable(false);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        plugin.setUpdateAvailable(true);
-        plugin.getLogger().info(LocaleLoader.getString("UpdateChecker.Outdated"));
-        plugin.getLogger().info(LocaleLoader.getString("UpdateChecker.NewAvailable"));
-    }
-}