diff --git a/build/actions/index.js b/build/actions/index.js
index 96dd2b1b..f09ebe6b 100644
--- a/build/actions/index.js
+++ b/build/actions/index.js
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
     preferences: require('./preferences'),
     help: require('./help'),
     examples: require('./examples'),
-    plugin: require('./plugin'),
-    update: require('./update')
+    plugin: require('./plugin')
   };
 
 }).call(this);
diff --git a/build/app.js b/build/app.js
index 8c89c8c5..a10d91cf 100644
--- a/build/app.js
+++ b/build/app.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (function() {
-  var _, actions, async, capitano, changeProjectDirectory, errors, plugins, resin, update;
+  var _, actions, async, capitano, changeProjectDirectory, errors, plugins, resin;
 
   _ = require('lodash');
 
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
   plugins = require('./plugins');
 
-  update = require('./update');
-
   capitano.permission('user', function(done) {
     return resin.auth.isLoggedIn().then(function(isLoggedIn) {
       if (!isLoggedIn) {
@@ -143,8 +141,6 @@
 
   capitano.command(actions.plugin.remove);
 
-  capitano.command(actions.update.update);
-
   changeProjectDirectory = function(directory) {
     try {
       return process.chdir(directory);
@@ -155,8 +151,6 @@
 
   async.waterfall([
     function(callback) {
-      return update.check(callback);
-    }, function(callback) {
       return plugins.register('resin-plugin-', callback);
     }, function(callback) {
       var cli;
diff --git a/build/update.js b/build/update.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9bfef2c9..00000000
--- a/build/update.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-(function() {
-  var _, packageJSON, updateNotifier;
-
-  updateNotifier = require('update-notifier');
-
-  _ = require('lodash');
-
-  _.str = require('underscore.string');
-
-  packageJSON = require('../package.json');
-
-  exports.notify = function(update) {
-    if (!process.stdout.isTTY) {
-      return;
-    }
-    return console.log("> " + (_.str.capitalize(update.type)) + " update available: " + update.current + " -> " + update.latest + "\n> Run:\n>		$ resin update");
-  };
-
-  exports.check = function(callback) {
-    var notifier;
-    notifier = updateNotifier({
-      pkg: packageJSON
-    });
-    if (notifier.update != null) {
-      exports.notify(notifier.update);
-    }
-    return callback();
-  };
-
-}).call(this);
diff --git a/lib/actions/index.coffee b/lib/actions/index.coffee
index eefdbf8b..eed70bb8 100644
--- a/lib/actions/index.coffee
+++ b/lib/actions/index.coffee
@@ -12,4 +12,3 @@ module.exports =
 	help: require('./help')
 	examples: require('./examples')
 	plugin: require('./plugin')
-	update: require('./update')
diff --git a/lib/actions/update.coffee b/lib/actions/update.coffee
deleted file mode 100644
index a37d6946..00000000
--- a/lib/actions/update.coffee
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-selfupdate = require('selfupdate')
-packageJSON = require('../../package.json')
-
-exports.update =
-	signature: 'update'
-	description: 'update the resin cli'
-	help: '''
-		Use this command to update the Resin CLI
-
-		This command outputs information about the update process.
-		Use `--quiet` to remove that output.
-
-		The Resin CLI checks for updates once per day.
-
-		Major updates require a manual update with this update command,
-		while minor updates are applied automatically.
-
-		Examples:
-
-			$ resin update
-	'''
-	action: (params, options, done) ->
-		selfupdate.update packageJSON, (error, version) ->
-			return done(error) if error?
-			console.info("Updated #{packageJSON.name} to version #{version}.")
-			return done()
diff --git a/lib/app.coffee b/lib/app.coffee
index 1945d87d..936a37d2 100644
--- a/lib/app.coffee
+++ b/lib/app.coffee
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ resin = require('resin-sdk')
 actions = require('./actions')
 errors = require('./errors')
 plugins = require('./plugins')
-update = require('./update')
 
 capitano.permission 'user', (done) ->
 	resin.auth.isLoggedIn().then (isLoggedIn) ->
@@ -112,9 +111,6 @@ capitano.command(actions.plugin.install)
 capitano.command(actions.plugin.update)
 capitano.command(actions.plugin.remove)
 
-# ---------- Update Module ----------
-capitano.command(actions.update.update)
-
 changeProjectDirectory = (directory) ->
 	try
 		process.chdir(directory)
@@ -123,9 +119,6 @@ changeProjectDirectory = (directory) ->
 
 async.waterfall([
 
-	(callback) ->
-		update.check(callback)
-
 	(callback) ->
 		plugins.register('resin-plugin-', callback)
 
diff --git a/lib/update.coffee b/lib/update.coffee
deleted file mode 100644
index 6978ce35..00000000
--- a/lib/update.coffee
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-updateNotifier = require('update-notifier')
-_ = require('lodash')
-_.str = require('underscore.string')
-packageJSON = require('../package.json')
-
-exports.notify = (update) ->
-	return if not process.stdout.isTTY
-
-	console.log """
-		> #{_.str.capitalize(update.type)} update available: #{update.current} -> #{update.latest}
-		> Run:
-		>		$ resin update
-	"""
-
-exports.check = (callback) ->
-	notifier = updateNotifier(pkg: packageJSON)
-	if notifier.update?
-		exports.notify(notifier.update)
-	return callback()
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f8dc2d1c..42d04422 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
     "selfupdate": "^1.1.0",
     "through2": "^2.0.0",
     "tmp": "0.0.26",
-    "underscore.string": "^3.1.1",
-    "update-notifier": "^0.5.0"
+    "underscore.string": "^3.1.1"
   }
 }