diff --git a/oh-my-zsh.sh b/oh-my-zsh.sh
index fa2738e18..6d04afd5e 100644
--- a/oh-my-zsh.sh
+++ b/oh-my-zsh.sh
@@ -10,10 +10,3 @@ for config_file ($ZSH/lib/*.zsh) source $config_file
 # Load all of your custom configurations from custom/
 for config_file ($ZSH/custom/*.zsh) source $config_file
 
-# Check for updates on initial load...
-if [ "$DISABLE_AUTO_UPDATE" = "true" ]
-then
-  return
-else
-  /usr/bin/env zsh $ZSH/tools/check_for_upgrade.sh
-fi