diff --git a/app/src/main/java/i2p/bote/service/UpdateChecker.java b/app/src/main/java/i2p/bote/service/UpdateChecker.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 5604277..0000000
--- a/app/src/main/java/i2p/bote/service/UpdateChecker.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-package i2p.bote.service;
-
-import net.i2p.util.I2PAppThread;
-
-import i2p.bote.Configuration;
-import i2p.bote.network.NetworkStatusSource;
-
-public class UpdateChecker extends I2PAppThread {
-    public UpdateChecker(NetworkStatusSource networkStatusSource, Configuration configuration) {
-        super("UpdateCheckr");
-    }
-
-    public synchronized boolean isUpdateAvailable() {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void run() {}
-}
diff --git a/botejars/build.xml b/botejars/build.xml
index 95ef7cd..387e758 100644
--- a/botejars/build.xml
+++ b/botejars/build.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@
             <!-- remove classes that are overridden or stubbed out -->
             <zipfileset src="${botelib}/i2pbote.jar" >
                 <exclude name="i2p/bote/imap/" />
-                <exclude name="i2p/bote/service/UpdateChecker.class" />
                 <exclude name="i2p/bote/service/seedless/" />
                 <exclude name="i2p/bote/smtp/" />
             </zipfileset>